Garf's Progression Thread - Beating Hard Levels in GD (Hardest is Bloodbath)

[Garf]

I'm going to be doing a 7x7 ao25 everyday, and I'm definitely starting to get faster again. I've had 5 sub-3s out of 25 solves, which is more than I've had in a while.

 

[Garf]

I grinded skewb yesterday and got a 2.42 single. GAN skewb is Goated, I don’t know why I didn’t get one sooner. I actually kind of like skewb now.
2.420 U' R' B' L' B L R B U' @2024-09-06 21:40:50

 

[CubeLite]

I grinded skewb yesterday and got a 2.42 single. GAN skewb is Goated, I don’t know why I didn’t get one sooner. I actually kind of like skewb now.
2.420 U' R' B' L' B L R B U' @2024-09-06 21:40:50

What did I said to you? What method do you use and what do you average, if you want I could help you to get faster?

 

[Garf]

What did I said to you? What method do you use and what do you average, if you want I could help you to get faster?

I use Sarah’s beginner, but I’ve learned some Sarah’s intermediate algs before and I’m trying to relearn/remember them.

 

[CubeLite]

I use Sarah’s beginner, but I’ve learned some Sarah’s intermediate algs before and I’m trying to relearn/remember them.

Yea, learn them, and try to make you layers under 7 moves, but If You can't then at least under 9 moves, and try to make your sledges and hedges under 0.5 seconds

 

[Garf]

So I got a 6.12 on this scramble but I can't figure what I did for F2L that got me a LL skip.
R2 B U L' U F2 D L' F B D2 B' L2 B' L2 F2 L2 B' D2 B2 R

 

[Garf]

I failed a sub-40 solve on mega. I got a 40.83 in the weekly comp, and I think if I was turning smoother that could have been sub-40. I think the reason why the solve was so good was that when I got to PLL my brain just recognized the case and I executed it like a boss.

 

[Garf]

I barely practice 3x3 OH but I doing it in the weekly comp and I got a 13. RS3M v5 for the win.

 

[NebraskanSpeedsolver]

Someone suggested to me a way to get better with OH quickly, however you're already super quick.

They said do big cubes OH

 

[Garf]

Guys I'm considering dropping 4-7 for now and focusing on 3x3 and the other side events. I'm kind of burnt out on big cubes rn and want to focus side events. I'm having fun in skewb (which is a surprise even for me) and want to be sub-50 on mega after trying and failing for over a year now. I just need to focus.
So here are my goals for the end of the year:

3x3: sub-9 global
clock: sub-9 global, get a Qiyi clock
mega: sub-45 global, sub-40 single
pyra: sub-7 global, maybe look beyond a gan pyra, better inspection
skewb: sub-6 global, learn sarah's intermediate, better layer planning
squan: sub-10 single, sub-20 global, achieve better turning and efficiency.

Note: I won't stop solving big cubes completely as I will do the weekly comp and some sessions here and there, but I want to be faster in side events and 3x3. Also, my classes start soon and I won't have as much time to practice big cubes as I can for side events.

This is Garf, signing off.

 

[Garf]

I raced my first 5k today of the season, fastest open with a 18:33. Happy with the time, next week I'm getting an even faster time at Wenatchee.
As for cubing, I'm starting to structure my practice a bit more, since I want to be sub-10 on 3x3. So this will be exciting.

 

[Garf]

I finally have a sub-10 ao100 on 3x3, and I’m happy with that. However, I’m going to keep going, as I know I still have weaknesses in my solves that I want to address and there are still so many things I want to learn. I also want to destroy my 3x3 times in competiton by getting a sub-6 single and a sub-8 average.
Btw here is the fastest ao100 I got yesterday.

Generated By csTimer on 2024-09-18
avg of 100: 9.762

Time List:
(12.010), 9.020, 10.820, 11.660, 8.610, 10.890, 10.560, 8.990, (11.940), 10.490, 10.270, 9.700, 8.850, 8.910, (7.720), 9.880, 9.900, 11.450, 8.800, 11.180, (11.670), 11.390, 9.260, 10.570, 10.660, 11.140, 9.780, 8.770, (7.610), 8.790, 10.470, 9.490, 9.490, 9.900, 10.750, 10.610, 10.180, 9.060, 11.210, 8.930, 9.860, 9.530, (11.730), 9.600, 9.950, 9.240, 10.650, 8.000, 9.150, 10.420, 10.190, 8.370, (7.410), 9.200, 8.920, 9.510, 9.350, 11.040, 9.360, 9.870, 8.080, 10.550, 8.410, 9.850, 8.430, 10.610, 9.150, 11.510, 9.200, 9.800, 10.140, 9.430, (7.590), 10.960, 9.990, 8.550, 10.200, 9.890, 8.370, 10.940, 10.400, 9.720, 9.730, 9.990, 9.990, 10.540, 10.200, 8.990, 8.470, 9.110, 9.050, 10.910, (11.810), 8.630, 10.020, (7.950), 8.360, 9.840, 8.670, 9.300

 

[Garf]

I can't edit my post due to some errors, but I can't believe I managed to get 5 sub-8s in one ao100. That's absolutely wild to me.

 

[gsingh]

I can't edit my post due to some errors, but I can't believe I managed to get 5 sub-8s in one ao100. That's absolutely wild to me.

Video for critiques where smh

 

[Garf]

Video for critiques where smh

Ill send them soon trust. I can't get a good camera angle tho, but I will. I'll send an ao12.

 

[Garf]

Wtf is this scramble.
7.140 F2 U2 B2 D' R2 U' L2 D' B2 U' F' U' L F' L' U' R2 D2 U @2024-09-18 10:27:25

 

[Garf]

I want to post more on this thread, so this is the run I did yesterday trying out a new app for a class. I did this after a 6 mile run btw.

 

[Caleb Valenzuela]

I want to post more on this thread, so this is the run I did yesterday trying out a new app for a class. I did this after a 6 mile run btw.
View attachment 35062

CHARGE YOUR PHONE QUICK!1!1!!!1 OR ELSE YOU WONT BE ABLE TO PRESENT THE APP!!!!!! did you make the app?

 

[Garf]

CHARGE YOUR PHONE QUICK!1!1!!!1 OR ELSE YOU WONT BE ABLE TO PRESENT THE APP!!!!!! did you make the app?

No I didn’t make the app. It’s called Strava.

 

[Garf]

Guys I'm finally getting faster at 3x3, after not having a lot of improvement for so long. I brought my ao5 down to 7.83 last night. I also managed to get my ao1000 to 10.09, so I'm super close to being sub-10 globally.
I think what's been really helpful is actually drilling cross+1, and limiting my inspection to dual color neutrality with white/yellow. That way, I'm not panicking to find a good cross on all colors and instead only focus on two for right now. I've also done a bunch of slow solving to work on habits and whatnot.