CG’s Progression Thread—BIG NEWS!!!—Competition on Saturday (3x3 in 303)

Which goal should I achieve next?

  • Sub 50 4x4 ao50

    Votes: 7 29.2%
  • Sub 1:30 5x5 ao50

    Votes: 1 4.2%
  • Sub 3 6x6 ao25

    Votes: 3 12.5%
  • Sub 1:20 Megaminx ao50

    Votes: 3 12.5%
  • Sub 9 Clock ao50

    Votes: 2 8.3%
  • Sub 6 Skewb ao50

    Votes: 3 12.5%
  • Sub 30 Squan ao50

    Votes: 4 16.7%
  • Sub 23 OH ao50

    Votes: 5 20.8%
  • Sub ∞ 3BLD single

    Votes: 6 25.0%
  • Other (comment)

    Votes: 2 8.3%
  • Sub 5 7x7 ao25

    Votes: 0 0.0%

  • Total voters
    24
  • Poll closed .
What the actual hell was 3x3 today? My pervious PB single was 5.60 what the actual?

Generated By csTimer on 2024-08-11
avg of 5: 5.87

Time List:
1793. 5.28 L2 B U2 B U2 F R2 B2 L2 B' U2 L2 D' B' L U' B L' R2
1794. (4.87) F2 D2 R2 B R2 D2 U2 F U2 B' F' R' U2 R F' D2 F2 U'
1795. 6.59 R' D2 B2 D2 F2 R2 D2 L' D2 B2 U2 F2 B' U' R' B' F2 L2 R2 D2 B
1796. (7.13) D' F2 R2 F2 U2 R2 U' B2 L2 R2 B' L F' R2 B' R F2 D L U'
1797. 5.74 L F' B' R' U R2 F' R' L' B2 D F2 D B2 U' F2 U' F2 L2 D
 
What the actual hell was 3x3 today? My pervious PB single was 5.60 what the actual?

Generated By csTimer on 2024-08-11
avg of 5: 5.87

Time List:
1793. 5.28 L2 B U2 B U2 F R2 B2 L2 B' U2 L2 D' B' L U' B L' R2
1794. (4.87) F2 D2 R2 B R2 D2 U2 F U2 B' F' R' U2 R F' D2 F2 U'
1795. 6.59 R' D2 B2 D2 F2 R2 D2 L' D2 B2 U2 F2 B' U' R' B' F2 L2 R2 D2 B
1796. (7.13) D' F2 R2 F2 U2 R2 U' B2 L2 R2 B' L F' R2 B' R F2 D L U'
1797. 5.74 L F' B' R' U R2 F' R' L' B2 D F2 D B2 U' F2 U' F2 L2 D
gr. I can't have this happen I'm getting sub 6 avg at my next comp trust
 
So I am actually very close to really fast at 3x3. I obviously need to get better at pressure situations (I did 5 solves for my aunt and only one of them was a sub 9 and the average was like 10.7 so bad), making sure ALL of my F2L algs are optimized (some aren’t) and cross+1 efficiency (when I plan cross+1, I skimp on efficiency). However, I see another way that I can improve; new algs

Fun fact, but I actually haven’t learned any new alg sets aside from 2GLL TZBLL since at least sub 16, if not earlier. That will change over the next week or so, as I am planning on finally learning Winter Variation (I know 3 algs so far). I will finish WV by the end of the week, then I will start working on ZBLL possibly
 
So I am actually very close to really fast at 3x3. I obviously need to get better at pressure situations (I did 5 solves for my aunt and only one of them was a sub 9 and the average was like 10.7 so bad), making sure ALL of my F2L algs are optimized (some aren’t) and cross+1 efficiency (when I plan cross+1, I skimp on efficiency). However, I see another way that I can improve; new algs

Fun fact, but I actually haven’t learned any new alg sets aside from 2GLL TZBLL since at least sub 16, if not earlier. That will change over the next week or so, as I am planning on finally learning Winter Variation (I know 3 algs so far). I will finish WV by the end of the week, then I will start working on ZBLL possibly
Me too since sub15 I haven’t learned anything else except 1LL OLLCP ZBLL WV VLS.
What the actual hell was 3x3 today? My pervious PB single was 5.60 what the actual?

Generated By csTimer on 2024-08-11
avg of 5: 5.87

Time List:
1793. 5.28 L2 B U2 B U2 F R2 B2 L2 B' U2 L2 D' B' L U' B L' R2
1794. (4.87) F2 D2 R2 B R2 D2 U2 F U2 B' F' R' U2 R F' D2 F2 U'
1795. 6.59 R' D2 B2 D2 F2 R2 D2 L' D2 B2 U2 F2 B' U' R' B' F2 L2 R2 D2 B
1796. (7.13) D' F2 R2 F2 U2 R2 U' B2 L2 R2 B' L F' R2 B' R F2 D L U'
1797. 5.74 L F' B' R' U R2 F' R' L' B2 D F2 D B2 U' F2 U' F2 L2 D
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Misscrambled out of a 15.19 FTO single 😥

At least I got a pretty decent PB ao5

Generated By csTimer on 2024-08-13
avg of 5: 22.81

Time List:
596. 22.87 B' L B' D' B' L' B R L' BR R D' BR' B' R BR' R L R' B F U BL L U F BL'
597. 23.94 R' B' L B R' L D F L' R' B F' R' F L B' D' L F D BL B R F' U R' D
598. (24.91) D' L B' D L' D R' BR' R D' B BR D B' R' BR' R D BR' D' F BR B BR' U'
599. 21.63 L R L' B L B L R F L' D' F' L' D' B L' F L F R L BR' U L' BL D F BL'
600. (20.27) B' L B R' B R D R F' D' R' B L' F R F' R' D' B R' BL' B F BL B F' BR
 
Misscrambled out of a 15.19 FTO single 😥

At least I got a pretty decent PB ao5

Generated By csTimer on 2024-08-13
avg of 5: 22.81

Time List:
596. 22.87 B' L B' D' B' L' B R L' BR R D' BR' B' R BR' R L R' B F U BL L U F BL'
597. 23.94 R' B' L B R' L D F L' R' B F' R' F L B' D' L F D BL B R F' U R' D
598. (24.91) D' L B' D L' D R' BR' R D' B BR D B' R' BR' R D BR' D' F BR B BR' U'
599. 21.63 L R L' B L B L R F L' D' F' L' D' B L' F L F R L BR' U L' BL D F BL'
600. (20.27) B' L B R' B R D R F' D' R' B L' F R F' R' D' B R' BL' B F BL B F' BR
Bro is so cracked at FTO now…any tips? I only know beginner’s Bencisco
 
Bro is so cracked at FTO now…any tips? I only know beginner’s Bencisco
Get Creative with your Centers solutions: you want to have your color scheme memorized to a T, so the you can solve the center correct 100% of the time without having to redo it (the Color scheme for the diansheng goes Blue-Purple-Red-Blue-Purple-Red (I remember by using the letter triple BPR)

If you need anything else, I can send it to you in a DM in about an hour
 
WHAT WAIT WHAT THE ACTUAL I POPPED OFF AT FTO WHAT THE HECK?!?!

I’m flippin HALFWAY TO SILVER LEVEL AT FTO!?!?

Generated By csTimer on 2024-08-13
single: 17.08

Time List:
614. 17.08 R' B' R' L D' B' R B U L' U B U B R U' L' R U' L D BR' B' R B

Generated By csTimer on 2024-08-13
avg of 5: 20.33

Time List:
612. 21.33 R' B D' L' R B R L BR' D' BR' R D BR' R' D BR B' R' BR R' F R' B' BR U' BL
613. 19.30 B' D B' L D' B L R' D BR R D' BR' D L BR' D R' BR R B' BR' D' F BR' F' U BR'
614. (17.08) R' B' R' L D' B' R B U L' U B U B R U' L' R U' L D BR' B' R B
615. (22.35) L B R' B D B' L D F L' F R' F' D' L' F R' D L B' BL' L' BR BL' B F' BL'
616. 20.35 R' L D' R B D B R B' U' R B' U B R D U' R' L D' L R' F BR R' F' BL' L

Generated By csTimer on 2024-08-13
avg of 12: 21.98

Time List:
604. 19.97 L' B D R' D' B L BL' L B' R' D' BL B R' L B' BL L BL' U R BL F R F'
605. 23.77 B R D' R' D L BL D' B L BL' B' D B L B BL L BL U' BR B' D' BL B BR
606. 23.95 R' B' R' D' L D' R' U' R' L B U L' D' L' U B R U' R' F R BL' L' BL' F
607. 24.42 D B' L' D' B R D' L' D' U L B D' U L U L' R B L' U BL BR' BL L' BR U' BR'
608. (24.70) R' L' B R' L' D' BL' B' D L BL L D R' B' BL L' U' R BL' B U' B'
609. 22.38 L R D B D R L' R BR' R' B' R' BR' B' BR' D R' D' BR B BR' U BR' U F R U' BR'
610. 21.17 L B L R' B R D' F' R' F' L F R' B' F R' D' L B' D U' F' BR U' BL L' U'
611. 21.12 L B D' R' D' B R F' L' F' D' F' L D' R' D F' L' B BL U L' BL U R' BL'
612. 21.33 R' B D' L' R B R L BR' D' BR' R D BR' R' D BR B' R' BR R' F R' B' BR U' BL
613. 19.30 B' D B' L D' B L R' D BR R D' BR' D L BR' D R' BR R B' BR' D' F BR' F' U BR'
614. (17.08) R' B' R' L D' B' R B U L' U B U B R U' L' R U' L D BR' B' R B
615. 22.35 L B R' B D B' L D F L' F R' F' D' L' F R' D L B' BL' L' BR BL' B F' BL'
I plan to start learning more advanced algorithms, like finishing up full TCP, learning full OLP, beginning to learn 1LLL3T, and LBT algs as well. I will grind solves till I get either a sub 15 single or a sub 23 ao100.
 
I got a fun little PB on 4x4 single that was sub 30 (I got this on a video call with @Sombi McJunior and J)

Generated By csTimer on 2024-08-15
single: 29.80

Time List:
1160. 29.80 U L2 U2 D' F2 L2 F2 D' R2 D' L D F2 L' B U' D' B D Uw2 L2 B' Fw2 U D' Fw2 U L2 B' U F' Rw D L Fw2 Rw' D F2 B' Fw Rw' U2 Fw' Uw'

Just perfect lookahead overall, and a NP solve too, I’m very glad that I finally got a sub 30 and finally beat @Sombi McJunior at 4x4 single again like the fast man I am
 
I finally have an upcoming comp! UMBC FALL 2024! This comp has a couple events that I really want to improve my times on, especially pyraminx and skewb. Also, with 4x4, I may be able to cement my status as the best 4x4er officially in the 4 person GC including @Sombi McJunior (I will mercilessly beat him at 4x4 while he gets 5 R perms in a row)

For Pyra, I will set up my pyra to be much faster, and for skewb, I will begin learning Sarah’s advanced. For 3x3, I will simply do comp sims and grind for something close to sub 10, for OH, I will drill solves and learn better plls for some of the cases, and for 4x4 (my focus event for this comp) I will do a lot of 2 centers+1st cross edge planning
 
I finally have an upcoming comp! UMBC FALL 2024! This comp has a couple events that I really want to improve my times on, especially pyraminx and skewb. Also, with 4x4, I may be able to cement my status as the best 4x4er officially in the 4 person GC including @Sombi McJunior (I will mercilessly beat him at 4x4 while he gets 5 R perms in a row)

For Pyra, I will set up my pyra to be much faster, and for skewb, I will begin learning Sarah’s advanced. For 3x3, I will simply do comp sims and grind for something close to sub 10, for OH, I will drill solves and learn better plls for some of the cases, and for 4x4 (my focus event for this comp) I will do a lot of 2 centers+1st cross edge planning
What do you average on skewb and what do You want to get for the comp?
 
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