Road to maining APB !

[AJT17]

Ik most people use their ao100 to determine their average.
But, i think thats too small of a sample size.
However, ao1000 is too much to improve in imo. (Proven imo by how im roughly sub 22.5 after about 1000 solves, might be bias as i started off at about a 1 minute average)

Should i use my ao250, or ao500 ?

I think around 200-250 would be a good benchmark. I personally have ao200 instead of 250 but either should be just enough solves that you wouldn't usually do that many in a day so you get your skill over multiple sessions while also not being so large that you might have some really good or really bad sessions mixed in that would bring the average up or down.

 

[That0newe1rdo]

Ok !

Also yayyaya

3 new PBs (plus a PB2)

Ao500 = 21.480
Ao250 = 20.656
Ao100 = 20.152
PB2 Single = 13.648 (2nd sub 14, and unlike my PB it wasnt keyboard)

 

[Abram Grimsley]

Ik most people use their ao100 to determine their average.
But, i think thats too small of a sample size.
However, ao1000 is too much to improve in imo. (Proven imo by how im roughly sub 22.5 after about 1000 solves, might be bias as i started off at about a 1 minute average)

I think around 200-250 would be a good benchmark. I personally have ao200 instead of 250 but either should be just enough solves that you wouldn't usually do that many in a day so you get your skill over multiple sessions while also not being so large that you might have some really good or really bad sessions mixed in that would bring the average up or down.

yeah, I also do use an average of 200 to determine my official speed. 250 is probably better, but I like 200 better. It's more even of a number.

 

[That0newe1rdo]

Ok !

Also yayyaya

3 new PBs (plus a PB2)

Ao500 = 21.480
Ao250 = 20.656
Ao100 = 20.152
PB2 Single = 13.648 (2nd sub 14, and unlike my PB it wasnt keyboard)

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I js realised both my sub 14s are at least Overall PB10

Edit : My 13.179 is Overall PB4 !

 

[That0newe1rdo]

Oh lol this is in the cubing help and questions category.

@abunickabhi , please could you move this to the progression thread thing ?

 

[abunickabhi]

Oh lol this is in the cubing help and questions category.

@abunickabhi , please could you move this to the progression thread thing ?

Moved!

 

[That0newe1rdo]

Moved!

Thanks !

 

[That0newe1rdo]

Yayayaya

Generated by CubeDesk on 2025-09-28
best session 3x3 average of 5: 16.159

Solves:
5. 14.719 R2 D2 U2 F' U2 F D2 F2 L2 B F' R' D' B' U' R F2 D F D'
4. 15.523 D2 B' R2 F L2 B R2 F2 D2 L2 F D2 R F' R2 F2 U' R F D' B F'
3. 15.852 F L2 D2 F2 D2 B R2 B L2 U2 R2 F2 U F L' B2 F' D R2 F' R'
2. 17.906 F2 D2 B' R2 D2 U2 R2 B' D2 R2 F' U2 L D F2 D' B2 L' F' L' D'
1. 17.102 U2 B' U2 F' D2 R2 F2 R2 F R2 U' F D2 U' R D L2 D U2

W avg, not as consistent as my previous pb ao5 tho

It also 0.939 seconds off CFOP pb ao5

This is overall PB6 !

 

[Caleb Valenzuela]

I think around 200-250 would be a good benchmark. I personally have ao200 instead of 250 but either should be just enough solves that you wouldn't usually do that many in a day so you get your skill over multiple sessions while also not being so large that you might have some really good or really bad sessions mixed in that would bring the average up or down.

i was thinking of whether i should do 100 solves in one day but thanks to this post i finally decided to do multiple sessions to get 100 solves

 

[That0newe1rdo]

lil ao5 i did a few days ago that i posted to yt

 

[That0newe1rdo]

Sorry for a lack of updates, focusing on megaminx rn so less APB for now.
I am teaching myself a few more EO algs so that i can do FR pair instead, as i find i can recog BR edge quite quick and that, plus it gives me a better chance of a very ezz pair.

 

[That0newe1rdo]

YYAYAYYAYAYAYYAYAYAYYAYAYAYAYAYAYYAYAYAYYAYAYAYYAYA I JS GOT A SUB 12 ON APB B4 I GOT ONE WITH CFOP !!!!!
R2 D2 F' R2 B L2 F U2 F' L2 R2 F U' B2 L' D2 B' R D R U'

0.4s OFF MY PREVIOUS PB AS WELL !!!!!

 

[That0newe1rdo]

RECON:
inspection // Yellow front, blue top.
B U' R Rw' F // 1x2x3
Rw U Rw' U' Rw U2 Rw' U2 Rw' U2 Rw // DFDB (2x2x3)
U' R' U' R // BR PAIR
U F R' F' R // EO (by now i realised possible PB)
R U R' U' R U R' U' R U R' // LXS
U R U R' U R U' R' U R U2 R' // OCLL
U2 R U' R U R U R U' R' U' R2 // PLL

https://cubedb.net/?puzzle=3x3&title=OVR_PB_!!!!&scramble=R2_D2_F-_R2_B_L2_F_U2_F-_L2_R2_F_U-_B2_L-_D2_B-_R_D_R_U-&time=11.875&alg=_x-_y2%2F%2F_Inspection%0AB_U-_R_Rw-_F_%2F%2F_1x2x3%0ARw_U_Rw-_U-_Rw_U2_Rw-_U2_Rw-_U2_Rw_%2F%2F_DFDB_(2x2x3)%0AU-_R-_U-_R_%2F%2F_BR_PAIR%0AU_F_R-_F-_R_%2F%2F_EO_(by_now_i_realised_possible_PB)%0AR_U_R-_U-_R_U_R-_U-_R_U_R-_%2F%2F_LXS%0AU_R_U_R-_U_R_U-_R-_U_R_U2_R-_%2F%2F_OCLL%0AU2_R_U-_R_U_R_U_R_U-_R-_U-_R2_%2F%2F_PLL