(3bld Progression thread) Road to sub 1

[abunickabhi]

Hello,
I am a beginner/intermediate CFOP solver from the US. I am 15 yrs old and have a Gan 365 XS cube.
I really want to improve my times a fair bit and have made some progression by just grinding solves. When I got the cube last week I was averaging about 1:20 seconds. Now 1 week later from just grinding away I average 45-50 seconds. I want to know from others experience what would be best for me to learn or some tips for my end goal, which would be to get sub 40 average consistently with the occasional sub 30 single. I would like to go farther than that but we will set that aside.
I will hopefully be posting some session details within a few days, but if anyone could chip in with some tips as to what i should do to improve my times at this stage?
Thank you!

Hello there and welcome to the forums!
Happy practising

 

[BadSpeedCuber]

Hello there and welcome to the forums!
Happy practising

Thank you!

 

[BadSpeedCuber]

Anyone have any tips for finding and identifying f2l pairs? Sometime i have a hard time and have to pause for a second to find a corners corresponding edge, or an edges corner, so any help would be appreciated if available.

 

[PetrusQuber]

Anyone have any tips for finding and identifying f2l pairs? Sometime i have a hard time and have to pause for a second to find a corners corresponding edge, or an edges corner, so any help would be appreciated if available.

you’re probably tired of hearing this, but it’s mostly practice.

if you want to try, try start looking for any pieces that you can as you solve other pairs/the cross.
also, which gan lube is it? they can be pretty gummy, I think (though I haven’t actually bought that kind)

 

[Deleted member 36445]

post less. practice more

do what I say, not what I do

 

[BadSpeedCuber]

you’re probably tired of hearing this, but it’s mostly practice.

if you want to try, try start looking for any pieces that you can as you solve other pairs/the cross.
also, which gan lube is it? they can be pretty gummy, I think (though I haven’t actually bought that kind)

It was just Gan Magic Lube. The first thing that pops up when searched on amazon

 

[BadSpeedCuber]

Just got this scramble and I locked up so hard but still got 40. something
B U2 F2 D R2 U2 B2 L F2 B D2 R2 F U2 L2 B2 U2 R2 U
the cross is pretty much finished for you

 

[CubeRed]

Just got this scramble and I locked up so hard but still got 40. something
B U2 F2 D R2 U2 B2 L F2 B D2 R2 F U2 L2 B2 U2 R2 U
the cross is pretty much finished for you

13.24 without any warmup. Nice.

 

[BadSpeedCuber]

Got a 36 on a hand scramble

 

[BadSpeedCuber]

More consistency

Average: 47.046 (σ = 0.61)
Mean: 46.900

Time List:
1. 42.992 D2 U' L2 D' F2 U2 F2 R2 U' L2 U B2 F R D B' D' L D L D2
2. 47.079 R2 U F2 B2 U R' B L2 B2 R2 F2 U2 B2 U R2 D F2 D L2 F L2
3. 50.372 U2 B2 D2 R2 B' L2 B' U2 F R2 F2 U' B U2 F2 L' U2 L D F'
4. 47.643 U R2 U' B2 U' R2 U2 F2 U L2 U B U R D2 B R' B D R2
5. 46.415 U D2 B U' F2 U' F2 R' D2 R2 F2 U2 F D2 F' R2 F2 B' D2 F'


Ending it for the night, off to solve my 5x5 that I scrambled. Takes me like an hour lol

 

[BadSpeedCuber]

I take that back!
I got bored after solving the 5x5, and just got my first sub 30 sec single!!!!
Time List:
29.770 F' U2 B' F2 L2 R2 D2 R2 F L2 U' L' D U2 F2 U2 L2 R B' U2 @2021-11-05 21:04:37

 

[BadSpeedCuber]

Yess! My best average of 5!!!!! Im going to do more as i feel very in form rn. Made a mess of the average after the sub 30 but im still fully happy!
Average: 41.923 (σ = 3.42)
Mean: 42.659

Time List:
1. 29.770 F' U2 B' F2 L2 R2 D2 R2 F L2 U' L' D U2 F2 U2 L2 R B' U2
2. 39.639 R' D' F2 R2 F2 R' U2 L U2 F2 U2 L2 D2 F D' B' R F2 D2 F L2
3. 57.755 R2 F U2 R' D2 B' R' F2 U R L B2 R L U2 R' F2 B2 L' D2 (messed up OLL real hard, had to realign cross pieces and redo 2 f2l pairs and LL )
4. 40.273 F2 D' F2 U L2 U' R2 F2 D' F2 U' B2 R' U2 B L' D' F' D' B' R
5. 45.858 U B2 R2 U' R2 B2 R2 F2 D U2 L' F' D2 R' B' D' L2 U' F2 U

 

[BadSpeedCuber]

LOL
I must get sub 40 avg. 41.9 is literally like 15 turns from being sub 40 average
avg of 5: 49.112


Time List:
1. 39.323 D L2 U R2 B2 D' U' F2 U L2 R F' D B F' R U' R D' F2
2. 51.364 U' L2 F2 D' L2 R2 B2 R2 D2 R U R2 B' D2 F' L' R2 D' L'
3. (59.298) U2 L' D2 F2 R F2 L U2 L' F2 B' D B' R2 B' D R U2 B
4. 56.648 F2 D' L U2 R L' D' B2 D2 F D2 B L2 D2 L2 B U2 B2 D2 L'
5. (35.411) L' B' L2 F' L2 R2 F' U2 B2 L2 D2 B2 R2 D L D2 U' B' L2 R U'

 

[BadSpeedCuber]

mild irritation, but much satisfaction
Generated By csTimer+ on 2021-11-05
avg of 5: 42.015

Time List:
1. (58.418) U' L F L B R' U' R2 B2 L D2 B2 L2 D2 F L2 F' U2 F' U2 F
2. (38.833) D' L2 B2 U F2 D' B2 R2 U2 R2 L' B R B2 R2 U2 B L' R D
3. 42.005 D2 F2 D2 L U2 R B2 R2 F2 R' U2 F D2 U R' B D R' D2 U'
4. 41.589 F2 U2 L2 B' D2 F' L2 R2 U2 F R2 U2 R U2 F D L B2 U' B2 U'
5. 42.452 L' B2 D2 L' U2 B2 F2 U2 L' B2 U2 L' B R2 D B2 R' D U' R2 F'

Starting to misscramble lol
going to bed

 

[BadSpeedCuber]

Need to get better at look ahead! but.. Also, the scrambles are pretty lucky.
Sub 40! Very very excited and eager to learn more!
Generated By csTimer+ on 2021-11-06
avg of 5: 39.731

Time List:
1. 37.897 L' F D' B' U' B2 L' F2 L U2 L2 F' R2 L2 D2 F R2 D2 R2 F2
2. (32.137) D2 L2 D2 F2 D2 B2 L2 D' B2 F2 U2 L F' R' D L2 U L2 R' F2 U'
3. (51.251) L2 U2 B2 L B2 L' U2 R B2 L2 B2 R2 B' L' F2 D B2 F D' B' R'
4. 39.586 B' L D2 F2 D' B2 R2 D2 L2 F2 D F2 R2 L U2 B R' D2 U L' R2
5. 41.710 D U2 F2 R' U2 R U2 R' U2 L' B2 U2 R' U R2 D2 F' D2 F D'

 

[BadSpeedCuber]

Great! At least i didnt get a 50 single!
Generated By csTimer+ on 2021-11-06
avg of 5: 40.491

Time List:
1. (35.894) B2 U F D2 L F' D R2 B2 L' F2 D2 R' U2 R' D2 B2 R2 B2 D R2
2. 40.085 L' D2 L B2 D2 R' F2 D2 L' B2 U' L' F2 R2 F L' B' D B'
3. (45.032) U L' R2 U F2 R2 B2 D' L2 D' F2 U2 R2 B2 L' F' R U' R F' L
4. 39.912 D L2 R2 D2 F2 U' B2 U' L2 F' R' D2 F' L B D' U B2 U'
5. 41.475 B' R2 F2 L2 U2 F2 D' B2 U' F2 R2 B2 U B' D B F L' F2 U' F2

 

[BadSpeedCuber]

Practise, practise and practise. I know people say it a lot but it’s important. Drill some algs if you need to. Inside cstiner there is a function to split your times so you can know what is your weakest step. If PLL or OLL is the problem then drill alg. If cross is the problem then time yourself doing only cross. If F2L is the problem select the solved cross scramble option and only time your F2L. And if you do other methods just do the same thing.

About the cstimer functions, how do you do the solved cross scramble?

 

[CubeRed]

About the cstimer functions, how do you do the solved cross scramble?

Click the events drawbar at the top (it should say wca) and then click 3x3. Go to the second drawbar and click cross solved.

 

[BadSpeedCuber]

gonna practice 2x2, think ive been at 3x3 for too long today.
Final AO5
Generated By csTimer+ on 2021-11-06
avg of 5: 44.760

Time List:
1. (36.321) F2 L2 U L D2 F R D B L2 B2 U B2 D B2 D L2 D B2 U L'
2. (56.611) L U B' D' B' U2 L U2 D2 R2 F L2 F B2 L2 F' L2 B' U' F'
3. 40.424 U L U R2 U B2 L2 F2 U' L2 F2 D2 B2 R' F R U' B' U
4. 42.867 F D F2 L2 U2 F' R2 U2 B2 U2 B D2 U' R D' L' U L' F' L
5. 50.989 R2 B2 D2 L2 U2 F' R2 F2 R2 U2 B' D' L B U F' R' D2 R2 U' B

 

[Triangles_are_cubers]

Me (uses RUFy V perm):

(also, you can argue that the cube rotation also blends with the next move there)

man i use the RUFx V perm (OH Vperm) cause im too bothered to learn another V perm lol its fine