Getting fast with ZZ

[Luna_7]

Weeks 18 and 19 Progress Update
I had little to report on last week so I rolled the update into this one.

Overall the same as usual. I realized there were more sune cases bugging me than I thought so I decided to just train those sets for a while on bestsiteever. I'm definitely improving with them overall.

I've gotten back to dedicated solves of just F2L as well, and its helping. For 7.5 global, I need my last 3 pairs to be around 2.5s, so I'll estimate 3.3s for full F2L. Right now I'm usually getting like low 4s and high 3s. Next week will probably be more of the same.

 

[Luna_7]

Progress Update #20
Given how bad it seems I've been at keeping to a schedule of posting updates, I've decided that from now on I'll be posting updates when I have progress to report on, rather than every week.

Anyway, this weekend I had a comp. Went pretty well for the most part. My biggest goal was a sub 8.5 PR avg, which I didn't get, but otherwise it was good. I got a solid OH PR avg of 14.55, which placed me second, and got third in 3x3. It was head-to-head finals, so I was pretty nervous, but I managed to get an 8.80 ao5 there. 0.01 off PR kind of hurts, but otherwise, I'm pretty happy with it.

Anyway more F2L and EOCross practices is what I need for now.

 

[Luna_7]

Progress Update #21

It's been a hell of a while. But I still exist, and I still plan on getting faster

Because I'm back at college now, I haven't had as much time for cubing. But I still try to get some practice in whenever possible. I had a comp a while ago where my first-round average started with an 8.16, 8.22, and 7.78. This seemed super promising to beat my PR ao5 of 8.79, bud sadly I bombed the last two solves and ended up with an 8.88 ao5. My next 3x3 comp will be in July so fingers crossed I can pull of a solid ao5 there!

Anyway, I've focused on getting more fluid F2L and its paying off. I recently got a PB ao100 of 7.73, and I'm getting a lot more big sub8 averages. I wouldn't say I'm quite at a sub8 global yet but I'm definitely getting close.

Doing less cubing has led to me forgetting some of my sune ZBLLs though, so I'll definitely put some work into getting those up to speed.

 

[Luna_7]

Progress Update #22

I'm still alive! I haven't done as much cubing recently because of school, but I'm back on the grind. I've got a competition in a couple weeks, and I'd really like to beat my old PRs (6.64 single/8.79 avg). A sub-8 ao5 would be amazing but I doubt I can pull it off (my global is like 8.0 right now).

I noticed that I have been getting a lot more sub7 ao5s recently, and I recently got a 7.69 PB ao100. It's just coming down to consistency. On days where I have good, steady turning, I'm able to lookahead well, and am getting constant mid-low 7s. But when I can't I my solves end up being rough and choppy, and my ao100 backs up into 8.2x territory. I think I just need to remind myself after every solve to turn slower and focus on fluidity. If I can develop that into a subconscious habit I'm sure I'll have no trouble keeping my global sub8.

I said last time that I would try to get my few lackluster ZBLLs up to speed, and I'll be honest, I've completely slacked off on that. So hopefully I'll do a better job of following that plan this time.

 

[abunickabhi]

Progress Update #22

I'm still alive! I haven't done as much cubing recently because of school, but I'm back on the grind. I've got a competition in a couple weeks, and I'd really like to beat my old PRs (6.64 single/8.79 avg). A sub-8 ao5 would be amazing but I doubt I can pull it off (my global is like 8.0 right now).

I noticed that I have been getting a lot more sub7 ao5s recently, and I recently got a 7.69 PB ao100. It's just coming down to consistency. On days where I have good, steady turning, I'm able to lookahead well, and am getting constant mid-low 7s. But when I can't I my solves end up being rough and choppy, and my ao100 backs up into 8.2x territory. I think I just need to remind myself after every solve to turn slower and focus on fluidity. If I can develop that into a subconscious habit I'm sure I'll have no trouble keeping my global sub8.

I said last time that I would try to get my few lackluster ZBLLs up to speed, and I'll be honest, I've completely slacked off on that. So hopefully I'll do a better job of following that plan this time.

Hope you get more time for cubing yo

 

[Luna_7]

Progress Update #23

I had a comp recently and let's just say that it didn't go so well (10.86, 10.06, and 9.81 3x3 avgs). I did miraculously get an official 3bld success, but that's unrelated to this thread.

These trash results gave me the motivation to get grinding again. I don't want my next competition to go this badly.

I recorded and uploaded an 8.07 ao12, and an 8.51 ao50. These aren't great solves, but they should help me get a benchmark of where my solves are at right now. I think one of the reasons that I haven't had a ton of success so far with this thread is that I've been 'winging it'. I've talked a lot about what I think my strengths and weaknesses are, and what sorts of dedicated practice I can do to drill my weaknesses, but I haven't had any way of actually quantifying this process, and checking that this practice is effective. In order to fix this, I made a spreadsheet. My plan is to reconstruct more averages over time and keep farming data about my solves. This way I'll be able to get repeated critique and I can judge whether or not I'm actually addressing my weaknesses. I've already reconstructed the prior mentioned ao12 and ao50, and wrote out some notes about the problems I faced. The main issue I see is that my F2L pair choice and lookahead are lacking, so I'll film some slow F2L practice solves and reconstruct them to get better specifics. Hopefully this can help me develop better habits and when film some more full solves I'll be able to see an effective improvement.

If you're interested, you can see my recon sheet here.

 

[Luna_7]

Progress Update #24
I've done some dedicated practice and started making weekly videos showing it. Since I'm hovering around the sub-8 barrier at the moment, I've set a sub-7 ao1000 as my goal for the time being. In the past few weeks I've been focusing really hard on trying to look ahead during F2L and I think it's starting to pay off. I got this PB ao100 the other day:

Generated By csTimer on 2025-08-10 (solving from 2025-08-01 20:36:21 to 2025-08-02 14:19:39)
avg of 100: 7.62

Time List:
1. 7.22 D' L' B' L2 B R2 B' U2 L2 R2 F' R2 U2 R2 L D' U R F' D2 L @2025-08-01 20:36:21
2. 8.84 R' D' U2 R2 F2 L' B2 R' D2 F2 R' D2 R' F' R' U' B' D2 U R2 U @2025-08-01 20:36:54
3. 6.76 F' U L2 F L2 D2 F D2 L2 R2 B' L2 R2 F' D' U2 F L' F' R2 U2 @2025-08-01 20:37:19
4. 7.68 U' B' R L' B2 U D' B D' B' D2 R2 D2 F2 U2 F U2 F' R2 D2 F' @2025-08-01 20:37:39
5. 8.21 L2 B2 U2 B' U2 F U2 F' L2 R2 F L' F D' B2 U F2 D2 F' D @2025-08-01 20:38:03
6. (9.89) L B2 R B2 F2 L' D2 U2 R' U2 L U' R2 U' B' U R2 F' L2 B' @2025-08-01 20:38:29
7. 6.55 B2 L2 D B2 D2 U L2 U B2 L2 B2 U L' D' B' R F D' U' B U @2025-08-01 20:39:22
8. 6.71 L' D2 B' L2 F' U2 B2 L2 B R2 D2 B R2 D R2 U' R' F' L2 B' D @2025-08-01 20:39:46
9. 7.29 L D' B R2 F D F2 D B' R' U2 L' F2 D2 F2 R2 D2 R' D2 @2025-08-01 22:31:40
10. 7.16 R' L' B U2 F' D R D2 L2 F L2 B' R2 F' R2 F2 U2 D2 L2 R @2025-08-01 22:31:59
11. (9.44) F' L2 R2 B' R2 B' L2 D2 F' D2 B U2 D' L' R U L B' R D F2 @2025-08-01 22:32:17
12. 8.82 U F R2 F' U2 R2 B' F2 U2 B2 F' D' F2 L' F' L2 B' L' F2 @2025-08-01 22:32:40
13. 7.56 F2 B' L2 U' R' L U' L' B U2 F2 L2 B2 U' B2 R2 F2 D2 F2 R2 @2025-08-01 22:33:07
14. 6.75 L' B' U2 F2 L2 F' U2 F' R2 F R2 U2 R' D' B2 F R F2 D F @2025-08-01 22:33:29
15. 7.34 D F D' R B U' L B2 D R2 U R2 F2 L2 B2 R2 U2 F2 D F U2 @2025-08-01 22:33:46
16. (9.52) L D R' U' D R' B2 D F L2 F2 R2 U R2 D B2 U2 R2 D F2 @2025-08-01 22:34:13
17. 8.22 L' D F L U' B U2 F' L B2 L D2 B2 U2 L2 F2 L D2 R2 F' @2025-08-01 22:35:08
18. 8.39 R B' D2 R2 U B2 U F2 D L2 U2 L F L' U F2 U B2 F' @2025-08-01 22:35:31
19. 6.39 B2 D R2 B' U2 L U F' L2 B2 U2 R2 D R2 U' B2 L2 F2 B2 U2 @2025-08-01 22:36:06
20. 9.13 U R L2 B2 U' B2 D L2 U B2 R2 U2 L2 U R' B L2 D' L' D2 F' @2025-08-01 22:36:22
21. 7.33 L' B' U2 R2 F2 D2 R' U2 L2 B2 L B D' B' R' F2 D' U @2025-08-01 22:37:18
22. 9.10 L' F' D F2 L2 D2 L' D2 F2 U2 B2 L' D2 F2 U L' F U' R2 D2 U' @2025-08-01 22:37:37
23. (9.95) R2 D F' U2 L2 U2 R2 B L2 F2 U2 F L' U' B R U' F U R @2025-08-01 22:38:23
24. 9.42 U F2 D' F2 U2 B2 U F2 L2 F2 U2 F2 R' B' R F2 U B' D2 F' R @2025-08-01 22:39:02
25. 7.54 B' R F' D2 F B' D' L' U L2 B2 L2 F B L2 B' L2 D2 R2 @2025-08-01 22:39:32
26. (6.19) R' D' L D B R U B U2 R B2 R F2 U2 R' B2 D2 R F2 B @2025-08-01 22:39:49
27. (6.10) L' B2 R F2 L' B2 F2 D2 R2 B2 R' D2 F' R D F L2 R' B D' U2 @2025-08-01 22:40:11
28. 6.68 B D2 B' L2 B' U2 L2 F2 U2 L2 F L' B' D B' R' B' F' R2 U' @2025-08-01 22:40:31
29. 7.10 U R2 F2 U2 R2 D2 R2 U F2 R' F U' R B D L F' U2 R' @2025-08-01 22:41:22
30. 7.77 F2 U2 L R D2 R' D2 U2 F2 L' R2 U2 B U2 R2 F2 R D' U R' U2 @2025-08-01 22:41:48
31. 8.87 D2 L' U2 L R2 B2 F2 R' F2 D2 L' F U2 R B L R' U' B F' @2025-08-01 22:42:24
32. 9.27 L2 U' R2 D' F2 U L2 U R2 B2 R2 F' L2 F2 D R' U' L F @2025-08-01 22:42:44
33. 8.45 B' L2 D2 F' L2 R2 U2 R2 F R2 B2 R2 D' F' R' U F2 D' F' L2 @2025-08-01 22:43:08
34. 8.97 B' F' R2 F R2 U2 L2 B' D2 R2 B2 D R' U L2 U2 F2 U2 B L' U2 @2025-08-01 22:43:29
35. 7.64 B' D2 L2 U2 L F2 L' B2 D2 R2 D2 R2 U2 B' D R' U2 R' B2 F @2025-08-01 22:43:51
36. 8.64 L' B D B' U' F2 R' F2 U2 F2 L2 F R2 F2 U2 F U2 L2 R U2 @2025-08-01 22:44:14
37. 7.13 U' F2 D B2 D L2 U R2 D R2 D' R' U L' R2 B U2 L B2 L @2025-08-01 22:44:35
38. 9.43 U B' U' F2 L2 F' L F' R D' F2 R2 L2 U R2 B2 D' R2 D2 F2 @2025-08-01 22:44:54
39. 7.42 R2 D2 B' R2 B R2 F2 R2 U2 B2 U' F L F U' L' F L2 D @2025-08-01 22:45:21
40. 6.73 L2 D L' B2 D R' U F L' F D2 B2 R2 L2 B' U2 B D2 B' D2 F' @2025-08-01 22:45:44
41. 8.95 B D' R2 B2 U' L2 R2 B2 D' B2 R2 D2 L' F2 R B F' D' F R' F @2025-08-01 22:46:14
42. 7.76 L2 U' F2 L2 F2 D R2 B2 U' L2 R' D U' L U L2 R2 F' U R' @2025-08-01 22:46:44
43. 8.26 F' U' D2 B2 D B2 L U2 B L2 D2 B' L2 U2 D2 F2 R2 D2 L U2 @2025-08-01 22:47:39
44. 6.27 B2 R2 D R2 B2 D' R2 D' F2 R2 D' B' U' L2 R' B2 D L' U2 L2 R2 @2025-08-01 22:48:08
45. 7.76 U L R2 B2 U2 B2 F U2 B' U2 L2 U2 B' F' U' F' L' D B U2 L' @2025-08-01 22:48:57
46. 6.79 U' L' U2 F2 L2 B' D2 L2 F' R2 F R2 U' L' R2 F' R F U' @2025-08-01 22:49:19
47. 7.00 R' U2 R2 L U D2 F' L2 D' F2 R2 D2 F R2 F U2 F D2 F' @2025-08-01 22:49:50
48. 6.45 U2 B2 L2 D R2 B2 U B2 U L2 F L2 D2 R B' U F U' F2 U @2025-08-01 22:50:45
49. (6.18) U B D' R2 F2 R2 U L2 D' B2 D B2 L2 B U2 F' L' R2 D' F' D' @2025-08-01 22:51:05
50. 6.85 L B2 U2 F2 U2 L2 R B2 F2 D2 L2 F' D B2 F' U R' U' F @2025-08-01 22:52:22
51. 6.39 B' D2 B' D2 U2 R2 B2 F' L2 U2 F' L2 D' L F L' U F' U B2 F2 @2025-08-01 22:52:56
52. 7.61 R2 U' L2 B2 D L2 D2 L2 R2 B2 U2 F R B D L R' U2 L R2 B' @2025-08-01 22:54:22
53. 7.97 L' F L2 U2 F D2 R2 F' U2 L2 D2 B2 L' D' U2 F R U' B' D' @2025-08-01 22:55:15
54. (9.67) L2 F2 L2 F2 U' L2 U' R2 B2 L2 R B' D F' L2 B U2 F2 L F2 @2025-08-01 22:55:41
55. 8.51 D2 L2 D2 B L2 F' L2 U2 B L2 F' L2 U B2 R' D2 L U2 R B' R' @2025-08-01 22:56:20
56. 9.20 B R2 F2 D' R2 F2 L2 B2 U' R2 U' B L D B R' D2 L' U' B @2025-08-01 22:56:48
57. 6.81 L F2 R' U2 R F2 U2 F2 L2 U2 R2 U2 F R2 F L U' F D' F' R' @2025-08-02 13:44:11
58. 7.39 L2 U2 R2 D L2 D L2 U B2 D B' R F2 L' U2 F D F2 L D @2025-08-02 13:45:10
59. 7.48 B' R2 D2 B' D L' U' B R F' D2 L2 F' D2 L2 F' B2 D2 B2 L2 U2 @2025-08-02 13:45:31
60. 6.96 R2 U B2 F2 D' U2 R2 D L2 F2 B D B F' L2 D2 F2 R' U @2025-08-02 13:45:50
61. 8.53 B2 R2 F2 L R F2 U2 F2 L D2 R D' L2 D' R B U R' D L2 @2025-08-02 13:46:18
62. 7.16 U2 L D' F' U' B' L' D' B' D F2 U L2 F2 D B2 L2 U' L2 U2 @2025-08-02 13:47:44
63. 6.67 U' F2 L2 D F R2 U L D' F2 R2 B2 L2 U B2 U2 D' @2025-08-02 13:48:19
64. 7.67 D R' F' R B L B2 L' F U2 R2 F2 U2 F2 U B2 R2 D' F2 B2 D' @2025-08-02 13:49:04
65. 8.68 D B2 U B2 F2 R2 U' F2 L2 D2 L2 D' F' U L' D2 L' D2 F R' F2 @2025-08-02 13:50:26
66. 6.30 L2 U' D' F U' R2 F2 R D2 F L2 B' D2 F2 B U2 F2 U2 R2 U2 @2025-08-02 13:51:00
67. (6.15) B2 D2 L2 B' R2 B2 R2 D2 F' L2 F' U2 D' R' F2 D L' B2 R2 D' U @2025-08-02 13:51:19
68. 7.92 D' F B2 R F' R' F' D' U2 B2 D2 F L2 U2 B U2 B U2 L @2025-08-02 13:51:41
69. 7.30 U' L2 U2 L' D2 R' B2 L2 R D2 B2 R2 U2 B U L F2 D2 U F' @2025-08-02 13:52:45
70. 6.92 D' R2 U2 B2 R D2 F2 D2 R U2 R B2 F D' F U L2 R' B2 @2025-08-02 13:54:59
71. 8.01 U2 R' U D R2 B L U' L2 U' L2 F2 R2 B2 D' B2 U F2 R2 B' D' @2025-08-02 13:57:23
72. 7.26 D2 L2 B U2 L2 B' D2 F2 L' B F' R2 F U2 R F U' @2025-08-02 14:00:13
73. 8.20 D' B2 D' R' U2 B' R' D L' F2 L D2 L F2 L F2 D2 B2 L2 @2025-08-02 14:01:14
74. 7.80 U L D' L2 B L' F' U2 L2 U' L2 D L2 U B2 U' F2 R2 U' F U' @2025-08-02 14:01:42
75. 7.96 D R2 F2 L2 U' B2 D2 R2 B2 L2 R' B D2 L2 F U' F' L B' F2 @2025-08-02 14:02:35
76. 6.71 D' R U2 B2 R U2 B2 L' D2 R2 F2 D2 L' F L D B' L' R2 B @2025-08-02 14:03:00
77. 7.28 D' L2 D R2 U L2 D2 B2 R2 U2 R2 U' R B' U2 L U B' L B' F' @2025-08-02 14:03:23
78. 6.90 D' L2 F2 D F2 D' F2 L2 R2 D' B2 L F' R' U F2 D' R' B2 L' R2 @2025-08-02 14:03:46
79. 7.57 L' F R U2 L' F2 L' F2 R2 D2 F2 L F' U2 R2 D B' L @2025-08-02 14:04:24
80. 7.54 D B' L' F B' R' B R D' L2 D2 F' U2 B' L2 D2 R2 F2 U2 B2 @2025-08-02 14:05:26
81. (6.02) F' R' U' D' R2 L B F2 U L2 B2 U' L2 D' B2 U2 L2 B2 U2 F D' @2025-08-02 14:06:21
82. 6.37 U B2 D2 F2 U F2 D' R2 F2 U R2 F D2 U F R' B L' R2 B2 @2025-08-02 14:06:46
83. 7.95 L' F2 U B' D' F D L' U R' D2 R' B2 R2 L' U2 F2 B2 D2 B2 @2025-08-02 14:07:38
84. 8.72 D2 L2 F' R2 D2 B' F2 U2 F D2 U2 F2 L' D2 R' D U B L U2 L' @2025-08-02 14:08:08
85. 7.73 U' F' U F2 D' L2 B2 D' L2 B2 U' F2 L' B' F2 L' D2 L2 R B2 @2025-08-02 14:08:36
86. 8.30 U R' U2 R2 U L2 D L2 D' R2 D F2 D2 U' R' F' D' B U2 R' F2 @2025-08-02 14:09:15
87. 8.81 R D' U' R2 D B2 D' F2 R2 F2 D' B L' R2 D2 B' F2 U L @2025-08-02 14:09:42
88. 6.52 R2 D' F2 D F2 D2 L2 F2 R2 F2 R2 D R B D' B2 L B' R2 D2 F' @2025-08-02 14:10:07
89. 6.92 B' U2 L2 B2 D2 L' R2 D2 U2 B2 U2 R D U' B' R D R2 B2 R @2025-08-02 14:10:33
90. 8.20 U R2 F2 D2 F2 U F2 D F2 U' B2 U2 F U R2 B L D U2 B2 R @2025-08-02 14:11:29
91. 8.08 D2 L' F2 D2 L D2 L' U2 F2 R D B' U B2 L D2 B F' L U' @2025-08-02 14:11:53
92. 7.06 F' R2 F L2 R2 F' L2 D2 B2 L2 B2 L' B D' U B' D R' D R2 @2025-08-02 14:12:56
93. 6.59 U' F2 D F L F L' D L2 D2 L' U2 R D2 R' B2 R' F2 R2 @2025-08-02 14:14:03
94. 7.19 B' R' F2 R2 U' R2 U L2 D R2 D' B2 U L D2 L D' R F R' @2025-08-02 14:15:35
95. 6.59 D F2 R2 U2 L2 F2 D F2 D F2 R2 B R B F2 D L2 R B' F2 @2025-08-02 14:17:31
96. 7.24 F2 R' L2 B D F2 D F' R2 B2 D2 R' B2 L U2 R L2 F2 B2 L' @2025-08-02 14:17:57
97. 7.94 U2 R F2 R' U2 R2 F2 R U2 B2 R U2 F' R' U F2 R' B2 L' B F' @2025-08-02 14:18:18
98. 6.37 D R' B2 R F L B U' B U D R2 D R2 F2 B2 U' F2 R2 B2 D2 @2025-08-02 14:18:47
99. 7.80 U2 L2 F D2 L2 B F2 L2 B' F' D2 R' D U2 F' U' F' R B' D @2025-08-02 14:19:17
100. 8.03 F' L2 R2 D2 R2 B D2 B2 U2 F R2 D B' D2 U' L B' F' D L D2 @2025-08-02 14:19:39

Otherwise, I've been planning EOCross+1 on a lot more solves, and I'm improving my fluidity. I caught a solid ao12 (7.92) on camera the other day, so I'll reconstruct that soon.

Reconstructing so many solves has been a bit tiring (it's more effort than I was expecting), though, so if anyone is willing to help me out with that, it would be enormously appreciated.

Finally, I have a comp next weekend. I haven't done a ton of comp sim practice, so I'm not expecting to get anything great, but I hope I can at least break a 3x3 PR. My PR average is 8.79 which is very beatable, and my 6.64 PR single has been standing for over a year. As long as I can beat one of those I'll be happy.

 

[Luna_7]

Progress Update #25

My comp happened, and it went pretty well. I got a narrow PR average (8.74, my former PR was 8.79), and I got 3 official 6s (6.94, 6.91, and 6.71, so I didn't beat my 6.64 PR single). I also got my first silver medal in 3x3 which is nice. I somehow won OH with a 15 avg which is also nice lol.

Anyway, I'm not gonna have another 3x3 comp until November so its time for me to get back to dedicated practice. My cube hasn't been super well maintained so I'll probably order a new one to replace it.

My F2L lookahead has been steadily getting better, and I'm having getting way fewer solves where I have issues with tunnel vision. I haven't quite gotten back to averaging as well as I used to since I started focusing on this, but I'm sure that once I solidify this habit it will go a long way. I still need to work on my ZBLLs (I know I'm an incredibly bad procrastinator at drilling algs lol), but once that's done it should improve my consistency.

Finally there's EOCross+1. I can plan it, most of the time, but it's still very mentally taxing. I'm usually too lazy to spent 40+ seconds inspecting every solve. But I know that if I can get myself to finally start doing it consistently in actual solves, it will be the single biggest area of improvement for me. And I know this because on solves where I do plan first pair, and have good F2L, I get mid-6s, and sometimes even 5s. Hopefully I can use this break from comps to finally break through and starting planning first pair consistently.

 

[Luna_7]

Progress Update 26

I think this thread has fallen into hibernation and from now on will just erratically awake for updates like a cicada lmfao.

Anyway, I've had a few comps recently, and finally beat my PRs! I got a 7.73 ao5, and a 5.99 single. Both very solid. My goal for this year is to get an official sub7 average so hopefully this should bode well for that.

I've been inconsistently averaging around 7.8 recently, but I still get the occasional day where I'm getting constant low 9 averages so I'll need to work on consistency. I got a 7.65 ao12 on camera the other day which I posted so I'll get to reconning that for another round of self-critique.

I've gotten pretty solid at planning first pair, but I'm still hopeless at it in 15s inspection. That should come with time though.

 

[Luna_7]

Progress Update 27

Yep its time for another completely sporadic out of the blue update!!!!

I had a comp yesterday and I got a 7.63 PR ao5. Once the scrambles are up I'll probably make a reconstruction video to do some analysis. My global nowadays is consistently high 7. the other night I recorded and uploaded a 7.78 ao50, which had a 7.4 ao12 and 7.11 ao5 in it. Recons will probably be on zzmethod.com eventually so there can be some more analysis then. I think my biggest weakness at the moment is how inconsistent my F2L is. On solves where I have good lookahead and fluid turning, I'm constantly getting 6s, but when I have bad pauses and lockups, the solves just aren't good. I might try doing some pure F2L solves to improve this.

 

[Luna_7]

Progress Update 28

Recently I went to Australian Nationals 2026. My main cubing goal for this year was to make the finals there, and sadly, that didn't happen. I'm not overly disappointed, none of my averages were that bad, but none were great. (First round 8.77, second round 8.24, third round 8.68). I haven't had as much time for cubing practice this year, being in my last year of school. But this has given me the motivation to start tryharding again, and I'm gonna do that.

I noticed that H and Pi ZBLLs were tripping me up a lot. I had one solve that was on crazy pace (low 6 potential or better), but I paused at LL and did the wrong Pi ZBLL and the solve was ruined (ended up being a 9.7). I'm going to go through my ZBLL sheet, drill my H, Pi, and Sune cases a bit more, and try to find better algs for some of the cases that really trip me up.

I also think I have trouble with EOCross. I have a bad habit of not properly planning fingertrsicks for EOCross. Sometimes I only plan like half of it, know where the rest of the pieces will be, and just internalise 'just solve them'. It's slowing down my EOCross and making it much harder for me to plan my first pair.

Speaking of first pair, I think I should get better at taking advantage of easy EOXCrosses and influencing. I think being able to find slightly more efficient solutions should actually help a lot with improving my inspection depth and making first pair planning easier. As it is, I can plan EOCross+1 about 60% of the time with untimed inspection, and about 15% of the time with wca inspection. I know Dylan Miller (who averages like high 5, about what my goal is) has recommended 11 moves for CFOP cross+1, so I'll estimate 13 moves for EOCross+1 should be a good average. I'll start doing the Yoruba drill with that as my target.

My next comp is Klemzig Cubing 2026 in late August. Hopefully I can get sub 7.5 ao5 there