Imsoosm's Progression Thread - learning eg1

[Imsoosm]

0.617 F U' R2 F R F2 U R U'
Nearly a four mover... but not quite.
x y F' U2 L' U L U'

 

[Imsoosm]

Darn it, a failed 0.963... I thought it was one of the easy EG-1 algs I know, and the colors are almost exactly the same, but the one I know is Pi and the one I failed is H. Here's the scramble:
U F' U R2 F2 U F' U' F

 

[Imsoosm]

13.02 tps 2x2 solve!!!
U' R U2 R' F U2 F' U' F2 U'
y' R' // face
F R U R' U' F' // i don't know this CLL haha
U R U R' F' R U R' U' R' F R2 U' R' U' // j perm
22 moves in 1.689 sec

 

[Imsoosm]

A scramble to prove that people can get sub-2 with Ortega:
U2 F' R U' R2 U R' F2 R
y' x' U' L' // orient both layers
R U' R F2 R' U R' // permute both layers
1.708 sec with ortega

 

[Imsoosm]

Fourth sub-1 today: 0.683 (8 mover! On computer though)
U' F R2 F R' U F R' U2
L2 U' L U' L' U L U' // solve

This scramble is only one move off from a scramble that I used to practice... I randomly scrambled the cube in about 8 steps, then try to solve it in 8 steps. This scramble is one of them.

 

[IsThatA4x4]

Fourth sub-1 today: 0.683 (8 mover! On computer though)
U' F R2 F R' U F R' U2
L2 U' L U' L' U L U' // solve

This scramble is only one move off from a scramble that I used to practice... I randomly scrambled the cube in about 8 steps, then try to solve it in 8 steps. This scramble is one of them.

Wow CP skip great for 2x2 OH(???)

 

[Imsoosm]

I did almost 300 2x2 solves yesterday (285), and out of those solves, I got 38 sub-2 solves - 34 sub-2 and 4 sub-1. I'm going to drill some 3x3 today, stop 2x2 for a while (even though I still didn't get that four mover).

 

[IsThatA4x4]

What's CP skip again... I forgot

CP = corner permutation
CP Skip = CP already solved
CP Solved (w/ a 1x2 block) = 2 gen solve

 

[NigelTheCuber]

tried that scram, got 2.64 (for ur 1.689)

 

[NigelTheCuber]

Did you do it the same way I did?

Same first layer but cll

 

[Imsoosm]

I know I said that I was going to stop 2x2 for a while (at least a day), but I couldn't help myself. ;-;
R F R2 F2 R' F U2 R2 U' 0.793
z2 // inspection
U2 R U' R' U R U' R' U2 // solve
I did U2 at the start because I could see that it would give me a bar on the back and it might skip OLL, but it also skipped PLL too.

 

[Filipe Teixeira]

quack

Spoiler: Oh sorry I forgot not everyone here is a duck

Keep improving and never look back in anger!

 

[Imsoosm]

7.734 fullstep!!
Generated By csTimer on 2022-05-04
single: 7.734

Time List:
1. 7.734 U2 B2 D' F2 U2 F2 R B L' D2 U' R2 F D L F U B' U2

Recon:
z2 y // inspection
R' u L F2 R' U' R u' // x-cross (getting better at look-ahead in inspection! There was a pseudo pair in the back but I didn't see it though)
R U2 R' U R U' R' // second pair
y' R U' R' U D R U' R' D' // third pair
U R U R' // fourth pair
U' F R U R' U' F' // OLL
R U R' U' R' F R2 U' R' U' R U R' F' U // PLL

 

[Imsoosm]

Sub-10 virtual single!!!
Recon:

alg.cubing.net

alg.cubing.net

 

[Imsoosm]

I've been actively cubing for over four years and only now do I realize that the color scheme of the cube in the WCA logo is wrong.

 

[Imsoosm]

BRUH
0.590 6 Mover!!!!!!
R' U' R2 U' F' R U R2 F'

z2 y // inspection
L2 U L' U' L U // solve

The solution on white is the exact same solution on orange, but I hate U2 moves so I swtiched to orange.

 

[NigelTheCuber]

thats nice my pb is 1.29 on 8 mover or something

 

[Imsoosm]

I-- Wha--
8 sub-2 in a single ao12??!?!?? I am too astounded to speak...

The recons for all the sub-2 solves are in the ao12

Spoiler: PB ao5

Generated By csTimer on 2022-05-05
avg of 5: 1.560

Time List:
1. 1.498 U F' R' F U' F2 U F' R'
2. 1.547 U R U2 R' U F' U2 F U'
3. (2.581) F2 R2 U2 R' U2 F' R' F2 R2
4. 1.635 F2 U' R' F2 R' F' R U' R' U'
5. (1.364) U F2 U' R2 U R F' U2 R

Spoiler: PB ao12

Generated By csTimer on 2022-05-05
avg of 12: 1.917

Time List:
1. (0.590) R' U' R2 U' F' R U R2 F'

z2 y L2 U L' U' L U

2. 2.738 R' U2 R F' R2 U2 F U2 R2
3. 1.997 R' U F' R2 U R F' R' U2

z R U R2 U R U' R' U R / F R U R' U' F'U'

4. 2.239 U R U R' U2 R' U R U'
5. (3.252) R' U F2 R' U' F2 R' U2 R2 U'
6. 1.810 R U' R2 U2 F U' R U F' R'

y U' R' U R' U' R / R U2 R' U' R U R' U' R U' R' U

7. 1.760 F' R' U2 R' F R2 F U' F2

y' z2 R' U R' U' R U R' / F R U R' U' R U R' U' F' U

8. 1.498 U F' R' F U' F2 U F' R'

y2 U2 R2 U R' F' R U R' U' R' F R2 U' R' U'

9. 1.547 U R U2 R' U F' U2 F U'

y' U R' U2 R U R' U' R / F R U' R' U R U R' F' U'

10. 2.564 F' U R' U R2 U R2 U R'
11. 1.635 F2 U' R' F2 R' F' R U' R' U'

x2 y L' U' L U / R U R' F' R U R' U' R' F R2 U' R'

12. 1.364 U F2 U' R2 U R F' U2 R

z' U' R' U / R U2 R' U' R U' R' U

 

[fortissim2]

Impressive singles for your average, holy crap! I average like low 11 on 3x3 and I've only gotten 5 sub 7s in around 5000-6000 solves.
Any advice on getting lucky on 2x2 btw

 

[bulkocuber]

Any advice on getting lucky on 2x2 btw

Having more ways to get lucky, which means learning a lot of algs.