Discomantis's progression thread | On the bigBLD grind

[Isaiah Scott]

Ok, so I went to a comp today, so here’s how I did:
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I got a 2.21 winning average and a 2.49 average in 1 average for 2x2 average and a 2:46.42 3BLD PR2 single!

The 3BLD solve is my 2nd best solve ever!

I also made 3x3 finals for the first time by one spot.

Congrats Dude! First win?

 

[Discomantis]

Congrats Dude! First win?

Thanks! Yeah, this is my first win.

 

[Discomantis]

I got a 2.21 2x2 average and a 2:46.42 3BLD PR single

Here are these times:

 

[Discomantis]

PB and also pure-sub PB by a lot

Generated By csTimer on 2023-12-16
avg of 5: 1.39

Time List:
1. (1.55) F2 R2 U' F' R2 U2 F U2 R2
2. (1.32) U2 F U' R2 F' U R2 F R2
3. 1.53 U2 F2 R2 U' F' R2 U2 R' U2
4. 1.33 F U2 F R2 F2 U2 F' U' R
5. 1.32 U' F2 U' R' U' R2 U2 R' F'



Also something that I realized today is that I’m going way too slowly in inspection.

I am now going to try to one-look faster than I can do consistently in inspection, as my solutions are much better that way.

I will be much worse in terms of consistency, but if I get better at it I can drop my average.

 

[Discomantis]

Ok, so I am going to try to get a 2BLD ao100

I tried it today and got 43 solves in before getting 6 DNF's (6 DNF's give you a DNF ao100)

The solves are super bad since I am hard sateying for every solve


1. 10.12 U2 R' F2 R F U2 F' U' F2
2. 10.56 R' F' R' F2 U F U F R2
3. 8.66 U R' F U' R' F2 R2 U R2
4. 5.66 U' R2 U F' U2 F' U' F R2
5. 5.79 R' F U F2 U R' F U' R F'
6. 7.61 U2 F' R2 F' U2 R' F2 R2 F'
7. DNF(10.78) F' U2 R U R F R' F U'
8. 9.72 R' F' R' F2 U2 R' F U' F'
9. DNF(20.86) F2 R' F R U' R F2 R2 F'
10. 1:13.31 R2 U' F U' R' F2 R F' U
11. 57.16 U' R2 F' R' U2 R F2 R2 U
12. 18.03 U' R2 U F U2 F U' R U
13. 11.55 U R2 U' R2 U R' F2 U2 R' U
14. 17.19 U' R2 F2 U R2 U2 F' U' F'
15. 12.48 R' U R' U' R F' U2 R F'
16. 9.68 R' U F U' R F R2 F U'
17. 13.26+ U F2 R2 U' R' U2 R2 U2 F2
18. 12.93 F' R F2 R2 U R' U' F R'
19. 9.56+ R2 F' U2 F' R' U2 F R2 F'
20. DNF(6.67) R F U2 F U2 F2 R U' R'
21. 25.17+ R2 F R' U R U F R2 F'
22. 13.89 U F U2 F2 R' U' R2 F U
23. DNF(0.01) U' F U2 F U' R2 F' R F2
24. DNF(13.01) U F' U' F' U F2 R2 F' R'
25. 10.61+ U2 R U' R U2 F' R2 F2 R2
26. 10.81+ R' F' R U R' U2 R' U' R'
27. 7.92 R' F' U F2 R2 U' R' F2 R2
28. 12.18 R2 F R U F U' F2 R U
29. 28.36 U' F2 U2 R2 U' F U2 R2 U2
30. 11.89 U' F R' U2 R2 F2 R' U R'
31. 14.46 R2 U' F2 R U F2 U F2 R' F'
32. 7.99 F R' U' R U2 R F2 R U'
33. 9.29 U F U2 R' U R F R F2
34. 8.57 R F' U F' U' R F2 U' R2
35. 10.08 F2 U F U R2 F2 U' F' R
36. 15.04 F2 R2 F R' U2 R' U2 F R'
37. 28.84+ R2 F U R' U F2 R2 U F'
38. 16.74 R U2 R' U F2 U2 F' R' U'
39. 10.70 R' F U F' U R U F' U'
40. 5.19 U F' U2 R' U R F R2 F R2
41. 16.46 R U' R U2 R F' R U' R'
42. 24.51 F' U' F R' F R F' R U'
43. 11.03 U' F R F R U2 F2 R' U2
44. DNF(7.44) R' U' F2 R U2 F2 R' F' R'

 

[Discomantis]

I just got a better 6x6, so I am going to try to become sub-4

I did some solves today, and here's what I got:



Time List:
1. 4:37.20
2. 4:38.63
3. 4:44.35
4. 4:29.84

Pretty good, but there could be some room for improvement in terms of efficiency

 

[Discomantis]

Sub-4 6x6 PB single!

Got double parity on this too.

I definitely think I can easily

improve this.

 

[Discomantis]

4:02 with triple parity

 

[Bingus cuber]

dude charge ur phone

 

[Discomantis]

Generated By csTimer on 2023-12-29
single: 3:35.39

Time List:
1. 3:35.39 L R' F' B 3Uw R' Uw L U' R' D2 Bw2 Rw2 Dw' 3Rw Dw2 R' Uw' Dw' R' 3Rw Fw2 R 3Fw R Fw' Lw2 Uw' U B2 Dw 3Fw' Dw2 L' Dw Fw U' R' Dw B' 3Uw' F' R' U2 D Rw' 3Rw' 3Uw F R Rw2 3Fw' Uw Dw F' 3Fw 3Uw 3Rw L U2 F' R' Fw' U 3Fw2 Uw' 3Fw2 L 3Fw R' Dw' D Bw' 3Uw2 Fw2 3Fw' Uw2 Rw' Fw F'

6x6 PB single by over 25 seconds!

 

[Discomantis]

First sub-4 6x6 mean

Generated By csTimer on 2023-12-29
mean of 3: 3:49.78

Time List:
1. 3:35.39 L R' F' B 3Uw R' Uw L U' R' D2 Bw2 Rw2 Dw' 3Rw Dw2 R' Uw' Dw' R' 3Rw Fw2 R 3Fw R Fw' Lw2 Uw' U B2 Dw 3Fw' Dw2 L' Dw Fw U' R' Dw B' 3Uw' F' R' U2 D Rw' 3Rw' 3Uw F R Rw2 3Fw' Uw Dw F' 3Fw 3Uw 3Rw L U2 F' R' Fw' U 3Fw2 Uw' 3Fw2 L 3Fw R' Dw' D Bw' 3Uw2 Fw2 3Fw' Uw2 Rw' Fw F'
2. 3:56.97 U2 Dw 3Fw2 F2 D' 3Rw Rw' U' 3Fw' R2 3Rw' F' Dw F' 3Rw 3Uw 3Fw 3Rw R' Fw2 3Fw Dw' 3Fw Rw2 Fw' Dw' 3Rw2 3Uw' R 3Rw2 Rw2 3Uw' B' D' F2 Lw B2 Fw2 Uw2 F Fw L2 F2 Rw' D2 Uw' 3Fw' Lw Bw2 3Rw2 D R' Rw2 Fw Rw Uw' Dw' Rw2 L2 3Fw2 Uw' 3Uw' D Bw' B L2 R 3Uw' L2 Lw' Dw2 3Fw' B' L F2 3Fw' 3Rw Fw 3Uw' D'
3. 3:56.99 B2 R2 L2 U2 3Rw2 Bw Lw' 3Fw Dw' B2 Rw' R' Bw Fw B' L2 3Rw Uw2 R2 3Fw R2 Rw U2 D' R' Lw F 3Fw Bw R Dw2 Rw' U' Rw Bw2 B2 Lw' 3Rw2 R' 3Fw D2 3Rw' Fw2 Lw2 D' 3Fw2 Lw2 Uw Dw' Lw' Fw' B' U Lw' Rw2 3Rw 3Uw' Lw' 3Uw2 F 3Uw2 Rw' Bw' Rw B Dw2 U' 3Uw2 F2 Bw L2 3Uw2 U Rw Dw B 3Uw2 3Rw F Lw

 

[Discomantis]

I just got a clock PB single only an hour before the end of the year!

This was done with the new regulations btw

 

[Discomantis]

PB ao12 (+2 out of 1.66)

Generated By csTimer on 2024-01-03
avg of 12: 1.76

Time List:
1. 1.33 R F2 U2 F U' F2 R U' F'
2. 1.55 U F' R' U2 R' F U F' R2
3. 1.42 R2 U R' U R2 U' F R U'
4. 1.76 F R F' R' U2 R2 F2 U' F'
5. 2.19 R' F2 U F' R2 U F2 U R'
6. 1.83 U2 F' U R' F U2 F R2 U'
7. 2.22 U F' R' U' R' U2 F R2 U' F'
8. 2.14 U' R' F2 R2 F' R U2 R U'
9. 1.16 F' R U F2 U2 F' U' F2 U' F2
10. (3.24+) F R2 F R U2 R' U2 R U2
11. 1.97 F U2 F' R' U' R F' R' F'
12. (0.82) F R' F2 R U2 F U' R' U'

 

[Discomantis]

Generated By csTimer on 2024-01-06
avg of 5: 1.45

Time List:
1. 1.83 R2 F2 U F R2 F R2 F2 U'
2. (0.92) U' F2 U2 R2 F' R' U2 F' R'
3. 0.97 U R' U2 R2 U' F' U2 R2 F U2
4. (2.19) R' F2 R' U' F2 R F' U F' U'
5. 1.55 U' F' U' F R F' R2 F' U

Didn't start timer on solve 1 and solve 5 had 30 seconds inspection but idc




Also I have two comps next week so here are my goals:

3x3: Get some decent averages
4x4: Another decent official average, sub-50 single (PR average is overall PB so I probably won't PR)
5x5: Another sub-2 average
6x6: Make cutoff
OH: Sub-25
Megaminx: Make cutoff (I'd need overall PB single to do that though)
Clock: PR, Sub-15 average, (Qualify for NAC)
Pyraminx: Sub-8 average, PR single
Skewb: Decent official average

 

[Discomantis]

I learned 2 easy TCLL's and anti-TCLL's today

It is the case that goes like this: F R' F' R2 U R'
and the mirror

And I also decided to learn the anti-TCLL's for this case because they were easy to learn

 

[Gecko777]

PB ao12 (+2 out of 1.66)

Generated By csTimer on 2024-01-03
avg of 12: 1.76

Time List:
1. 1.33 R F2 U2 F U' F2 R U' F'
2. 1.55 U F' R' U2 R' F U F' R2
3. 1.42 R2 U R' U R2 U' F R U'
4. 1.76 F R F' R' U2 R2 F2 U' F'
5. 2.19 R' F2 U F' R2 U F2 U R'
6. 1.83 U2 F' U R' F U2 F R2 U'
7. 2.22 U F' R' U' R' U2 F R2 U' F'
8. 2.14 U' R' F2 R2 F' R U2 R U'
9. 1.16 F' R U F2 U2 F' U' F2 U' F2
10. (3.24+) F R2 F R U2 R' U2 R U2
11. 1.97 F U2 F' R' U' R F' R' F'
12. (0.82) F R' F2 R U2 F U' R' U'

wow that's really good!!

 

[Discomantis]

I just tried the YJ MGC Elite again, and I love it! It is my new 2x2 main now.

 

[Discomantis]

Generated By csTimer on 2024-01-08
avg of 12: 1.85

Time List:
1. 1.68 U R' F U2 F' R2 F R U2
2. 1.61 F' U F2 U R U' R2 F U
3. 1.57 F' U' F' R' F2 U R' U2 R
4. (1.00) U' R' U' R F' U2 F2 R' U2
5. 3.49 R' U' R' F2 R2 F' R' U2 F'
6. 1.74 F U F2 U2 R2 F' U R2 F' U'
7. 1.09 F2 R' F' U2 F U' F R F' R'
8. 1.27 R2 F' U2 F' U F2 R' F U
9. 1.76 U' R F' U R F U2 R2 U2
10. 2.62 R U2 R F2 R' F' R2 U' R' U2
11. 1.67 U' R' F2 U F' R' F U R2
12. (3.98+) R U F U F2 R' F' U R2

PB ao5 and +2 out of PB ao12

 

[Discomantis]

Ok so I just set up my Gan 251 M Pro and now it is my new main 2x2

If anyone is curious here are the settings I use:
Tension: Blue nut, 0.8
Magnet strength: Medium
Lube: Mystic

I know that I just switched to the YJ MGC Elite, but after setting up this cube I realized that I liked it a lot more

 

[Discomantis]

Overall PB by 0.25 seconds!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

This wasn't on cam so there's no real way to prove that this is legit

I probably will never beat this because of how insane these scrambles were


Generated By csTimer on 2024-01-10
avg of 5: 1.10

Time List:
1. (0.72) U F R2 U2 R' F2 R2 F' R'
2. 1.06 F2 U R2 U' R F' R F' U'
3. 0.98 R F U F2 R' U R2 U2 F2
4. 1.25 F2 U2 F R' U F R F' R'
5. (10.69) U' F U2 R' U' F2 R F U'



Solve 1:

Inspection: x
T-CLL: U2 R U R' U' R U R'

Solve 2:

Inspection: x2
EG-1 Face: R U2 R'
EG-1: U L F' L' F L F' L2 U L

Solve 3:

Inspection: x
CLL layer cancelled into CLL: U'
CLL: R2 F2 L U2 L F' L' F U

Solve 4:

Inspection: z y2
CLL layer: R' U' R2
CLL: R U R' U' R' F R F' U'

Solve 5 was so bad I forget what I did