quest to sub-10 // 2x2 detour

updates:

3x3: dropped my average to 14.9 ao100, so i'll assume i'm getting comfortable with all of the OLL algs i know. i also decided to play around with the settings on my tv3, disliked all of them, and went back to stock :p. stock settings seem just fine for me, I might order some lube and keep it as smooth as it is rn.

4x4: no progress. still learning and getting comfortable with 3-2-3.

i haven't touched my pyra and skewb in a while, but i guess over the weekend i'll practice with those a bit. as for 2x2... i'm still using my 4x4 as my 2x2 main (just for alg practice).

that's it for today. the weekend might be hectic (tons of hw) but yeah, i'll still make time for practice.
 
won't be able to cube much today, i have to watch a movie today (4hrs long)

3x3: still at the 14.9 ao100, i haven't cubed much since yesterday (tons of HW). i have however, started learning the dot cases, so that should take some time.

4x4: no progress. just handscrambling and 3-2-3 pairing.

short update, but I'll cube after the movie fs, I managed to finish about ~85% of my HW, so I don't have too much left. That should leave plenty of time to finish the entirety of OLL today!
 
aight so update time:

I just finished 3 dot cases, practiced them a ton, and i average like 2.5s with each. Not bad, but I can definitely go faster. I'll do an ao15 or ao20 and update shortly. I've grown more comfortable with OLL; muscle memory definitely kicks in with 2LOLL but I stop myself and do the proper alg instead. Guess it'll take a bit more practice. I've learnt a few more F2L cases which show up often, but I am yet to use them in proper solves.
 
updates:

I finally finished OLL! Granted, I need to improve some cases, but at least I know all the algs now! Feels like I've finally covered a huge step.

I've also lost some time, went back to 15s global because of all the new algs I've learnt. Recognition takes a ton of time because the dot cases look so similar. I'll be using the jperm trainer to record my OLL times tho, so i'll give myself ~1-2 weeks to improve my efficiency. I've also been practicing skewb much more, but the downside is it's hard to use another cube after skewbing (prolly cause of the fingertricks). That's it for now, I'll update a bit later.
 
update:

I almost lost my main 3x3 session today. I open csTimer and it was showing the last 62 solves I did (for context, I had over 2500 solves on that session). It was the weirdest thing ever, but luckily, i had a .csv file with ~2330 solves, so the loss isn't as bad as it could've been.

anyway, I got some really good times, but there's a catch:
Generated By csTimer on 2026-03-27
avg of 12: 12.48

Time List:
1. 13.45 L2 U B' L' F B2 D B' L' B U2 F L2 D2 L2 B2 L2 F' R2
2. 11.20 B2 U F2 U' B2 R2 B2 L2 U L2 F2 U F' U2 L B' D2 R' B2 U
3. 11.06 L' U L' D R' D' F R D' B U L2 D' B2 R2 U F2 L2 U2 F2 B2
4. 11.61 L2 F' L U L2 D L2 B2 L2 U R2 U2 R2 U B U L' F' L' U F'
5. (14.78) L2 R2 D B2 L2 R2 U' R2 D2 U2 L' U R F R2 B U B2 U' B' D
6. 12.57 L D F2 D' L2 U2 R2 F2 L2 D' F2 L D2 L' D2 R' U' B L2 D'
7. 13.28 L' U2 L2 U2 R D2 U2 L F2 D2 F2 D U F' L' B' R F2 D2 R'
8. 13.60 U2 F U2 L2 B' D2 L2 D2 B F2 D' R' F' L2 F' U2 B' D2 F
9. 14.78 B U' B2 U2 R2 U' R2 U' R2 U B2 L2 R F L F U F2 D' L2 F2
10. 12.16 D' L2 F L2 U2 B2 U2 B' F2 U2 B' U2 R2 D' U L F D2 B' R D2
11. (10.10) U D2 B R2 B' D2 F' D2 B2 D2 R2 F U2 R U L2 B D F' R B
12. 11.13 D2 B D2 L2 B R2 B2 F U2 F R D R2 F' L D2 R2 F2 D'
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I fell back into my bad habit of using 2-look, and just for fun, decided to do an ao12. I also got some lube, so that prolly contributed a little bit. I'll post another ao12 with proper OLL later, because the variation is very significant. Three 11s in a row with a 10 is great, but I'm not really excited about it because of the aforementioned reason.
 
update:
Generated By csTimer on 2026-03-27
avg of 50: 13.94

Time List:
1. 13.60 U2 F U2 L2 B' D2 L2 D2 B F2 D' R' F' L2 F' U2 B' D2 F
2. 14.78 B U' B2 U2 R2 U' R2 U' R2 U B2 L2 R F L F U F2 D' L2 F2
3. 12.16 D' L2 F L2 U2 B2 U2 B' F2 U2 B' U2 R2 D' U L F D2 B' R D2
4. (10.10) U D2 B R2 B' D2 F' D2 B2 D2 R2 F U2 R U L2 B D F' R B
5. (11.13) D2 B D2 L2 B R2 B2 F U2 F R D R2 F' L D2 R2 F2 D'
6. 12.02 L2 B' R2 U2 B2 L2 R2 D2 U2 F R' F' D F L' R B2
7. 12.70 R2 D' F2 D B2 F2 D2 L2 D F2 U' R2 L' U' F' L U2 F2 D F
8. 15.42 L U L2 D L2 F2 D' B2 F2 D' L2 U' F' L D' R' U' B D' U' L'
9. 16.04 D' L2 D' B2 U' F2 U' B2 D' R2 L' B2 D2 F R' F2 R' F' U' B2
10. 16.31 B R B' D' F2 R2 D2 U R2 U R2 F2 B D' L U B L' R'
11. 14.32 L' D2 L2 F2 U2 R2 D' R2 F2 D' R2 D' B2 R U B U2 F' D L F2
12. 15.31 F' R L F2 D' F R2 B' R B2 U2 R2 D' F2 D2 B2 U' R2 U R2
13. 13.54 B' U D' L U2 F R' U2 R2 L2 B' U2 L2 U2 D2 F B U2 F2 R
14. 12.97 L2 R2 F R2 F U2 F' D2 U2 L2 F U B' D F2 L B' D U2 B2
15. 14.32 R' D2 F D' B2 U R2 D' U2 B2 U2 F D' B' R B2 R B2
16. 14.56 U R F2 U2 L D2 L2 F2 U2 B2 F D' L2 B2 R2 F' R
17. (17.42) D' B2 F2 D2 L' D2 L2 B2 R' U2 R2 U2 D' R' B L2 R U F R
18. 15.69 L U' B2 L2 D2 B2 U L2 D' F2 D' U' F' R' B L U2 F R' B
19. 15.41 D L' F' B U2 D' B L F' D2 B' R2 F2 R2 F L2 F D2 B2
20. 12.99 L' D' R' U2 F' D' B' D R L2 B' D2 F U2 L2 D2 R2 F D2 F
21. 14.59 F L2 B2 R2 B' D2 F2 D2 B' D2 L2 R' D U2 L' R2 F' R F2 R2 U'
22. 14.14 R' F' U2 F2 U2 F2 L2 B' D2 F L2 U2 F2 R' F' L2 D B2 R D' U
23. 13.53 R B2 F L2 U2 R2 U' B2 D B2 F2 D R2 L' D2 U2 B R B L2
24. (16.85) B L' F2 U2 L2 D F2 D L2 D U' B' R' D F' L U2 F' D2
25. 15.46 F2 U F2 D L2 U' F2 R2 D F2 D F' U' F2 L' D' B' D F' L2 D
26. 16.72 B' L U' F' U F B' U2 D' R2 B2 R2 F2 D' R2 D B2 L' U
27. 13.43 U2 B2 U2 L2 U R2 U' F2 U F D' B' R B D' U' F U2 B2
28. 12.14 F' R D' R2 B D F' R' L' U2 R2 D' F2 R2 U' L2 B2 L2 F2 B'
29. 12.97 R2 D R' D2 L' U' B2 R' F D' B2 U2 L2 B2 R2 D F2 U' R2
30. 14.62 R2 F' U' R' F2 L D2 R2 F2 R F2 U2 R' U2 B' F U R B2 D' B2
31. 14.26 R2 B' U B2 U' F2 L2 F2 D2 B2 D B2 U R2 L' B2 D2 R U' R F2
32. 13.09 L2 B D2 F2 D2 R2 F2 U2 B' L2 R2 F2 D' F2 L' U L2 D2 B D' B2
33. (11.49) D2 F' D2 B' U2 F R2 B R2 B2 L2 U2 D L2 B' L' U2 R' U' F' D'
34. 13.79 F' R' F' B2 L' U B D' U2 L2 U2 R' F2 B2 R' F2 U2 L' U2 B
35. 12.23 U2 R2 F2 D' B2 D L2 B2 U' L2 U' F R B U F2 R2 B L' U'
36. 14.04 L B2 U2 L' F2 L2 U2 L B2 R U2 B' U2 R2 U L R' D2 L' B'
37. 15.00 R D F' B2 D' L' B2 L D' F2 B2 U' F2 U' R2 U B2 D2 R2 L'
38. 14.08 B D R2 D' U' F2 L2 U L2 D L' B' D2 U2 R B L' B' D'
39. 14.25 U R' B2 D' R F D' R2 B2 U2 L2 F' D2 B' U2 R2 U2 L2 U2 R
40. 13.13 R2 U2 R2 D' R2 B2 L2 D' B2 U R' B F' D2 L D' F2 D' B F2
41. 12.89 L' F2 D2 B2 R D2 L U2 B2 L R2 D' L2 F' U' F2 R' U' R'
42. 15.14 F2 U F2 U R2 B2 R2 F2 U L2 U B R B' D2 F R' B' F2 L2 U'
43. 11.75 F2 D' L2 B2 D2 F2 U L2 U' R2 D R2 F L' U' L' B D' R2 F R2
44. (17.66) D L' F2 D2 F2 L R2 F2 U2 L2 R' D L2 U R' B' U2 L F' R
45. 13.65 U L2 F' U2 R2 F2 R2 B' U2 L2 U2 D' R B L D' R' F R U
46. 12.41 D B2 L' R' B2 L' D2 F2 U2 B2 F2 U2 F U B2 F' R2 B' U2 L F'
47. 14.71 B2 L2 R2 U2 L2 U F2 D2 U F2 L2 B' D R' U2 B2 L B' L' D' F
48. 12.36 L2 F' R2 B2 D2 L2 R2 D' F2 R2 D' L2 D2 R U B' R' F2 L B
49. 14.61 B' U2 B' D' R2 F2 D' F2 D' L2 U' L2 B2 F2 L' U2 L' U2 R' F' D'
50. 12.19 F2 U2 F2 L2 F2 D L2 D2 B2 L2 R B' U2 B R' D' L2 F R2 D
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finished an ao50 with full OLL (except for the first few from the previous average, so you could say ao45). Minimal to no dot-cases. I'll post recons of the worst solves with my solutions to see where I can improve, but I won't be able to today.
 
Generated By csTimer on 2026-04-07
avg of 12: 12.98

Time List:
1. 13.33 U2 R D2 L F2 L' U2 R B2 R2 U' L' F D' B' D U2 L2 R'
2. 12.83 R U2 B D2 F' U2 L D' F' B2 U' L2 D B2 U' L2 D B2 U L2 D
3. 13.96 D L U2 D F' D B' L' F2 B2 L F2 R' F2 L2 D2 U R'
4. (16.71) L2 U2 L U2 L' B2 D2 L2 F2 R B2 R U' L2 D L' F2 U F L2 R
5. 13.78 F L' U2 B F2 L2 D2 B D2 B D2 R2 D' R D' F' D B' D2
6. 12.88 R2 F D' B2 L2 U2 B' D2 F2 L2 F' D2 B' L2 D R' U' L' B' D B2
7. (11.08) U' R' L2 U' B2 U B2 F2 D U R2 F2 L U2 B U R B2 L R2
8. 13.39 U' F' U2 L2 F L2 D2 U2 B' R2 F' L2 F2 L' D F U2 B2 D' L2
9. 12.28 F2 D R2 B F' D2 F2 L2 D2 R2 B U' R B' L U2 F L2 D2
10. 12.58 F' U2 R2 U B2 F2 D R2 U' R2 D2 L U2 B' D' R' U F2 D
11. 12.30 B2 R2 U L2 D' B2 U' L2 U2 R' B2 D2 F2 D2 F' L' B' D' F'
12. 12.43 B2 L2 F D2 R2 D L2 B2 D2 B2 U R2 U2 B L2 D' U2 L R' B
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i had a bit of time so i decided to do an ao12.

sort of happy, i forgot some cases since i've been preoccupied with school but my muscle memory kicked in which was nice. i distinctly remember in the 16s solve my corner twisted TWICE and that really derailed what could've been a great solve. For now, I'll work on F2L + practice (i need speeeed)
 
Generated By csTimer on 2026-04-08
avg of 5: 12.60

Time List:
1. 11.58 D2 U2 L D2 B2 L' F2 U2 L U2 L' U' B' F2 R U' L2 F2 U2 F
2. (14.72) B2 L U2 R' B2 F2 L' D2 B2 L' R' F' R' D' R2 F2 R2 B L2 D R'
3. (9.51) B2 R2 U L2 F2 R2 U' F2 D U B2 F R F' L2 R2 F' L' B2 D'
4. 12.39 F2 D2 B2 D2 R D2 L' F2 L2 R2 F D2 L R D L2 D2 F2 L'
5. 13.84 D2 B2 U2 B2 F R2 B' U2 F' L2 U2 R2 U L2 R F' R' B D R' B2
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WHAT THE HUH WAS THIS AVERAGE, SUB 10 SINGLE + COUNTING 11??

crazy i barely remember my solution for the sub-10 but it had antisune to pll skip which was a welcome surprise
 
update:

I fixed my 2x2 using woodworking adhesive (it worked!) so, i can get back to practicing on it! (please tell me it's not a bad idea)

3x3: i absolutely grinded after my first exams, and i dropped to 12.45 ao50! stoked, i'm getting faster solves more consistently and I'm planning better during inspection!

2x2: since i finally fixed it, i now have the task of getting back to where i was. rn i'm back to zero knowledge about ortega, but i should be able to relearn quick.
 
cuberbutnotacuberV2 said:
update:

I fixed my 2x2 using woodworking adhesive (it worked!) so, i can get back to practicing on it! (please tell me it's not a bad idea)

3x3: i absolutely grinded after my first exams, and i dropped to 12.45 ao50! stoked, i'm getting faster solves more consistently and I'm planning better during inspection!

2x2: since i finally fixed it, i now have the task of getting back to where i was. rn i'm back to zero knowledge about ortega, but i should be able to relearn quick.
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Have you tried the Loctite adhesive. I have found it to be the most reliable yo
 
i've been gone for a long time... and i've returned! life kind of got in the way, and i probably have like another month of bliss before the most hectic months in my life start. i've practiced here and there, nowhere near how much i used to back in april. i've maintained my average somehow lol, so i'll pick up where i left off.
 
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