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first sub 9 ao5

Generated By csTimer on 2018-6-3
avg of 5: 8.80

Time List:
1. (9.57) B2 L2 U2 F' U2 B2 D2 F' D2 U2 R B2 U F R2 U L F2 R D
2. 9.51 R2 D2 F2 U' R2 B2 D' F2 D' B2 R D F D2 U R' D' L B U
3. 8.33 L U' B2 U L2 U' F2 D2 F2 R2 D L' D2 R2 B2 F' U B F' R2
4. 8.56 F2 L2 U2 B2 F2 U' F2 D' F2 R2 U' L F R2 D' R U B' U L2 R2
5. (7.74) L2 D2 B' D2 U2 R2 F R2 B U2 L2 D R2 U B' U' B' L' F2 R
 
At last! I finally got my first sub 30 FMC solution. I am really happy with this solution, especially since I was able to get to AB4C in just 21 moves. The scramble was from the Weekly Berkley FMC, so in case anyone is going to do it, I put it all in spoilers.

Scramble: F L' R' F2 U2 L' F D2 R' U2 B' D F' B L U' D B' U2 F'

F B R2 D R' U2 R2 U'//2X2X2 [8/8]
B' L D B L'//F2L-1 [5/13]
D' B' D B2 R' B' R D //AB4C [8/21]

1st Skeleton: F B R2 D R' & U2 R2 U' B' L D B L' D' B' D B2 R' B' R D [21 moves]
Insert at &: R' D' R U2 R' D R U2 [cancels 4 moves]

2nd Skeleton: F B R2 D R2 D' R U2 R' D R' $ U' B' L D B L' D' B' D B2 R' B' R D
Insert at $: R U' L' U R' U' L U [cancels 4 moves]

Final solution:
F B R2 D R2 D' R U2 R' D U' L' U R' U' L B' L D B L' D' B' D B2 R' B' R D [29 moves]
 
bleh

Average of 5: 6.52
1. 5.94 R' B U2 D' R' B2 D2 B L' B' U F2 R2 L2 U R2 U2 R2 F2 D' L2
2. (5.55) B2 U' R2 B2 U' F2 R2 D R2 D2 B2 F' L2 D2 R2 D2 B L' U' R2
3. (7.97) D2 R2 B2 R' F2 U2 L' U2 L R' F' R' U F2 L' R2 U F' D B'
4. 7.79 D R2 F2 D2 L2 U R2 D L2 D' R2 F L2 U' R' U2 L' F' L' D2
5. 5.83 L2 D2 L2 D L2 U' L2 R2 F2 U L F' D2 F' L' U' L R B' R
 
Random almost-sub-3:00 ao12:

Generated By csTimer on 2018-6-5
solves/total: 12/12

Average: 3:01.808 (σ = 9.54)
Mean: 3:04.654

Time List:
2:48.497, 3:16.159, 2:57.351, 3:51.964, 2:58.796, 2:55.950, 2:58.578, 3:17.067, 2:52.593, 3:06.620, 3:06.466, 2:45.803

I think I'll reward myself with a Shadow if I ever manage to get sub-3:00 global.
 
Lit day for PBs:
2.07 Skewb single (this was yesterday oh well). 3 moves to sledge.
51.44 megaminx single (down from 55.33). It was kinda lucky. skipped EP and had some other lucky stuff, but not sure how it go so fast.
.49 2x2 single (down from 1.10). Scramble was U' R' U' R. Solution was y2 L' U L U. Didn't think my first sub-1 would be so fast.
 
Generated By csTimer on 2018-6-8
solves/total: 107/107

single
best: 7.25
worst: 17.17

mean of 3
current: 13.37 (σ = 1.22)
best: 8.10 (σ = 0.90)

avg of 5
current: 11.94 (σ = 1.45)
best: 8.43 (σ = 0.60)

avg of 12
current: 11.11 (σ = 1.78)
best: 8.66 (σ = 0.82)

avg of 25
current: 10.90 (σ = 1.53)
best: 9.24 (σ = 0.83)

avg of 50
current: 10.65 (σ = 1.43)
best: 9.75 (σ = 1.02)

avg of 100
current: 10.28 (σ = 1.33)
best: 10.11 (σ = 1.25)

Average: 10.19 (σ = 1.27)
Mean: 10.34

Time List:
1. 10.06 B2 D F2 D' R2 D B2 U B2 R2 U' L B D2 F' U' F D' F2 R2
2. 8.66 L' B U L' B' R2 L2 F' U R2 F2 L2 U B2 U R2 U' F2 D' F'
3. 10.60 B F2 U F2 D' F2 U F2 R2 F2 R2 D2 B L' D' B U' L U2 F2 R2
4. 7.98 D2 B L2 F L2 D2 L2 B' U2 F U' L' F R F' D2 B D2 B
5. 10.19 R' F2 D2 R F2 L' B2 L' B2 D2 R2 D F D L R2 U F' R2 U L'
6. 8.08 R2 B' L2 D2 F2 U2 F' D2 B' R2 L B' D L' B R2 B R' D' B'
7. 9.24 B D2 R2 F2 U' F2 D F2 L2 R2 U L2 R D L' R B U R U'
8. 10.21 R2 F' D L' D' B2 U2 B' U R L2 B2 L2 B2 D' R2 U2 D' L2 B2 U
9. 8.24 F2 R2 F2 U R2 F2 D2 R2 U' R2 U2 L' U' R F U B' U' F U2 R2
10. 9.34 R' D2 L2 F2 U' B2 D2 U' B2 U' L2 R F L2 F2 R2 D L F2 R B'
11. 12.18 B2 U' L2 B2 D' R2 B2 D2 U2 L2 B2 F' L2 D B' L R D2 B' L' F'
12. 10.14 R F2 D' L2 U' L2 B2 D U B2 R2 F U' F' L U' B' F' D'
13. 9.54 L2 B2 D R2 U2 B2 U R2 F2 L D2 U F D2 B R F2 R' D2
14. 10.06 F D2 R' U2 L D2 B2 D2 B2 L2 R' U2 D' F L2 R D2 U L2 R
15. 10.45 U' R2 D2 F2 U' B2 L2 R2 U2 L2 U' F L B2 D' R' U' L D R B'
16. 10.37 R' U2 D B R' D' R L2 U D2 L' D2 R2 B2 D2 L' B2 R D2 L'
17. 9.48 L' D' B2 R2 U' L2 D2 R2 U B2 U' B2 R' B F' D' L2 D2 B' D F
18. 10.09 B' D2 L2 U' R B L' B D2 R2 D2 F2 U2 R' B2 R2 L D'
19. 10.42 D R2 B2 D R2 D2 U' R2 D R2 B2 F' R F D2 U' R' U B L R2
20. 9.10 B' R2 D2 L2 F2 D2 R2 F2 U B2 F2 D' B U' L' U' B U' F U2
21. 11.43 F2 D2 F2 D' B2 D R2 D2 F2 R2 F D' B' R U' F L' D U2 L2
22. 11.45 L D R2 D' F2 U L2 U2 F2 L2 F2 U2 L' B2 L2 D U F' L2 U
23. 9.28 F L2 F2 L B2 R F2 U2 R' B2 R F U L' D2 L F2 U2 R D
24. 10.95 L2 D2 F2 L U2 F2 D2 R2 U2 L' U' F L2 U2 L' U2 L B2 U'
25. 8.13 B' R' D2 R' U F2 D' B2 R' F' D2 F2 D2 B' R2 F U2 R2 F'
26. 11.05 D2 L2 F D2 R2 B L2 F L2 R2 D' B L R2 D B L B' D' R
27. 9.72 F2 R2 B2 F2 U2 L2 D' B2 U' L2 B L2 U2 B U2 L R' D L' B2
28. 12.67 U' L2 D2 R2 F2 L2 B2 U' L2 F' D' R' U R2 F2 L' R2
29. 10.19 U B2 R' B2 F2 R2 U2 F2 U2 R' B L2 U' L R F L2 U2 F'
30. 8.88 F2 L D2 U2 L2 F2 R' B2 R2 D2 U2 B' U2 F' L F D' L' R2 F
31. 10.84 U B2 U2 R' D2 B2 D2 L2 D2 R B2 L2 U R' B2 U F' D2 L U F'
32. 13.99 B2 D' F2 U2 R2 U' L2 B2 U2 L2 U2 F L2 D' B2 D U' R' U' R F
33. 10.91 R2 B2 R2 F D2 L2 B' D2 B' U2 F' D F2 R D2 B' U' B' D F2 L'
34. 9.58 L D2 B R L B' U R' L2 U2 F2 L2 F L2 D2 L2 U2 B D
35. 11.77 B U' R' U' L' D F' D' F R2 F2 B2 U2 D' L2 U D B2 R2 F'
36. 10.01 R B' U' R2 L' F' L D L' U' R2 F2 D2 B2 L2 U' R2
37. 13.42 D B' R' L2 D' B' R' U D R2 U2 F' L2 F2 D2 F2 U2 R2 B2
38. 9.15 F2 U' L B2 U2 B' D' R' L2 D2 B' L2 F' D2 R2 F L2 F U'
39. 17.17 L2 D' B2 D' U' R2 D F2 U B2 R' B' L2 D' R' D' B2 D U' B'
40. 8.38 F2 U' B2 U' L2 R2 U' R2 B2 R2 U B' L' R2 U2 R2 F2 D L' F U
41. 10.78 L2 B' U2 R2 B L2 B' D2 F' R2 B2 D F2 R2 F' R D2 U' R' F D2
42. 9.03 F2 R' D2 L2 U2 R F2 U2 R D2 R' U R' B' L D2 U B F' U2
43. 9.87 F L2 D2 L2 B2 R2 F L2 U2 L D F2 R B' R' D' L2 B2 F'
44. 7.79 D2 U' L2 D B2 U' B2 R2 F2 U R' D L F' D2 U B' R2 B2 D2
45. 7.27 B R2 U B2 U2 L2 U2 R2 F2 R2 B' D2 L' D' U2 B L' B R'
46. 9.29 D' U L2 B2 D' B2 F2 U B2 F2 U' L B' U R2 F2 D' F2 D' U B
47. 10.43 R2 D' L U L' F' D' F' R' B R2 U' B2 D F2 D' L2 F2 R2 F2
48. 8.51 U' L2 D2 B2 L D2 L' B2 L B2 R B2 U B' L F D' L F D2 F
49. 9.57 R L' B U' L2 D' B U2 D2 R2 F2 B2 L' U2 B2 L2 F2 R2 B
50. 9.70 B U2 B D2 R2 B U2 L2 F L2 F L U F2 D' B D' U2 F2 R'
51. 7.32 B2 U2 L2 U' L2 U L2 B2 L2 R2 U' R D' F U B2 L R2 U2 B' F'
52. 9.09 B F2 L2 D' F2 D2 L2 B2 U2 R2 F D2 R2 U R B F' L F'
53. 7.90 D' U2 F' U2 R2 B2 F D2 F2 U2 L2 R' B2 L' F U' B' R U L2
54. 8.31 B U' R2 F2 U' R2 U B2 U2 F2 B D' U2 L' D2 U2 L2 D2
55. 9.15 R2 U' B2 D' L2 U B2 D' U2 F2 U R D B F U' F2 U2 L' B' L
56. 8.92 B R D' R2 F B' R' F U R2 U2 B2 L F2 L U2 R' D2 B2 R2
57. 10.42 B' R D2 L B2 U2 R' B2 R B2 U2 B2 F' L D' U2 R D U' B R2
58. 11.43 R2 U2 L' U2 F2 R' D2 L' F2 D2 L D L' B2 D B L R2 D' L2
59. 9.83 D2 B U' D' R2 L U2 D R' B2 U2 R U2 F2 D2 R' D2 L D2 B
60. 9.37 F2 D2 U R2 U2 L2 B2 U' B2 L2 U B R D B2 R U2 B U' L R2
61. 8.39 R2 F2 R' B2 F2 R2 U2 L F2 U2 R2 U L B R' B2 D B2 D2 F' L'
62. 11.81 L2 U F2 R2 D2 L2 D R2 F2 D' B2 L' B2 R2 D2 B D B2 U2 L B
63. 10.08 D2 B F2 L2 B' L2 R2 U2 F' R2 D2 R' D2 F' U R2 U2 L' U2
64. 9.24 U2 B L2 D2 R2 D2 F' L2 B' L2 F R U R' U' B U' B L2 B'
65. 9.71 F2 U2 R2 F2 R2 B L2 F R2 F2 U F2 R' U2 B' D2 F' R D2 F'
66. 9.58 L2 B2 D' L2 B2 F2 U F2 R2 B2 D2 B' L2 R2 F' L2 D R' F L' U2
67. 9.93 F U' R2 F2 R2 F2 U R2 F2 U F2 D' F L' B F' U B R U2 R'
68. 10.71 D' F2 B' D F U' B' D R' L' B2 D2 F2 D2 R2 F2 L2 D
69. 10.09 F' U' F2 U' B2 D' F2 D2 L2 U' F2 D B L' B2 F D F2 U' L R
70. 11.11 U2 R2 F' D2 R2 B' D2 R2 F' D2 L2 D' B2 D' B R' F R2 F2 D' R'
71. 10.43 U2 L2 U' R2 U L2 D' B2 L2 U2 R2 B R2 F U F' R' B' U L' R2
72. 10.21 U2 L2 D F2 D' B2 U F2 R2 D' L' F' U' R B L' R2 B' R' B F'
73. 10.32 R2 F2 D B2 F2 L2 U2 B2 U R2 D' B' D R2 B2 D F2 L F R U2
74. 8.84 U B2 R2 F2 D' L2 F2 D2 F2 R2 D B U' B2 L' F2 L2 D2 R D L'
75. 15.73 R' B2 D R' F B' U F2 D F2 U2 D2 R2 F2 B R2 D2 F B2 D2
76. 12.24 F2 D' L2 U' F2 R2 F2 D B2 F2 D R' D2 B' L2 F' D R2 B2 D B2
77. 7.25 U' B2 L U2 R2 B2 U2 R D2 R U2 R2 F' L2 D R' F L2 B L' U
78. 12.32 D2 B2 U2 R F2 L F2 R2 U2 B2 L B D L' R F' U F2 L' B2
79. 8.85 F' L2 B L' U' L2 D2 F2 D2 R B R2 U2 F L2 F2 L2 D2 B' D2 F'
80. 8.96 B R2 F2 U2 L2 B2 U2 B L2 F2 D2 R' D2 L' D' U' R F' D B2 R'
81. 11.75 D2 B2 R' D' L' U' R F R2 F2 B2 R' F2 D2 R' L2 B2 R' D2 B'
82. 14.04 U' F D B2 U F' U2 L2 B R' D2 F2 B2 R2 B2 R' D2 L' B2 D2 B
83. 9.33 U' R2 D' R2 D2 R2 U' F2 D F2 R2 F D2 L2 D' B F' U L' F'
84. 9.04 F' D2 L2 U L2 U' F2 U B2 F2 L2 D2 L F2 R F2 D U F L' U
85. 9.69 F' D2 F2 R2 F2 D B2 L2 R2 U L2 D2 B' U' B' D2 R' D F' L R
86. 9.88 R' L2 B2 D L2 U2 B2 R2 D B U L' R2 D' L' U2 R B
87. 10.16 U L2 D2 R2 F2 U F2 D' B2 R2 U2 R' D B' L' R U R U L2 B2
88. 10.67 L' U B' D R' D' L U' D L F2 L2 B2 L' U2 F2 L U2 L D2
89. 10.37 F L2 F R2 F' L2 F' R2 D2 B2 U2 L' B' L R U2 L U L2 B2
90. 12.55 F R2 D2 F2 D2 B2 F R2 B' D2 L' U' F' D B2 L2 D' B L
91. 15.26 U F2 D2 R2 F2 U R2 U' F2 D2 U' F' L' R F L' U R' D2 F' D
92. 13.28 F2 U' R2 B2 D' R2 D B2 L2 F2 U' B' F' U' L D' B2 D2 B' R' D2
93. 9.66 D' R2 F2 R2 D' U2 F2 L2 U' R2 B2 F L' U' B F R' U' F2 D2 L'
94. 12.07 D2 L' R2 F2 R' B2 R' F2 R2 U L2 F2 D2 F U' B2 D' F' R
95. 9.98 F R2 B' R2 B' D2 F D2 B' L2 U2 D' R U2 B' D L' R' U F' R2
96. 10.46 R2 B2 L D2 B2 R F2 L2 B2 L D2 U R' F L2 D' L2 U' B U'
97. 15.94 B2 F2 L2 U' L2 U' R2 U2 B2 D R2 B' F' L' B2 D L B2 R' F U2
98. 10.05 U F2 U' L2 U F2 U' L2 U' R2 B2 L B R F2 U F R B' F2 U2
99. 8.94 B D2 B' R2 B2 D2 B L2 R2 F L' F' L2 U L2 U2 R' B R2 U'
100. 10.37 R' F2 D' F2 R2 U2 F2 U B2 R2 D' L B2 R D' U' B' U2 F' R
101. 8.80 R' D2 L' D2 B2 L' R2 B2 R F2 U2 D R B' F2 D L2 B2 R'
102. 11.37 D' U2 B2 U2 R2 B' D2 U2 B R2 D2 F2 U' R2 B D L' D L U' L
103. 10.37 U' F U2 B2 L2 R2 F' R2 U2 F2 U2 B' U B U2 F L' B R2 D U'
104. 9.42 B' F2 U2 L B2 R D2 R B2 D2 U2 L2 U F' R2 D R' U2 R' U
105. 14.65 B R' L B L D B R2 F2 U2 R2 L' F2 R' B2 U2 B2 R' F'
106. 13.24 U' F' D2 B L2 R2 D2 R2 F D2 U2 F D' B' L R B2 D' L' D U
107. 12.21 L D2 U2 R' D2 R2 F2 R' D2 L D2 B D' F2 U' R' F2 D2 U L

all pbs except single
 
my previous pb was 7.99 lol
Generated By csTimer on 2018-6-8
single: 6.63

Time List:
1. 6.63 B2 R' D2 L' U2 L' F2 L' D B R U' F2 U2 L R D' L2
x2 y' // inspection
D F D' R' D2 // cross
R U' R' U' y' R U R' // 1st pair
y' R U R' // 2nd pair
y' R U R' // 3rd pair
y' R U2 R' U' R U R' // 4th pair
R U R' U R U2 R' // OLL+PLL skip
U2 // AUF
33 htm = 4.98 tps oof
 
huh


Generated By csTimer on 2018-6-12
avg of 5: 15.92

Time List:
1. 15.94 L' D' B2 U D R' D' B' F2 R' L2 F2 R D2 F2 D2 R D2 B2
2. (16.88) D F2 L' D2 L2 B2 F2 L B2 D2 B2 R2 F U F L' R2 U B' F'
3. 14.95 R' U B2 U' F2 U' B2 D' B2 U2 L2 U R F2 L F D2 L' R D' R'
4. 16.86 B2 L2 F D' B' L2 U L2 F' B2 D2 F2 R' L2 U2 B2 L2 B2 R'
5. (14.35) R U2 L2 B' D2 F D2 F2 R2 B' R2 F L' U' F2 R2 D U F' D'

OH btw
 
Don't know if this really counts as an accomplishment but I just got what I think is my first non-AUF last layer skip! The time was a 13.5 still because the VLS case I did to skip OLL was from the left and I'm not used to doing it from that angle but still!
 
Generated By csTimer on 2018-6-15
avg of 5: 2:43.340

Time List:
(3:05.932), (2:39.885), 2:42.923, 2:44.822, 2:42.274

what the crap

I just broke my 666 single PB by about a second, and then followed it up with three more sub-2:50 solves to break my ao5 PB by 10 seconds. I kept thinking stuff like "this three-second pause during L4E is going to kill the time" during the solves and somehow they were still sub-2:50. (The single had OLL parity into a 10-move RUL ZBLL alg.) Guess I have an excuse to drop thirty bucks for a Shadow M now.
 
Generated By csTimer on 2018-6-19
avg of 12: 1.62

Time List:
1. 1.69 R' F' R' F2 U R2 U R2 U2
2. 1.58 F2 R F R2 U' R2 U F2 R2
3. 1.56 R U2 R2 U' F2 U R U2 R' U'
4. (3.90+) R2 F' R' U2 R' U F' R U
5. 1.55 R2 F2 R' F2 U' R F2 R2 U
6. (1.10) R2 U F2 R' U R F2 U' R2 U'
7. 2.18 U2 F U' F' U R' F2 U2 R U
8. 1.49 R' U' R U' R' U R U2 R2
9. 1.18 F R U' F' U R2 F R U'
10. 1.63 U2 R' F2 U R' U2 F R F
11. 1.32 F2 U' R' F2 R F2 R2 F' U'
12. 2.00 F R' F' R' U2 F2 R U2 R'
 
Ao50/ao100 PBs for 444. Kind of lost focus 70 solves in, oh well.
Generated By csTimer on 2018-6-20
solves/total: 100/100

single
best: 40.677
worst: 1:09.184

avg of 50
current: 49.822 (σ = 4.53)
best: 48.524 (σ = 3.79)

avg of 100
current: 49.618 (σ = 4.20)
best: 49.618 (σ = 4.20)

Average: 49.618 (σ = 4.20)
Mean: 49.913

Time List:
48.276, 59.240, 45.213, 52.619, 57.193, 57.456, 51.912, 47.496, 57.082, 44.500, 48.065, 49.389, 47.101, 55.310, 58.292, 45.939, 49.520, 53.303, 54.775, 50.725, 54.289, 43.680, 53.220, 49.699, 50.449, 43.967, 45.552, 52.683, 42.044, 47.814, 50.913, 47.297, 46.637, 54.674, 49.195, 49.554, 51.419, 43.219, 48.055, 45.793, 44.335, 45.225, 44.200, 53.583, 55.255, 45.730, 44.421, 43.579, 47.403, 48.987, 53.222, 48.007, 51.327, 53.903, 41.605, 46.706, 43.905, 50.369, 50.989, 51.036, 56.144, 49.685, 43.532, 49.457, 59.781, 52.430, 44.949, 52.923, 51.545, 1:06.903, 53.466, 45.345, 54.872, 50.866, 41.133, 44.352+, 41.687, 42.827, 56.027, 47.403, 46.052, 1:03.319, 45.713, 43.332, 59.270, 53.936, 55.132, 52.384, 44.189, 48.081, 1:09.184, 48.133, 40.677, 52.830, 53.765, 44.024, 50.459, 46.477, 52.385, 49.242

e: Same thing with OH (also lost focus 70 solves in, lol). Could've been sub-24 if I kept my focus up, but hey, a PB is a PB. Almost got a PB single too, but I locked up a bit on ZBLL (L' U2 L U2 R U' L' U L R' or something like that).
Generated By csTimer on 2018-6-20
solves/total: 100/100

single
best: 16.622
worst: 31.736

avg of 50
current: 24.814 (σ = 2.01)
best: 23.302 (σ = 2.59)

avg of 100
current: 24.136 (σ = 2.26)
best: 24.136 (σ = 2.26)

Average: 24.136 (σ = 2.26)
Mean: 24.106

Time List:
23.039, 26.860, 24.008, 22.348, 24.396, 18.225, 28.400, 26.571, 20.592, 18.695, 22.288, 26.769, 21.233, 18.232, 21.579, 19.717, 26.970, 26.644, 20.120, 23.003, 27.154, 22.341, 22.341, 24.223, 23.484, 25.331, 21.865, 20.201, 20.862, 23.465, 26.618, 26.490, 25.757, 24.868, 16.622, 23.803, 22.838, 21.544, 21.509, 25.512, 26.263, 27.179, 21.024, 24.181, 25.107, 22.687, 25.509, 27.989, 17.699, 24.622, 20.749, 28.855, 22.737, 16.956, 27.704, 22.750, 25.158, 25.911, 21.352, 25.643, 23.804, 26.595, 23.693, 24.623, 25.578, 23.666, 26.834, 24.128, 28.798, 27.064, 29.235, 24.236, 26.793, 26.248, 25.822, 23.832, 31.736, 19.772, 25.222, 22.733, 27.022, 23.371, 24.490, 24.586, 22.780, 24.520, 21.069, 21.494, 25.787, 23.643, 22.595, 29.765, 24.283, 24.047, 21.189, 31.070, 24.612, 26.384, 25.051, 25.866
 
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