Journey To Becoming The Fastest Anthony In OH (Grinding for SRs)

[AJT17]

Over the next 2 years before my graduation I am going to attempt to become #1 in my state. I am going to have to beat a 10.58 average by Mario Flores. First I will go for sub 15, then proceed from there.

 

[AJT17]

My plan for achieving #1 in my state
Gradually learn more OLL's and finish off the G perms
Work on getting consistent sub 1 cross
Improving F2L
Possibly learn color neutrality

In the next month or two I will work on improving my cross.

 

[Jorian Meeuse]

and finish off the G perms

I guess that results in never getting a G perm ever again, nice gameplan!

 

[AJT17]

Updated list of OLL's learned
45 33 6 5 44 43 32 31 51 37 35 20 27 26 25 24 23 22 21 57 28 46
OLL's learning
56 55 52 34 36 38

 

[AJT17]

Just got a sub 15 ao12
I am very happy about this, and I hope to be able to get these solve consistently soon

Generated By csTimer on 2022-11-17
avg of 12: 14.991

Time List:
8153. 16.513 R D L' R2 D2 U' B2 D' R2 F2 L2 U' R2 U' B' R F U L' D' L'
8154. 13.374 F' U' L U2 L' D2 U2 B2 L R2 D2 R2 B R' F L2 R F' D
8155. 15.793 B2 R2 D L2 B2 D2 F2 U F2 D' F2 U2 R' B D R F' L' B' L2 U2
8156. 14.369 L2 B2 D' R2 D B2 U' R2 D L2 R' F D B L U F2 R2 D' B2
8157. 18.460 D' B D' R' L2 D B2 L F' D2 R2 L2 F2 U' B2 U R2 D2 L2 B2 D2
8158. 13.063 F2 D2 L2 R2 D L2 U L2 F2 D' U F U' L2 B R2 D2 L' F' U R
8159. 13.757 D' B R' B2 D R2 U' B L2 D2 F2 U2 R' B2 R U2 R' U2 L2
8160. 13.009 R' F L2 U R2 F L2 U' R B U2 F U2 L2 D2 L2 B' R2 L2 D2 L2
8161. 15.136 D' B' U L2 B2 R2 F2 U' B2 U' L2 B2 U' R' B D2 U F L2 R
8162. 16.436 L2 U2 F' R2 B' D2 F L2 F U2 D L2 R2 F' D' L B' U B'
8163. 19.020 B' D2 L U' L2 F' R' U' B' D' R2 D L2 D B2 U R2 F2 B2
8164. 13.002 U2 F2 U2 R2 B2 L2 B F2 D2 U' L U R2 D' F2 L2 B2 R F'

 

[AJT17]

Is the tornado v3 flagship version a good cube for OH, if there is a better cube, which one?

 

[AJT17]

I have just learned a more optimal way to do F in OH, and I think it will help improve my times and reduce rotations

 

[AJT17]

I have identified some parts of my solves that I can improve upon. First I do too many rotations, especially during F2L, second my F2L is somewhat inefficient and could be easily improved, finally I need to work on my OLL recognition as I spend longer than what I need to identify a case. Another thing is that I often lack the motivation to improve, so I find myself identifying issues, but then leaving it at that, and not working on them.

I am going to try to work on my motivation and ability to actually practice, so for everyday until 2023 I will work on one aspect of my solves that needs improving, then post what I learned that day on here.

Today I think I will take more time to plan out my cross and do some practice solves to find more efficient cross solutions.

 

[AJT17]

Here are 5 scrambles that I will give myself time to figure out a quick cross on
Let me know if there are other things I could improve upon and if there is a better cross solution I didn't see, it will help me out

L2 U2 L2 F' R2 D2 B' U2 F' L2 D2 R' U R D' R B' U2 R2 D
Cross: z2 y2 F' R' F' L' B L2 F D

R2 U2 B D2 B2 R2 F R2 U2 B2 U2 F2 L' D' R' F D B R2 B2 D2
Cross: z2 y2 R F' B' L' U' R2 D2

R2 D2 F2 R2 D' F2 U F2 L2 U' R2 U B' D' U2 B2 L' D U R F D2
Cross: z2 y F' L' U' R2 U2 B2

B2 L2 D2 B2 L2 D' B2 D U' B2 U' F2 R' B L F D' F D2 L2 B2
Cross: z2 y F' L R' F R U' B2

R2 F2 U B2 D2 F2 R2 D' F2 D' R2 U L' B2 U2 R D' F' L2 U R' U
Cross: z2 y' D F' L F2 R B' R'

 

[AJT17]

I just did an average of 25 after practicing better crosses for a little while.
I did slightly better than what I average normally, and hopefully with more practice I can get this to be comfortably sub 15

Generated By csTimer on 2022-11-27
avg of 25: 16.407

Time List:
8626. 14.771 B U2 F2 R2 B2 L B2 D2 L R' D2 B2 F' D U F L2 D F2 L'
8627. 16.887 D2 L2 B' R2 D2 F L2 B2 D2 R2 L' D U' R' F' D F' D' L2 D
8628. 17.637 U F2 L2 D2 F' L2 F2 U2 B D2 F U' L B' L2 R F D' R' B2
8629. 17.035 L' D' F2 U2 L2 F' L2 U2 B D2 U2 L2 F' D F' D2 L B2 U2 R2
8630. 13.090 B' L2 U L2 U L2 U2 R2 U' R2 U' B' L2 U R' D' B F D' U
8631. 15.953 B' R2 U' F2 L' F2 L D L' U2 D2 L2 D2 R2 B' R2 F U2 F
8632. 14.635 D R2 L2 B U' L D R L U B2 D R2 F2 D F2 L2 F2
8633. 17.948 B R2 D2 U2 B2 F D2 B R2 D2 U2 L B U2 L2 B' D L' R D2
8634. 17.240 R' L2 U2 F R2 U2 F' R2 U2 B F' D2 R' D U2 L2 B' U F' R
8635. 16.963 D B L2 U R' D2 B R' U F2 R D2 L2 F2 R' B2 U2 B2 R
8636. 16.711 R2 F2 U2 L2 D2 R2 B2 R2 U F2 D L D R2 D' U' B' L2 R' D' R
8637. 17.682 L D' F2 B U' L D' B D B2 R' D2 F2 L2 B2 R2 U2 B2
8638. 18.496 B2 D F' R F' B' L' F' U2 R2 B2 L2 F2 U L2 D L2 B2 D R2 F
8639. 16.812 L2 U2 L' D2 R B2 F2 U2 B2 R F2 R' U F2 R' D U' R2 B F' D
8640. 13.649 F' D2 F D2 L2 B2 U B2 R2 F2 U' L2 F2 R' F U B U R2
8641. 16.451 U' L' F' U' R2 F2 U F2 R2 D R2 U2 L2 U2 L F' D R B L' B2
8642. 13.639 F D R' U F' L D' R' D2 L' F2 L2 D2 L U2 R' F2 U2 L' B'
8643. 15.810 U' D F U2 L D2 B' U B F2 U B2 R2 B2 D R2 U2 D' R2 D2 B2
8644. 14.980 F R U R F B2 D B' R' F2 R' U2 B2 L D2 L2 B2 R' D2
8645. 19.290 L' B2 U2 F2 D R2 D2 F2 R2 B2 R2 U2 L B D' F D' R' U2 F'
8646. 16.774 D F U2 L2 F2 L2 B2 L U2 R F2 R D2 R' B U' L' R2 B' R U2
8647. 17.120 R2 U' L2 U' R2 D R2 D F2 D2 L2 F' L D R B L F D L2 B2
8648. 18.239 R U2 L B2 U2 R2 B2 D2 R' D2 R2 B D U B L R D B2 D
8649. 16.294 D2 L2 D L2 R2 B2 D' B2 D B L' D R2 U F U B' D' L2
8650. 14.957 U2 R' D2 B2 L B2 L D2 R2 B2 R' U F' U2 F2 U B' L U' R2

 

[Luke Solves Cubes]

I am also trying to be the best in my state, but it's almost impossible in every single event.

 

[AJT17]

I am also trying to be the best in my state, but it's almost impossible in every single event.

Which state is it?

 

[Luke Solves Cubes]

Which state is it?

California

 

[EthanMCuber]

@LukeSolvesCubes You have top 100 for 2x2 single though. Pyra seems beatable.

 

[AJT17]

California

That sucks, so many fast cubers you have to beat, and then Max

 

[EthanMCuber]

That sucks, so many fast cubers you have to beat, and then Max

But for Max there’s also a chance you get to meet him!

 

[AJT17]

But for Max there’s also a chance you get to meet him!

That is one positive

 

[AJT17]

Day 2: I will continue to work on cross, and I plan to do a lot more untimed solves to get a better feel for planning the cross, and I won't write down my moves because I found that didn't help with visualizing the moves in my head.

 

[AJT17]

Today I did some timed but slow solves to help me get better with cross, and I think I am starting to understand how to make better crosses, and in the next couple of days I will work on shortening the amount of time I spend in inspection to be less than 15 seconds. I also worked on finding better F2L pairs as I struggle with F2L too.

 

[AJT17]

Today I am going to learn a couple more OLL's and practice my recognition for both OLL and PLL. I plan on learning OLL 49 and 50, and if I have time 36 and 38.