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Since a few months ago my pb 4x4x4 single was 1:20.635 until last night when I got a 1:19.734. I was really excited to get my first sub-1:20 but just now I beat that by 13 seconds with a 1:06.440! I did not expect that at all and it was only that fast because of my focus. Then with that single I got a mo3 of 1:17.234 after getting a 1:18.798 single and I got a 1:22.433 ao5 and a 1:30.215 ao12! I was getting more sub-1:30s than usual and I think I'm seeing some real improvement that will stick which hasn't happened in a while. It must just be because I'm more motivated with 4x4 than I used to be. I think I'll be sub-1:10 in a month or two and sub-1 by the end of the year.
 
I just did Kilominx for the Weekly competiiton, and the 5th solve was my 2000 solve for the weekly competition. I know that this is not a big accomplishment, but still nice to see:)
 
no way

Generated By csTimer on 2018-7-19
single: 9.05

Time List:
1. 9.05 U B F U2 B' D2 L2 F' L2 B' U2 L B U L U B' D

OH, xcross w/ 3 free pairs, ez 1lll

E: no way

10.00 and then 9.54 clock pb single, alsopb ao5 and ao12
finally sub 10 ao100 3x3
and pb single:

Generated By csTimer on 2018-7-19
single: 6.12

Time List:
1. 6.12 U R F2 B2 R' F L2 D F R U2 L2 U2 F2 D2 L' F2 B2 L' D2
 
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I average 12-13 with a 13.77 official average and 11.96 orricial single. My PB single was 10.24 until today. I was solving, and suddenly, I get a 7.43!!!!!! I am posting the scramble on the scramble thread
 
8.87 PB 3x3 single!

Double xcross with a bad last layer, but super happy with it!


https://alg.cubing.net/?setup=_F-_D..._U-_R-_U-_R_U_R-_U_R_//_PLL/F_Perm U_//_AUF

F' D F' D B2 R F L' U2 B2 D2 F2 U' F2 U R2 D B2 L'

z2 y' // inspection

F' R L2 U L' U L y' U L2 // double xcross
y' U2 R U R' y' U R' U' R // F2L 3
U' R U R' // F2L 4
F R U R' U' F' f R U R' U' f' // OLL
U R' U' F' R U R' U' R' F R2 U' R' U' R U R' U R // PLL/F Perm
U // AUF
 
Flood of OH pbs cause I sprained my ankle and will be mostly house ridden for a week or two. All except single, and I got really close there too.
So I got really fast but also super inconsistent.
I have as many 15s as I have 17s (27), 14s as 19s (12), almost as many 13s as 20s (8-9), and sub13 as sup20 (8-6).
Yeah. Overall session mean of 160 solves was 16.93 and the average was 16.90.

Single: 10.68 - Maybe second sub 11 single?
Mo3: 13.49 - (16.04, 10.68, 13.76)
Ao5: 13.86 - ((10.68), 13.76, (18.17), 14.71, 13.11)
Ao12: 15.50 - (15.56, 12.39, 19.73, 15.91, (22.19), 15.13, 14.04, 14.86, 17.14, 18.06, 12.20, (11.88))
Ao50: 16.45 (σ = 1.74)
Ao100: 16.62 (σ = 1.92)

10: [1]
11: [1]
12: [---6---]
13: [----8----]
14: [------12------]
15: [--------------27-------------]
16: [---------------29--------------]
17: [--------------27-------------]
18: [-----------22------------]
19: [------12------]
20: [-----9----]
21: [-2-]
22: [-2-]
23: [0]
24: [-2-]

E: Also I finally got a sub 60 average of 12 in megaminx. That was awesome.
 
first sub 30 solve after 1 1/2 month of cubing. nonlucky, no skipped steps, just fine block building at the start (meaning consistent but slow turning, no pauses & good lookahead).
I'm looking forward to my first sub 40 average :)

EDIT:
just accomplished a sub 40 avg :]
next goal: sub 40 avg of 100
i love it, every day i cube i keep getting better times. 1 or 2 seconds everyday :D

I'm was right around there 2 weeks ago. Now I'm at around 32 second averages of five and a 22 second PR with no PLL skip. Good Luck h3ndrik! :p
 
First cubing session in ages. Broke all of my 3x3 pbs except Ao5, and I think Im finally sub 14!

Generated By csTimer on 2018-7-22
solves/total: 75/75
single
best: 7.53
worst: 17.71
mean of 3
current: 15.57 (σ = 1.36)
best: 10.76 (σ = 2.82)
avg of 5
current: 14.54 (σ = 0.74)
best: 11.69 (σ = 1.55)
avg of 12
current: 14.09 (σ = 1.36)
best: 12.38 (σ = 1.60)
avg of 25
current: 13.47 (σ = 1.28)
best: 12.63 (σ = 1.02)
avg of 50
current: 13.56 (σ = 1.61)
best: 13.38 (σ = 1.50)
Average: 13.88 (σ = 1.67)
Mean: 13.84

(I hand scrambled so ignore the scrambles)
1. 16.22 D2 L2 B2 R2 B U2 L2 U2 B2 F' L' D B' F' L' F' L' U' L2
2. 16.12 F' R2 B2 D2 B U2 L2 F2 U2 R2 F2 L U' L B' R2 F2 L' U' F'
3. 15.52 D2 L2 F D' R2 F' B2 L R2 D2 R2 F' L2 F' U2 R2 B' U2 F2 L
4. 15.18 D' F U2 B L2 U2 F' U2 R2 D2 U2 F' R D U' F L D' B2 L2 R
5. 15.45 B2 R' B L2 U L D' R' L2 D R2 D2 F2 U' F2 U R2 F2 D R
6. 16.77 L2 D F2 L2 F2 U' R2 B2 U R2 F2 B L B' D R2 B' D' B' D'
7. 12.76 B' U2 D2 R' B' L2 F2 U' D L' F' R2 F' U2 D2 F' R2 F' L2 F D2
8. 13.45 U' R2 U B2 L2 U2 B2 U2 B2 R2 U B' D L2 R B' L' R2 D U
9. 14.53 F' U2 B2 D R2 U' F2 U B2 D' U2 B2 L' U2 R2 B2 F' D B L2 D
10. 14.41 B2 U2 B2 F2 U F2 U B2 R2 D2 F2 L' F D' F L2 D2 B D' L2
11. 14.10 R2 F2 L2 B2 D2 U R2 B2 D2 L2 R U B2 U' B' U L D F' U
12. 13.67 R D2 R2 U2 L2 F2 D2 R D2 L2 R' U R D U' B' R D2 B' U2
13. 14.81 D2 L2 U' B2 D U F2 U' B2 L2 F' D R' B L' U B R D
14. 12.29 U D2 B' U2 R2 U2 F' R2 F2 L2 F' L2 R F2 U B D' L B' L2 R
15. 17.71 L U' L2 U2 B2 L2 D2 B2 L2 D' U' F D' B2 R B L' R2 F' L'
16. 13.04 D2 R' U2 L D2 U2 B2 U2 F2 R' B' D2 U2 R' F' U' B F' L'
17. 17.41 D' B2 U B2 L2 D B L U R2 D' R2 U2 B2 L2 F2 D2 R2 U B'
18. 10.53 U' R' B2 L' F' U' D L F' B R2 L2 B D2 R2 L2 B D'
19. 13.68 B' U F2 R L2 F' D L' D B' R' D2 B L2 F R2 D2 R2 U2 B2
20. 17.20 L D2 L2 B2 R2 B2 R' D2 R2 B' L2 B2 L U' F2 L2 R2 U F
21. 16.39 B2 F2 U2 R2 B2 U' L2 R2 D L' D2 B F2 R2 B' L B F' L'
22. 11.73 B2 D R2 U' F2 R2 F2 D L2 B2 R D L U' B' L' R U2 R' F'
23. 12.68 L' F' D' L' B' D R2 B R B2 L F2 U2 R' B2 R2 U2 D'
24. 13.48 U D2 R2 B L' D' F B2 R B2 D2 B R2 F R2 U2 L2 U2 R2 B
25. 12.81 L' U2 L2 B2 R F2 U2 R2 D2 L B2 D' U F D B' L F2 D2 U
26. 17.44 L B2 U2 B2 U L2 U R2 D2 F2 L2 R D2 B D' R' U' F' D L U2
27. 15.96 B F2 D2 B2 L2 R2 U L2 D2 R2 D B2 L' U L2 D' F' D' B' D2 U'
28. 11.80 D2 L2 B' R2 F' U2 F U2 F' R2 F R' D' L R D2 F2 R D2 U'
29. 13.27 R2 D2 F' L2 R2 D2 B R2 B R2 F2 L' D' F U R2 B2 U L' U L'
30. 12.28 D2 B2 D' B2 L2 D' U' L2 D' R' B D2 R' F' L U L D2 B'
31. 15.10 R' F2 D R2 U2 L2 U' B2 D2 B2 F' D' F2 D2 R' U B L' U
32. 14.75 D2 R2 U2 L2 R2 F' U2 F' U2 R2 B2 L' D' U2 L D2 U F2 L U
33. 14.80 R2 B' L2 F2 U2 F' R2 D2 B' D2 B2 L D B D2 U2 L' B U R B2
34. 16.70 B2 L' D2 F2 R' F2 R' U2 L2 F2 D2 B' D' L' D L' B2 D U' F' D
35. 10.61 L2 U2 L2 B2 R2 B' U2 F' D2 R2 D2 R' U2 R2 D L' R2 D2 F D B2
36. 13.17 R F L' U2 F' U B2 R B' R' B2 R2 L U2 F2 L' U2 L D2 B2
37. 12.74 F R2 U2 B2 R2 B' L2 U2 F R B2 D U' B2 L2 R' B' R2 U'
38. 13.40 B2 D B2 L2 D' U2 F2 R2 D' U' F2 R' D' U2 B2 F' R' D R2 D L'
39. 13.21 L2 D' F2 R2 U2 R2 U2 B2 R2 D' L2 R B2 U2 F L' B U R D2 F
40. 15.59 F2 U2 R' F2 R' F2 R D2 L' R2 U2 D' F' D2 F R2 B2 R' U B' R'
41. 17.15 R2 F2 D F2 U R2 F2 L2 D' F2 U F U R D' U L' U F L' D'
42. 12.04 L F2 D' F' L U R D B' D' L2 F2 L2 U' B2 R2 U F2 U' R
43. 17.70 D' B' R2 B L2 D2 F L2 B D2 L2 U2 L' B' U' R2 F D' R B F'
44. 11.75 U L2 F2 D F2 D' R2 B2 U2 R' B D' F D2 B2 L2 R F' R2
45. 11.66 L2 F2 D R2 D U2 B2 R2 D L2 B' R2 B' D R2 B2 U' R F U2
46. 12.33 L2 U2 F R2 U2 F' D2 U2 R2 U2 F' D' L2 B R' F' L' D2 B2
47. 13.34 D R2 D' F2 D2 L2 B2 U L2 D' B L F' D B U' L2 B2 U L2
48. 11.91 U B2 L2 B2 U R2 D' B2 F2 U2 L' D B U' R2 U' B2 D' U' R2
49. 13.20 F2 R2 B2 U' R2 D2 R2 D2 B2 D R F2 U2 F D' L' U2 L' D
50. 9.36[double x cross] L' U' F2 U' B D2 F B' D U2 R' F2 U2 R D2 F2 R U2 R2
51. 14.41 D2 F2 U2 R2 D2 F L2 B D2 F2 L2 U R U2 L F2 U R U2
52. 12.88 U2 B2 L2 D2 B2 R2 U' F2 D' B2 U' B D2 R U' L' R B D B2 F2
53. 13.28 F2 U2 R' D2 L' U2 R2 U2 F2 R' U2 B' F2 R2 F R2 U' F R2 F2 R'
54. 14.00 U2 F' R2 B' L2 F' U2 R2 B2 D2 L2 R D2 F2 U L' R D' R' F U2
55. 9.91 F D F D B' U D R' F L' F' B R2 B' D2 F2 D2 L2 D2 B
56. 14.12 U' B' U2 B' R B' D2 B U' L' D2 L2 D2 B R2 B2 L2 B R2 F' R2
57. 12.45 L2 D2 R2 F2 D R2 B2 U B2 D' U' F' L' U' B D' R2 B2 U' L R'
58. 12.72 L' D2 R B2 U2 R2 F2 L2 F2 U' L R2 U2 B D' L' R D' F
59. 7.53[easy f2l, pll skip] D F' U2 F' L' U L F' R' F R2 B' L2 F' U2 F B R2 U2 L2
60. 12.04 R F2 D L2 D2 R D L' D' F' D R2 F2 L2 U' F2 D' R2 U F2 D
61. 17.32 F2 U B R L' U R' D' R' L2 U R2 D' L2 U' B2 L2 B2 L2
62. 11.66 L2 R2 D' F2 D R2 D2 U F2 R2 D B U2 B2 U' R' D' L U R2 D
63. 12.75 R2 B' U' F' L D' R2 B2 L' F2 R2 B' R2 F2 U2 B' D2 F L2
64. 14.94 U2 R F2 R B2 L2 F2 U2 L' B2 R' D' R D2 F' L R2 D2 F' D' U'
65. 12.92 B L2 F' R2 B2 F' L2 D2 B2 U2 F U R' B' U2 B D' F' L B U
66. 12.89 R' D2 U2 F' R2 F R2 F L2 D2 B L2 D L2 F R D' L B2 U' F
67. 13.20 L D2 L2 B2 F' D2 U2 L2 B2 D2 F' D' L D2 L' B' F2 D L F
68. 11.71 L2 U2 F' D2 B U2 B F' D2 F' R2 L' D' F2 L' D2 R D U R D2
69. 14.55 R2 B2 D' F2 D L2 D' L2 D2 B2 U' L' R B U' R B D2 R2 D2
70. 16.64 L2 B2 F2 D F2 R2 D R2 B2 U2 R2 F D2 U2 R2 B' R' D R2 F2 U2
71. 13.94[forced pll skip] L F2 L' B2 D2 B2 U2 L' D2 R' U2 B U R' B2 U' B L2 R F
72. 12.09 L R2 F2 D F2 L2 D2 R2 D' L2 D' R2 B D B2 F U' B2 L F2 D'
73. 15.36 B2 U2 B' D2 U2 L2 B D2 F L2 F' L' B' F' D U' R D R2 F2 D'
74. 14.32 D' L2 D' L2 F2 D' F2 L2 U' L B R' B' L' D' B' L D' B'
75. 17.02 D2 L U2 R U2 R D2 F2 D2 R' B R F D' U R2 U L D'
 
Ao50/ao100 PBs (14.181/14.331 → 13.982/14.269). Sub-15 global is totally within reach if I can just stop making a whole bunch of mistakes in a row and destroying my session averages.

Generated By csTimer on 2018-7-23
solves/total: 100/100

single
best: 10.782
worst: 22.794

avg of 50
current: 13.982 (σ = 1.59)
best: 13.982 (σ = 1.59)

avg of 100
current: 14.269 (σ = 1.74)
best: 14.269 (σ = 1.74)

Average: 14.269 (σ = 1.74)
Mean: 14.463

Time List:
14.938, 18.898, 13.307, 15.111, 11.732, 11.675, 11.354, 22.165, 17.783, 14.109, 15.037, 19.389+, 15.175, 13.235, 14.975, 13.277, 12.650, 14.446, 14.175, 22.154, 16.685, 12.354, 20.084, 12.352, 14.035, 15.382, 18.047, 16.100+, 15.070, 14.025, 14.125, 13.312, 14.167, 11.709, 14.362, 13.538, 13.924, 12.929, 15.120, 14.561, 13.381, 16.683, 11.774, 14.548, 11.834, 16.225, 14.769, 13.847, 15.076, 12.397, 12.547, 16.713, 15.123, 12.178, 13.430, 18.314+, 15.168, 14.189, 15.350, 15.705, 19.163+, 15.837, 15.294, 12.010, 15.864, 14.969, 10.782, 10.834, 14.399, 16.684, 12.562, 13.238, 14.432, 13.122, 14.562, 14.940, 12.177, 12.278, 16.437, 11.725, 22.794, 13.299, 14.493, 15.288, 11.361, 16.652, 12.364, 14.051, 13.941, 14.390, 12.990, 12.333, 13.653, 12.949, 11.617, 11.756, 16.432, 14.619, 11.219, 12.089
 
I beat my longest standing PB, at just under 2 years: 3x3 average of 5. It's my first sub-10. Also, PB Mo3 at 9.21.

9.91, (10.52), 9.36, 9.25, (9.02) = 9.51. Had it locked after the fourth solve at 9.93 with a very timely sexysledge PLL skip, but the last solve was an immaculate fullstep beast to secure the smash.
 
My PB on the 2x2x2 is now down to 6.51. I am still using the beginner's method. Is that an OK time? My Ao3 is under 10. I still bumble solves with 30+ seconds though.
What exactly is beginners method? Describe yours.
Im sub 4 and i solve like a 3x3... tps ftw
 
Solve white face first, including correct permutations. Then OLL and PLL. Basically like you said, like a 3x3x3. My tps is as good as my lookahead. ;)

Which 2x2x2 do you use?
wEIpO
That is my method, but im color neutral. Its ez to do on a 2x2, and i recommend it to everyone.
For "my" method, you have to have wicked fast recognition as well as a fast tps. Of course, I can recognize some oll cases and immediately know what pll to use, executing without stopping. Similarly, i know for some olls that ill get a pll skip.
 
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