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(3x3) Quest to Get Faster than Owen Morrison: Sub 7 average!

Are you color neutral?

  • Yes

    Votes: 37 31.1%
  • No

    Votes: 37 31.1%
  • I'm thinking about it

    Votes: 28 23.5%
  • It's not even worth it to me

    Votes: 12 10.1%
  • Working on it

    Votes: 20 16.8%

  • Total voters
    119

FishyIshy

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if your inspection is sub 8 from just cross, you can spend the rest looking for first pair. Use as much inspection as you can (at least 10 or 12)
Once I hear the 8s, I usually start planning first pair. I should probably speed it up though. I've been planning first pair since I was Sub 17, so it isn't actually that hard for me to find one during inspection.
 

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Generated By csTimer+ on 2021-02-11
avg of 12: 8.49

Time List:
1. 8.55 U' D L' D' R2 B2 U' F' D F2 B2 R D2 R2 L' F2 R2 U2 D2 B2
2. (7.69) B2 L B2 D2 R2 D2 L D2 F2 U2 R2 D L U B F R' B' D2 B'
3. 8.04 R2 D2 R' D2 L B2 D2 R' D2 L' D2 U2 F R U B' F L2 U' L D'
4. 9.00 R' U R2 B2 U2 B' U2 B U2 R2 U2 L2 B2 U' R' D2 U R U' R
5. 8.20 L2 F2 D F2 D2 L2 D' B2 U B2 F U R B' D' L' R2 F' L' B
6. 8.65 B2 R2 U2 R' F2 R2 D2 L U2 F2 R F2 D L' B F' L' F L2 U' L'
7. 7.76 B' D L F U2 B2 F' D2 B U2 L2 B' L U' R B2 U2 B2 R'
8. 8.54 L2 D F2 L2 B' U2 B D2 B2 D2 B2 U2 L2 U' R U2 R B' D' R2
9. 9.57 U2 R2 B2 L2 B2 U' R2 B2 U' F2 R2 B L' F' U2 L D2 F2 R2 B' D
10. 7.94 B2 D L2 B' R' U' L' R2 U L2 B2 U L2 D R2 U2 L2 U' L2 B R
11. (10.43) F2 D' F2 D L2 D' B2 F2 L2 U' B2 U' F' D' B R' B2 F2 D2 B2 U2
12. 8.60 D2 L2 F2 R2 B' L2 F' R2 B' D2 U2 B2 R' D' F' L B L F' U2

Pb ao12

Week 9:
This week, I am really trying to improve on competition style practice. I have been doing so much better when it comes to getting rid of bad habits. I even got a 8.94 ao25 today! I feel like if I can increase my TPS and also improve my look ahead, it is really going to help me improve and get to Sub 9
 

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Week 12:

I am so close to Sub 9.5 that I can actually taste it. I will hopefully be competing in @Jam88 league, and I am really looking forward to it. I have been getting much more Sub 9 averages recently, and also been able to see 2 pairs in inspection more often. However, my F2L is going to need so much more work. SO, I have challenged my self to get my F2L down to 5 seconds in 2 months. This might seem as important to others, but for me, it's different. I have also been doing a lot of last layer practice. More improvement soon!!
 

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Generated By csTimer+ on 2021-03-02
avg of 5: 7.88

Time List:
1. (9.57) B R2 F2 L2 R2 D2 B L2 R2 F2 U L' B2 F D' L' R' D2 R U
2. (7.64) B' D2 R2 B' R2 U2 F2 D2 B2 R2 F' D2 U B2 F' L' D' B2 D2 R B2
3. 7.72 F2 D' L2 B2 U' L2 R2 F2 R2 D' L' U L B' D B R' D' R2
4. 7.83 D2 R2 D2 B2 D F2 D L2 B2 L2 R2 U F R B2 U2 R' B2 D U'
5. 8.08 D2 B' R2 D' L2 U R2 B2 L2 R2 D L2 U L2 B' F2 D' L' F2 U R'

So happy abt this! I also got a 8.88 ao25 and an 8.5 ao12
 

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Generated By csTimer+ on 2021-03-02
avg of 5: 7.88

Time List:
1. (9.57) B R2 F2 L2 R2 D2 B L2 R2 F2 U L' B2 F D' L' R' D2 R U
2. (7.64) B' D2 R2 B' R2 U2 F2 D2 B2 R2 F' D2 U B2 F' L' D' B2 D2 R B2
3. 7.72 F2 D' L2 B2 U' L2 R2 F2 R2 D' L' U L B' D B R' D' R2
4. 7.83 D2 R2 D2 B2 D F2 D L2 B2 L2 R2 U F R B2 U2 R' B2 D U'
5. 8.08 D2 B' R2 D' L2 U R2 B2 L2 R2 D L2 U L2 B' F2 D' L' F2 U R'

So happy abt this! I also got a 8.88 ao25 and an 8.5 ao12
Nice! If you signup for the Permutation League, @Owen Morrison and @Micah Morrison better watch out...
 

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Month 5:

Well, let's keep talking about improvement. I've still been working on ZBLL, trying improve. I think that I could finish one of the sets by the end of May, only because I don't actually learn super fast. I have been working pretty hare and want to announce something:

My first live stream will be tomorrow, April 12th, at 7am EST.

I have never streamed before, so I think that this will be interesting. The stream will be on YouTube, so make sure to subscribe to get the notification to my channel Cubing for Life. I look forward to seeing you there!
 

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Month 6:

OK PEOPLE: 1 more ZBLL and then I will be finished with U ZBLL!! I literally just learned one, but because it's early and the one that I just learned was really easy, I do believe that this will be the last day that I will be learning algs for this case! I just feel like there is so much that I can accomplish while learning ZBLL. I have actually gotten quite a few good solves with 5x5 because of some forced EO into a U ZB. My averages have also been going down quite drastically. I now average around 9.3 to 9.4, but with some more deliberate F2L practice, I think that I will get down to Sub-9 within 3-4 months.

The deliberate practice i=that I have been doing consist of F2L practice and a lot of LSLL (Last-Slot + Last-Layer). I have actual;ly noticed that my solves are much better after starting my sessions with LSLL practice. I have realized that it actually helps me drop my times by about .3 during the first 30 minutes of my session. After that, the times will go up by a fraction of the amount that it dropped, but, I believe that this type of practice will really help me on my journey to Sub-9 and getting faster than Owen.

Thanks for reading
 

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It's been nearly a year since my last post in this thread, but today I have gotten my first ever sub 9 average of 100. It feels pretty good! I have not stopped practicing, and I am starting to see more of an improvement in my solves. Here are the times just in case you guys would like to take a look:


Generated By csTimer+ on 2022-02-21
avg of 100: 8.99

Time List:
1. (11.66) U L2 U F2 U L2 B2 U2 F2 D' B2 U' L' D F' R' F' L U' F U'
2. 9.37 B F2 R2 D F2 R2 D2 U' F2 R2 F2 R2 L' U F D2 R D' B2 U'
3. 8.53 D B2 F2 R2 D' U' B2 U L2 U2 R F2 L B F D2 R2 F' D'
4. 9.18 L2 B2 D' L2 F2 D L2 D2 R2 D F2 D2 F L' U R2 D F L' U'
5. 9.46 R D U R2 D' L2 R2 D' F2 D F2 U F' L' D' B D' F' U2 B2
6. 8.91 D' B2 D' R2 D2 B2 U' B2 L2 U' F2 R2 F' D F' D' R D F U B
7. 9.65 B' U' R D2 R F2 L2 F2 L' U2 L' B2 R' B' F D2 B' D' L F2
8. 9.67 U2 R' F2 R2 B2 R U2 R2 D2 R' F2 U' R' F D' B U2 R' F D'
9. 8.36 B2 L2 D L2 R2 D' U2 R2 D B2 D L' D L' U' B D2 F U2 F2
10. 8.02 U B U R2 L' U' B U B2 R2 B2 U2 B2 D' R2 B2 D B D2
11. 9.39 L2 B D' R L D B U2 B2 D2 F2 R' U2 D2 R' F2 B2 L2 B U2
12. 8.04 R' U L2 B' R2 F' L2 D2 F' L2 F U2 R2 F' D L F2 R B' L' B
13. 9.96 R' L' F B2 D2 R' F' L2 U R2 F R2 B2 L2 B' D2 F2 B' L2 U2
14. 10.29 D L2 B2 D' R2 U' F2 D R2 U2 F2 D' B D2 L' U' L2 B2 L' U' B'
15. 9.47 U2 B2 R2 F D2 L2 B' D2 R2 B2 F' U B L' U' R' B' L2 D' F D
16. (11.37) R2 F2 U2 F L2 R2 B L2 B' U2 R2 B U' B R D' F2 L F2 R' U'
17. 9.73 F D L U F2 L2 U' L2 B L' D' R2 U R2 U L2 D F2 D'
18. 8.78 F L R2 B2 U2 F2 D' R2 B2 U' B2 D L F' R2 U2 F' R' B'
19. 8.15 L B' L' D F D2 L' D U2 L' F2 D2 L' D2 R D2 L' D2 R' F2
20. 9.50 D2 R U2 B2 L2 B2 L2 F2 U2 L' D2 L' B' U2 L U2 R' D' B2 D'
21. 9.92 R2 U' B2 L2 U' B2 L2 D F' U F L2 F R' F' L' U' F'
22. 9.67 D' L2 U B2 R2 B2 F2 R2 U F2 R2 U L U' B' L D' B2 D2 L' F'
23. 9.95 U B' F2 R2 B2 U2 L2 U F2 R2 U2 F' R D' B2 F2 R' B F2
24. 9.57 F2 U2 D' L' U' F U2 F R' D2 R2 D2 R2 B' D2 F' B2 L2 F' D2 F2
25. 10.64 R' B2 D2 R2 U2 R2 B' R2 F U2 B2 U F R' D' R2 D L' R2
26. 8.98 D F D R2 U' F2 R2 F2 D' L2 R2 U' R F L U' R D B' L
27. 9.19 D2 R' L F D' F' R' F U2 R' B2 R' U2 L2 U2 L' B2 D2 B2 L
28. 7.55 F' B2 R F' R' U' B R F B2 L2 F' U2 D2 L2 D2 B2 L2 B2 L
29. 9.98 L B' D2 R2 F2 D R2 B2 D' F2 U R2 U2 F U B D B L' F2
30. 9.25 D F' R B' R' D B2 D L' R2 F2 U' R2 U R2 D R2 L2 B2 D R2
31. 9.20 B2 D' F2 R2 U' R2 D L2 U' F2 U2 L2 B' L' R F L R D' U'
32. 8.06 B D2 R' D B' L' F U R' D2 B2 U2 F2 L2 D L2 B2 L2 B2 U' R2
33. 9.21 U R2 F D2 U2 B' R2 U2 B' R2 F2 L' F' D' L R' D U2 B'
34. 9.11 F R2 D' F2 R2 D2 U F2 D B2 L2 B2 R' B' L2 D' L2 B U B
35. 9.74 U' L' U B R' L' F L' U' F B L2 U2 L2 B2 L2 F U2 D2 B2 L2
36. 10.31 F' B' D L' B U' R' B' U2 D2 R B2 R2 L' F2 B2 R U2 L U L'
37. 10.13 F D' U2 L U2 L' F2 L2 F2 U2 L B2 F' R' U' B' R2 F2 L'
38. 7.94 F2 L' F2 R2 D2 L F2 R' U2 B2 L D2 U F D' F2 U2 R' U' B L
39. 9.80 U2 F' U' D F' R2 F2 B' D' R2 L B2 L' D2 R2 U2 F2 R B2 L'
40. 9.46 B U2 B L2 D2 L2 F' R2 F D2 F U F2 L' B2 R2 B2 D2 U L' F'
41. 8.76 U L2 U2 F L2 F2 U2 R2 F U2 B' L' D2 B U' L' D2 U2 B F2
42. (11.44) F R2 F2 D F2 D2 L2 U' R2 F2 U' F2 L' U2 B U' L' R2 U F'
43. 8.30 B' R' U2 F R' D' R2 F U R2 B2 D2 F2 D' R2 U B2 U R2 D
44. 7.41 U L B' R' U' L B U' L2 U L2 U L2 F2 D2 R2 F2 L'
45. 8.50 R U2 L2 F2 U F2 D U2 F2 R2 B' L2 U B' D' F' R' B2 L2
46. 9.74 U L B R2 U' F2 D2 R2 U' L2 U' F2 B' R2 U F U' L B
47. 8.59 B2 L2 F2 U' B2 L2 U R2 D' B2 U' F2 R F' U2 F2 L B U L2 R'
48. 9.60 F' U2 B2 R2 B' U2 F' R2 D2 F2 L F' D L' D2 L U F'
49. 9.53 U2 L2 B2 D' L' U2 R' L2 B' L2 F D2 L2 B2 D2 B R2 F L'
50. 10.53 R' F' R L U F D F R2 U2 B' D2 L2 D2 B2 L2 F R2 L F2
51. 7.42 B L2 U2 L2 R2 B' L2 R2 D2 B2 L' D U' B L' F2 R' B' U' L2
52. (7.29) F2 D' R2 D2 F2 D F2 U' B2 F2 U L2 F' L' R2 U2 F2 D2 F D'
53. 10.44 R2 U B D2 R' B' L' F2 D F2 U' L2 U R2 D2 F2 B2 R B2
54. (6.95) B2 D B2 D' B2 F2 D B2 D2 B2 L' B U B2 U2 F' D R B' U'
55. 8.13 R2 D B U2 B L2 B' U2 F2 R2 D2 U2 F' L' D' U F D2 U' R F'
56. 9.91 F L B' F2 D B2 U' L2 U R2 D' F2 U' F2 L' R' B' D' L2 U L2
57. 7.52 D L' F D L' B U' D2 R2 L2 F B2 U2 D2 L2 U2 B L
58. 7.41 F D' F' L B D' L R2 U B2 U2 D F2 U B2 U R2 D L2 R' F'
59. 7.81 R B2 L U2 L2 D2 F2 U2 L' B2 R2 B' U' L D2 B R' B2 L R2
60. 9.41 B' L U2 R2 B D2 F D2 F' U2 F R2 F' L R U' R F R' D'
61. (10.86) B2 D' L D2 R2 U2 R2 D' B2 D2 F2 U F2 R' B' D2 L' U L' B
62. 8.18 B2 U2 L F2 U2 R D2 R' U2 B2 R' D' F2 L2 R' D R' F' L2 B L
63. 9.75 F2 R2 F2 U' F2 U2 L2 B2 U B2 R2 U' F' U L' B2 R2 D' U2 B R'
64. 7.70 R U B2 F2 U B2 D2 F2 L2 F2 B L' B U F2 U F' D' B2
65. 8.21 R U L2 F' R2 F' L2 B2 R2 B2 F' L2 U2 L U' R' F' D' F2 R
66. 8.87 F2 R U B' D' R' U2 D F' R2 U2 F' D2 R2 F' D2 R2 B2 U2 B'
67. 9.26 D2 B2 R2 U' R2 U' B2 R2 D U F2 B L D2 B' R D U' F2 L2 F'
68. (7.37) L' B U F R' F2 L U2 B D2 R2 U2 B2 L2 F2 B U2 F2 R' B2
69. 8.70 L D' B L2 B U2 L F' B2 R2 B R2 D2 L2 B R2 B' D L'
70. 8.18 R2 D F2 D2 B2 R2 D' L2 R2 U' R2 U2 B U' B' F' L' U L2 B'
71. 8.17 B2 D U2 R2 B2 U' L2 F2 D2 F D R2 F D2 U' L' R' B
72. (10.81) U' L' F2 R2 D F' R2 B D R2 U2 R2 B U2 D2 B2 R2 D2 F' U2
73. 8.09 D B' U2 B2 D2 B' R2 F U2 R2 F2 D2 B' D F L U B2 F R F'
74. 9.25 U2 L2 F2 D F2 R2 F2 D' F2 D B' U' R' U2 B L2 D' F U2 R'
75. 9.59 L2 F2 U' F2 L2 D2 F2 L2 F2 L' D R D B F L B2 F' D2 U'
76. 8.56 F D' L D2 F' D R U2 B R2 U D2 L2 F2 L2 D L2 F2 U2
77. 9.35 B' L' F2 D' L2 U L2 B2 U L2 U R2 U F L' B' U2 F2 D' B
78. 9.92 D U2 R2 B2 U2 L' F2 U2 L F' D F' D2 L' D2 R2 B'
79. 8.32 L2 F R2 B F2 L2 U2 F' D2 F' U2 R D2 B' D F' L2 D F' R'
80. 8.22 R' B2 L2 U2 R2 D' L2 B2 U B2 D L2 U' L' F2 U' F U2 B R F
81. 8.60 U' L2 D2 R2 D2 R2 B2 U2 B' U2 F L2 F2 D F' R D' F' L'
82. 8.64 F' R B R D' B' U' B' D U2 L2 D2 F U2 L2 F2 U2 B U2 D2 R2
83. 9.75 D2 L B2 R' D2 U2 R' F2 U2 L' U2 R' D' B R' U' F2 D F L D
84. 8.92 F' R' B2 L2 B F2 D2 R2 F' U2 F' U2 F2 R U2 R' U F R D2
85. (6.60) F' B' L2 D' R B D2 F U B2 D' F2 D F2 U L2 B2 R2 F'
86. 8.80 R2 F2 L2 R2 B D2 L2 F2 L2 B2 D2 F L' F U' B2 L R' B F D2
87. 9.07 R2 D2 F2 D2 R D F U' D2 L2 U2 L2 F' D2 L2 B R2 B2 U2 R D2
88. 8.91 F' D2 R2 D2 U2 R' B2 L2 R F2 U2 L' D B' L2 R' U2 B L D'
89. 8.25 B D L2 F' L2 U2 L2 F2 D2 F L2 F D2 R' F2 U L2 U B2 L'
90. 9.58 U' R F D2 L2 U2 F' R2 B' D2 F2 D2 B2 D B L' F' U' L U2
91. 8.75 L2 U2 B' L2 D2 L2 F U2 R2 B' L2 B2 L D2 R B2 U F' R2 U' F2
92. 8.13 L2 F2 U' L2 F2 D' F2 D B2 U' L2 F2 L B2 R F U' B2 L R' D2
93. 8.99 B L' D B2 L2 B' L F2 U R2 U2 B2 U' B2 R2 L2 U' B2 L2 R D'
94. 8.89 B D' U' L2 B2 U2 L2 D' R2 B2 L2 F2 B L2 F L' D' B L' R'
95. 9.50 D' F2 L2 R2 F' R2 F' R2 U2 F L2 B2 L B D2 L2 B F R' D' F
96. 9.79 F2 L' R2 F2 L2 D' B2 R2 U2 L2 U' L' F L' F' L B' U' F'
97. 8.42 U' B' D' L2 B2 U R2 U L2 U B2 U2 F2 U2 F' U' F2 R' B U R'
98. 8.42 B2 L2 B2 R2 U2 F' U2 B D2 R2 D' B L R2 D F' D2 R F D'
99. 8.33 D' L' D' F' U2 F' R2 U2 L2 F' R2 F U2 F D' R' F' U B' D' U'
100. (7.34) U2 R2 U B2 U' R2 D F2 D2 F2 L2 U F R' B' U' F D B2 D2 B'
 
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