Eli Apperson's progression thread

[Eli Apperson]

Race to sub-1 on Megaminx, sub-2 on 6x6, and sub-4 on 7x7?

What do you average rn?

Starting work today, it's gonna take away about 20 hours a week, which will probably limit how much time I can practice. To compensate, I'm going to start getting up earlier(4AM), to do school so I will have time to practice.
I have 1 more CLL to learn, then I am done!
I'm going to do lots of 2x2 solves this week to get used to it.
Starting next week, or the week after, I will start learning EG-1, using the same schedule I used for CLL.
I plan I getting the Dayan Megaminx soon, and starting the megaminx grind.

My plan for learning + getting gud at megaminx is this
Monday- Learning. Algs, technique, example solves.
Tuesday- Do 12-25 solves or so to start using what I learned
Wednesday- Do 25-50 solves
Thursday- Learn more
Friday - Ao25

 

[Garf]

What do you average rn?

Sub 2 on Megaminx with the Yuhu, sub 3:30 on 6x6 with the yushi, and sub 5:10 on 7x7 with the MGC

 

[Eli Apperson]

Sub 2 on Megaminx with the Yuhu, sub 3:30 on 6x6 with the yushi, and sub 5:10 on 7x7 with the MGC

K you are quite a bit ahead of me, but I'll give it a shot!

Todays 3x3 Ao100: 13.18
Not bad, not good. Got a nice 8.78 fullstep single though.

Did a megaminx solve, my first in weeks if not months, and got a 3:33. I have a longg way to go.

First Mega Ao5 In foreverr:
2:52.49

First Mega Ao12: 2:39.86
PB single of 2:05.96

 

[Eli Apperson]

Todays Mega Ao12: 2:24.25
Best Single today was a 2:06.02
I really can't wait to get a new mega, my Yuhu is really bad XD

 

[Garf]

Todays Mega Ao12: 2:24.25
Best Single today was a 2:06.02
I really can't wait to get a new mega, my Yuhu is really bad XD

If I knew where you lived, I could go to your house and fix the megaminx for you...
Alas, I suggest you contact the cubicle and ask about your problem. I think you stripped the core badly, but I am not totally sure.

 

[cuberswoop]

If I knew where you lived, I could go to your house and fix the megaminx for you...

His address is 12345 sesame street in toddlersville.

 

[DuckubingCuber347]

His address is 12345 sesame street in toddlersville.

Are you really speaking in third person right now cuberswoop?

 

[cuberswoop]

Are you really speaking in third person right now cuberswoop?

No, but cuberswoop just had him some delicious fried chicken.

 

[Garf]

Megaminx Ao5 for today. (Done within the megaminx event in the competition)

BTW, watch a lot of example solve. Also, do slow solves for a couple of days, then implement what you learned in your slow solves into your fast solves.
That is my advice for you.

 

[Eli Apperson]

You are very far ahead of me XD.
Todays 4x4 Ao25: 57.96
5x5 Ao12: 1:52.04
Blue cross ao25 19.04

 

[Eli Apperson]

Todays 2x2 Ao100: 4.44
I expected it to be a bit slower, because I'm not great at recognizing some CLLs yet, but It will hopefully improve soon.

Todays 6x6 Ao12: 3:38.61
A few really bad solves, otherwise it would have been sub 30

Megaminx Sub 2 Single: 1:58.29

Today's mega ao25: 2:18.02
7x7 ao5: 6:13.88

 

[Eli Apperson]

I bought a few things on black Friday, and one of those things was the GAN 356 M. Now I don't like GAN cubes, but this was a really good deal, so I decided I might as well try it.
So, I bought is, and when I got the package, I was surprised to see that is was really nice.
I set it up, then did an Ao100
That Ao100 was 12.82
My last Ao100 with my WR M was 13.18
I think I might main this cube.
Anyway, I just hit 500 solves in this session. Here are the stats:

 

[Garf]

I bought a few things on black Friday, and one of those things was the GAN 356 M. Now I don't like GAN cubes, but this was a really good deal, so I decided I might as well try it.
So, I bought is, and when I got the package, I was surprised to see that is was really nice.
I set it up, then did an Ao100
That Ao100 was 12.82
My last Ao100 with my WR M was 13.18
I think I might main this cube.
Anyway, I just hit 500 solves in this session. Here are the stats:
View attachment 17901

Besides the 356 M, what else did you get? The Dayan Megaminx? Lube?

 

[Eli Apperson]

Besides the 356 M, what else did you get? The Dayan Megaminx? Lube?

Nope. I just bought the 356 and Winter tornado v2.
I started Megaminx this week so the Dayan wasn't really on my list.
Next order I plan on getting an
Angstrom AoSu WR M
Mystic Dayan Megaminx v2
A bunch of lube
a gan timer
and a few mats and ect.

 

[Eli Apperson]

I almost died. I was trying to export my times from cube desk, because I switched back to CS timer a month or so ago, and I uploaded the file. It removed about 2000 solves, and I had a minor panic attack. Thankfully, I export my solves to a cs timer server, bc I switch up from doing solves on my PC to on my phone. I still lost about 200 solves, but at least I got to keep the majority.

 

[cuberswoop]

I almost died.

You're not wrong, but the average noncuber would say you're just a moron.

 

[Eli Apperson]

You're not wrong, but the average noncuber would say you're just a moron.

Very true, but I've gone though the pain of losing thousands of solves a few times before, I don't know how much more my heart can take.

 

[Waffles]

Very true, but I've gone though the pain of losing thousands of solves a few times before, I don't know how much more my heart can take.

Relatable

I lost my 3k+ cstimer session because of a blackout. I got like 500 solves back from an export from two months ago but I don’t spend 4+ hours a day in cubing anymore so it’s gonna take me a while to get it back

 

[Eli Apperson]

So, I realized that people are going to want the gan 12 after it sold out, so I bought one, got a free yupo 2*2 , rs3 m 2021, and dnm 37, and I should be able to sell it at quite a profit in a month or so. When the gan Kun came out, they were going for 300+ on ebay. Hopefully these will o for something similar.

 

[Garf]

So, I realized that people are going to want the gan 12 after it sold out, so I bought one, got a free yupo 2*2 , rs3 m 2021, and dnm 37, and I should be able to sell it at quite a profit in a month or so. When the gan Kun came out, they were going for 300+ on ebay. Hopefully these will o for something similar.

Well, I think you could also sticker it and call it your main. At least you get some free puzzles along with it.