CW23 Progress Thread | Road to Sub 10
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SpeakCuba
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How’s the progression going?
CubeWizard23
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New PB single,12,50, 100 & keep knocking down my ao1000. Also tied my ao5. Nearing global sub 13. Full OLL/PLL, working on replacing my worst PLL algs with ones that require fewer regrips. Biggest focus rn is mental presence in solves, planning full cross, finding first pair and general look ahead.
CubeWizard23
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Sub 13 ao100, slightly lowered my ao12 & ao50
Also got a 8.54 single today:
08.54 | L2 D R2 D' L2 D L2 D' R F2 R' B2 L2 B2 F U B' R2
Also got a 8.54 single today:
08.54 | L2 D R2 D' L2 D L2 D' R F2 R' B2 L2 B2 F U B' R2
CubeWizard23
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Second Sub 8! Oll Skip into T perm.
07.46 | F' B2 L D2 B' R L U2 F2 D L2 U2 R D2 F2 L' D'
07.46 | F' B2 L D2 B' R L U2 F2 D L2 U2 R D2 F2 L' D'
CubeWizard23
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Sub 12 Ao12! On cam!
11.86
| 11.31 | F D' L2 D2 F D2 B2 U2 L2 B R2 D' B2 L' U' L' D B' |
| (09.67) | B2 R2 U' D' B2 R2 B L U D F2 U2 R U2 L2 F2 L' F' |
| (14.30) | U2 L2 B2 D2 B2 D' F2 U L D2 F2 D2 B R2 U' R' B U2 L2 |
| 10.07 | L2 B2 U2 L R' U2 F2 D B U R' B' F' R' B' R' D' R' |
| 14.15 | U2 D2 L' B2 U2 L F' U' R' B' L D' R2 U2 L2 D R2 B2 U' |
| 10.35 | L2 R2 U R2 U' F2 L2 U B2 D L' F' R B D2 F2 U' B L2 |
| 10.48 | F' R D2 B U B2 R' U2 F D' B2 R2 L2 U R2 U2 B2 D' F |
| 12.64 | B' R F U F B' R2 D' L D' R2 B2 R' B2 R B2 D2 L2 U' |
| 13.08 | B2 R2 U2 B2 F2 R B2 U2 B2 U2 F L' D2 F D2 U F' D B D |
| 11.45 | U D' B2 R' D R2 U2 F2 L' F' B' L2 B U2 B' R2 L2 F U2 L2 |
| 13.67 | D L2 R2 B2 D' U' R D U' B D' U2 F2 R U' L' U2 R |
| 11.46 | F' B L U L2 B' L' F L D2 B' D2 L2 U D B2 R2 L2 |
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CubeWizard23
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8 second solve on cam featuring terrible turning. Also later in the stream I get a LL skip, but the f2l is bad so its a 9 lol
CubeWizard23
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Broke my ao12, ao50, ao100 and ao1000 in my session today (obv ao1000 is rolled but w/e)
CubeWizard23
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New PB ao5! Beat the old one by 0.68, also got a new ao12 and ao50.
| 10.13 | B2 U' L B' R2 B' F' U2 F' L2 U2 L' B D F U2 B' F2 L' |
| 12.89 | R2 D R2 U F2 L2 U2 B2 U F R' B2 R2 U L2 D' L U2 F' |
| 10.85 | D2 B' D2 B' U2 R2 D2 U2 L D R F' R2 B2 U' B R2 U B2 |
| 10.24 | D2 L' B2 F2 D2 B2 L D2 R2 U' R B L' D' B U R2 B' L' |
| 09.98 | L F2 R U R' B U2 R L2 U2 B2 R2 D2 F2 B' R2 B' R |
abunickabhi
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CubeWizard23
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Thanks! I've been maining a Ferrocore V10 20 Mag, Springs from theCubicle
CubeWizard23
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Third ever Sub 8 Single, on cam! Full step too...
7.52 | R L D' L2 F' D2 R2 U2 R B2 L2 D2 B' L2 B D' L
Also bumped my ao1000 down to 13.23
7.52 | R L D' L2 F' D2 R2 U2 R B2 L2 D2 B' L2 B D' L
Also bumped my ao1000 down to 13.23
CubeWizard23
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I also got a LL skip like 15 mins earlier in the stream too, but the tps and exec were awful.
08.96 | D F2 D2 B2 L' F R2 D' R U F2 B2 L2 D B2 R2 D F2
CubeWizard23
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8.81 full step on stackmat, not bad. Breaking in my new Gan 16 Pro, its insanely good.
08.81 | D' B2 L2 B2 U F2 D' F2 U2 R2 D R' B' D' F' D L U' F' D
08.81 | D' B2 L2 B2 U F2 D' F2 U2 R2 D R' B' D' F' D L U' F' D
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Caleb Valenzuela
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what are you averaging now?
did my critique help at all?
did my critique help at all?
CubeWizard23
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Your critique was very helpful. Still working on improving my F2L solutions. I'm averaging around 13.8 on stack mat, but once I'm warmed up it's closer 13.2. I saw about a half second set back when I switched from keyboard to stack mat, but that's kinda to be expected tbh.
CubeWizard23
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Had a comp today, double PRs in 2 and 3, although I only care about 3. Single by 0.02, ao5 by like 0.08 or smth
Rd 1 of 3x3 I totally sold. Got a 18 to start the avg and got WPA with a 19 to end it. Barely made second round.
Rd 1 of 3x3 I totally sold. Got a 18 to start the avg and got WPA with a 19 to end it. Barely made second round.
CubeWizard23
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Solid practice today. I did some XCross training earlier today and was able to do an XCross on literally like 70% of my solves, and was able to trace first pair in 90% of the rest of those during my session tonight. My turning was awful, my TPS was probably like 4 at most, but I had long stretches of better than expected times in a row (<13, broken up by the occasional 17+ solves RIP).
Idk what it was but doing the XCross training seems to have opened my eyes and I am aware of the cube much better. A little annoyed it has taken until now to reach this point, hoping my turning can catch up and I can start improving again. Blockbuilding feels like such a cheat code.
Dealing with some wrist straining, hence the compression glove. Probably need to not cube so much, but if I stop might be a long time before I come back, such are my obsessions. Might be nice to go back to doing chess a little (2000+ Rapid, add me on chess.com cooleb), but I want to stay focused on cubing lol.
I also picked up 4x4 this past week and am averaging low 1 min and have a 55 sec single. Yau. I think it also is helping my lookahead.
Idk what it was but doing the XCross training seems to have opened my eyes and I am aware of the cube much better. A little annoyed it has taken until now to reach this point, hoping my turning can catch up and I can start improving again. Blockbuilding feels like such a cheat code.
Dealing with some wrist straining, hence the compression glove. Probably need to not cube so much, but if I stop might be a long time before I come back, such are my obsessions. Might be nice to go back to doing chess a little (2000+ Rapid, add me on chess.com cooleb), but I want to stay focused on cubing lol.
I also picked up 4x4 this past week and am averaging low 1 min and have a 55 sec single. Yau. I think it also is helping my lookahead.
