Eli Apperson's progression thread

[Eli Apperson]

After a few hours of tutorials, I'm stating to get the hang of M2. I'm gonna do my first solve today.

First attempt DNF. I got 10 edges correct, but forgot my last 4 letters for corners.

 

[DuckubingCuber347]

First attempt DNF. I got 10 edges correct, but forgot my last 4 letters for corners.

GJ you came pretty came pretty close to a success despite attempting to DNF.

After a few hours of tutorials, I'm stating to get the hang of M2. I'm gonna do my first solve today.

Are there any good written tutorials for M2 made for beginners?

 

[Eli Apperson]

Are there any good written tutorials for M2 made for beginners?

I had to watch 4-5 tutorials as well as look up articles on it. There isn't a ton of really good information out there.

GJ you came pretty came pretty close to a success despite attempting to DNF.

Thanks!

 

[Eli Apperson]

I'm back from a week vacation, and kinda need to get back into cubing. My average dropped about a second, but should be back to normal after a day or two.

I found the perfect cube for me(so it seems anyway), the WR M 2020. I set it up with gravitas, dignitas, and mystic. It fits my turning perfectly it is just sooo enjoyable to turn.

 

[Eli Apperson]

Starting to get the hang of blue cross. Sub 20 with it, and I think maybe a few hundred more solves and I will be good.

Almost broke my PB with an 8.66. Insane scramble tbh.
R2 U2 F2 L2 D2 B L2 F U2 B' F2 D' B' U R B L2 B' D2
X-Cross: Z2 L D' F2 D' F' D
2nd Pair: U' R' U R
3rd: U' R U R'
4th: Y' U2 L' U L U' L' U L
OLL: R U R' U' R U' R' F' U' F R U R'
PLL: Ub

Yesss PB!
Another insane scramble, I got an 8.36!
B D2 L2 D2 B' R2 D2 F D2 F2 R2 U2 R' U' B' D2 R U' B2 D2 F L'

I got 6 sub-10s today! Getting faster....

 

[Eli Apperson]

Learning a few more ZBLL's, almost done with U1

 

[Eli Apperson]

Sub 12 Ao50: 11.93

 

[Eli Apperson]

Sub 12 Ao50: 11.93

Finished ZBLL U1, moving on to U2. I want to speed up my progress a little bit, so I'm gonna try learning 1 alg per day.

 

[CubeRed]

Gonna register for my first comp, western championships! Definitely gonna be competing in 3x3 and 2x2, possible Square 1 and Pyra if I have time to practice. I can only go on the first day, so even if I did make 2nd round I could not attend.

Same thing happened to me. Making in second round if pretty easy. But then again I don't know the size of your comp.

 

[Eli Apperson]

Same thing happened to me. Making in second round if pretty easy. But then again I don't know the size of your comp.

It's 170 competitors. Top 12 Move on

It's 170 competitors. Top 12 Move on

I don't really expect to make 2nd round anyway...

 

[CubeRed]

It's 170 competitors. Top 12 Move on

Sorry, I meant first round. Second round is definitely harder.

I don't really expect to make 2nd round anyway...

You might though. Depends on the other sub 10s in the comp.

 

[Eli Apperson]

Sorry, I meant first round. Second round is definitely harder.

You might though. Depends on the other sub 10s in the comp.

I'm not sub 10. I average 12ish.

 

[CubeRed]

I'm not sub 10. I average 12ish.

Still good. Nevertheless, good luck for your first comp!

 

[Eli Apperson]

Update lol: I actually can't go to this comp, it's too close to another trip.
I guess I will have to wait for another one to show up.

So, back to learning ZBLL, and I think I'll start Square 1

First day of leaning Square 1:
I learned
Scallop Kite Cube Shape
2 EO's
2 CP's
A few EPs
Best single: 22
Average: Sub 50

 

[CubeRed]

First day of leaning Square 1:
I learned
Scallop Kite Cube Shape
2 EO's
2 CP's
A few EPs
Best single: 22
Average: Sub 50

22 isn't bad for a first day PB. How much solves did you do?

 

[Eli Apperson]

22 isn't bad for a first day PB. How much solves did you do?

Around 50. It was a really lucky 1 move CS scramble

 

[Eli Apperson]

I don't understand how an event I detested so much before can be this fun. My times are very inconsistent right now, going from mid 30's to high 50's. Update tonight.

 

[tsmosher]

I like this alg:
(r U R' U) (R' F R F') (R U' R' U R U2' r')

U AUF for the recognition angle most people use

The COLL I use is:
R' (F' U' F U') R U (S' R' U R S)

The CMLL alg it is derived from:
R' (F' U' F U') R U (R' U R)

Although I prefer my alg, Eamon's OO COLL is just the one I use from the back angle:
(U2) (S' R U R' S) U (R U' B U' B' R')

 

[Eli Apperson]

Second day of practicing Square-1
I learned 3 EO's, some CP's and a bunch of random stuff for parity and ect.

 

[Eli Apperson]

What the heck?
13.76 PB
8 slice cube shape
3 slice CO
EO, and PBL skip.
WHAT???