Comp Prep || Timona's Road to NR

[Timona]

So I've been playing around with FMC (courtesy of @Imsoosm ), since I was learning ZZ and it's really fun. I just did this solve this morning, for fun. No troubleshooting or anything, I just look to see where I can blockbuild and use LS tricks.

R' U' F U R L2 B2 L2 B2 D2 B2 U B2 U L2 R F' L D' B' L R' F' R' U' F

Spoiler: 47

x2 F D2 L' R' F D' R2 B2 // EOarrow
R U R' U2 R' U R U' R' U R // Right Block
U' L U' L2 U2 L U L U' L U' L' U L // Left Block
U2 L' R' U2 L R B U' F U2 B' U F' U // Optimal PLL

x2 F D2 L' R' F D' R2 B2 R U R' U2 R' U R U' R' U R U' L U' L2 U2 L U L U' L U' L' U L U2 L' R' U2 L R B U' F U2 B' U F' U

My current PB is 38, it can definitely be better. I'll just stick to LS and PLL for now, until I learn NISS or all the other fancy stuff.

 

[Timona]

4x4.

Generated By csTimer+ on 2022-08-25
avg of 50: 44.14

Time List:
43.43, 39.96, 45.01, 40.65, 43.83, 42.31, 39.08, 45.79, (37.72), 43.07, 41.13, 45.02, 47.25, 44.31, 47.18[popped at parity], 44.49, (52.60), 47.09, 44.70, 42.04, 43.27, 46.97, 45.04, 44.16, 46.25, 45.21, 45.05, 46.40, 42.15, 48.64, 46.69, (53.61), 45.81, 38.77, 42.26, 43.82, 45.85, 44.58, 42.78, 47.56, (36.03), (37.20), 39.50, 47.50, 41.64, 46.13, 38.04, (51.79), 43.97, 47.82

 

[Timona]

4x4 PB2

Generated By csTimer+ on 2022-08-26
single: 34.68

Time List:
1838. 34.68[What No parity does to a mf] L B2 D2 U2 L2 F' D2 B D2 U2 B2 D2 B' U' R B2 F U' F2 D F2 Uw2 F L' R2 Uw2 Fw2 U2 F B D2 L F' D' F Uw Rw2 R Uw2 U2 B' Fw' Uw Rw Uw L' Fw @2022-08-26 11:04:00

 

[DynaXT]

Ah crap you're getting closer to me...

 

[Timona]

4x4 PB ao5.

Generated By csTimer+ on 2022-08-31
avg of 5: 38.97

Time List:
40.34, 44.57, 38.52, 37.35, 38.04

 

[Timona]

New PB!!
I decided to grind a little Megaminx before I slept yesterday and I got some insane times. The session started cus I was trying out Balint again. anyway, I got a 53, with a very lucky LL - I did the one edge EO alg and then CO solved, so I finished with a J-perm and then CP. Immediately after that I got a 54, with 2LLL, same lucky Last layer. So now, I currently have a sub-1 mo3 and sub-1:05 ao5.

Generated By csTimer+ on 2022-08-27 (solving from 2022-08-26 23:30:45 to 2022-08-26 23:49:17)
avg of 5: 1:04.00

Time List:
1072. 53.89[lol] @2022-08-26 23:30:45
1073. 54.11[2LLL] @2022-08-26 23:43:21
1074. 1:09.93 @2022-08-26 23:45:04
1075. 1:10.33 @2022-08-26 23:47:00
1076. 1:07.96 @2022-08-26 23:49:17

Generated By csTimer+ on 2022-08-27 (solving from 2022-08-26 23:30:45 to 2022-08-26 23:45:04)
mean of 3: 59.31

Time List:
1072. 53.89[lol] @2022-08-26 23:30:45
1073. 54.11[2LLL] @2022-08-26 23:43:21
1074. 1:09.93 @2022-08-26 23:45:04

 

[Timona]

My luck ran out. My times are back to normal.

Generated By csTimer+ on 2022-08-27 (solving from 2022-08-27 11:53:48 to 2022-08-27 12:18:08)
avg of 12: 1:12.55

Time List:
1. 1:13.66 @2022-08-27 11:53:48
2. 1:07.50 @2022-08-27 11:55:43
3. 1:09.51 @2022-08-27 11:57:29
4. 1:09.47 @2022-08-27 11:59:19
5. (DNF(1:14.85)) @2022-08-27 12:01:22
6. 1:17.18 @2022-08-27 12:06:09
7. 1:13.68 @2022-08-27 12:08:09
8. 1:12.69 @2022-08-27 12:10:10
9. 1:12.28 @2022-08-27 12:12:16
10. 1:19.46 @2022-08-27 12:14:10
11. (1:04.23) @2022-08-27 12:16:16
12. 1:10.11 @2022-08-27 12:18:08

 

[NigelTheCuber]

1072. 53.89[lol] @2022-08-26 23:30:45

max park moment (context: 59.74)

 

[Timona]

ao200 is currently sub-45, so I guess I would consider myself sub-45 on 4x4. Up next, sub-40.

Generated By csTimer+ on 2022-08-27
avg of 200: 44.72

Time List:
40.01, 46.60, 45.68, 44.70, 44.81, 44.77, 39.85, 39.82, 45.92, 43.74, 51.58, 47.23, 38.69, 49.50, DNF(47.63), 46.41, 51.44, 39.94, 43.37, 51.59, 44.78, 56.47, 47.03, 49.12, 42.37, 46.85, 51.15, 46.83, 49.45, 41.91, 46.50, 48.70, 42.53, 40.86, 45.70, 48.76, 45.97, 42.37, 38.97, 52.41, 39.81, 37.43, 44.23, 41.11, 41.14, 50.70, 43.60, 48.00, 41.26, 53.02, 42.36, 51.91, 43.43, 39.96, 45.01, 40.65, 43.83, 42.31, 39.08, 45.79, 37.72, 43.07, 41.13, 45.02, 47.25, 44.31, 47.18[popped at parity], 44.49, 52.60, 47.09, 44.70, 42.04, 43.27, 46.97, 45.04, 44.16, 46.25, 45.21, 45.05, 46.40, 42.15, 48.64, 46.69, 53.61, 45.81, 38.77, 42.26, 43.82, 45.85, 44.58, 42.78, 47.56, 36.03, 37.20, 39.50, 47.50, 41.64, 46.13, 38.04, 51.79, 43.97, 47.82, 38.59, 43.73, 46.91, 43.55, 46.03, 40.26[sick scramble], 42.49[DP], 45.54[DP], 50.52[bruh DP], 46.65[DP], 49.22[DP], 43.54, 44.56, 44.93, 42.16, 58.95, 40.53, 41.26, 51.92, 48.65, 38.53, 38.15, 38.68[3 38s ], 45.78, 46.03, 45.04, 47.95, 52.12, 45.02, 44.59, 36.63, 39.29, 50.42, 49.44, 40.49, 44.06, 43.21, 48.60, 41.60, 39.82, 47.51, 37.18, 45.74, 42.90, 50.14, 48.73, 47.89, 49.15, 49.65, 47.01, 40.27, 41.75, 34.68[What No parity does to a mf], 41.88, 43.11, 45.76, 45.57, 43.19, 51.08, 45.22, 50.56, 47.53, 44.50, 39.35, 49.48, 47.68, 43.95, 42.36, 45.87, 44.99, 47.02, 50.56, 40.34, 44.57, 38.52, 37.35, 38.04, 46.07, 51.25, 45.96, 43.28, 50.54, 47.97, 41.78, 47.97, 36.11, 39.97, 46.95, 41.64, 48.30, 43.92, 47.22, 43.31, 38.94, 39.03, 43.19, 44.44, 46.57

 

[Timona]

It's the end of the month, you know what that means.

Well, it's the end of the month again.

Didn't really practice 2x2 that much.

Spoiler: 2x2

Generated By csTimer+ on 2022-08-29
avg of 25: 3.757

Time List:
1. 4.279 U F' R2 F' R' F' U2 R' U2
2. 4.290 F U R' F2 U R' F' U2 R
3. 2.018 F2 R2 U2 F U R2 U' F2 R2
4. 4.267 R' F2 R' F U' R U2 F2 U'
5. 4.492 R' U2 R' F2 U' F U F' R'
6. 4.356 F2 R' F' R U2 R' U2 F U2
7. 4.881 R2 F2 U' F' R2 F' U F2 R'
8. 3.286 F R' F2 U' F R U2 F' U2
9. 3.301 U' F' R2 F2 U' F' U R2 U
10. 3.803 R2 U F2 U2 F' U R2 U' F
11. 2.354 F' U2 F2 U' R' F' R F2 U R' U'
12. 4.750 F' R2 U2 R F R2 F R' F'
13. (6.998) R2 F U' F' R U2 F R U'
14. 4.146 R' F2 U' F2 U R' F R U2
15. 3.711 R2 U F2 U F' R2 F' U2 R'
16. 4.306 R2 F R2 U R' U2 R2 F2 R2
17. 3.567 R U2 R F' U2 F' U2 R U2 R2
18. (1.566 [onelooked because it's literally the easiest scramble ever]) U2 R2 U' F2 U' F U' R2 F2
19. 4.577 U2 R U' R U2 R' U' F R'
20. (1.763[lol wut]) U R' U R' F2 R F' R' F2
21. (5.540) R' U F' R' U2 R' F2 R U' R'
22. 3.162 R2 F2 R' F2 U F U F2 R'
23. 3.877 F R' F U2 R2 F' R U2 F'
24. 2.407 R U R' F' R F' R2 U R
25. 3.077 U2 F' U R U R F' R2 U2

I got sub-12 this month and I learnt ZZ. Poggers!
Also my cube feels like s__t rn so I can't do 25 solves.

Spoiler: 3x3

Generated By csTimer+ on 2022-08-29
avg of 12: 11.83

Time List:
1. 12.35 L U2 F2 L U2 B2 R' D2 L F2 R2 U' L' R U F R2 B' U' L2
2. (9.47) D2 L2 U2 F' U2 F' D2 L2 F' R2 F L B' F D2 R2 U R' B2
3. 12.15 F' D2 B2 R' L2 U F R F2 R F2 D2 R2 D2 L' B2 L' D2 R' F
4. 11.68 F D F' U2 L2 F D2 R2 D2 L2 F' D2 F L' D2 B D' B U L R2
5. 12.09 U2 R2 B2 U2 L2 D' R2 B2 R2 D L2 F' L' D' U' L2 U2 F L' B' F2
6. (13.42) U' R F2 D U2 R2 F2 U' F2 D U2 R2 U' R' D' U' B D' B2 L2
7. 11.22 D2 L2 U' L2 R2 U R2 D' U' R2 F' D F' L' U' B2 L R B R2
8. 9.53 F U2 R2 B F R2 D2 R2 U2 F R' D' B' D L' B2 D' B F2
9. 13.41 B' D L2 F U' R F L' B' D2 F2 L2 D2 F2 D' B2 U R2 U' F2
10. 11.17 B R2 D' F2 L2 B2 U F2 D2 U2 R2 U F2 L' D R' F' L B L B
11. 12.38 R2 U' R2 U F2 R2 B2 L2 D2 R2 D R2 L' B2 U2 B' R F' L R2 F2
12. 12.28 F2 D2 L2 D B2 L2 D B2 L2 D' L2 U B R' U2 L' D R' F2 L'

I'm finally sub-45

Spoiler: 4x4

Generated By csTimer+ on 2022-08-29
avg of 25: 44.53

Time List:
42.33, 47.35, (51.55), 45.50, 40.61, 43.73, 42.66, 45.81, 42.29, 40.26, 50.57, 40.74, 48.25, 46.65, (40.12), 45.63, 44.35, 45.51, 47.70, (38.69), 40.54, (51.94), 47.73, 44.84, 42.07

I'm planning on buying the Valk 5 soon.

Spoiler: 5x5

Generated By csTimer+ on 2022-08-29
avg of 12: 1:37.50

Time List:
1:34.64, 1:39.81, 1:37.30, 1:33.96, 1:38.72, (1:52.61), 1:37.30, 1:37.80, 1:31.54, 1:40.74, (1:27.07), 1:43.15

I finally finished learning Sarah's Intermediate. Also, PB ao5 at the end lol.

Spoiler: S-Cube

Generated By csTimer+ on 2022-08-29
avg of 25: 7.92

Time List:
9.99, 7.98, 9.22, 8.12, 7.42, 6.11, (11.20), 9.97, 7.38, 6.62, 6.41, (10.29), 9.52, 7.45, 8.91, 9.62, 8.92, (4.16), 8.13, 7.42, 9.40, 5.66, (5.20), 6.78, 5.35

avg of 5: 5.93

Time List:
21. 9.40 L' B' U' L B' U B' R'
22. 5.66 L R' B R U R' B L
23. 5.20 B L' R' B L' B R L
24. 6.78 B U' B' U R' B L' U
25. 5.35 L B' R L B U R' U

1:00.02

Spoiler: Ball Cube

Generated By csTimer+ on 2022-08-29
avg of 12: 1:11.19

Time List:
1:10.07, 1:02.03, 1:16.42, (1:00.02), 1:15.48, 1:13.24, 1:13.63, 1:18.58, 1:02.44, 1:06.35, 1:13.68, (1:20.67)

For September, I'm just gonna be grinding 4x4 and Megaminx.

 

[Timona]

PB by 0.08. Wish I could recon it, but I only remember the F2C and the ending.

Generated By csTimer+ on 2022-08-29
single: 33.11

Time List:
2014. 33.11 U' B2 U' F2 R2 U2 B2 L2 D L2 D L B' F U L' R' B2 D2 Uw2 L' F2 Rw2 Fw2 R F' Uw2 L' F Uw2 B Uw L D F R U2 Fw' Rw' D2 R Uw U' Fw2 @2022-08-29 16:20:43

 

[Timona]

Another solve I can't recon. Solid solve tho. Of course, no parity.

Generated By csTimer+ on 2022-08-30
single: 32.68

Time List:
2144. 32.68 U2 R2 F' U2 B' L2 F' R2 B2 L2 F2 D' L B2 R' B' U L D' U F Rw2 Uw2 U' F' Uw2 D' F' Uw2 U' F D' R2 Rw F D' Rw' Fw' R' Uw' L Fw2 U' Fw Rw'

 

[DynaXT]

*chuckles* I’m in danger.

 

[Timona]

*chuckles* I’m in danger.

I literally cannot get 31.xx unless I get a LL skip, which is rare af.

 

[Timona]

//////////////////////////

Bruh, finished Edge pairing at 26 secs, F2L was easy.

Generated By csTimer+ on 2022-08-31
single: 32.53

Time List:
2185. 32.53 R2 D' B2 U' B2 U' R2 D L2 F U2 L' R' D2 U2 B R D' R Fw2 Rw2 F R2 Uw2 R' B' R' F Uw2 L Uw2 L Uw' Rw2 F L2 Fw2 F' Uw' Fw' U' Rw D2 R

 

[Timona]

4x4.

Spoiler: Ao50

Generated By csTimer on 2022-09-04
solves/total: 51/51

single
best: 35.03
worst: 51.72

mean of 3
current: 42.95 (σ = 5.52)
best: 38.81 (σ = 3.62)

avg of 5
current: 45.75 (σ = 2.01)
best: 40.00 (σ = 2.49)

avg of 12
current: 44.48 (σ = 3.24)
best: 41.50 (σ = 2.57)

avg of 25
current: 43.70 (σ = 2.72)
best: 41.83 (σ = 3.18)

avg of 50
current: 42.97 (σ = 3.10)
best: 42.97 (σ = 3.10)

Average: 42.89 (σ = 3.11)
Mean: 42.93

Time List:
39.27, 37.48, 43.52, 41.47, 41.14, 35.97, 49.07, 43.94, 39.86, 39.37, 43.25, 45.74, 41.02, 41.83, 51.72, 45.16, 45.38, 35.03, 46.55, 36.92, 45.94, 43.90, 37.97, 42.78, 35.69, 44.35, 39.24, 46.08, 45.39, 43.75, 47.39, 39.39, 44.21, 41.48, 40.95, 45.78, 45.35, 43.12, 39.36, 41.04, 41.59, 49.41, 45.07, 40.19, 51.64, 42.19, 45.99, 47.62, 48.10, 43.63, 37.12

 

[Timona]

4x4 practice has been going well, I'm averaging around 42-44 now, with the occassional sub-40. The main thing i gotta work on is efficiency during Centres and Cross edges, and reducing pauses, especially during edge pairing and F2L. I've pretty much nailed down F2C (ignore the fact that I still can't plan First 2 Centres lol) and 3x3 stage, though I might still learn come COLLs.

I'm also thinking of getting a new 4x4 cus the Qiyi MS twists so freaking much, not just corner twists but even center piece twists??? Maybe its something to do with my turning style, I don't even turn that aggressive lol. I might get either the GAN 460 (purely for aesthetics, it has rounded wings pieces lol), the YJ MGC 4x4, or the Moyu Aosu WR M.

Also this guy's TPS is insane...

 

[Eli Apperson]

4x4 practice has been going well, I'm averaging around 42-44 now, with the occassional sub-40. The main thing i gotta work on is efficiency during Centres and Cross edges, and reducing pauses, especially during edge pairing and F2L. I've pretty much nailed down F2C (ignore the fact that I still can't plan First 2 Centres lol) and 3x3 stage, though I might still learn come COLLs.

I'm also thinking of getting a new 4x4 cus the Qiyi MS twists so freaking much, not just corner twists but even center piece twists??? Maybe its something to do with my turning style, I don't even turn that aggressive lol. I might get either the GAN 460 (purely for aesthetics, it has rounded wings pieces lol), the YJ MGC 4x4, or the Moyu Aosu WR M (Dada suggested it).

Also this guy's TPS is insane...

Pleaseee don't get the gan, it's such a waste of money. I'd go with the mgc or ambition, they're a lot better for the price

 

[LBr]

Pleaseee don't get the gan, it's such a waste of money. I'd go with the mgc or ambition, they're a lot better for the price

Ambition pops too much, wrm is crunchy and has bad corner cutting. The mgc is probably the best, also the zhisu, but that also pops a lot ootb

 

[Timona]

I might just f__k around and learn K4 or Triforce, maybe even both. They're both very cool 4x4 methods and if I do get around to learning them, my goal is to be sub-1 with them.