CubeLite's progression thread - NATIONAL CHAMPION

[bldcuber314]

Since I'm on vacation I don't really cube that much this week, and I watched Dylan Miller's latest 2 videos about cubing that is changing because You can't make money by cubing and that usa needs more kids, since everyone is "old".
And these vidoes made me think about the fact that I want to do cubing "forever" and If it could be my job, than I could devot my life to it, but If it happens, than the world class 3x3ers are going to get first, and they are just going to be first in most thing, If cubing gets in like olympics, than is going to be most probably just 3x3, maybe OH and Bld.
So I think I decided that I'm going to main just 3x3, and skewb since I'm already good at it, so no longer doing other events, like clock and pyra.
I still think I'm going to do them at comp, but not practicing them.
Now, can someone answer me some questions?
1. I average 12-14 seconds, is it really worth learning coll, I don't mind learning algs
2. What events should I do, like which cubes to help me getting better at 3x3
3. Is it really better what I'm going to do or should I still be an all rounder
If You have anything to say, fell free to say it

Answer to 3. I don't think cubing is worth devoting your life to, so I would definitely advise against dropping a bunch of fun events just for that tiny chance. Cubing should be enjoyable and there is practically zero chance of actually making it into some kind of job.

I won't answer the others as I'm not an expert on 3x3.

 

[CubeLite]

Answer to 3. I don't think cubing is worth devoting your life to, so I would definitely advise against dropping a bunch of fun events just for that tiny chance. Cubing should be enjoyable and there is practically zero chance of actually making it into some kind of job.

I won't answer the others as I'm not an expert on 3x3.

Well I still want to like do solves for other events like Square-1, mega and big cubes, but I want to focus and learning only like on 3x3 and skewb, to get better at them, since also in the previous month I felt like I didn't improved at any events

 

[CubeLite]

Answer to 3. I don't think cubing is worth devoting your life to, so I would definitely advise against dropping a bunch of fun events just for that tiny chance. Cubing should be enjoyable and there is practically zero chance of actually making it into some kind of job.

I won't answer the others as I'm not an expert on 3x3.

And also, I didn't meant to get good at just 3x3 because that small possibility, but also other things, like here If you win at 3x3 at a comp you get a trophy, and I want one, also lime at the european championship, if you podiumed at an event you didn't got money, but at 3x3 every podiumer got, so I mean just more things for fast 3x3ers
And about other events I just mean to not practice them, like learning, since recently I was learning 3x3, skewb, 2x2 and others, and is to much, so I want to learn only for 3x3 and skewb, and do solves for other events, and also with this I'm felling actually more free, since I don't need to do clock, pyra, and blind events

 

[Swagrid]

Most COLL cases aren't worthwhile, if you want to be faster. Learning the recognition is worthwhile though. Most would recommened learning some of the good antidiag cases.

 

[JDAW6]

Personally from experience I’d say, after full oll and pll you should learn ez cases from 1LLS, OLLCP, COLL, ZBLL, 1LLL, VLS AND WV, that is what I did after sub14 and it helped a lot.

 

[CubeLite]

Most COLL cases aren't worthwhile, if you want to be faster. Learning the recognition is worthwhile though. Most would recommened learning some of the good antidiag cases.

Personally from experience I’d say, after full oll and pll you should learn ez cases from 1LLS, OLLCP, COLL, ZBLL, 1LLL, VLS AND WV, that is what I did after sub14 and it helped a lot.

Do you guys fell learning zbll at this point is good, like to learn it slow?

 

[Swagrid]

Do you guys fell learning zbll at this point is good, like to learn it slow?

ZBLL is good to start at around sub 10

 

[JDAW6]

ZBLL is good to start at around sub 10

I started learning some at sub14 but tomato tomato.

 

[yes cubing]

I started learning some at sub14 but tomato tomato.

Typing the phrase tomato tomato doesn't really work lol I looked at that for like 30 seconds like "what the hell does he mean"

 

[BVCuber13]

Is there a method for 4BLD that's even easier than U2/r2/OP?

I don’t think so, I think that may be the easiest one. (It was the first one I learned)

 

[CubeLite]

Ok, what is this scramble, on green, there is an easy cross, where You preserve 2 free pairs, and If You do the red-white pair, You get the 4th pair a free one, and then easy OLL, with the jb perm, but I messed up, but I think it can be so fast

Generated By csTimer on 2024-08-17
single: 20.49

Time List:
1. 20.49 B R' B2 D' F' R U' D2 L U2 F' L2 D2 L2 F2 L2 F D2 F' D2 R2

 

[CubeLite]

I'm home, yayyy, and OMG, 3x3 WAS INSANE
I got PB ao12, three sub 10s AND A COUNTING SUB 10, WHATTTTT, with PB5

Spoiler: 3x3 PB ao12

Generated By csTimer on 2024-08-18
avg of 12: 12.27

Time List:
1. 12.07 B' L F2 U' B' L2 F2 R2 U B2 U2 D2 R2 L' D2 L' D2 B2 L2
2. 10.52 B2 F2 L D2 F2 D2 B2 R2 D2 L' B2 U2 D' L D' R2 F U' B R2 D
3. (20.21) L2 D' L2 B2 R' D' B' L' U R F2 B2 R2 L B2 R' D2 B2
4. (9.86) R U' B2 D' B2 L2 D' U2 R2 D2 R2 F2 R B' U L F L' R U' R2
5. 11.47 L' D' L2 D L2 F2 R2 U' L2 U' F2 U2 B L D' F2 L' B' U2 R2
6. 13.03 R' B2 U2 B2 F2 L2 D2 F2 R F2 L' B' D2 U' B D U F D
7. 12.67 D B' R2 B' L F' D R F2 R' U2 R' D2 L D2 F2 L D2 F' U2
8. 12.93 F2 L' U2 L2 F2 L D2 R2 F2 L D2 B2 F D F2 R' F L' F2 U F'
9. 12.16 F2 D F2 L2 B L2 B R2 F' D2 R2 B D2 R' B L U2 B L R2
10. 11.99 F' L2 F2 R2 F L2 F D2 B' R2 L U L B2 U2 F D2 R' B'
11. 13.25 L' B' L2 D2 R' U2 L' B2 L R2 D2 U2 R' D' B U' B L2 R' U
12. 12.57 B L2 D2 U2 R' D2 U2 F2 U2 L D2 F2 L F' R2 U B2 D' L2 U F

Spoiler: 3x3 PB13 single

Generated By csTimer on 2024-08-18
single: 9.86

Time List:
1. 9.86 R U' B2 D' B2 L2 D' U2 R2 D2 R2 F2 R B' U L F L' R U' R2

Spoiler: 3x3 ao5, WITH COUNTING 9🤯🤯

Generated By csTimer on 2024-08-18
avg of 5: 11.43

Time List:
1. 9.96 B2 R2 F R2 F' L2 B2 U2 R2 F' L2 B R D' U' B U F R' B2 D2
2. (9.41) D2 B2 U2 F' D2 L2 R2 B D2 R2 F2 L F' D L D2 U' F L2 D
3. 12.82 R2 B F U2 R2 F' D2 R2 F L2 F2 R2 U B L B2 L B U' F2
4. (15.68) F2 U L' D2 F2 L2 D2 B2 U2 R' D2 L U2 L B' U2 R B' R U L'
5. 11.50 U' F2 L2 F2 U2 F D2 F D2 U2 B' D' B2 L U2 F R B D2

And also PB ao12 in OH

Spoiler: 3x3 OH PB ao12

Generated By csTimer on 2024-08-18
avg of 12: 34.40

Time List:
1. 36.48 U' L' B2 D2 B2 U2 F2 R2 F2 D F2 U' R' B2 F' L D R2 D2 R2
2. (26.16) F' L U' L' F2 D F' L2 U2 R2 D' R2 F2 D' R2 D' L2 D2 F' L2
3. 30.57 B' R U2 B2 F2 L' U2 R B2 R' F2 U2 F2 U' F' R' D' F2 R B D2
4. (59.70) B2 R2 L' U D B2 L F D U2 F' R2 U2 F B' U2 D2 B R2
5. 31.11 B' D2 L2 U' B2 L2 R2 D2 F2 U F2 U' L D2 U F' D2 F' R' B2 R2
6. 36.30 U2 F2 U2 B' U2 B' R2 B D2 R2 D2 F R B2 F U' R2 D' B' U2 R'
7. 40.06 R2 B2 D2 F2 D' R2 D L2 U2 F2 L' D2 F R2 D R2 B U' B2 F2
8. 39.67 B2 L2 F2 D' R2 B2 D L2 F2 D2 R' U2 F L' R F' R2 F2 D R
9. 29.67 L' D R' U2 L' F' L' B' R2 D2 F2 D2 B' L2 D2 F R2 U' B2
10. 32.64 U' L2 D2 F2 L B' R' D L2 F2 D L2 U R2 D' B2 U2 L' B
11. 26.72 U2 R2 F2 D' U F2 L2 F D' L B2 R' B' R2 B2 U' F
12. 40.75 B R2 U F B' L' U F2 D' U2 R2 F' R2 F2 R2 B R2 U2 F' U2 F'

 

[CubeLite]

So I have the comp in 2 weeks, where I think I'm going to compete in 2x2-4x4, side events and OH, but here in romania if you get top x overall, you get a free cube, and for this one is top 10, and I might think to do 4x4 BLD so that I have a better ranking, and I don't know if I should do that, since it starts in the middle of megaminx and ends in the middle of skewb, so I might not have time to practice for skewb where I want to get NR, so I have some things to ask, and if someone could help me
1. Should I learn 4x4 bld to have a better chance of top 10?
Here is the psych sheet for the comp: https://www.worldcubeassociation.org/competitions/RomanianBreakingRecords2024/registrations
Here is romanian nationals from 2023 for refference what top 10 overall competitor was: https://www.worldcubeassociation.org/competitions/RomanianNationalChampionship2023
2. Should I train OH, megaminx and square-1 (my worst events) these 2 weeks, or just one of the weeks, since I want to train for skewb and 3x3, so both or which week?
3. Could someone help me for every event, like I DM you my globals, methods, solves, and you tell me what to do to get better these 2 weeks, like if just solves would help me, like 2x2, should I still learn auf for cll, or should I just train my recognition for case?
Please someone help

 

[CubeLite]

So I have the comp in 2 weeks, where I think I'm going to compete in 2x2-4x4, side events and OH, but here in romania if you get top x overall, you get a free cube, and for this one is top 10, and I might think to do 4x4 BLD so that I have a better ranking, and I don't know if I should do that, since it starts in the middle of megaminx and ends in the middle of skewb, so I might not have time to practice for skewb where I want to get NR, so I have some things to ask, and if someone could help me
1. Should I learn 4x4 bld to have a better chance of top 10?
Here is the psych sheet for the comp: https://www.worldcubeassociation.org/competitions/RomanianBreakingRecords2024/registrations
Here is romanian nationals from 2023 for refference what top 10 overall competitor was: https://www.worldcubeassociation.org/competitions/RomanianNationalChampionship2023
2. Should I train OH, megaminx and square-1 (my worst events) these 2 weeks, or just one of the weeks, since I want to train for skewb and 3x3, so both or which week?
3. Could someone help me for every event, like I DM you my globals, methods, solves, and you tell me what to do to get better these 2 weeks, like if just solves would help me, like 2x2, should I still learn auf for cll, or should I just train my recognition for case?
Please someone help

So is there someone who could help me???

 

[yes cubing]

Do you have to get top 10 in just one event, or in every event?

 

[CubeLite]

Do you have to get top 10 in just one event, or in every event?

Top 10 in Kinch for the whole comp, and I'm competing without 4 blind, 9 events and there are 16 events, You can see in the link of the 2023 nationals at awards, at Kinch Rank, and search that comp to see what the others got last year for comparison

 

[CubeLite]

I think I won't learn 4 blind, since I don't think I will have the energy to learn it this week and the next week is the week before the comp, so less chanced, but I still don't know what to do for these and if you could help

1. Should I train OH, megaminx and square-1 (on short: my worst events) these 2 weeks, or just one of the weeks, since I want to train for skewb and 3x3 seriously, so both weeks or one week and which one?
2. Could someone help me for every event, like I DM you my globals, methods, solves, and you tell me what to do to get better these 2 weeks, like if just solves would help me, like 2x2, should I still learn auf for cll, or should I just train my recognition for case?

 

[precompsubwr]

1. Should I train OH, megaminx and square-1 (on short: my worst events) these 2 weeks, or just one of the weeks, since I want to train for skewb and 3x3 seriously, so both weeks or one week and which one?

It's up to you, I feel like being an allrounder is harder than specializing in one event (but it works for me)

2. Could someone help me for every event, like I DM you my globals, methods, solves, and you tell me what to do to get better these 2 weeks, like if just solves would help me, like 2x2, should I still learn auf for cll, or should I just train my recognition for case?

I can help with that, also I can recommend one or two cubes you can get better results with (if you want to buy new ones) if some of your mains are bad I can recommend better ones

 

[CubeLite]

It's up to you, I feel like being an allrounder is harder than specializing in one event (but it works for me)

I can help with that, also I can recommend one or two cubes you can get better results with (if you want to buy new ones) if some of your mains are bad I can recommend better ones

Thanks, now I need to write a big paragraph, but is worth it, about buying cubes, I'm not able to, I've already got some new cubes this summer and I don't have money, when I will have some money first thing is probably to get some new mains, but also at genios (Romanian cubing store) they added the diansheng FTO, and I really want a new puzzle, so I might get it like next year

 

[CubeLite]

Umm, so I decided to not do 4 blind at the comp, and I went to eliminate it from my registration, but I can't, I remember that I could, but I'm no longer able, so what should I do? I could contact them, but I don't want to
Could I say to them to eliminate 4 blind from my registration when they give me the email of If I'm going to the comp that I get 1 week before the comp, or should I just tell them when is 4 blind that I couldn't learn it and I'm dropping, what should I do?