Jorian Meeuse's progression thread (Kinch WR230 ER70 NR4)

[Jorian Meeuse]

Are you like trying to World class?

Not really, but clock is kinda the only event I'm enjoying atm, probably because it's fun to improve quickly at something. I think I'll go for a sub 4 official average and then maybe go back to practicing BLD.

 

[JDAW6]

Not really, but clock is kinda the only event I'm enjoying atm, probably because it's fun to improve quickly at something. I think I'll go for a sub 4 official average and then maybe go back to practicing BLD.

SUB 4 OFFICIAL AVERAGE!?!?? You mean world class

 

[Jorian Meeuse]

SUB 4 OFFICIAL AVERAGE!?!?? You mean world class

Well, that's not really world class anymore. There aren't really that many people who have that yet (i think about 40?), but there are many many more people capable of it.

 

[bldcuber314]

Not really, but clock is kinda the only event I'm enjoying atm, probably because it's fun to improve quickly at something. I think I'll go for a sub 4 official average and then maybe go back to practicing BLD.

Honestly you might want to consider maining Clock, you seem to be doing very well in it!

 

[Jorian Meeuse]

Honestly you might want to consider maining Clock, you seem to be doing very well in it!

Yeah I don't really like the idea of sticking to one event as my 'main' event. I just do whatever I feel like at the moment. That used to be blind and 3x3 (with occasional intermissions of 2x2 or sudden fits of alg-learning), so now I'm kinda good at that, but then I kept failing in comp so now I don't really enjoy practicing it anymore because it feels like a waste. Right now I only enjoy clock, so I do that. Surely I'll have an urge to get fast at pyra or something at some point and then I'll do that. I suck at focussing on one event for a long time. One thing I'm quite sure of, though: I'l never get good at big cubes.

I really hope to get back to the level of motivation for MBLD I had before my last comp with it, I think I could do some good stuff there.

 

[SkewbIsTheBestEvent]

Yeah I don't really like the idea of sticking to one event as my 'main' event. I just do whatever I feel like at the moment. That used to be blind and 3x3 (with occasional intermissions of 2x2 or sudden fits of alg-learning), so now I'm kinda good at that, but then I kept failing in comp so now I don't really enjoy practicing it anymore because it feels like a waste. Right now I only enjoy clock, so I do that. Surely I'll have an urge to get fast at pyra or something at some point and then I'll do that. I suck at focussing on one event for a long time. One thing I'm quite sure of, though: I'l never get good at big cubes.

I really hope to get back to the level of motivation for MBLD I had before my last comp with it, I think I could do some good stuff there.

Your improvement has been insane though, I remember when I was giving you tips when you got your first clock less than a year ago and now you global the same as me, and probably even faster than me.

 

[SpeakCuba]

First clock sub 3 by a mile! The scramble was absolutely ridiculous, but still, sub 3 is sub 3!
Gegenereerd door csTimer op 2024-04-19
enkele: 2.56

Lijst met tijden:
1. 2.56 UR3- DR5+ DL5- UL3+ U4- R0+ D2+ L2+ ALL5- y2 U0+ R0+ D2- L2- ALL3-

0.02 off WR lol

0.16 now.

 

[Jorian Meeuse]

I strongly dislike square-1, but I'll give it some credit for saving my PR streak

 

[Jorian Meeuse]

Gegenereerd door csTimer op 2024-05-25
avg of 5: 6.52

Lijst met tijden:
1. (5.24) B2 R' U2 L' U' D2 F B2 R' D2 F2 L2 D F2 U' R2 D F2 R2 U'
2. 6.50 U2 F' R2 F U2 F L2 F2 L2 U2 R2 F' U L D U2 F2 D2 L' B2 D'
3. (8.75) L2 D2 F R2 F' D2 B2 L2 B2 L2 D2 U' B D2 L' B2 D R F U2
4. 7.12 B L2 U2 B2 D2 B' L2 F U2 B' L2 U' B2 R' B D' R2 F R' D2 R
5. 5.95 U2 L' F2 L' D2 R' U2 L D2 F2 L B' R' D L' F D' R2 D2 F

Funny PB average. Previous PB was 6.99

 

[Jorian Meeuse]

I finally got myself some WCA-legal earmuffs, so I can use those in my next official MBLD attempt (hopefully this year, lol). I think a big part of why I blacked out in my last attempt is that I could hear that everyone had stopped solving, which made me really nervous. That won't happen again, at least.

I also think I'll buy some better cubes, because the general consensus among people who try my cubes seems to be that they are not good at all (partially because of a lack of setup, but also because they are too old or just not good enough in general).

 

[Curunír]

I finally got myself some WCA-legel earmuffs, so I can use those in my next official MBLD attempt (hopefully this year, lol). I think a big part of why I blacked out in my last attempt is that I could hear that everyone had stopped solving, which made me really nervous. That won't happen again, at least.

I also think I'll buy some better cubes, because the general consensus among people who try my cubes seems to be that they are not good at all (partially because of a lack of setup, but also because they are too old or just not good enough in general).

what cubes do you use?

 

[Jorian Meeuse]

what cubes do you use?

For 3x3, 3BLD and OH I use the GAN 356 XS and for 2x2 the Qiyi MS, which for now are probably the cubes that I prioritize to upgrade.

 

[artless1der]

For 3x3, 3BLD and OH I use the GAN 356 XS and for 2x2 the Qiyi MS, which for now are probably the cubes that I prioritize to upgrade.

which cubes do you use for MBLD ?

 

[Jorian Meeuse]

which cubes do you use for MBLD ?

Mostly Qiyi Sail W's

 

[artless1der]

Mostly Qiyi Sail W's

haha good choice bro!
I got an original white Qiyi Sail (56mm) for my mom
lol I liked it so much that later on I bought a Sail W and it's nice for like $3-$4
buuut... it just doesn't feel as good as hers

 

[Jorian Meeuse]

I want to get into 2x2 again a little more, so I learnt TCLL+ today. Maybe I'll try to go for a podium in nationals this year, considering how close I was last year.

 

[Jorian Meeuse]

Idk this feels a bit too lucky

Gegenereerd door csTimer op 2024-06-12
avg of 5: 1.04

Lijst met tijden:
1. (0.71) U R' F R U F R U' F'
2. 0.74 U2 F' R2 F' R U' R' F R2
3. (1.72) U F2 R2 F' R U' F R' F'
4. 0.91 F' U R U2 R2 U' F2 U2 F'
5. 1.46 R U2 F2 U F2 U' R2 F2 R'

 

[bldcuber314]

Idk this feels a bit too lucky

Gegenereerd door csTimer op 2024-06-12
avg of 5: 1.04

Lijst met tijden:
1. (0.71) U R' F R U F R U' F'
2. 0.74 U2 F' R2 F' R U' R' F R2
3. (1.72) U F2 R2 F' R U' F R' F'
4. 0.91 F' U R U2 R2 U' F2 U2 F'
5. 1.46 R U2 F2 U F2 U' R2 F2 R'

I average mid 3, these scrambles are insane!!! (All downsolved by the way, and not all my first solution) Are these all your same solutions?

Downsolved ao5- 1.25 what the heck
(0.69)
Inspection// z x2
Solve// R' U' R' U R'
5 moves, 7.24 TPS
0.79-
Inspection// z2 x
Solve// U2 R U' R U R' U'
7 moves, 8.86 TPS
(1.96)-
Inspection// x2 y'
Layer//F U' R U R'
CLL// U F R U R' U' R U R' U' F' U'
18 moves, 9.18 TPS
1.20-
Inspection// y
Solve// R2 U2 R' U R U2 R' U'
8 moves, 6.66 TPS
1.76-
Inspection// y'
Solve// U R' U R' U' R2 U R' U R U2 R' U2
13 moves, 7.38 TPS

I put way too much effort into this... But for someone averaging mid 3 any form of a 1.25 average is kinda insane.

 

[Jorian Meeuse]

Are these all your same solutions?

My solutions were:
1. U' R' U' R U'
2. y x' R2 U R' U R U' R'
3. z2 R U2 R' U2 R' F R F' R U2 R' U R U
4. y R2 U2 R' U R U2 R' U'
5. y z R U2 R U R2 U' R U' R' U2 R U2
So 1 and 2 were the same moves but a different orientation and 4 was the same solution entirely. Your solution on 5 is definitely better than mine lol idk why I didn't do that (Also a tip, use R U' R2 U R2 U R2 U' R and its inverse and mirrors for that CLL on your third solve as your main algs)

And inspired by you I tried downsolving them as well and got 0.55, 0.64, 1.26, 0.81, 1.10 (with your solution on the last one), so 0.85 average. Pretty ridiculous. @NigelTheCuber (a.k.a. 'the guy with whom I was tied for 2x2 average with a time of 2.42, which I will never forget, but who now is 3rd in the world, somehow') what can you do on these scrams?

 

[bldcuber314]

My solutions were:
1. U' R' U' R U'
2. y x' R2 U R' U R U' R'
3. z2 R U2 R' U2 R' F R F' R U2 R' U R U
4. y R2 U2 R' U R U2 R' U'
5. y z R U2 R U R2 U' R U' R' U2 R U2
So 1 and 2 were the same moves but a different orientation and 4 was the same solution entirely. Your solution on 5 is definitely better than mine lol idk why I didn't do that (Also a tip, use R U' R2 U R2 U R2 U' R and its inverse and mirrors for that CLL on your third solve as your main algs)

And inspired by you I tried downsolving them as well and got 0.55, 0.64, 1.26, 0.81, 1.10 (with your solution on the last one), so 0.85 average. Pretty ridiculous. @NigelTheCuber (a.k.a. 'the guy with whom I was tied for 2x2 average with a time of 2.42, which I will never forget, but who now is 3rd in the world, somehow') what can you do on these scrams?

Thanks for taking the time to show your solutions! Nice cancel on the 3rd, I didn't see that. As for the alternate alg, I probably won't use it since it only saves 1 move but the other one is very fast. Have you tried doing my orientations on the first two scrambles- I feel like they're faster but there may be a fingertrick I'm missing. The 1st one with my solution you can do it very fast with a regrip(regripping and doing the last 3 moves as one move) or with no regrips if you start with your thumb at the back. The 2nd one I can't seem to avoid a regrip with your solution...