iguana cubing progression - aiming for sub-10

6x6 PB!

Generated by csTimer on 2026-11-01 (solving from 2026-11-01 18:20:14 to 2026-11-01 18:35:22)
avg of 5: 2:21.33

Time List:
1. 2:17.78 B' 3Rw' Dw' Uw 3Rw' Uw2 U' Rw2 3Rw' D 3Rw B Rw2 Bw' R' B' R F' D L2 Dw Lw D2 R' Rw' B2 Dw' 3Uw Fw U' 3Fw' B2 3Uw 3Fw' F2 3Rw B Uw2 R 3Fw2 B Uw 3Rw 3Uw L' Dw2 Uw' Fw Lw2 3Rw B F L2 D' Fw B2 Bw' R2 Fw B' 3Rw' F Lw2 R' U2 R2 B2 Rw2 Bw2 3Rw' F2 U Rw2 Fw' 3Uw' Dw2 R' 3Fw F2 3Rw' @2026-11-01 18:20:14
2. 2:29.04 Lw2 L Fw' Uw D2 R2 Dw 3Rw B 3Rw2 Lw2 Fw Lw L U 3Fw Lw U2 Lw2 Uw 3Rw2 U' 3Uw2 3Rw' Fw2 3Uw U2 L' Lw' Fw' B2 F' U' Dw' Uw' Fw2 3Uw2 R2 F' Rw' Lw2 D Lw2 L2 Uw Bw2 R2 F2 Fw L' D' L' 3Fw2 Dw B2 U Lw' Rw F L' F Dw L' D' 3Uw Bw D2 Lw2 R2 F 3Uw' Rw' Lw U2 Fw2 L2 3Rw' B D' Lw' @2026-11-01 18:23:41
3. 2:17.18 3Uw' B2 Bw' D' 3Fw' U 3Fw 3Rw 3Fw' D F2 B2 Uw' 3Uw2 Fw' Dw2 3Uw' Uw' F B' 3Fw2 R2 F U Fw2 D2 3Uw' Uw2 Dw R Fw2 F2 Lw L' F2 B2 D F2 3Fw Fw B2 U' B' Lw Bw' Lw2 U F' D' 3Rw' Bw Rw R' Fw' Uw2 L' D2 Rw' Uw2 3Uw2 3Rw Bw2 U Dw' F 3Rw U2 Fw Dw' L' Fw2 F2 L' Lw 3Uw' Uw' Rw' U Dw' Bw2 @2026-11-01 18:27:06
4. (2:36.82) R2 D2 Lw2 Uw U2 3Rw' R' D' Dw 3Rw2 R L Bw' L2 R' 3Uw' D2 Lw 3Fw2 3Rw' B L F2 R U' 3Rw B 3Fw Bw' U' Dw Bw' 3Uw' D2 Dw Bw2 Rw' 3Uw' F2 L' B' 3Rw2 Bw Uw' F' L' Rw' Lw Fw2 Uw' D2 Dw L Lw' 3Uw Dw D' F' Lw' D 3Uw B Bw F' Fw' D' Lw Bw2 U2 D' Uw' Rw2 L' 3Rw' B' Fw2 R D2 Fw2 F2 @2026-11-01 18:31:58
5. (2:13.95) D' 3Rw' L2 D' Lw' D' Lw2 Uw R F2 Dw Rw F' 3Fw' Dw' 3Uw' F2 L' Fw' U Lw D 3Fw2 Bw' U' Bw' Lw' L' U2 B2 3Fw D2 U Uw2 F2 3Uw2 Uw' 3Fw Fw2 3Rw' F' 3Uw' Lw' R' Bw F2 B Fw 3Rw' U Uw2 3Fw R' B R Lw' F 3Uw2 R2 3Uw' R L' Fw2 F2 B 3Uw2 Fw2 B2 Uw2 R' B' 3Uw' 3Fw F2 Bw B' D' Uw 3Fw' F' @2026-11-01 18:35:22
 
So I was doing FMC earlier. I generally average mid-30, and my old PB single was 31. Up until this point, I had always been breaking my PB by one move. I decided to try insertions today - I got a 32 which I did save a move on by doing a commutator after making the skeleton rather than doing an A Perm during the solve. The solve after that was a DNF... AND THEN I GOT A 23. This cancelled two moves when I did the insertion, and according to Insertion Finder, THIS WAS OPTIMAL GIVEN MY SKELETON.

 Twizzle link 
 Setup 
R' U' F U' L B2 D' F U L' F D2 B F2 U2 R2 D F2 U2 B2 R2 D F2 U' R' U' F
 Moves 
// (D' U L') U' //2x2x2 (4/4)
// D' R (R) //2x2x3 (3/7)
// D' B2 D' B //F2L-1 (4/11)
// L' D' L //F2L (3/14)
// L B D B' D' L' //EO (6/20)
// U' D' R D' B2 D' * B L' D' L2 B D B' D' R' U' D
// * = D F' U F D' F' U' F

//final solution:
U' D' R D' B2 F' U F D' F' U' F B L' D' L2 B D B' D' R' U' D

After the 14-move F2L, I realised it was just as efficient as the F2L in my old PB of 31. Due to this, I was very keen to work with it - however, I got a terrible OLL on the normal, and the OLL on the inverse led to a G Perm which would require two commutators. Almost out of despair, I decided to try F R U R' U' F' as part of 2-looking OLL, and was amazed to see that it solved all the edges and 1 corner. This was easy enough for me to find a good insertion, and I was also lucky enough to cancel moves from the normal and inverse when I was writing out my skeleton. This is one of my proudest achievements thus far in cubing, and I am very excited to see when I will beat this single.

tldr: solve was four moves more efficient than the scramble lol :)
 
iguana said:
So I was doing FMC earlier. I generally average mid-30, and my old PB single was 31. Up until this point, I had always been breaking my PB by one move. I decided to try insertions today - I got a 32 which I did save a move on by doing a commutator after making the skeleton rather than doing an A Perm during the solve. The solve after that was a DNF... AND THEN I GOT A 23. This cancelled two moves when I did the insertion, and according to Insertion Finder, THIS WAS OPTIMAL GIVEN MY SKELETON.

 Twizzle link 
 Setup 
R' U' F U' L B2 D' F U L' F D2 B F2 U2 R2 D F2 U2 B2 R2 D F2 U' R' U' F
 Moves 
// (D' U L') U' //2x2x2 (4/4)
// D' R (R) //2x2x3 (3/7)
// D' B2 D' B //F2L-1 (4/11)
// L' D' L //F2L (3/14)
// L B D B' D' L' //EO (6/20)
// U' D' R D' B2 D' * B L' D' L2 B D B' D' R' U' D
// * = D F' U F D' F' U' F

//final solution:
U' D' R D' B2 F' U F D' F' U' F B L' D' L2 B D B' D' R' U' D


After the 14-move F2L, I realised it was just as efficient as the F2L in my old PB of 31. Due to this, I was very keen to work with it - however, I got a terrible OLL on the normal, and the OLL on the inverse led to a G Perm which would require two commutators. Almost out of despair, I decided to try F R U R' U' F' as part of 2-looking OLL, and was amazed to see that it solved all the edges and 1 corner. This was easy enough for me to find a good insertion, and I was also lucky enough to cancel moves from the normal and inverse when I was writing out my skeleton. This is one of my proudest achievements thus far in cubing, and I am very excited to see when I will beat this single.

tldr: solve was four moves more efficient than the scramble lol :)
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If this had been official I would be tied for NR20
 
FMC PB2 single!

 Twizzle link 
 Setup 
R' U' F B2 L' B2 R' L2 D' F D2 B D2 F2 D2 B2 R' U2 F2 L2 F2 R' L' D2 R' U' F
 Moves 
// (U F2 D') D' //2x2x2
// B2 (R B' U') U2 //2x2x3
// (B' R2 B') B2 R' B //F2L-1
// U R F R F' U' //F2L
// D' B2 U2 B2 R' B U R F ^ R F' U' B R2 B U B R' D F2 U'
// ^ = F D B D' F' D B' D'

//final solution:
D' B2 U2 B2 R' B U R F2 D B D' F' D B' D' R F' U' B R2 B U B R' D F2 U'
 
Another solution under 30 moves!

 Twizzle link 
 Setup 
R' U' F U B2 F2 D' L2 D U B2 R2 F' R U' R D B D R' B D2 U' R' U' F
 Moves 
// U' D R2 F //EO
// D' L //2x2x2
// R D R' //2x2x3
// D2 F2 D' F2 D L D' L' D' //edges
// U' D R2 F D' L R D * R' D2 F2 D' F2 D L D' L' D'
// * = D' L' U' L D L' U L
// U' D R2 F D' R U' L D L' U ^ L R' D2 F2 D' F2 D L D' L' D'
// ^ = U F D F' U' F D' F'
// final solution:
U' D R2 F D' R U' L D L' U2 F D F' U' F D' F' L R' D2 F2 D' F2 D L D' L' D'
 
7x7 PB by 0.01 seconds!

Generated by csTimer on 2026-11-08
single: 3:19.57

Time List:
1. 3:19.57 Bw' 3Lw' 3Uw 3Dw Bw2 Uw' 3Rw D2 Dw2 Lw2 Bw R U2 Fw 3Rw Bw2 F2 3Fw2 Rw L Fw 3Bw2 3Dw Bw Dw2 Fw 3Bw Bw L2 Dw2 U2 3Dw' D2 Bw 3Lw 3Bw' U 3Lw2 Fw R' Uw' Lw' Dw2 Uw 3Uw' D Fw2 Rw' 3Fw U' 3Fw2 Dw2 3Bw Fw2 Rw' 3Uw' Rw' D2 Dw R' 3Lw' Rw' U' D2 Dw' 3Uw' 3Lw 3Fw2 Bw B F' 3Dw Rw2 Bw' Uw 3Fw' B2 F 3Dw' Rw' 3Uw L2 Rw2 Uw D' 3Bw Rw2 3Rw' F2 L' F 3Uw2 R' Fw2 Lw2 3Fw' Lw Bw' 3Lw2 R @2026-11-08 08:46:30
 
I've had two more PBs today - a Square-1 PB average that was definitely more luck than skill, and a 6x6 PB mean that was (hopefully) more skill than luck. I've also actually tried to start doing some targeted practice for 3x3, so we'll see if it gets me anywhere.

Generated by csTimer on 2026-11-08 (solving from 2026-11-08 13:07:05 to 2026-11-08 13:10:05)
avg of 5: 17.47

Time List:
1. (27.31) (6,-1)/ (0,3)/ (-3,0)/ (-2,-5)/ (6,-3)/ (3,-4)/ (-3,0)/ (3,0)/ (-4,0)/ (4,0)/ (6,0) @2026-11-08 13:07:05
2. (16.11) (-5,0)/ (5,-1)/ (0,6)/ (-3,0)/ (-5,-2)/ (-3,0)/ (-1,0)/ (-3,-3)/ (-4,0)/ (0,-5)/ (2,-5)/ (4,-4)/ @2026-11-08 13:07:54
3. 17.92 (-3,5)/ (0,-3)/ (-5,-5)/ (6,-3)/ (0,-3)/ (-3,0)/ (-4,0)/ (-3,-3)/ (4,0)/ (-1,0)/ (0,-5)/ (0,-1)/ (5,0) @2026-11-08 13:08:42
4. 16.18 (3,-4)/ (-3,0)/ (-5,4)/ (5,-1)/ (1,-2)/ (-4,0)/ (-3,-3)/ (4,-1)/ (0,-2)/ (2,-2)/ (0,-2) @2026-11-08 13:09:20
5. 18.30 (0,5)/ (3,0)/ (-5,-2)/ (5,-1)/ (-2,-5)/ (-4,-3)/ (-3,0)/ (-2,0)/ (0,-1)/ (4,-5)/ (-1,0)/ (-2,-2)/ @2026-11-08 13:10:05

Generated by csTimer on 2026-11-08 (solving from 2026-11-08 19:08:22 to 2026-11-08 19:20:30)
mean of 3: 2:17.37

Time List:
1. 2:10.20 D2 Dw' L Rw Fw L F2 Uw Fw Uw2 Rw U' 3Fw L' Rw2 B2 D' Bw2 Rw' U' L2 Lw Uw' Rw Dw Lw' Rw' Uw 3Fw2 B' L' Bw2 B' L' Rw 3Rw' Lw2 Fw Bw Uw' F Lw2 Fw' D' F2 Dw2 Fw' F U 3Fw Rw 3Rw2 U' B D 3Fw' R 3Uw Lw Bw Uw B' R2 B 3Rw' Bw' Fw Uw Rw2 U2 3Rw 3Fw2 R' D' Dw' F2 Lw2 Rw 3Uw' Fw' @2026-11-08 19:08:22
2. 2:25.24 3Uw2 D2 B Lw' Fw' U2 R F2 Dw' Fw' Dw Rw 3Fw' 3Uw2 Fw' Lw U Dw Lw2 U2 L' Lw F L2 Rw2 3Uw2 Dw Rw2 R Uw D 3Uw' 3Rw' Lw' L' Fw' D2 B2 Lw Bw' Dw' Fw Uw' F Rw B' D2 Lw2 Fw B' Uw' 3Uw Bw Uw' R F 3Rw D2 Uw' F' Bw2 B2 Fw' 3Fw' 3Rw2 3Uw Rw2 B2 F R' Bw 3Uw' L' 3Fw' Rw U2 Rw' 3Uw Bw F' @2026-11-08 19:17:06
3. 2:16.68 3Uw L' F' Fw' Lw2 3Rw L' R2 D2 U' Dw' Uw2 B U2 Bw' Lw' D' Lw' 3Uw2 F2 Lw' 3Uw' Fw Dw U2 Uw' F2 Lw2 L2 U2 D B' 3Rw B2 L' Bw2 D' R2 U' Dw' Lw Bw Lw' 3Fw' F' Lw Dw2 Rw Fw' U2 Uw2 L' U Fw' D F2 3Fw2 Fw2 Bw' D' U' Bw2 3Fw D2 B' U2 Uw B2 Uw2 3Uw 3Rw2 Dw F Uw2 F' L 3Rw2 Lw F' Uw' @2026-11-08 19:20:30
 
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