iguana cubing progression - aiming for sub-10

[K3n]

I don't think it's worth it because it will slow down your oll recognition just for avoiding diag swap 1/6 of the time.

 

[iguana]

I just got my first sub-30 square-1 ao100!!!

 

[iguana]

Does anyone have any tips for sub-20?

 

[abunickabhi]

I just got my first sub-30 square-1 ao100!!!

Wow that's great, this is my target as well. I have to work towards it yo.

 

[iguana]

I got a 9.27 3x3 PB this morning - my fifth sub-10! If anyone can offer advice on my solution, I'd appreciate it, but I'm quite happy with what I did.

D' B2 U B2 F2 R2 B2 U B2 D2 F2 L F' D' R2 U' R F2 U2 B' U2

z2
D R' F'
R' U2' R L' U L
y U R U' R'
U L' U' L U' y L U L'
U' R U R' U' R U2' R'
U2' f R U R' U' f'
U2' R U R' F' R U R' U' R' F R2 U' R' U2'

This solve had 5+ TPS, which is very good for me.

 

[Caleb Valenzuela]

I got a 9.27 3x3 PB this morning - my fifth sub-10! If anyone can offer advice on my solution, I'd appreciate it, but I'm quite happy with what I did.

D' B2 U B2 F2 R2 B2 U B2 D2 F2 L F' D' R2 U' R F2 U2 B' U2

z2
D R' F'
R' U2' R L' U L
y U R U' R'
U L' U' L U' y L U L'
U' R U R' U' R U2' R'
U2' f R U R' U' f'
U2' R U R' F' R U R' U' R' F R2 U' R' U2'

This solve had 5+ TPS, which is very good for me.

would you be happier if you could force a free pair with one extra move?
z2 y
U D’ F’ L’
R’ U’ R
D’ L U L’ D
y’ U R’ U R U’ R’ U R
U’ R’ F R F’ R U’ R’
U’ L’ U’ L U’ L’ U L U L F’ L’ F
M2 U’ M2 U2 M2 U’ M2

also for third pair
please don’t rotate in the middle of your solution
just put the corner in UBR and do L’ U’ L F’ L F L’ instead, or do the red-blue pair.
also pay attention to the orientation of your F2L edges, since that rotation you did for orange-green could have mis-oriented the already orientated blue-red edge.
also for OLL you could have just done: F U R U’ R’ F’

 

[iguana]

I just got a new 5x5 PB - 1:17.28! This is my first sub-1:20 and was PB by just under 6 seconds, even with parity! I also got a new OH PB of 14.19 earlier.

 

[iguana]

I just got an OH PB ao5 of 17.71! I got an RS3M V5 today and it's making me want to grind OH.

 

[iguana]

I understand that this is very ambitious, but what can I do to reach a sub-10 3x3 average? I currently global low-14.

 

[iguana]

Just got an 11.90 ao5 and a 12.90 ao12!!!!!!

 

[K3n]

I understand that this is very ambitious, but what can I do to reach a sub-10 3x3 average? I currently global low-14.

Not ambitious at all. At the start of autumn 2024 I told my self I need to reach sub 10 in 3x3 even though I was averaging 35s with beginners at that time And I reach my goal in a year

 

[iguana]

Not ambitious at all. At the start of autumn 2024 I told my self I need to reach sub 10 in 3x3 even though I was averaging 35s with beginners at that time And I reach my goal in a year

Thank you!

 

[-Cube Kid-]

Not ambitious at all. At the start of autumn 2024 I told my self I need to reach sub 10 in 3x3 even though I was averaging 35s with beginners at that time And I reach my goal in a year

HOW IN THE WORLD DID YOU DO THAT?! TEACH ME YOUR WAYSSS!!!! Lol

 

[K3n]

I think the main motivation I had was my friend who was also a cuber and we were at similar times and progress at the same level, so the competition help me to get faster.

Now he didn't cube any more which is kinda sad but before I transfer school he did gift me the v11 20bc

 

[iguana]

A few days ago I got my first sub-9 - an 8.86 PB single! I am very happy with the solve, as I was able to predict first pair - although it was quite easy - and the solve was fullstep! The reconstruction is below - the F2L was really lucky, as you'll see, and then I just TPS spammed through LL.

L2 U2 L2 U L2 D' F2 U R2 D2 F2 U' B' R2 D U R' D' R' U L2

x2
D R’ D’
y’ U’ R U R’
R’ U’ R
y’ U2’ L’ U’ L
U’ R U R’ U’ R U2‘ R‘
U R U R’ U R U’ R‘ U‘ R’ F R F’
R’ U2’ R U2’ R’ F R U R’ U’ R’ F’ R2 U2'

 

[iguana]

I recently learnt U 2GLL and would like to learn more ZBLLs - should I learn more U cases or learn full 2GLL first?

 

[acrystal]

should I learn more U cases or learn full 2GLL first?

Learn more U cases, or learn 2GLL if you are learning a method (probably OH method) that has it.
Also why yall shocked? U6 is 12 algs, ZBLL-U is 72 algs, and 2GLL is 84 algs.

 

[iguana]

Learn more U cases, or learn 2GLL if you are learning a method (probably OH method) that has it.
Also why yall shocked? U6 is 12 algs, ZBLL-U is 72 algs, and 2GLL is 84 algs.

Also, anyone who knows two-look PLL and has ever had a PLL skip after a cross OLL already technically knows 11 2GLLs. Thanks for the advice!

 

[iguana]

Just got a 12.94 3x3 ao100!

 

[iguana]

Just got an 11.08 PB ao5!

(17.66)
(10.59)
10.60
10.59
12.04

Next solve was a DNF so I couldn't improve the average.

Sub-11 is calling...