Getting fast with ZZ

[Luna_7]

Week 6 Progress Update
This week was overall pretty damn good. I've definitely been cleaning up my F2L and getting better at looking ahead. I still have occasional pauses, but I think I'm on the path to developing a long-term habit of looking ahead. As I posted, I've done a good number of EOCross+1 solves, and I'm progressing well overall, though I'm still a long way off from actually planning the first pair in solves consistently. I remember that years ago when I used CFOP though that starting to plan first pair very quickly got my global from like 12 to like 9, so I think if I start planning first pair in ZZ my average can go down a hell of a lot. I've probably made the least progress when it comes to sune ZBLL, but I've still done some training for the algs on bestsiteever, and I've started using them more in solves. I'm planning on making some example solve videos so I can monitor my progress with my inspection.

Since I'm making pretty good progress with resolving the problems I found in my 9.00 ao25, I've been trying to catch another good big average on camera for analysis, but so far I've had no luck. Turns out my camera nerves are worse than I thought. Not to mention I have habit of minor cheats like not counting +2s or skipping to next scramble if I mess up really badly. I'm going to keep trying for one though. I have gotten some good recorded solves (even caught a 5.57 single on camera which I've uploaded to my yt)

Week 7 Goals:

• Get a good ao25/ao50 on camera (hopefully sub 8.5)
• Keep improving on planning first pair
• Continue practicing sune ZBLL

(these are basically just continuing last week's goals lol, also how the hell is this already on week 7??? time flies ig)

 

[Caleb Valenzuela]

so basically you are the ZZ world record holder?

 

[Luna_7]

so basically you are the ZZ world record holder?

lmfao I wish. Yoruba's literally globalling high 6 whereas I get a sub7 ao5 once in a blue moon.

 

[Caleb Valenzuela]

So you are like one of the best though right?

 

[Luna_7]

So you are like one of the best though right?

I mean I am one of the fastest but there are a couple people who are a LOT better than me.

 

[Caleb Valenzuela]

I mean I am one of the fastest but there are a couple people who are a LOT better than me.

nice nice good luck

 

[Swagrid]

so basically you are the ZZ world record holder?

atm Luna7 is the 12th fastest ZZer officially

 

[Luna_7]

atm Luna7 is the 12th fastest ZZer officially

Would be 10th if not for a +2

 

[Caleb Valenzuela]

atm Luna7 is the 12th fastest ZZer officially

woah

 

[Swagrid]

Would be 10th if not for a +2

L sucks to suck imagine not being top 10 (i am rank 10)

 

[Luna_7]

Week 7 Progress Update

To be honest I have pretty little to report from this week. I still feel like I'm gradually getting better at inspecting first pair, but I don't really have any specific data to present. I haven't done as much dedicated practice on it as I should've, just being conscious to try and plan it when I can in speed solves. I'm trying to make myself turn slower and lookahead. In the short term, this is making me inconsistent as hell, but with practice I think it'll pay off. I drilled sune ZBLL a decent amount. I rarely forget algs anymore but my recall is still pretty slow. The only cure for that will be time. I also kinda got distracted by learning antisune ZBLL, where I finished 2GLL, Diag, and the Niklas sets. Might not have been the smartest investment of time in the short term, but oh well. Getting full ZBLL out of the way early is a good idea at least.

Week 8 Goals

• Record some more solves for self critique. As mentioned last week, hopefully a good big average
• Continue drilling sune and antisune zbll, and maybe learn another set or two
• Keep making myself turn slower and focus on lookahead and smart pair choice

 

[Luna_7]

Week 8 Progress Update

The only reason I'm writing this update is because it's that time of week. I haven't had a lot of time for cubing this past week (school has just resumed) and have spend most of it just doing solves. I need to get back into the habit of doing dedicated practice. Since I've been so spotty about actually achieving the goals I set, I'm going to dial back and just go for 2 goals per week for a while instead of 3. On the bright side when it comes to just doing solves, I have got some good ones. I've gotten a few high 7 ao12s, and even a 6.92 ao5 which had a counting 5.98 (my first counting 5). Telling myself to record solves and get good ones in a week has seemingly been worsening my nerves and making me do poorly, so from now on I'm not going to give myself goals to record good solves, and will just try to film more solves in general, waiting for good ones to come.

Week 9 Goals

• Start a dedicated session for practicing F2L fluidity and lookahead
• Finally do some more EOCross+1 practice again

 

[Luna_7]

Week 9 Progress Update

Pretty little to say here. I started a session with EOCross solved timing just my F2L. I gave myself no inspection but quickly realized that I was experiencing issues because in an actual solve I can predict stuff and lookahead to F2L during EOCross. I decided eventually to just give myself about a second to look around the cube before starting the timer. Not a perfect solution but should make things more accurate. So far I've done about a hundred solves in it and man am I bad. I'm generally getting like low 5 to high 4. If I want to global 7.5, the goal is 1/3 splits for EOCross+1, F2L, and ZBLL, so 5.0 F2L isn't gonna cut it. I've found that my fastest solves, generally mid3s, tend to be when I turn slower and lookahead seamlessly. I knew this was the better strategy but actually seeing results from it has helped me boost my confidence. I also did maybe 5 EOCross+1 solves lmao.

Week 10 Goals

I have a comp next weekend so next week I'm just gonna spam solves and try to get comfortable with things. I want to do well there so learning new stuff this week isn't the strat. Hoping for a sub9 avg there, wish me luck. I'm first on the psych sheet for single and 5th for avg5, so I could have a shot at podiuming or even winning if I get really lucky, but I don't wanna put too much pressure in myself. I'll be content with a single solid average.

 

[Luna_7]

Week 10 Progress Update
I'm posting this on sunday rather than friday this week because I had a comp this weekend. Overall it was mid. I did really well in the first round (I got an 8.79 PR ao5, which is ZZWR6), but I choked pretty hard in the later round. (9.59 and 10.31 avgs respectively). I placed 1st in the 1st round, 2nd in the 2nd, and 4th in the 3rd.
I found I was having some trouble with sune ZBLLs there, so I'm going to try to get full sunes down by my next comp in a couple weeks. I have 3 antisune sets left to learn but there are a few algs from the first three antisune sets that I've forgotten, so I'll also need to review those. Otherwise, my F2L lookahead still needs a lot of work.

Week 11 Goals

• Review the 3 sets of antisune ZBLL I know and learn 1 more set
• Do more slow turning F2L solves trying to get better lookahead and improve things like pair choice.

 

[Luna_7]

Week 11 Progress Update
Yeah I'm posting it on sunday again. Didn't have a comp or anything this weekend, I just forgot.
Anyway, yeah, I reviewed AS ZBLL and learned the 4th set. I did some F2L practice but not as much as I should have probably. My biggest weakness is definitely my F2L lookahead. Overall this week was pretty uneventful though. My exams for the year are coming up in a few weeks so I don't have a ton of time to cube at the moment, so until they arrived I'm going to stop setting weekly goals because I think they're just not sustainable. Thankfully, in just a few weeks, I'll be done with school for the year though, and I'll have a couple months on summer break (I'm in the southern hemisphere.) I will continue to post weekly updates of whatever progress I do make however.

 

[Luna_7]

Week 12 Progress Update
Didn't do a ton of solves this week. What I did do was learn the last 2 antisune sets and start drilling them. I have a comp next weekend but without much time to practice I don't expect to do that great. I will try to make sure all my sune and antisune algs are drilled enough by then. I do finally get the prestige that comes with knowing full ZBLL though which is nice. Yeah this is a short update lol.

Here's my ZBLL sheet if anyone's interested though: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet...e9-LGWCte5Kc/edit?gid=325429529#gid=325429529

 

[Luna_7]

Week 13 Progress Update
Again, a delayed update because I had a comp. Overall went pretty well... except in 3x3 2h. My ao5s in the first 2 round were abysmal (not even sub10). The finals went better but still not great. I got a 9.63 avg, but that was still good enough for third place. Popped off in OH though (finished third with a 15.12 ao5). Otherwise, little to report on.

 

[Luna_7]

Week 15 Progress Update
Yo I'm back now!!! I skipped week 14 because I had literally nothing to report, and I was in the middle of my exams. It felt kinda pointless to make a post just to say that I'm still doing these.

But anyway, I'm done with school for the year now and got 7 weeks of summer break. That means it's time to get back on the grind. I did some solves the other day and ended up getting an awesome session. I got my first sub-8 ao100, and I rolled it to 7.94. Here are the times:

Generated By csTimer on 2024-12-06 (solving from 2024-12-05 10:16:57 to 2024-12-06 09:23:45)
avg of 100: 7.94

Time List:
1. 8.36 D2 B2 D2 F2 R2 U2 L B2 L D2 R U B' R' F2 U2 R' F D2 R2 @2024-12-05 10:16:57
2. 8.55 L2 D' F2 D' L2 B2 D' L2 R2 D U' L2 R' D U' L2 U R D2 B' L2 @2024-12-05 10:17:57
3. 7.45 U2 R2 B2 R2 D' B2 D' B2 R2 U2 B2 L F' L' F' R F' L2 D L2 @2024-12-05 10:18:28
4. 8.24 F R' F2 L F U B U2 R F2 R2 F2 R' U2 L B2 R' D2 R D L @2024-12-05 10:18:49
5. 8.20 L D L2 F2 R2 B R2 F R2 U2 F U2 B2 F' R B R U R2 F2 R' @2024-12-05 10:19:48
6. 7.01 B2 U2 F2 U2 L2 R2 F' R2 F' L2 D2 F2 L' D F' L2 U B U' B' @2024-12-05 10:21:10
7. 7.77 L2 U' D2 R U2 R D2 R2 F2 R' D2 R' F2 B' L D L' B' L' D @2024-12-05 10:21:46
8. 8.12 B2 F2 D' F2 U' R2 U' L2 R2 F2 D U2 R' B F2 L2 D B2 L' B @2024-12-05 10:22:10
9. 7.71 U F2 L2 U' R2 D R2 U' R2 B2 U B2 R' F' U' L B' D' B' D2 U' @2024-12-05 10:22:36
10. 6.90 R' B U B2 U' F2 U' B2 U F2 U' L2 R2 B' L2 U2 R' F' U2 R' U2 @2024-12-05 10:24:03
11. 8.09 U' D' F' U2 D R' B' L D2 R' B2 R U2 B2 L B2 U2 R U' @2024-12-05 10:24:27
12. 8.27 R2 F' D' F2 D L2 B2 D2 B2 R2 D' L2 U' L' R B' D2 L F' R2 @2024-12-05 10:24:55
13. 7.55 U R F2 D2 B' D2 U2 F2 R2 B' L2 F2 U2 R' U L2 F' R' F2 L' B @2024-12-05 10:25:22
14. 7.72 U B' D2 R' L' U L F2 R2 B R2 B2 R2 L2 D2 B' R2 D2 B' U' @2024-12-05 10:26:56
15. 7.76 R2 F R2 U2 L2 D B2 F2 D' L2 U' F2 U' B U' F R2 F R D2 @2024-12-05 10:28:13
16. 8.75 D R' B2 U' F' L2 U' D2 R2 L2 F2 R2 D2 F' R2 F R2 F' D B' @2024-12-05 10:29:17
17. 7.28 R D2 R2 F' D2 L2 F2 L2 F L2 B R' D' R2 B2 D2 B' R B @2024-12-05 10:29:40
18. (9.39) D2 B R2 U L2 R2 D L2 B2 U F2 D' B2 L2 R D U2 R B F' R @2024-12-05 10:30:18
19. 7.96 R U2 R' D' B' U2 R' D2 F' U2 F2 R2 U B2 L2 B2 U D2 F2 U @2024-12-05 10:30:41
20. 8.95 R2 F U' B L' D B' R' L' D L2 F2 L U2 D2 B2 R' U2 D2 F2 R2 @2024-12-05 10:31:10
21. 7.17 U2 R' D2 R' D2 B2 U2 R' U2 L' D2 R D L2 B' R2 B' R B @2024-12-05 10:32:07
22. 9.34 L F' B2 L' U2 B2 U' R' D' R2 U2 R2 B2 D' F2 U2 L2 F2 R2 U2 B @2024-12-05 10:33:01
23. 8.52 L D2 R' B2 U' R2 B' F2 R B2 L' F2 B2 L U2 F2 U2 L2 U2 B' @2024-12-05 10:35:01
24. 7.82 D' U' L2 D' B2 F2 D B2 F2 D' R2 U2 F R' D' U L2 R' D2 L' @2024-12-05 10:37:29
25. 7.66 D2 F U R U2 R' U D2 F R' D2 R' U2 B2 R F2 R B2 R @2024-12-05 14:22:32
26. (6.42) B U R' D' F2 U' F U2 L' F2 L2 B2 U2 R2 U2 F R2 D2 F2 D2 @2024-12-05 14:22:55
27. (9.56) F R U2 L B U D F2 D2 F2 R' L' F2 R' F2 D2 L2 U2 L' F' L @2024-12-05 14:23:23
28. 7.56 L' F' D' R' F' R' U2 R U2 F' R2 F R2 L2 D2 F2 R2 B' L2 @2024-12-05 14:25:23
29. 8.24 L' F U2 F2 D' U2 B2 D' R2 U2 R2 B2 F D' L B' R2 F2 D' @2024-12-05 14:25:43
30. (9.48) R2 D L2 B2 R2 F2 D2 U B2 L2 U' L' F2 R B D' L' B2 U2 L2 R @2024-12-05 14:26:10
31. 8.40 F2 D B2 U' L' U F' U L U2 D2 F' U2 R2 D2 L2 D2 L2 F2 R2 B @2024-12-05 14:27:44
32. 8.06 U2 B' R' U2 R' U2 F2 L2 D2 R' U2 L' R' B2 D' F' D' B2 R2 B' U @2024-12-05 14:28:44
33. 7.01 D B2 U' F' R D R2 U' F D2 F2 U' B2 D F2 R2 F2 U' B2 U' B2 @2024-12-05 14:29:10
34. (9.48) R2 U B2 R2 U F2 R2 D2 U2 R2 F' L' U R2 U2 F' L2 F U @2024-12-05 14:30:02
35. 8.94 R B2 D2 U2 R2 F2 R' B2 D2 L B2 D B U' F' L U2 R B R' @2024-12-05 14:31:21
36. (9.77) R L D B' D2 R F' L2 F U2 B2 U2 F2 U2 R' B2 L D2 L2 U2 @2024-12-05 14:32:53
37. (6.49) R2 F2 D' L2 U R2 D' B2 U2 B2 D2 R' B2 D L U L2 B R2 @2024-12-05 14:33:54
38. 7.34 R U2 F' L2 U D2 B' L U2 B U2 F' U2 D2 F2 L2 F2 L2 D2 L @2024-12-05 14:34:41
39. (6.29) R F2 D' R2 U B2 D2 L2 B2 D' U2 B2 L U' B2 L' U2 F' D' R B2 @2024-12-05 14:35:58
40. 7.04 R2 B R2 D' F2 R2 D2 B2 L2 D R2 U' L2 R B D B F2 U2 R @2024-12-05 14:37:31
41. 7.73 L2 U F2 D U2 F2 U' L2 R2 D' L B D2 U' L' B' F D' F' R2 @2024-12-05 14:38:23
42. 7.31 U' B2 D2 U L2 D L2 B2 D B2 F2 U2 L B R' F R2 F2 D F' @2024-12-05 14:39:56
43. 7.86 L2 D2 L2 D2 B' L2 D2 U2 F' D2 U2 F' L D R2 B' R' F2 D' L2 R' @2024-12-05 14:40:21
44. (5.83) D2 R' L2 B' D' R2 B U' B2 R2 L2 U2 B2 L2 D F2 U2 R2 U' F' @2024-12-05 14:42:04
45. 6.92 D2 B2 L2 U2 L' U2 L' F2 D2 U2 R B2 D F' L' U L2 F' U L' R' @2024-12-05 14:44:49
46. 7.05 U2 F2 D2 B2 R B2 L' D2 L2 B2 U2 L2 F' D L' R2 B' F' L2 R' U @2024-12-05 14:45:15
47. 7.18 R' U2 D' F2 L F' L U2 L2 D' L2 U B2 D' L2 F2 U' L2 U' L B @2024-12-05 14:46:33
48. 7.89 U B R2 F L2 F' U2 L2 R2 B2 F' R2 D B2 D L F2 L' D2 U' @2024-12-05 14:47:59
49. 7.45 F2 D2 F2 D F2 L2 B2 U' R B U F R2 U' B' L2 D' @2024-12-05 14:49:06
50. 7.50 U' F' R' D' L2 D L U' L F2 B2 D' F2 U' R2 L2 F2 D2 B2 U' @2024-12-05 14:49:35
51. 8.75 U2 L' B' L2 F2 R2 B R2 D2 B' L2 F' L2 R' U2 R' U' B' L' U @2024-12-05 14:51:27
52. 8.40 F D R2 D2 F2 D' L2 F2 R2 F2 U2 L2 U F D2 R F' U R' D2 @2024-12-05 14:53:05
53. 7.90 L2 U' L2 D2 L2 B2 D2 F2 L' F L' R' D' U2 B R2 F' U2 @2024-12-05 14:54:00
54. 6.64 D L F' D2 B2 U L2 U' F' R B2 L2 F2 R' U2 L' F2 B2 R D2 @2024-12-05 14:54:22
55. 7.21 L B' U B' R' D' L B R2 U2 D R2 L2 D F2 D R2 L2 U L' @2024-12-05 14:55:18
56. 7.76 D' R' F' R F' B' D B' F2 R' D2 F2 U2 F2 R' D2 L' F2 L' @2024-12-05 14:55:48
57. 7.07 U' F2 U2 B2 L2 U L2 D' L2 D2 F2 B U' L' F R2 D2 F L2 F U' @2024-12-05 14:56:08
58. (6.55) B U2 B2 D2 L' U2 L' R' F2 L B2 U B D' F' U2 B' U' F2 @2024-12-05 14:58:38
59. 8.75 B' U F' U2 F' D2 B2 R2 F' U2 F2 R2 D2 F R F' D' B L2 R2 U @2024-12-05 14:59:42
60. 7.76 B L U B' U2 B D' R U B2 U2 R2 B' L2 U2 F' R2 B2 R2 D2 B' @2024-12-05 15:00:09
61. 8.12 F' B2 U F2 U' R2 B2 F2 D F2 U' R2 U F R' F2 D2 R2 U2 F2 U' @2024-12-05 15:00:58
62. 8.48 B D' R2 F2 D' L2 D' B2 U F2 D L2 U L' B' R2 B2 D B R' B2 @2024-12-05 15:01:38
63. 7.51 R B' D' R' D' F' B2 R' U' F2 R2 U2 L2 U L2 B2 D' R2 F2 U' R @2024-12-05 15:04:26
64. 8.58 D2 F' B2 L2 F' U R F2 B2 U2 B' R2 B' U2 R2 U2 B' U2 R2 U @2024-12-05 15:07:17
65. 7.16 F2 U2 R' B' L2 B' L2 U R' L2 U2 R2 D2 F2 L2 U B2 L2 U @2024-12-05 15:08:11
66. 7.44 F2 L' B' D' U' R2 B2 D' L2 F2 R2 F2 U' B' U L' B' U' L' F2 @2024-12-05 15:09:04
67. 8.37 D' L' U2 R F B' L D2 F2 R2 D' R2 F2 D F2 R2 D2 L2 U' F L @2024-12-05 15:09:25
68. 9.22 F2 D2 U' B2 F2 L2 F2 U' R2 B L' F2 U' B D2 U' B D2 F' @2024-12-05 15:09:48
69. 8.81 R2 F2 L2 R2 F' R2 B L2 F D2 R2 B2 L' F' U' L2 R2 U B2 @2024-12-05 15:11:17
70. 7.86 U F2 U2 L' R' B2 R' B2 U2 L' R2 F' L2 D' B F L2 B F @2024-12-05 15:12:25
71. 9.00 L B U2 L2 D2 F' L2 F' D2 U2 B2 R2 D2 U' L' D' F' R2 F' L' U' @2024-12-05 15:12:54
72. 7.96 F D2 L' D' B D' R2 B' L F2 U2 R' B2 D2 L U2 B2 R' U2 F @2024-12-05 15:13:22
73. 8.87 R2 D2 L2 B U2 L2 R2 B L2 F' D R' D2 U B' L R2 D' F2 D2 @2024-12-05 15:13:47
74. 7.08 F' L2 D R2 B2 D2 F2 R2 U' L2 D' R2 U' L' B F' L D' B' U' F2 @2024-12-05 15:14:13
75. 8.48 R' U' L R2 U' B2 U2 F2 U' B2 R2 D2 F' U2 R' F2 D L B2 @2024-12-06 08:53:35
76. 8.15 F' B R U D F2 R B2 U' F2 R2 U' B2 U R2 U2 D F2 D F' D' @2024-12-06 08:54:33
77. 9.37 U' F D R2 B2 L2 F2 D B2 F2 D R2 D B' L R2 B2 D U L' @2024-12-06 08:55:08
78. 8.65 R2 L' D' L' U2 R F U L2 F2 L2 U' L2 B2 U F2 U2 F2 D L' U @2024-12-06 08:55:37
79. 6.91 L2 U L2 B2 R' L' U F' D2 R2 U2 R2 U' F2 U F2 B2 D' L2 @2024-12-06 08:56:05
80. 8.81 R' D' U2 F2 L2 R2 U2 B' R2 B' F U2 R' U2 F L2 D' F2 L @2024-12-06 08:57:41
81. 8.05 B R2 U B2 L' U' B L' U2 R2 D2 R2 B U2 B L2 F D2 L2 F @2024-12-06 08:58:40
82. 7.34 R' D2 L B2 D2 L B2 R U2 F2 U B' D' L R B' F R2 @2024-12-06 09:00:47
83. 7.37 L2 F' R U2 L2 F D' R2 B2 L2 D2 L2 D2 B L2 F2 U2 F L U @2024-12-06 09:01:41
84. 8.61 U B' L2 B' R2 B2 L2 F R2 D2 B2 R2 U' R' D' B R U L' B' L' @2024-12-06 09:02:12
85. 7.76 D' B2 F2 D2 F2 L' B2 R B2 L2 U2 R B2 F D' L' R2 B U' B' @2024-12-06 09:02:41
86. 7.69 R2 D' U R2 D U' L2 U' B' D' B D' L D U2 F' U F' @2024-12-06 09:04:14
87. 8.67 F L2 D2 R U2 R' F2 U2 B2 R' F2 L2 D' B L' B R2 D2 U' B2 @2024-12-06 09:05:41
88. 8.59 U2 D B2 R' U2 B' U' L' U' R2 B2 U L2 B2 U D2 F2 B2 @2024-12-06 09:06:48
89. 8.18 L2 B R' D2 L' D2 U2 L' U2 B2 L' R' B2 D' L R2 F2 U F L2 @2024-12-06 09:07:16
90. 8.44 D2 U2 R2 D2 L U2 R' U2 L2 D2 U2 R' F U L F2 R B D2 F D2 @2024-12-06 09:08:42
91. 9.04 D2 F2 L B' R F' R D' F U2 R D2 L' B2 R' B2 U2 L' U2 F2 D2 @2024-12-06 09:09:08
92. 8.54 F R2 D' R2 F R2 U' L' F' R2 L2 D2 F' B' D2 B' U2 D2 B2 L2 @2024-12-06 09:11:32
93. 6.86 B2 U' F2 U' B2 U' L2 B2 L2 U B2 D' L F R2 U' B2 L2 U F U2 @2024-12-06 09:11:56
94. 8.56 F R' B2 U R D R B2 L' U2 R2 L2 F U2 F2 D2 B L2 B' D2 @2024-12-06 09:13:13
95. 7.36 D F' D2 B2 L2 R2 D2 F U2 F L2 D2 L' U R B D2 F U2 @2024-12-06 09:13:40
96. 7.42 D2 L' R' B2 L D2 L U2 B2 U2 L' R' B' U2 R U L2 U2 B F2 @2024-12-06 09:20:23
97. 8.36 L' U' B D2 L2 D2 B' R2 D2 F' U2 F D' B D2 R B2 U' L2 @2024-12-06 09:21:19
98. 7.37 L2 R2 F U2 R2 U2 B' D2 F D2 B' D' R2 D' F' L B F' U' F' R' @2024-12-06 09:21:57
99. 8.30 R' B2 L D' R2 U' D2 F' U L2 B2 L' F2 B2 L' B2 R' D2 R @2024-12-06 09:23:19
100. 6.81 L' F' B' D L' D2 F R F' U R2 B2 D L2 F2 U L2 D2 L2 U B2 @2024-12-06 09:23:45

While I'm not exactly globalling high 7 yet, I think doing so is very achievable with some more dedicated practice. There were a few things I noticed in this session that I think will be valuable in my improvement.

Firstly I noticed I was properly planning EOCross. On a lot of solves in most sessions I find that I get lazy and with just plan half of EOCross and know where the remaining pieces will be. I'd just internalize to solve them rather than actually having the moves in my brain. It's a fine line I know but this made it a lot easier for me to actually track my first pair and transition seamlessly into F2L.

I also realized that I wasn't having trouble with finding my F2L pairs. Admittedly some of this was just luck, but a lot of it was that I was forcing myself to look away from the pair I was solving and tracking other pieces in advance. This is a habit I've been going in and out of for a while. I just need to force myself to stick to thinking about it every session and it should solidify.

Finally, I found that I wasn't getting many of the ZBLLs I was struggling with. While I'd say that around ~80% of my sune and antisune cases are drilled appropriately, there are still a few of them I struggle with. There are also still some H and Pi cases I occasionally blank on (and as much as I hate to admit it, there are even a few L cases that I still struggle with). I think I can solve this by making a list of all the ZBLLs I'm having trouble with and training them together specifically on Bestsiteever. I'll add in a few similar-looking cases that I'm good with too to ensure that I'm properly recognising them.

 

[Luna_7]

Week 16 Progress Update
Yeah I'm late sorry I forgot.

Anyway this week went pretty well. I did a lot of solves really focusing hard on looking ahead and predicting my next pairs as I solved F2L. I also focused on making sure I actively planned every move of EOCross and wasn't just predicting where the pieces would end up. I was having a lot of success. I got another sub8 ao100, and even got it down to 7.93, .01 faster than I had gotten it before. I noticed that I've been getting a lot more sub6 singles and sub7 ao5s lately, so that's certainly nice. My F2L in general has just been getting cleaner.

Also I got this ao5:

Generated By csTimer on 2024-12-15 (solving from 2024-12-15 15:55:38 to 2024-12-15 15:59:29)
avg of 5: 7.25

Time List:
1. (5.69) U' R2 U2 F L D' R D F U2 R2 B2 L B2 L' U2 D2 F2 L' F2 L @2024-12-15 15:55:38
2. 6.51 R' U2 R D2 R2 D2 U2 B2 U2 L U F2 L2 D F D2 B2 F @2024-12-15 15:56:29
3. 7.64 U F' R D' F' B2 U' B D2 L2 U2 L2 B L2 F' R2 F2 R2 U B @2024-12-15 15:56:56
4. (8.23) L2 U2 F R2 D2 R2 U2 B U2 F2 L B D' B2 L2 B D2 L2 F2 @2024-12-15 15:57:52
5. 7.60 D2 F2 D L2 D2 B2 U' L2 U' B2 U' L2 B' U R D' U' B' F D F @2024-12-15 15:59:29

A very good average don't get me wrong but had so much PB potential.

Yeah this is a short update. I got a bit distracted by practicing 4x4 and OH, as well as art, which is another hobby of mine so I didn't do as much dedicated planning as I intended to. I'd still definitely call this week a success though.

Next week I'll try to do more of this as well as compiling a list of ZBLLs that are giving me trouble.

 

[Luna_7]

Week 17 Progress Update
More drilling F2L lookahead this week. Went pretty well. I've also started making a list of my worst ZBLLs on bestsiteever. Once I finish, this should help me get rid of cases giving me trouble.

I did some keyboard cheating this week and got a pretty ludicrous session. It included this ao5, which is PB by a longshot:

Generated By csTimer on 2024-12-20 (solving from 2024-12-19 16:19:06 to 2024-12-19 16:22:01)
avg of 5: 6.23

Time List:
1. 5.91 B' U2 F R2 D2 B2 L2 F L2 D R2 U' B' L F' L2 R' B' U @2024-12-19 16:19:06
2. (5.50) U F L' D' B D R L F B2 R2 F L2 D2 F L2 U2 B' @2024-12-19 16:20:04
3. 6.52 D2 F2 L' B2 U2 L D2 L2 B2 L' D2 U' R2 D2 F' D' L' F' R' D @2024-12-19 16:20:33
4. (8.30) L' D' L2 D2 U' B2 L2 U F2 R2 D' R2 L' B D' B2 F' U2 L' R' @2024-12-19 16:21:07
5. 6.27 B' F2 U B2 F2 L2 D' B2 U' R2 D B2 L' F D' F R D' B2 U' @2024-12-19 16:22:01

I also rolled it into a 6.85 ao12. That's also PB, and its my first sub7.

Admittedly, being keyboard, they would realistically be more like 6.5 and 7.1 respectively, but those would both still be awesome in their own right.

One thing I was still having trouble with was finding nice EOCrosses though, so I'll focus on that next week.