Garf's Progression Thread - Beating Hard Levels in GD (Hardest is Bloodbath)

[Garf]

I recorded an ao5. If someone could critique it, I would appreciate it.
Generated By csTimer on 2022-10-04
avg of 5: 12.97

Time List:
1. 11.93 F D2 L D F D2 R' F' L2 F2 D2 B2 D2 L B2 R' D2 R F2 U2 D
2. (15.92) U2 B' D2 R B2 L' B' U F B2 U' F2 U B2 U' B2 R2 F2 L2 U'
3. 15.82 B' R' B D' B2 D' U2 B2 D' B2 F2 D' L2 R2 B D R' B2 F2 U' R2
4. (10.50) D2 F2 L2 R' D2 F2 L' R2 F2 R U2 D' L2 U2 L' F' D2 F' R' B2
5. 11.16 U2 B' F2 R2 B R2 D2 B U2 L2 F U' L2 D2 L' D' R' U2 L B2

AO5 for rubik's cube.webm

drive.google.com

 

[Garf]

Okay, I am seeing everyone getting closer to sub-10, and it is kinda making me jealous.
So I am giving myself 3 weeks to become sub-10 in 3x3. That is 21 days, and I will be splitting up the days for the following skills:
Days 1-6: Cross and Cross+1
Days 7-12 F2L and F2L Lookahead
Days 13 - 17: Oll and Pll.
Days 18 - 21: Practicing the skills I have developed.
Today, I will make a video on a AO12 (with a good camera angle) and if someone could critique it for me, I would appreciate it.

 

[Garf]

My AO12. Don't ask on how I got it to work.

Untitled: Oct 5, 2022 10:14 AM.webm

drive.google.com

Alright, now to work on my cross and cross+1

 

[DuckubingCuber347]

My AO12. Don't ask on how I got it to work.

Untitled: Oct 5, 2022 10:14 AM.webm

drive.google.com

Alright, now to work on my cross and cross+1

I'm not going to give an in-depth critique but what I can tell from watching some of the video is that:

1. You're white only. White only is fine, but it won't hurt you to be at least dual-CN. Most people learn the opposite colour, in your case white. A lot of your cross solutions are inefficient, being dual-CN will make it easier to plan more efficient crosses.

2. Learn how F2L works. Your solutions are very inefficient, if you want to use mostly RU and a few L's, use ZZ. That would save you a lot of rotations.

3. Don't rotate for no reason, I saw at least one case where you rotated for no reason and then rotated back to how it was originally. You should be rotating three times at the very most in your solutions.

4. Your fingertricks are pretty bad. It seems like you try to turn faster than what your capable of. Slow down, turn at your current potential, your TPS will get better as you get better. Learn how to do better fingertricks and your natural TPS will get much better. Your PLL TPS is slow because you can't handle the more complex turns.

5. Reduce regrips in PLL. You shouldn't have to regrip three times in a T-perm. Or two times in a J. Experiment with your algs to see how you can reduce this. Also check out my PLL sheet if you want the best of the best.

6. Don't rush yourself, work on fixing your mistakes, not getting faster. Once you fix the problems you'll automatically get faster. Everyone improves at different rates, for me I usually plateau at a certain time and then suddenly gain rapid progression.

Don't pressure yourself into getting faster just because you see others are getting close. You said "everyone" is getting close to sub-10. I'm guessing that's referring to me too. I'm nowhere near sub-10, it's a bigger difference than you would think. Despite the limited advice I've given you, I rarely try to actively improve. What I do do is try to understand how 3x3 works. Allowing for more confidence in my solutions. Just take it easy, don't pressure yourself with a set time frame, especially one this short.

 

[Garf]

I did an ao50 with color neutrality turning a little slower than normal.

Spoiler: AO50

Generated By csTimer on 2022-10-07
solves/total: 50/50

single
best: 8.32
worst: 19.62

mean of 3
current: 12.24 (σ = 1.21)
best: 11.26 (σ = 0.28)

avg of 5
current: 12.24 (σ = 1.21)
best: 11.56 (σ = 0.33)

avg of 12
current: 12.81 (σ = 1.48)
best: 12.08 (σ = 0.75)

avg of 25
current: 12.41 (σ = 0.96)
best: 12.41 (σ = 0.96)

avg of 50
current: 13.16 (σ = 1.33)
best: 13.16 (σ = 1.33)

Average: 13.16 (σ = 1.33)
Mean: 13.25

Time List:
1. 13.22 D F R D2 F' U2 F' U2 L2 F' D2 F D2 F D B U' F' R' B2 L2
2. 14.36 R' L2 U' D' R' F2 L' F D L F D2 R2 F' B2 L2 B' D2 B' U2 R2
3. 14.28 R' D R D2 B' D2 B2 L' B R2 D2 L2 U B2 U2 D' F2 D' B2 L2 B'
4. 11.99 D2 B D' R L U L2 B' L' D2 B2 R2 D2 F2 D F2 D L2 F2 B2
5. 13.43 F' R' D' F' R2 B' D2 B' D2 F' R2 F' D2 B2 L D2 B2 U' R F D'
6. 13.44 U L2 F2 R2 F2 D2 U' F2 R2 D2 L B' U' F2 R' D2 B2 D' R2
7. 11.30 U' L2 D R2 D2 B2 D2 U' F2 R2 B2 L' F D' B L D F' U' L R2
8. 15.85 B L' D F2 U' R2 D U2 L2 F2 U' F2 R2 U' R' B U2 R F2 L' F'
9. 16.18 B' D L2 B2 D2 B' R2 F' U2 L2 R2 B' L U' F R B' D U2 L'
10. 11.56 D2 B U2 L' D' R' F B2 D F D2 L2 U2 B' L2 D2 B D2 L2 B' L2
11. 14.62 D' R2 D2 R2 U2 R2 B' U2 F2 L2 B' L2 R B2 D2 F2 U2 F' U F2
12. 12.60 L D L2 R2 D2 L2 D L2 R2 F2 D F' D L2 D2 L F U' F2
13. 14.93 L U' B' D R L' U2 B' U' L' B D2 R2 B2 D2 B' D2 R2 F' L2 U2
14. 15.54 B2 L2 F L2 F U2 R2 D2 R2 B D2 U L2 R F L R2 D' R' B' R'
15. 12.99 R2 U' R2 U2 R2 B2 U' B2 F2 D U2 L D B F' D2 U R2 B' U
16. 12.38 L' R2 U' L2 F2 R2 U B2 L2 U F' D L B F U B' D' U'
17. 13.19 R2 L2 B' D' B D' L D' R2 F2 R2 L2 U' B2 D' F2 D F' R'
18. 17.37 L' B2 R F2 L2 U2 B2 L' B2 R D2 B U F2 L' D L F' U' R2
19. 19.62 U' B2 D' B2 F2 L2 D' F2 R2 B2 U2 B R' F2 D F2 U F U' L2 F
20. 14.86 L' B2 D2 F U2 L2 F' L2 B U2 L2 R2 B D F' D U' F' R D2 F2
21. 13.63 D2 F2 R F2 L B2 L2 F2 L' D2 F2 D' L' F R B U' L U F'
22. 12.61 D' B F' D2 L2 F' L2 U2 L2 B' D2 L B2 F' R2 D' F L2 U R'
23. 13.25 L' B' L2 F2 R' U2 L D2 L' B2 R2 B2 U2 B' L R2 B U L D'
24. 13.71 F D2 R2 B2 U2 R' F2 R D2 L' F R' U2 R' U R D' B2
25. 13.51 B' U L D' B U D' L2 U2 B L2 F' U2 F' U2 D2 B' R2 B R' F'
26. 12.00 F2 U2 F U2 L2 U2 F D2 B2 R2 F2 D' B L2 R B2 U2 L2 F' L D
27. 13.62 R2 B2 U2 R2 D' F2 U' R2 D F2 U B' D2 R2 B U' R' B' R' F U'
28. 10.90 U2 B2 L F2 U2 R' D2 L' R2 B2 U2 B' D' B D' F2 D R D' R
29. 12.27 R2 F R' U R2 B2 D B2 U B2 R2 U L2 D' F U' F D2 L F' D
30. 13.73 R2 B2 L U B2 D B2 F2 D' L2 F2 D B2 D' F L' D R2 B F' D
31. 12.00 U2 B2 R2 D2 F2 L F2 U2 B2 R' U B' D' L U2 B2 L2 B' U' R
32. 13.45 L2 B2 R D2 B2 U2 R' D2 B2 R' U2 D R' D' U' L F L R2 D'
33. 12.99 F2 D' F U B' R2 F2 U F L U2 F2 R' D2 R2 F2 R2 F2 D2
34. 11.24 D2 R' B2 D2 L R D2 R' B2 D2 F2 R' D' L' B L R' D' R D
35. 11.55 U2 R2 D U2 L2 U2 R2 U' F2 L2 U F2 R' F D' U2 F' U B2 D2 B2
36. 10.99 D2 B U' R D2 F2 B U' D2 R2 F R2 D2 R2 F2 B' R2 B U2
37. 12.56 R F R2 L' B' D F L' U' F2 U R2 D' R2 F2 U' R2 U' B2 L2 F
38. 11.90 U R' F' U' F2 B D R2 B' U2 F L2 F D2 R2 L2 F' U2 B2 U
39. 15.88 D R' D2 L2 B D2 F' R2 B' L2 F2 R2 B D' L2 R2 F' U L' U
40. 12.37 U' F' L2 B R L B L D' R2 F' U2 F D2 L2 F U2 B U2 R2 L2
41. 11.29 R U2 F' D2 F R' U2 D L' F2 U2 L2 D' R2 D2 L2 B2 R2 B2 U
42. 11.45 B2 L' U2 F' L2 F' D2 R2 F L2 D2 B2 L2 D U' R D2 R' F' L D2
43. 13.86 D L2 R2 B' D2 U2 R2 B F U2 B2 F' R B2 U' L2 D' U' R' U' F
44. 12.80 D2 B R2 D F D R2 D R U2 F2 B2 R' B2 R' U2 R B2 L' U
45. 16.26 U B2 L' B2 D2 L R2 D2 R D2 B2 U2 B2 D' R F U2 R' F2 U L
46. 8.32 B2 L2 U2 L2 R2 D B2 D L2 R2 D B L' D2 F' U B' U R' U
47. 13.73 U F' D' F2 U' L2 F2 U' B2 D' F2 D2 L R U B' U2 B2
48. 11.90 L' B2 L2 U2 F U2 B F2 U2 L2 F U' F2 R D B D2 L' U'
49. 13.58 F2 R2 B2 U' B2 D2 U' L2 B2 D2 F2 B D F' L R B2 U' B2 F'
50. 11.23 U2 B' U' D2 B U F R' U2 L2 U' F2 L2 U' R2 B2 U' L2 D' B2 F'

I was really shocked by the 8.32. I am really pleased by it.

 

[Garf]

Lol around 2 hours later I got 6:05

 

[baseballjello67]

Okay, I am seeing everyone getting closer to sub-10, and it is kinda making me jealous.
So I am giving myself 3 weeks to become sub-10 in 3x3. That is 21 days, and I will be splitting up the days for the following skills:
Days 1-6: Cross and Cross+1
Days 7-12 F2L and F2L Lookahead
Days 13 - 17: Oll and Pll.
Days 18 - 21: Practicing the skills I have developed.
Today, I will make a video on a AO12 (with a good camera angle) and if someone could critique it for me, I would appreciate it.

Update?

 

[Garf]

Update?

Haven't really done a lot. Cross+1 is getting better for me.

 

[Garf]

Faster run.

 

[LBr]

That’s one country in every 1.66 seconds. That’s pretty impressive

 

[tom0989123]

50-60 seconds. And I am going for average.

Which hasn't been broken for a little less than 2 years.

my average is 30 seconds but my best solve is 13.264 seconds.

 

[Garf]

my average is 30 seconds but my best solve is 13.264 seconds.

This was talking about 4x4, bud.

 

[Garf]

Okay, so I have not been practicing a whole ton, so I am a bit rusty. However, that needs to change, since I have an upcoming competition in the Tri-Cities.
So what I need to do is do more solves. Here are my goals for each day:
ao100 for 3x3
ao25+ for 5x5
ao100 for sq-1
ao50 for 3bld (yes, I know I haven't done much since I last gave up, but I found my blindfold and am willing to try this again)
As for my speedrunning on Seterra, I pulled a 5:04 for the 193 united nations. No screenshot, but when I get sub-5, I will make sure I got a shot for you.

 

[helloimcubedup]

Okay, so I have not been practicing a whole ton, so I am a bit rusty. However, that needs to change, since I have an upcoming competition in the Tri-Cities.
So what I need to do is do more solves. Here are my goals for each day:
ao100 for 3x3
ao25+ for 5x5
ao100 for sq-1
ao50 for 3bld (yes, I know I haven't done much since I last gave up, but I found my blindfold and am willing to try this again)
As for my speedrunning on Seterra, I pulled a 5:04 for the 193 united nations. So screenshot, but when I get sub-5, I will make sure I got a shot for you.

sus...

 

[Garf]

sus...

How?

 

[SpeedCubeLegend17]

Okay, so I have not been practicing a whole ton, so I am a bit rusty. However, that needs to change, since I have an upcoming competition in the Tri-Cities.
So what I need to do is do more solves. Here are my goals for each day:
ao100 for 3x3
ao25+ for 5x5
ao100 for sq-1
ao50 for 3bld (yes, I know I haven't done much since I last gave up, but I found my blindfold and am willing to try this again)
As for my speedrunning on Seterra, I pulled a 5:04 for the 193 united nations. No screenshot, but when I get sub-5, I will make sure I got a shot for you.

Tri-Cities Fall? I was going to go too but I have something else going on. Well, good luck! Also, are you planning on going to Washington Championships?

 

[Garf]

Tri-Cities Fall? I was going to go too but I have something else going on. Well, good luck! Also, are you planning on going to Washington Championships?

I have no idea. Prob not

 

[SzokL]

I love seterra too!

 

[Garf]

I love seterra too!

Are those the counties in Botswana?

 

[cuberswoop]

Are those the counties in Botswana?

Poland?