Comp Prep || Timona's Road to NR

[NigelTheCuber]

Aight bet

Generated By csTimer+ on 2022-05-30 (solving from 2022-05-30 15:08:52 to 2022-05-30 15:19:01)
avg of 5: 1:39.62

Time List:
1. 1:41.95 @2022-05-30 15:08:52
2. (1:32.84) @2022-05-30 15:11:40
3. (1:45.78) @2022-05-30 15:13:53
4. 1:40.89 @2022-05-30 15:16:27
5. 1:36.01 @2022-05-30 15:19:01

I am a redux lover.

 

[Timona]

I'm really enjoying Skewb

Ao12 and Single PB

Generated By csTimer+ on 2022-05-30
avg of 12: 16.08

Time List:
116. 14.39 B' U R L' U L R' L R' B'
117. 14.84 U' L' U B' R B R' U
118. 17.54 R B R' U' L R L' B
119. 11.58 U' B' R' U' L U B R L'
120. 12.16 R B' R U' L U B' R B'
121. 17.65 L' U' R B' R' L' R U' B'
122. 18.27 U R L' B' L R B' U' L
123. 20.66 U' R L B L' R B R' B'
124. 21.71 R U L B U' L' R U' B
125. 20.77 R' B U' L B' L' U' B' U'
126. 12.93 L B' R' U' L B' U L' R'
127. 10.49 B U' L R B L' U L

Ao5 PB


Generated By csTimer+ on 2022-05-30
avg of 5: 13.08

Time List:
126. 12.93 L B' R' U' L B' U L' R'
127. (10.49) B U' L R B L' U L
128. 24.04 U' L' R' L B' L' U R B'
129. 14.20 L U L R U B U' L' R
130. 12.12 R' U' B U' B L B L'

I just learnt Sledge fingertricks and how the U-perms work.

 

[Imsoosm]

I'm really enjoying Skewb




I just learnt Sledge fingertricks and how the U-perms work.

What brand is your skewb?

 

[gsingh]

What brand is your skewb?

i think its a yuxin little magic

 

[SpeedCubing RDJ]

He's a breakdown of an 11.86 solve I got today

Scramble F' U L2 U2 F2 R2 B' L2 D2 B2 D2 B' U' L2 R' B' R' F' U'

xCross
y' U2 R' U2 F2 U2 (White Cross, Blue/Red pair solved)

1st pair
z2 U' L U L'(BL Pair)

2nd Pair
U R U R' U R U' R' (FR Pair)

3rd Pair
U' L' U2 L U' L' U L (FL Pair)

OLL
f R U R' U' f'

PLL
E perm, Started the E Perm at 10 secs

AUF U'

There was already a free pair and easy cross so this solve is really lucky!

 

[JohnSax]

Hey, this is great! Mind if I do weekly ao100s too?

Exactly the truth is that for a good number of cases you just need to learn the right insertion to get the best oll. Then for the rest learn the actual vls.

 

[Timona]

Learnt the five Pi OLL cases

Generated By csTimer+ on 2022-05-31
avg of 5: 13.21

Time List:
1. (5.81) L' U R B' U' L B L'
2. 9.23 R' B' L' U L R' U L' R
3. (21.87) B' R' L B R' B' R B' R
4. 14.56 L' B' R' L U' L B U'
5. 15.83 B' L' U R U B' L U'

Spoiler

Generated By csTimer+ on 2022-05-31
avg of 12: 10.57

Time List:
1. 6.43 B' U B U R' L' B L'
2. 10.62 R' U' L' U' B' U L R'
3. 9.02 U' B' R' L' B' R B' L
4. 9.53 L' B U' B' R' U' L B'
5. 12.22 B L U L' B U L B' R
6. 10.02 U R' U' L' R' L R L
7. 12.40 R B' L U' L' R' U' L'
8. 11.39 R' B' U' B' R B' L U' B'
9. (4.25[New PB]) R' L R L' U' L R' L' R
10. 12.48 B' R B' L' U B L' R'
11. 11.58 L' R B' U' R' B' R' U' B
12. (14.95) U' B' U' B U' L' U B'

 

[Timona]

I haven't learnt all the Peanut cases yet, but I'm thinking of learning Kirjava's Method

Generated By csTimer+ on 2022-06-01
avg of 12: 10.83

Time List:
1. 11.41 U' B U' R' L U B L' R'
2. 11.16 U' L B' U R' L' R' B R
3. (6.29) R B L B' R' B R L
4. 12.33 L' B' U' R' L' U' R L' B
5. 9.05 B' U R' B U' L' B' U
6. 11.13 L' B' R L B L' B L' U'
7. 7.90 U R B R' U' L' R' L
8. (18.28[Messed up OLL]) U' L U B U B L' U
9. 9.17 B' U' L U' B L U B' U'
10. 10.60 U' B L' B' L B' U L U'
11. 14.77 B' R B U' L B U L' B'
12. 10.75 B' U' L B L B' L U' R

New PB!

Generated By csTimer+ on 2022-06-01
avg of 12: 9.99

Time List:
1. 6.14 B' L B' U' R B R' B' R
2. 11.31 U' R' L R B' R U' B'
3. 9.68 R' B L' R L' U' R U' R'
4. 9.19 R' U B' U' R U L' B'
5. (12.99) U B R L' B' R B' R B'
6. 11.77 B U' B' L R' U B' R'
7. (2.63[LMAO this scramble]) R' B' R U R' U' L B R
8. 12.34 R' L' U B L U' B' R' L'
9. 7.09 R U' L' U' R B' R L
10. 12.09 R B U' R B R' U' B'
11. 9.63 R L' B' U' L' U R' U' R'
12. 10.65 U R U' B' L' B' U' B

I will not beat that in the next 5 years lmao. For context, all I had to do was R' y and U-perm.

 

[cuberswoop]

New PB!



I will not beat that in the next 5 years lmao. For context, all I had to do was R' y and U-perm.

On the scramble, I got 0.81 stackmated. Take that Andrew Huang!

 

[NigelTheCuber]

Damn, I average 12, you average ~high 9 and my pb is only 5.49

 

[Timona]

Damn, I average 12, you average ~high 9 and my pb is only 5.49

Nah, I average around high 10

 

[NigelTheCuber]

Nah, I average around high 10

i average 12 . how do u have a 2 single

 

[Timona]

i average 12 . how do u have a 2 single

Take a look at the scramble.

R' B' R U R' U' L B R

 

[Imsoosm]

Timona reveals his German blood

 

[NigelTheCuber]

Take a look at the scramble.

R' B' R U R' U' L B R

oof got 2.64 dang thats lucky

 

[Timona]

Generated By csTimer+ on 2022-06-03
avg of 5: 8.98

Time List:
1. 8.83 B R L' R' B U' L B
2. 8.44 B L U B' R' U' L R
3. 9.67 L R B' L R L' U R' L'
4. (15.70) B' U' B U' B' L' B' R
5. (3.50[LL Skip]) B U R L R' L B' U R'

 

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[Timona]

Spoiler: Ao25

Generated By csTimer+ on 2022-06-03 (solving from 2022-06-03 17:33:07 to 2022-06-03 19:10:05)
avg of 25: 1:38.35

Time List:
1. (1:29.10[Holy ****]) @2022-06-03 17:33:07
2. 1:41.41 @2022-06-03 17:35:29
3. 1:33.10 @2022-06-03 17:37:56
4. 1:34.57 @2022-06-03 17:40:15
5. 1:42.03 @2022-06-03 17:45:37
6. 1:33.47 @2022-06-03 17:48:31
7. 1:36.85[Mistakes OMG] @2022-06-03 17:50:45
8. 1:44.35 @2022-06-03 17:53:32
9. (1:49.85) @2022-06-03 17:59:07
10. 1:42.05 @2022-06-03 18:01:44
11. 1:45.72[Lockups.] @2022-06-03 18:04:13
12. 1:34.53 @2022-06-03 18:07:04
13. 1:32.28 @2022-06-03 18:09:35
14. 1:44.47 @2022-06-03 18:12:27
15. (1:15.39[HOLY ****ING ****]) @2022-06-03 18:15:01
16. 1:35.81 @2022-06-03 18:17:11
17. 1:31.20[Dont use slice moves, they can ruin PBs.] @2022-06-03 18:19:34
18. 1:42.48 @2022-06-03 18:22:49
19. (DNF(1:23.14) messed up L4E) @2022-06-03 18:25:18
20. 1:43.44 @2022-06-03 18:28:29
21. 1:36.68 @2022-06-03 18:31:00
>it got dark, hence the "time jump"<
22. 1:40.34 @2022-06-03 18:56:52
23. 1:33.11 @2022-06-03 19:02:29
24. 1:33.83 @2022-06-03 19:07:52
25. 1:43.68 @2022-06-03 19:10:05

Doing multiple 5x5 solves for a long time is hard, damn. Pretty decent tho, I'm no longer hovering at 1:40. My last PB single which was 1:20, during 3x3, it was a PLL skip, but this one was fullstep, if you can say that.. The only reason I can even say I'm sub-1:40 is that I've gotten a tiny bit better at look ahead and cross edges, which usually take around 15-20 secs. I watched Ciaran Beahan's Yau Advice videos about Cross Edges and now it takes around 10. Good stuff.

 

[Timona]

Generated By csTimer+ on 2022-06-04 (solving from 2022-06-04 15:30:44 to 2022-06-04 15:44:29)
avg of 5: 1:35.70

Time List:
1. (1:29.42[Messed up F2L real bad, but good solve, damn]) @2022-06-04 15:30:44
2. 1:31.31[Nah, I gotta learn L2E, had my solve destroyed by Parity and N-perm] @2022-06-04 15:33:18
3. (1:41.42) @2022-06-04 15:36:00
4. 1:39.15 @2022-06-04 15:38:27
5. 1:36.63 @2022-06-04 15:44:29

Skewb, sub-10 in one week, let's go!

Spoiler: Weekly Ao100 Week 12

Generated By csTimer+ on 2022-06-04
solves/total: 99/100

single
best: 4.85
worst: 16.85

mean of 3
current: 9.30 (σ = 2.52)
best: 5.36 (σ = 0.44)

avg of 5
current: 7.48
best: 6.69

avg of 12
current: 9.30
best: 8.28 (8.38)

avg of 25
current: 9.86
best: 8.46 (9.28)

avg of 50
current: 9.51 (σ = 2.22)
best: 8.95 (10.21)

avg of 100
current: 9.33 (σ = 2.01)
best: 9.33 (10.51)

avg of 100: 9.33

Time List:
1. 10.21 R' U R B U' L' U' L B'
2. 8.70 U R' B R B' R L R' B'
3. 8.63 B' L' R' U L B L B' R
4. 10.05 R L R U R B' L' B' U
5. (13.84) U' B U' L U' L' U' L
6. 7.25 R' L U R' B' R' B R'
7. 8.80 B' L R B' R L' B L'
8. 8.96 U R' L' R' L R L U
9. 8.75 U' R' B L R' B R L R'
10. 5.89 B L' R L' U L U L'
11. 6.85 R' B R U L' R' B U' R
12. 13.28 B' L R' B U L U L'
13. 6.86 R B U' L' B U B' L' B'
14. 9.70 R' L R B R B R' L
15. 10.94 R B L B L U R B' L
16. 7.36 L' U R' B L R' U B
17. 9.43 L' B' L B' R L' R U' R'
18. 12.52 L' B' R B R B L B
19. 7.77 L' B' U' L U' B' R L'
20. 8.67 R' L' B U' L' U B' L'
21. 10.93 R' L' B U B L B R
22. 10.16 L U R B L' B U' L' U
23. 7.26 L' R' U' R L' B U B'
24. 9.33 B R' B U' R' L' U B' L
25. 9.33 R' B' L U B U B' R
26. 9.56 L' R' L' U L R' U L' R'
27. 8.40 B R' L' R' B L R' L'
28. 9.44[messup] U' L' R L B' L U L' U
29. 6.89 B' L U' B U' B' R B'
30. 9.00 R' U B R' B R' B' L'
31. (16.85[I forgot what coulour I was doing]) U R' L' R' B U R' L' R
32. 8.68 L' U' R U' L' U' L' B L'
33. 11.50 U R' B R' U' B' U B' U'
34. 12.78 U' R U' R B' L U' L'
35. 12.03 U' B' L U B U B' L R'
36. 9.49 U R B L' B' R B L R'
37. 5.69 U R' U B' L B' U L'
38. 6.50 R' B U' L' R B' L' R
39. 8.36 U R B' L' U R U L U'
40. 7.83 B R B L U R' U' B'
41. 10.59 R B' U L U R L R
42. 5.92 R' B' U' B L' R B U' R'
43. 12.00 U B L U' L' R' U B
44. 10.93 L B R B' U' L' B U'
45. 8.84 B' R' B' R' U B' R B' U
46. 9.76 B' L R L U' B L B'
47. 7.29 B' U' R U' B L U' B' R
48. 8.12 B' R' U' R' L R' B' R
49. 9.39 U R U R' L' R B L
50. 5.68 L' R' B U' L' B' U' L'
51. 10.16 B L' U R U R U' B' U'
52. 7.27 R' U' R' B' R' B L' R L
53. 8.50 R U B U' B' U' L' R
54. 7.33 U L' B' U R' L' U' L
55. 13.53 R' B' R L U B' R' L' U'
56. 10.41 R B' L' B R' U R B R'
57. 6.69 L R' B' R U L' B' U'
58. 7.67 R' B' R' L' U' R U L B'
59. 13.40 R' L' R' U' B' U L' B R U'
60. 8.88[Kirjava's Method is cool] R' U L' B L' R U' B' R'
61. 8.85 L' B L' R' U' B U R
62. (4.85) B' U B R L' R' U R' L'
63. (5.62) U' B' L B' R' U B U
64. (5.60) U' B R' L' R U B' R
65. (13.96) R B R U B' R' L' U' L'
66. 11.85 R' B' U' B' L R B L' U'
67. (5.53) B L' B U L' B U B R'
68. 8.96 B R' L B' U' R U B' L' R'
69. 7.81 R' B R' B L R' B' L
70. (DNF(12.26)[Still havent learnt H-Perm]) U B' R B R B U R'
71. 10.94 B L B U' R' L U' L' R'
72. 7.86 R' U' B' U L U B R'
73. 10.81 L U B' U B' R' L R'
74. 10.54 U R' L R L R' L B' R'
75. 8.24 U' L R' L B R L' R B'
76. (14.19) L U B' U' B' U' R' U' B
77. 10.96 R' B' L U' R B L U
78. 12.79 B R B L' R' B' R U' R'
79. 7.45 B L' R B L' B' L R
80. 12.66 B R' U' L' R U' B U R'
81. 8.55 R L' B R B R L' B L
82. 10.67 R' L U L U' B' R' B U'
83. 11.20 U R B' R L' R B U' R
84. 7.35 U R' L' B L B' U R'
85. 8.20 U B' R' L' U R' L R'
86. 7.83 B U B' L' U B U' B'
87. 10.08 U' L' R' U' B' L U' B' U'
88. 13.84 R L' U' L U' L U' R'
89. 10.98 L R U R U' B' L U' L
90. 10.76 U' R U B R' U' L R
91. 7.40 U L U' L' R L' U R'
92. 8.89 L U' B L' B U' B U R
93. 11.85 B U' L B R' U' R B' L
94. 8.59 L B U' B U' L' R' L'
95. 12.99 U B L B L' R' B' L'
96. 6.63 L B L' R B' U R' U'
97. (4.94) L' B R' L' U L' B' U B'
98. 8.61 U R U R U' R' U' R'
99. 7.20 U' R L' B' L R B U' B
100. 12.10 U B' R' U' B L U' R' L'

 

[Timona]

Timona, where did you learn your skewb algs? Is it a website or videos?

I searched up Sarah's Intermediate on YT, and watched the sub-10 video by NOBLE and U Cube. the only alg doc I could understand was the one by Cuberoot. I searched up How to be sub 10 Skewb. I also learnt learnt bit of Kirjava's method from the website.

4x4 Single PB

Generated By csTimer+ on 2022-06-05 (solving from 2022-06-05 11:27:39 to 2022-06-05 11:43:57)
avg of 12: 56.05

Time List:
1. 56.86 @2022-06-05 11:27:39
2. (44.34) @2022-06-05 11:29:13
3. 59.96 @2022-06-05 11:30:26
4. 54.70 @2022-06-05 11:31:59
5. 49.98 @2022-06-05 11:33:26
6. 1:00.05 @2022-06-05 11:34:59
7. 53.56 @2022-06-05 11:36:34
8. 1:00.30 @2022-06-05 11:37:58
9. (1:00.58) @2022-06-05 11:39:29
10. 52.49 @2022-06-05 11:41:06
11. 54.33 @2022-06-05 11:42:32
12. 58.30 @2022-06-05 11:43:57

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