CG’s Progression Thread—BIG NEWS!!!—Competition on Saturday (3x3 in 303)

[Exmestify]

some good 2x2er, try out these scrams, got my first ever sub-2 ao5 with it-
Generated By csTimer+ on 2024-03-31
avg of 5: 1.921

Time List:
3967. 1.831 U' R F U' R F R' U F'
3968. 1.849 F' R2 F R' U' F U R2 U'
3969. 2.084 U R F U2 F2 R F' R2 F'
3970. (2.921) F' U' F U2 F R2 F' R U2
3971. (1.388) U' F' U' R2 F R F2 R2 F' U'

 

[Cubist-Guitar]

@Exmestify

1.72, (1.41), 1.65, (2.38), 1.71= 1.69s

Nice scrambles, and very good for one-looking practice

 

[JDAW6]

187
1.70
2.62 love the eg1 here
1.99
2.40

 

[bldcuber314]

some good 2x2er, try out these scrams, got my first ever sub-2 ao5 with it-
Generated By csTimer+ on 2024-03-31
avg of 5: 1.921

Time List:
3967. 1.831 U' R F U' R F R' U F'
3968. 1.849 F' R2 F R' U' F U R2 U'
3969. 2.084 U R F U2 F2 R F' R2 F'
3970. (2.921) F' U' F U2 F R2 F' R U2
3971. (1.388) U' F' U' R2 F R F2 R

(2.11), 1.40, (1.30), 1.66, 1.86.
These are all downsolves(I didn't have my timer when I first tried them, but would have still gotten a similar average I think.) I average high-mid 3, and my PB ao5 is 2.55. These scrambles are insane.
2.11- Easy 2 move layer, predicted CLL but didn't know the alg, used LBL- 22 moves.
1.40 Cancel into much better CLL, but easy to +2 AUF- 12 moves.
1.30- Layer on white(9 moves) gives LL skip- 10 moves.
1.66- Did a sledge to solve yellow layer, CLL was just Sune with no AUF- 12 moves.
1.86- Layer into T perm- 19 moves.
Edit: These are all my original solutions, just not original times.

 

[Exmestify]

(2.11), 1.40, (1.30), 1.66, 1.86.
These are all downsolves(I didn't have my timer when I first tried them, but would have still gotten a similar average I think.) I average high-mid 3, and my PB ao5 is 2.55. These scrambles are insane.
2.11- Easy 2 move layer, predicted CLL but didn't know the alg, used LBL- 22 moves.
1.40 Cancel into much better CLL, but easy to +2 AUF- 12 moves.
1.30- Layer on white(9 moves) gives LL skip- 10 moves.
1.66- Did a sledge to solve yellow layer, CLL was just Sune with no AUF- 12 moves.
1.86- Layer into T perm- 19 moves.
Edit: These are all my original solutions, just not original times.

starting to learn cll really helped in this avg lol

 

[Cubist-Guitar]

I have decided that (if I make registration) I will be going to Cubing at Carson 2024, as it has 2x2 and 4x4. If anyone else is going, please tell me (I would love to meet you in person). My goals are (in a very vague sense) to make 2x2 Finals, have a sub 2.8 average, have a sub 50 4x4 average, PR my 3x3 average, Sub 10 Clock Average, and not to mess up Squan.

 

[Sombi McJunior]

I have decided that (if I make registration) I will be going to Cubing at Carson 2024, as it has 2x2 and 4x4. If anyone else is going, please tell me (I would love to meet you in person). My goals are (in a very vague sense) to make 2x2 Finals, have a sub 2.8 average, have a sub 50 4x4 average, PR my 3x3 average, Sub 10 Clock Average, and not to mess up Squan.

i will likely go, its more motivation to keep practicing anything rn lol

 

[Cubist-Guitar]

First sub 5 7x7 average, and (if I lived in Nebraska) the 3rd best solve, and 9 seconds off from where I want to average

Generated By csTimer on 2024-03-31
avg of 5: 4:56.88

Time List:
37. 4:57.32
38. (5:05.30)
39. 4:39.41
40. 4:48.86
41. 5:04.45

Edit: Got a 4:28 sub Nebraska SR 10 minutes after this, @NebraskanSpeedsolver. Finally.

 

[Garf]

First sub 5 7x7 average, and (if I lived in Nebraska) the 3rd best solve, and 9 seconds off from where I want to average

Generated By csTimer on 2024-03-31
avg of 5: 4:56.88

Time List:
37. 4:57.32
38. (5:05.30)
39. 4:39.41
40. 4:48.86
41. 5:04.45

Edit: Got a 4:28 sub Nebraska SR 10 minutes after this, @NebraskanSpeedsolver. Finally.

He’s sub4 now sorry man.

 

[Cubist-Guitar]

He’s sub4 now sorry man.

IK, he’s gotten so fast across this past month. Let me have my victories,

 

[Discomantis]

some good 2x2er, try out these scrams, got my first ever sub-2 ao5 with it-
Generated By csTimer+ on 2024-03-31
avg of 5: 1.921

Time List:
3967. 1.831 U' R F U' R F R' U F'
3968. 1.849 F' R2 F R' U' F U R2 U'
3969. 2.084 U R F U2 F2 R F' R2 F'
3970. (2.921) F' U' F U2 F R2 F' R U2
3971. (1.388) U' F' U' R2 F R F2 R2 F' U'

1: 1.22
2: 1.97 (bad)
3: 1.82
4: 1.74 (also bad)
5: 1.29

1.62 ao5

 

[Cubist-Guitar]

Did 3x3 for the first time in like, a month (ever since i started grinding 2x2). I raced @NmeCuber online for a couple solves, and got 2 sub 10s (the first in around a month). I also logged in to do some regular solves and got a PB2 8.10 (for reference, the formar PB2 was a 8.43) solve. If you want, I can make a recon by tomorrow.

 

[Davian]

Cool. Glad to hear your opinion.

@Jorian Meeuse, @Davian, and @Clock_Enthusiast, which 7 simul method is the best To learn. For context, I average 9.5 on clock.

Probably Tommys 7simul, the last 2 steps i believe are the hardest to learn which is also the reason for people to do bpaul, but once you learn it you will imrpove way faster.

 

[Cubist-Guitar]

@Davian, @Jorian Meeuse, and @Clock_Enthusiast, thank you for your advice with 7 simul. Since I have a bunch of other events on the May 4th comp I am planning to go to, I will try to learn it by then, but even if I don’t, thank you again!

 

[Cubist-Guitar]

I had a quite a productive day at cubing today, with most of my 2x2 and 4x4 PB’s being broken.

Any 2x2er can try these scrambles, and post your times below

PB ao5 featuring EG-2, a 1.1, and a 2.8
Generated By csTimer on 2024-04-04
avg of 5: 1.61

Time List:
3159. 1.68 F R' F U R' U' R2 F2 U
3160. 1.57 R2 F U' F2 R2 F' U F' R2
3161. (2.89) U2 F' U' F2 R U' R2 U' F2
3162. (1.12) U F R2 U' F U2 F R U2 F'
3163. 1.57 R U2 R U2 F R U2 F' U



I was also consistently really good the rest of today at 2x2, and finally got a very cool milestone that I have been wanting for quite a while; an
average of 50 with more than half of the solves being sub 2. In total, 26 solves out of 50 were sub 2.


Generated By csTimer on 2024-04-04
avg of 50: 1.94

Time List:
3142. 2.13 F' R' F R2 F' U' F2 R F' U'
3143. 1.86 R2 U R2 U R F' R2 U' F2
3144. 2.41 U' F2 U F2 U' R F R2 F'
3145. 1.88 F U F' U2 R2 F' R' U F' U'
3146. (2.76) R' F2 U F R2 F R2 U2 R'
3147. 1.49 R' F R U R' U2 F2 U' F' U2
3148. 2.42 R U' F2 R U2 F' U' F2 U2
3149. 2.11 F2 U' R F' R F' R U2 F2
3150. 1.49 R2 U R F2 R F R' F R'
3151. 2.01 F2 U2 F' U F' R2 U F U2
3152. 1.84 F' U' F' U R' U2 R2 U' R
3153. 1.99 R' U2 F R F R U2 R2 F' R'
3154. 1.99 U F R2 U' R U R2 U2 R2 U'
3155. 2.35 R F' U R U R' F2 U F2
3156. 1.93 U2 F U R U2 F' R' F R'
3157. 2.16 U R2 U' F' R2 F' U2 R F
3158. 1.77 R2 U R2 U2 F2 U' R' F2 U2 F'
3159. 1.68 F R' F U R' U' R2 F2 U
3160. 1.57 R2 F U' F2 R2 F' U F' R2
3161. (2.89) U2 F' U' F2 R U' R2 U' F2
3162. (1.12) U F R2 U' F U2 F R U2 F'
3163. 1.57 R U2 R U2 F R U2 F' U
3164. 2.06 F R U R U' F2 R2 F' R
3165. 2.64 U' F' R U' F' U' F2 U' F'
3166. 1.84 U F R' F' R' U' R2 U' F' R2
3167. 1.74 F U' F' U R2 F U' F U'
3168. 2.21 U' F' R2 F U R2 U F2 R'
3169. 2.34 R2 U2 R U2 F U' F2 R F2
3170. 1.92 R F' R2 U' R U2 F2 U' F'
3171. (4.46) F U F2 R2 U' F U2 R2 F
3172. 1.61 F' R U2 F2 R U' R F R' U2
3173. 2.10 R2 U R' F U' R U2 R F'
3174. 2.28 R F' U F2 R' U' F2 R' U2
3175. 1.55 U2 F' U2 F' U' F R2 U F
3176. 2.07 F R' U' R F' R F' U2 R2
3177. 1.66 U R' U R U' R2 U2 F U'
3178. 1.56 F' U2 R U2 F' U' R2 U R2
3179. 2.37 U' F' R U2 R' F2 U R U2
3180. 1.65 F' U F2 U R' F2 U2 R2 U'
3181. 1.82 F2 U F' U R2 U' R F R
3182. 2.08 F2 R' F' R F2 U' F U2 F
3183. (1.20) R' F2 U F U' F R' F2 U2 F'
3184. 1.68 R' F' U F2 R' F' U R2 U'
3185. (1.45) R' U R' U R2 F U2 F' R2
3186. 2.12 R F2 U2 F U2 F' R U2 F' U'
3187. 2.35 R U F2 R2 F2 R U F U2
3188. 1.47 R2 U' F' U' F U' F' U2 F2
3189. 1.77 U R U' F U' R' U2 R2 F' U'
3190. 1.88 F' R F2 R U R2 F' U' F
3191. 2.06 F R2 F2 U R' F2 R F2 R' U2

And it wasn’t only 2x2 that I had incredibly good progress. For one, I finally achieved one of my cubing goals that I have had for a while; a sub 50 ao50 on 4x4. Not only that, but I got a lot of other very awesome 4x4 goals, and have potentially replaced them with another (I’ll tell you in a week or so)

All of my 4x4 PBs+Sub 40 single!
Generated By csTimer on 2024-04-04
single: 39.24

Generated By csTimer on 2024-04-04
avg of 5: 46.17

423. (55.73)
424. 49.59
425. 45.21
426. (40.06)
427. 43.71

Generated By csTimer on 2024-04-04
avg of 50: 49.13

Generated By csTimer on 2024-04-04
avg of 100: 50.05

 

[Cubist-Guitar]

My toxic trait is thinking that I have a good chance at winning Square One at my next comp.

 

[JDAW6]

My toxic trait is thinking that I have a good chance at winning Square One at my next comp.

View attachment 30238

Unlucky bro , I suggest you move to Yugoslavia for easier comps.

 

[Cubist-Guitar]

Me just doing 6x6 casually with a PB of 2:45.65

Generated By csTimer on 2024-04-09
single: 2:25.55

Time List:
233. 2:25.55 Lw 3Uw' Lw2 Dw' Uw R L2 Fw2 B' F' 3Uw2 L Bw2 R2 U2 R' 3Fw Dw2 Bw' Dw' Fw' 3Fw' D' Bw Lw 3Fw' U Dw F' Rw2 Lw2 B Lw U2 3Fw Lw' Bw2 Rw R 3Uw2 D2 Uw' F2 L' 3Fw Dw' U 3Fw Lw2 3Rw' B2 Fw Rw2 Uw' 3Uw2 L2 B2 Rw2 F Bw2 Dw' Rw R2 U Lw2 3Uw2 B2 Uw2 Lw B Bw' Uw' Fw B2 U2 D' B' U' B' F

That, my friends who despise math, is a 20.1 second drop in my personal best. This is the time I normally reach my last 2 edges, and when I determine what type of edge Parity I will get during good solves. I average about 2:55 on 6x6

 

[Cubist-Guitar]

I grinded 3x3 (I know, shocking) for the first time since my last comp. Not only that, but I would say that I am sub 11.5, which is half a second faster than I was (I changed the magnets on my Tornado V3 to strongest setting) Honestly, depending on how fast I improve, I could be sub 11 at home before May

Spoiler: How a 2x2 main does on 3x3

Generated By csTimer on 2024-04-10
avg of 25: 11.27

Time List:
1191. 12.40 F2 B2 U' L' F' R D U2 F D2 R2 L2 F2 R2 F D2 F2 B D2 L' F2
1192. 11.01 D' B2 U F2 R2 B2 U F2 U2 B2 F2 L' F L F' U2 B L2 U
1193. 10.73 U2 R' D2 F2 L D2 L' D2 R B2 D2 F' U' R2 F D U2 L R' D
1194. 13.22 L2 D B' R D F D L2 F' D2 L2 F U2 B' L2 D2 F2 L U'
1195. 10.64 B2 R' B2 D R2 B2 F2 D2 U' F2 L2 D2 U' L B' L D2 B2 F R F
1196. 11.10 R2 F2 L U' F' U2 R L D F D2 B2 R2 L2 D2 L2 F2 B' R2 U2 D2
1197. 10.20 B2 R2 D B2 D' F2 L2 D L2 U2 L2 U B D2 U L D B L' R' B2
1198. 11.40 R' F2 U B2 D B2 L2 U2 L' F2 R2 B L2 F R2 B U2 B'
1199. (15.34) U' B' D' B' L2 F U2 R2 F' D2 L2 D2 F2 U B' L' B' U R' F'
1200. (9.94) D L2 D' L2 F2 D2 U L2 U F2 R' U' B F U2 F D' L R F
1201. (13.29) R U2 F L U' B' R2 D' B U2 R2 U2 R2 U F2 D R2 B2 L2 U2 B2
1202. 11.32 B' U2 B' L D' L F' D B L2 B2 D L2 D' R2 B2 R2 U' F2 U
1203. 10.00 D' B R' L D' R' D B U L2 U2 B2 L2 F2 U B2 D2
1204. 11.50 B' U B2 D' L2 D F2 U2 B2 R2 F2 U2 L' U2 L2 B' R' D2 F2 U
1205. 11.26 L R2 U B2 R2 U' R2 D R2 D B R2 F' D B' L2 F' U2 L
1206. 11.46 D L D2 F2 R2 L U' F' R2 B R2 B L2 B' D2 B D' L'
1207. 11.48 D' B2 R2 D R2 U B2 L2 B2 D2 U' R2 F' R2 F' L F U2 B D' B'
1208. 11.40 L' B2 L' B2 L' D2 L2 F2 L' F2 R F2 D' R' D2 B D2 R' F' L R2
1209. 11.12 R D' L2 D B2 L2 R2 D' U2 R2 U2 L' B R' F' U' L2 R2 B2
1210. 11.11 U' F U F' U B' U F' R2 U2 L' D2 B2 L' F2 L U2 F2 D2 R'
1211. 11.12 R U R2 D2 B2 U R2 B2 L2 U F' R B' U R' B F2 R' D'
1212. 11.36 R' B D B2 D' F2 L2 D2 L2 D U2 B2 R2 B2 L' D B L B U R2
1213. (9.85) R' D2 B2 L B2 L2 D2 F2 D2 L D2 L2 B' U B F2 R' F L2 F'
1214. 11.92 U F' D2 L' F2 R F2 R D2 L' B2 R F2 D' U2 R2 F' L U L2
1215. 10.89 U2 D' R2 U R2 B' U' R U2 F2 R2 U2 L2 U R2 U L2 F2 U' B'

Generated By csTimer on 2024-04-10
avg of 50: 11.51

Time List:
1166. 11.45 B2 R' U2 R2 D2 F2 D2 R' B2 L2 B2 D R F D F U' R D2 B2
1167. 11.14 B2 F' U2 R2 B' L2 F' D2 F' U2 F2 D F L2 B' R' D L R F R
1168. 12.82 D F' U B2 L2 B2 D2 F2 U' R2 D B2 F2 R2 F U2 B D2 L' R' B2
1169. (14.12) F2 B U2 L' F2 U B' R' F U2 R2 F2 R2 B' L2 U2 B' L2 B2 R
1170. 11.25 D R F' B L2 U' L F2 L2 F L2 B L2 B R2 B' D2 F B2 D' L
1171. 11.17 D2 R2 B2 R F2 R2 D2 F2 R B2 U' B U' L' B2 L' U' B' L' U
1172. 10.99 B2 R2 B2 F2 U B2 F2 L2 U' B2 R B R B2 F U R' B2 F' L
1173. 13.54 F2 B L2 D R F2 L2 D' F D' F2 L2 B2 U L2 U2 R2 B2 R2 D
1174. 11.94 D R2 F2 R' U2 R B2 R F2 R2 U2 R F2 D' F2 U L' B' F D' L2
1175. 13.40 B2 D' B2 U' B2 L2 U' R2 B2 R2 B2 R D B' U2 R U R2 U2 R D2
1176. (8.96) R2 B2 D' B2 D U2 B2 R2 F2 L2 U R F L U F D2 L R2 D
1177. 12.49 D2 B2 R D B2 L F R U2 B' D2 F2 R2 B U2 L2 B D2 B U2
1178. 11.74 L F' B' L2 F R2 D' F' L D2 B L2 B R2 U2 F' B' R2 U2 F2
1179. 11.61 L2 B2 U L2 R2 B2 U F2 U L2 R2 B L2 D F U2 R U L' R2
1180. (13.65) L' U R B' U' D2 L U' R2 U' R2 D B2 L2 U' F2 D2 F2 D R' B
1181. 12.86 D' R' B2 L2 U' D2 F R' D' L2 F2 R2 F' U2 F U2 L2 U2 B' D2 R2
1182. 11.40 D F2 B D F2 R' D2 F L2 D2 R D2 L' B2 L2 D2 F2 U2
1183. (9.13) L U B D2 U2 B' L2 F2 D2 L2 B L2 U' L D' R2 D' U2 B'
1184. 10.28 B2 U' F' R2 U2 B' F' U2 L2 F R2 U2 R' U F' U2 L B R' B
1185. 11.42 R2 D2 L2 R2 D' R2 B2 D B2 D' U2 L2 B' L2 F L' F' D2 L F2 D2
1186. 11.77 B2 D2 F' R2 U2 F' U2 L2 F R2 U2 F L B' L2 D' B2 L' U' R' D'
1187. 10.60 B R2 B2 L2 B2 D B2 U' B2 U' R2 F L2 F R2 D' L' F2 U
1188. 10.99 F' L2 B' R B' L' D R F U2 B L2 U2 L2 U2 B R2 U2 L'
1189. 12.87 D' B2 R F2 D2 R2 F2 U2 L2 R B2 R F' R U2 F' D B' L'
1190. 11.02 U' D R2 F B L' D F' D2 B' R2 L2 D2 F' L2 U2 F' D2 F D' L2
1191. 12.40 F2 B2 U' L' F' R D U2 F D2 R2 L2 F2 R2 F D2 F2 B D2 L' F2
1192. 11.01 D' B2 U F2 R2 B2 U F2 U2 B2 F2 L' F L F' U2 B L2 U
1193. 10.73 U2 R' D2 F2 L D2 L' D2 R B2 D2 F' U' R2 F D U2 L R' D
1194. 13.22 L2 D B' R D F D L2 F' D2 L2 F U2 B' L2 D2 F2 L U'
1195. 10.64 B2 R' B2 D R2 B2 F2 D2 U' F2 L2 D2 U' L B' L D2 B2 F R F
1196. 11.10 R2 F2 L U' F' U2 R L D F D2 B2 R2 L2 D2 L2 F2 B' R2 U2 D2
1197. 10.20 B2 R2 D B2 D' F2 L2 D L2 U2 L2 U B D2 U L D B L' R' B2
1198. 11.40 R' F2 U B2 D B2 L2 U2 L' F2 R2 B L2 F R2 B U2 B'
1199. (15.34) U' B' D' B' L2 F U2 R2 F' D2 L2 D2 F2 U B' L' B' U R' F'
1200. 9.94 D L2 D' L2 F2 D2 U L2 U F2 R' U' B F U2 F D' L R F
1201. 13.29 R U2 F L U' B' R2 D' B U2 R2 U2 R2 U F2 D R2 B2 L2 U2 B2
1202. 11.32 B' U2 B' L D' L F' D B L2 B2 D L2 D' R2 B2 R2 U' F2 U
1203. 10.00 D' B R' L D' R' D B U L2 U2 B2 L2 F2 U B2 D2
1204. 11.50 B' U B2 D' L2 D F2 U2 B2 R2 F2 U2 L' U2 L2 B' R' D2 F2 U
1205. 11.26 L R2 U B2 R2 U' R2 D R2 D B R2 F' D B' L2 F' U2 L
1206. 11.46 D L D2 F2 R2 L U' F' R2 B R2 B L2 B' D2 B D' L'
1207. 11.48 D' B2 R2 D R2 U B2 L2 B2 D2 U' R2 F' R2 F' L F U2 B D' B'
1208. 11.40 L' B2 L' B2 L' D2 L2 F2 L' F2 R F2 D' R' D2 B D2 R' F' L R2
1209. 11.12 R D' L2 D B2 L2 R2 D' U2 R2 U2 L' B R' F' U' L2 R2 B2
1210. 11.11 U' F U F' U B' U F' R2 U2 L' D2 B2 L' F2 L U2 F2 D2 R'
1211. 11.12 R U R2 D2 B2 U R2 B2 L2 U F' R B' U R' B F2 R' D'
1212. 11.36 R' B D B2 D' F2 L2 D2 L2 D U2 B2 R2 B2 L' D B L B U R2
1213. (9.85) R' D2 B2 L B2 L2 D2 F2 D2 L D2 L2 B' U B F2 R' F L2 F'
1214. 11.92 U F' D2 L' F2 R F2 R D2 L' B2 R F2 D' U2 R2 F' L U L2
1215. 10.89 U2 D' R2 U R2 B' U' R U2 F2 R2 U2 L2 U R2 U L2 F2 U' B'
[ESPOILER]

 

[Sombi McJunior]

I find that i oftentimes do a lot better in 3x3 after a hiatus