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

I have about one month until my next comp, and I want to get a sub 14 average for 3x3, and hopefully a sub 11 single.
I also want to spend this month trying to improve the fluidity of my solves, so I have less pauses looking for pieces.
I also want to learn most if not all of OLL before the comp.
The comp is BeCubed Spring 2023, and I am signed up for 3x3, 2x2, 4x4, 5x5 and OH. I don't really have goals for anything but 3x3, besides get a successful 5x5 ao5.
I will post a video sometime next week showing my current fluidity and look ahead, then I will post another video near the comp to see how much progress I have made.
 
I just did an avg of 100 where I slowed down my turning and tried to improve my look ahead, and there were many solves where I felt that I was able to have good look ahead for me, but I know I can get a lot better before the end of the week. Hopefully this will be able to get me to an official sub 14 average.
Also I learned how to spoiler the post

Generated By csTimer on 2023-03-27
avg of 100: 15.072

Time List:
1. 14.009 D' U2 B2 D2 U F2 R2 U' F2 U' L' U2 B F' D' L2 D' L'
2. 17.064 B' U' B' U2 B2 F2 L D2 L U2 R B2 F2 D' U' R' B L D2
3. 15.913 U L2 R2 B2 L2 U B2 D' B2 D' B2 D' F D2 F R' B' D' R2 D2 B
4. 14.806 R B2 U' R2 D B R' L F R2 U2 R' U2 D2 R' D2 L' B2 L B2
5. 16.502 F' L' U2 B' D2 F' R2 B F2 U2 F2 L' B L2 D' L F' R2
6. 15.185 F2 R2 B' F2 U2 L2 F' D2 R2 U2 F' U L2 B U F' D2 L U2 R2
7. (20.446) F2 U' F' R' F R' U' D' F2 U2 B R2 D2 R2 B2 U2 F U2 F
8. (10.858) R U D2 F2 R2 D2 R' B2 D2 L D2 B2 F2 R' D' F' L2 R2 F' U' R2
9. 14.973 B' U B2 D2 L U2 L D2 B2 L' F2 L D2 B2 D' U' L B' D' L' F'
10. 13.587 R2 U2 B2 D B2 F2 D U F2 U B' U F' U2 F U L' D F
11. 15.083 D' R F' U2 B2 L D' R2 L U2 R B2 L' F2 L' B2 L' F2 L' D
12. (10.078) D' L D2 U2 F D2 B' L2 B F2 L2 R2 U2 L D' R F' R' D' R'
13. 14.681 R' D2 B' L2 F2 L2 F2 D2 B' F2 D2 F2 R' F2 R' D U2 R' U' F
14. 16.772 U2 L F R2 F' L2 B' U2 B2 F L2 U2 D B U' L F R' D B2
15. 17.463 B' D2 F2 D B2 L2 D' L2 U2 B2 R2 D2 F R D R' D L2 B2 U'
16. 16.727 D2 L D2 B D2 B' L2 D2 R2 U2 B' D2 F' U B D L' R2 U' B2
17. 13.267 F L' B2 D2 L2 D2 L' B2 R2 U2 R U2 F' L F2 U2 L2 F2 D' L'
18. 13.491 B' D2 L B2 R U' R' F R L B2 D2 F2 D2 L U2 L2 U2 L U2
19. (21.257) F2 R L2 B2 L D' B R2 B2 U' R2 L2 U' B2 L2 F2 U2 B' D2
20. 18.380 L U2 R' U2 D' B D R' D F2 B2 R2 D2 B' U2 F
21. 19.998 D B2 R2 F2 U F2 D F2 R2 B2 R' B2 F L B2 L' D' B L2 D
22. 11.843 L2 F' L F D' B' D2 R' L2 F L2 F U2 B' L2 F R2 D2 F2 D2
23. 11.959 U2 F B2 U B2 D' R2 D' U' F2 R2 B2 R U B R2 F2 R' D2
24. 15.841 L2 U2 L' F2 R' U2 R D2 B2 F2 R' B L' F2 L R U' R F' L
25. 14.693 D' R' U' R' F U' R' B U' B2 R2 F2 R2 D' B2 D2 F2 L2 B'
26. 15.427 L2 F D2 F' L2 B U2 F D2 L2 B2 F' D F' L' D F R2 B' D' R
27. 15.133 B2 U' B' R' U' D L U2 F D2 R' U2 R' U2 F2 R' B2 R' D2 L'
28. 16.861 R2 B2 U2 B' L2 R2 B U2 F' R2 F2 D' B2 F R' D B' R U'
29. 14.147 D2 L' B2 L' B2 R2 U2 B2 L2 U2 F2 R' D L U F L' U R B U'
30. 15.224 L2 B' D2 F2 U2 B R2 F2 D2 F' U2 F2 D' L R B U' F2 R' U2 B'
31. 18.665 U' L2 F2 D2 F2 D2 R' F2 L' U2 R2 B2 D R2 U L2 B U L D' F'
32. 19.755 L U' B2 D L2 D' F L' U2 R2 U2 F2 B R2 D2 F R2 D2 B D2
33. 14.568 D U2 R2 B2 R2 F U2 B R2 F' D2 F' L2 U' L B' L2 D2 U2 B' D2
34. 16.100 D' L2 R2 F2 L2 U R2 D L2 D2 F2 L2 B' R2 F2 D F2 U' F' R' F2
35. 13.938 D B U2 F2 D' L2 F2 R2 U R2 F2 L' B2 U F D' R D2 B
36. (10.602) R L2 D F' D F2 R L2 U2 F2 B2 L2 U' B2 U D2 L2 U' F'
37. (23.349) B2 D' U2 L2 D' L2 F2 U2 F2 R2 D R B' U L' B' F2 R U2
38. 14.161 B R' D' L2 B2 D' B2 R2 D2 B2 D F2 R2 U B F' U' B R' D R
39. 11.685 U' B L2 B' U2 L2 U2 F' R2 B' R2 F R B F L U' R2 F2 L
40. 14.408 B2 L B' L2 U2 R' D2 L U2 B2 F2 L2 U2 F2 U' L F D F L F'
41. 15.325 B' L' D2 F' R2 D' F2 D R D2 L2 F2 B D2 R2 F' R2 B2 L2
42. 17.539 R' U L2 D2 F L2 R2 B' D2 B2 U2 F U2 D R' F2 D' U' F2 R2
43. 13.139 B' R2 U2 B D R' F L R2 F2 B2 U L2 U D R2 D B2 D' R' B
44. 16.745 L U2 B2 L' D2 U2 L R2 U2 R D2 B' R F' U2 R D' F U F'
45. 12.402 D L B R' U F2 D R F2 L2 B2 D2 R' B2 D2 L' B2 R' B2
46. 15.522 D' F2 R' B2 L' U2 L D2 B2 L F2 U B' D R F L' U F'
47. 13.358 D' F2 R B R' D R F L U2 F' R2 U2 F' R2 F' L2 D2 L2 F' L2
48. 11.254 B R2 D2 F D2 R2 F2 U2 L2 B2 F' L2 R D' L2 F2 U' L' R D' B
49. 14.273 R' F R2 B2 D' F2 L2 D2 F2 L2 F2 U L D' U' F2 R B2 L
50. 12.866 L' D2 R2 B F R2 U2 B D2 U2 B' U2 D B' F2 D L F2 U F
51. 14.116 U2 R D' B2 R2 L F' L2 B2 D2 B2 L' D2 R' F2 R' B2 L' D2 U'
52. 17.274 L B' D2 F L2 B' U2 F' D2 F' L F' U2 B' R' U' B2 L D
53. 12.652 U' F2 L2 R2 D' U2 R2 U' L2 U' L' B D R D2 L F' U F R'
54. 15.318 L' U B' L2 F2 L' D F2 R2 B2 L' U2 L F2 L B2 R' F2 U B2
55. 18.460 F2 U' B2 U R2 F U' R2 D2 B2 R F2 D2 R B2 L' U2 B2 F
56. 14.714 R2 F' R2 B2 F2 U' B2 D F2 R2 U F2 U2 L' D2 U' F2 D L2
57. 15.530 R2 B L2 D2 F L2 D2 B2 L2 U2 B D' L' B2 F U B U L2 D2
58. 15.874 L2 B' R2 U' F2 U' L2 B2 L2 B2 D2 U' F' U2 R' B' D' U2 L F'
59. 14.489 U R F2 R' U2 R F2 L' D2 B2 R2 F2 L' U' B' L2 B D B2 F2
60. 13.886 U2 L D2 F2 U' B2 L2 F2 L2 U' L2 D2 L D U2 L2 B2 L F'
61. 16.860 R U' L2 F2 U' D L' U R2 B2 U2 B L2 F' R2 D2 B L2 B2 D'
62. (24.178) B2 D' R L D' B' D B D2 F U2 B2 L2 U2 B D2 B2 R B2
63. 12.431 L' U2 L2 F2 U2 L U2 B2 D2 R' D2 B L D' U' L' D2 B2 L' B
64. 14.431 R2 B2 R2 D' F2 B' D2 F' L' D' R2 F2 U F2 D' F2 U2 R2 U' F2 D
65. 14.784 U' R2 B2 D2 F' D2 U2 R2 B L2 B R U2 F' L D F2 L B2 R'
66. 15.090 F2 D2 L2 U2 R B2 R D2 B2 R2 U2 R2 D' R' D2 R2 B' U2 R B2 L
67. 18.613 F2 L2 F' D2 F2 D2 U2 R2 F' L2 F' L F2 R U' F L B' L2 U'
68. 14.963 U2 L2 D2 F2 L' D2 R U2 L' R' D F' L U2 L2 U2 B D2 L
69. 13.281 F2 L' U' B R' F U' F L2 D2 F L2 F' R2 B2 U2 R2 F2 R D
70. 14.846 U' L2 U' R2 F U B' R D' F' R2 U2 L2 B2 U2 B R2 D2 B U2 R2
71. 12.194 B R' B2 D2 R' F2 R' F2 L2 U2 R' D2 B' F R U' B D' F' R
72. 14.248 R2 F' L2 F U2 B F L2 U2 R2 U2 R2 D' R' F D2 B' L' B D F
73. 12.797 F' U' B R' U2 B2 U' B' F2 R' F2 U2 B2 U2 L F2 L2 U2 B2 U2 D
74. 15.654 B' U L2 B2 F U2 B2 U2 R2 F' D2 B L2 R' D U' L2 F U' R'
75. (10.693) R2 F B R F B' L D R D2 F2 R' D2 L' D2 F2 B2 R
76. 14.945 U' L' F2 D2 F2 D' F B2 L R2 D2 B U2 B2 L2 U2 F B L2 U2
77. (10.750) B' D' R2 F2 R D R' D' L F' R2 F' R2 D2 F2 L2 F' L2 F' L2 F2
78. 13.892 F L2 U' B2 F2 R2 B2 U' F2 R2 D' L2 R U2 F D B2 U L' B2 F'
79. 14.607 D2 R2 F' R2 B U2 B' R2 B L2 U2 B2 R B' L2 D L U' F' U2 R
80. 13.671 D2 F B2 R' D2 B D B R2 B2 U F2 U R2 B2 R2 F2 U' B'
81. 14.363 R2 F B' U B2 L' D' R' B' U2 F2 B2 D2 L' B2 R' U2 F2 L2 U2
82. 11.517 B2 U' L2 D2 F2 L2 R2 D' U2 L2 U' F L F U B2 L2 F' D' L
83. 16.607 B2 D2 R F2 U2 R' B2 L' F2 R2 D F2 D' R' F' U L B U2
84. 19.637 F' L B2 D2 L2 F2 R2 B2 U2 R' B2 R' F R' U B F R' B2 U F
85. 14.703 U2 L' D F2 D F2 D R2 D' R2 F2 D B2 U2 B' U' F L2 D' F' L
86. 15.491 L' R2 D' F2 D U2 R2 D' L2 B2 U' F D2 F2 R2 U2 L' B L'
87. 18.115 B' L' B R2 F2 L2 U' F2 R' F B2 U2 L2 B2 L2 D2 F D2 F D2 B
88. 13.987 L2 B2 D2 F U2 L D' F2 L D2 L B2 R' B2 D2 F2 R' D B2
89. 17.518 L2 R2 B2 D' R2 U B2 F2 U B2 D' L' U2 B R D2 B D' F' U' F
90. 11.400 R B2 L2 B2 D R2 D' U' L2 D2 R' B' U F L2 D R' U2 L2
91. 15.519 L D2 B2 L F2 L2 B2 U2 R2 F2 U' B2 L' U' F R B' D' R2
92. 17.565 U' F R2 D2 B R2 F D2 B U2 B' R2 F2 R U' F D2 L' D B
93. (29.984) L' B2 D2 F2 U2 L' B2 F2 R' B2 L B2 U L R D L' U F' U R
94. 13.613 F R' U2 L2 F2 D' B2 U R2 U2 L B2 R F U R' D F
95. 18.346 U' B2 L' D F2 D' B' R U F2 D' L2 D F2 L2 D' B2 L2 D B2 R'
96. 13.527 F2 R2 D' B2 R2 D2 R2 U2 R2 F2 U L D' U' B L D2 F U L2 B'
97. 17.824 L' D2 L' U' B L2 U2 L' F' R B2 L2 B2 U R2 B2 D' R2 U2 D' B2
98. 13.914 D2 L' F2 L' U2 R' B2 U2 B2 F2 L' B F D F U2 L F L2 B'
99. 14.329 U' L F' U' R B2 U B D R' U2 F2 D2 F2 R L2 F2 U2 R F2 L
100. 14.163 B D L2 U2 F R F' R2 D B2 R2 D R2 D' F2 D2 R2 D R
 
Look ahead is actually a really important thing to learn, without much effort I was able to get my first ever sub 13 ao12 and ao25!
I am probably going to get a sub 13 average of 50 soon as well.
If you haven't practiced look ahead, then I would recommend learning it if you feel like you aren't really improving.

Generated By csTimer on 2023-03-28
avg of 12: 12.657

Time List:
16599. 12.130 F' R' B' U2 F' L B2 L' D' L2 F2 D R2 F2 U2 F2 L2 U2 F2
16600. 13.091 L2 F D2 B2 U2 R' B2 D2 L U2 B2 R U2 F' U L' U2 B U2 F2
16601. 13.010 U L' F2 L2 F2 U2 L2 U2 R' U2 B2 R B' L' R' D U2 F' R U F
16602. 11.222 U' F' R D2 L D F' B R' L2 U2 L2 U2 F2 B' R2 L2 F' D2 F2
16603. 12.047 D2 R2 U2 R2 B2 U L2 U' R B U L D' U F' R B' D2
16604. 13.179 L U F U B U2 D R D2 R2 L' B2 R U2 L' B2 L B2 F D2
16605. 11.366 F' U2 R D2 U' B2 D' R2 D L2 U2 B2 U' R B2 U' L2 D B D
16606. 13.336 U2 F' D R2 B2 F2 U F2 U L2 R2 B2 U2 L B R D U F L2 U
16607. 12.951 D' L2 F2 D2 R' F U' R2 F U2 F D2 B L2 B2 D2 R2 U2 R F2
16608. 13.752 B D2 L2 D2 R2 B2 U' L2 U' F2 U L' B U2 B2 U2 L2 D2 L' R'
16609. 12.924 U F2 L D' F2 L2 B2 R' F' D2 L2 F L2 F B U2 R2 B' R2 F'
16610. 12.540 B2 D' B R' U L F U' F2 D B2 U F2 R2 D L2 F2 U2 F2 L' F2

Generated By csTimer on 2023-03-28
avg of 25: 12.916

Time List:
16586. 11.755 F2 R' U2 R' F2 U2 F2 L2 U2 F2 U2 F' D B L2 D F R F2 R
16587. 15.490 F' D U2 L2 R2 B R2 F D2 F' R2 D L F R D B2 L
16588. 11.898 B2 L2 B' D2 B L2 F2 D2 L2 F L U' B' F2 R2 D' L D B2
16589. 12.118 F2 L' U' F R2 D' L U F2 L2 F2 U' F2 U B2 L2 F2 U R D
16590. 13.578 U2 F2 L' D' B' U D' R' F' L' U F2 U F2 B2 U' L2 U R2
16591. 13.828 U' R2 L B U2 R D B' L R2 F2 L2 D2 F' D2 B U2 B'
16592. 12.546 D2 U' B2 U' F2 L2 R2 F2 D R2 U F R2 U' R2 B' R' B' D' U'
16593. 13.532 D' L' D2 B' D R2 D' L B2 U R2 D2 F2 L2 U R2 U2 B2 R2 U' B
16594. 12.833 F2 L2 B2 F2 U2 F2 R D2 R D2 F2 D' R U2 L' D2 U' B' D R U'
16595. 15.240 D2 R' U' R2 U' L F R' B L2 D' B2 R2 D2 B2 U L2 B2 D
16596. 14.645 B2 D2 L2 U L2 F2 R2 U R2 D' B U' R' F' U' B R B' L' U
16597. 12.355 F' R L2 B R2 F2 L2 U2 F' L2 F R2 D2 B D R' D U' L2 B' D
16598. 13.198 D2 R' F2 R U2 R U2 R' D2 L U2 R' U' L D' F D' B2 R U2
16599. 12.130 F' R' B' U2 F' L B2 L' D' L2 F2 D R2 F2 U2 F2 L2 U2 F2
16600. 13.091 L2 F D2 B2 U2 R' B2 D2 L U2 B2 R U2 F' U L' U2 B U2 F2
16601. 13.010 U L' F2 L2 F2 U2 L2 U2 R' U2 B2 R B' L' R' D U2 F' R U F
16602. 11.222 U' F' R D2 L D F' B R' L2 U2 L2 U2 F2 B' R2 L2 F' D2 F2
16603. 12.047 D2 R2 U2 R2 B2 U L2 U' R B U L D' U F' R B' D2
16604. 13.179 L U F U B U2 D R D2 R2 L' B2 R U2 L' B2 L B2 F D2
16605. 11.366 F' U2 R D2 U' B2 D' R2 D L2 U2 B2 U' R B2 U' L2 D B D
16606. 13.336 U2 F' D R2 B2 F2 U F2 U L2 R2 B2 U2 L B R D U F L2 U
16607. 12.951 D' L2 F2 D2 R' F U' R2 F U2 F D2 B L2 B2 D2 R2 U2 R F2
16608. 13.752 B D2 L2 D2 R2 B2 U' L2 U' F2 U L' B U2 B2 U2 L2 D2 L' R'
16609. 12.924 U F2 L D' F2 L2 B2 R' F' D2 L2 F L2 F B U2 R2 B' R2 F'
16610. 12.540 B2 D' B R' U L F U' F2 D B2 U F2 R2 D L2 F2 U2 F2 L' F2
 
I was just doing some slow solves working on look ahead, and I suddenly got a new PB beating my previous best by only 0.077 seconds!

Generated By csTimer on 2023-03-29
single: 8.585

Time List:
205. 8.585 D2 R B2 F' R2 U2 L2 F' L2 B2 U2 F' D2 L R2 U' L2 D2 U F'

I can't remember the full solution, but I know that I had a PLL skip, and that I did L' U' L U' L' U L U L F' L' F as my OLL. I think that this is the correct start to the solve, but after the second pair I am not sure of what I did. Maybe the second pair is also incorrect, but I am not too sure.

x2 //Inspection
B' R' L F D' L D // Cross
y U' L' U L // Pair 1
U' R' U R // Pair 2
 
I was just doing some slow solves working on look ahead, and I suddenly got a new PB beating my previous best by only 0.077 seconds!

Generated By csTimer on 2023-03-29
single: 8.585

Time List:
205. 8.585 D2 R B2 F' R2 U2 L2 F' L2 B2 U2 F' D2 L R2 U' L2 D2 U F'

I can't remember the full solution, but I know that I had a PLL skip, and that I did L' U' L U' L' U L U L F' L' F as my OLL. I think that this is the correct start to the solve, but after the second pair I am not sure of what I did. Maybe the second pair is also incorrect, but I am not too sure.

x2 //Inspection
B' R' L F D' L D // Cross
y U' L' U L // Pair 1
U' R' U R // Pair 2

Pair 3: U L U2 L' U' L U L'
Pair 4: U' R' U' R U' R' U R

congrats on the PB!
 
New PB ao5!
This was super consistent for me, getting 3 elevens, then 2 tens, I don't think I have ever gotten that many 11's in a row. I am very close to State record now, hopefully I can get it officially this year.

Generated By csTimer on 2023-03-30
avg of 5: 11.194

Time List:
16736. 11.702 D L2 F2 U' F2 D' R2 U2 L2 F' D R B' R D2 R U2 F D2 F
16737. 11.370 R B L2 U R' B U2 R D' L2 B R2 F' R2 U2 B' R2 F' U2 F D2
16738. 11.223 D F' U' R B' D R' U' B2 D2 B2 L2 U' L2 D' B2 R U
16739. 10.989 F L2 B2 D' F2 D' L2 B2 D2 R2 U F U F2 R2 B R' F' D
16740. 10.885 D' B' L' F2 L F2 U' R2 F R2 B' D2 R2 F2 L2 B U' L'
 
I have about one month until my next comp, and I want to get a sub 14 average for 3x3, and hopefully a sub 11 single.
I also want to spend this month trying to improve the fluidity of my solves, so I have less pauses looking for pieces.
I also want to learn most if not all of OLL before the comp.
The comp is BeCubed Spring 2023, and I am signed up for 3x3, 2x2, 4x4, 5x5 and OH. I don't really have goals for anything but 3x3, besides get a successful 5x5 ao5.
I will post a video sometime next week showing my current fluidity and look ahead, then I will post another video near the comp to see how much progress I have made.
I have changed my mind, and I want to try and go for top 16 in all events except squan because squan. I have singed up for pyraminx now so I can go for top 16 in it too. I am close to top 16 in all events I am signed up for, I just need to practice each event a little bit more. Top 16 will put me in the final round for all events, so hopefully I am able to get as far as possible in this comp.
 
Just recently I properly set up my WRM 2021, and it is a lot better than I thought. I perform almost as good with it as I do with any other cube. It might be a new contender for my main, at least for my next comp.

Also I just got a new PB ao5 on 2x2 while recording a video, so I will post it probably tomorrow.

Generated By csTimer on 2023-04-09
avg of 5: 3.279

Time List:
1. 2.987 R' U2 F' R2 F' R F2 U' R
2. (4.036) R F2 R F' R F' U' R' U
3. 3.096 F2 U F' R' F2 R' U2 F2 U2
4. 3.753 R F U' R F' R F U2 R2
5. (2.916) R U2 R' U' R2 F2 R' F2 U R'
 
I recently got a new PB by about 0.15 seconds on the WRM 2021 Maglev. The cube felt really good when using it, so I might main it, although I am not as consistent and I get lockups more on it.

Generated By csTimer on 2023-04-12
single: 8.407

Time List:
17721. 8.407 L2 D R' D' F U B' U' L2 U' R2 D' F2 D2 R2 F2 U B2 R U'

z2 y' // Inspection
F' R L2 U F2 // Cross
L' U' L U2 R' U R // Pair 1
L' U' L U L' U' L U' L U' L' // Pair 2
y' U' R' U R // Pair 3
U' R U2 R' U2 R U' R' // Pair 4
R U R' U' R' F R F' //OLL
M2 U' M U2 M' U' M2 //PLL
 
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