How long did it take you to get fast?

[NeilH]

I hit a 20 second global average I think a couple months ago, and now its at about 18. Progression is reaaaally slowing down and I don't really know what to do about it. I'm currently learning full OLL, about halfway there.

Collin Burns didn't learn full OLL until he averaged about 10 seconds, so you don't need to learn it unless you want to.

 

[nalralz]

Late January 2014: sub-41
March 2014: sub-27
July 2014: sub-20
September 2014: sub-17
April 2015: sub-13.5
July 2015: sub-13.2

 

[Ninja Storm]

4.5 years and counting

 

[JustinTimeCuber]

I learnt how to solve 3 years ago, really got into it a few months later, after that I quickly became sub-60, then sub-45, then sub-40, and I averaged 27.34 for my first official ao5, and in the second round that day I got a 26.75 average. Then I quit for over a year. Once in a while I would pick up a cube, but I didn't practice anymore. I remember bringing it to a vacation in Costa Rica, but losing it on the plane ('it' refers to my Zhanchi, my best speedcube at the time) and that really made me think about it more. A few days before we came back home I was curious, so I looked up the WCA page and found the Indiana 2014 competition. My mom said that she would take me if I actually practiced. So, on August 23rd, I went. I competed in 5 events, and beat my official PB singles and averages for all of them (except Pyra, which I had never officially done before) with a 3x3 average of 20.68. My best solve was a 19.56, among two other sub-20s. I met some fast solvers there, and saw Lucas Etter tie the 2x2 average WR. After then, I got serious about cubing again. There was actually another competition somewhat nearby coming up, in Lawrence on Nov. 1. My dad took me, and I continued my PB average streak with an 18.76 in round 1, and then a 16.98 in round 2 which was less than a second out of the finals. When the organizer announced the next competition, I already wanted to go. I was sub-18 by then, and managed to get a 16.23 average for the first round, which was already good for me, and then I got a 15.03 average which was over 2 seconds faster than my global average. My single was sub-12, which was almost my PB at the time. It took me almost 2 months to get my times down to what I got at the competition. Now I am sub-14 and am hoping to get a sub-12 average at my next competition.