Martyt7777’s cubing progression thread // Road to sub-10 glow ball before i dont even frickin know anymore nro 😭

The new ones are ao12, ao25, ao50, and ao100 iirc

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Caleb Valenzuela said:
woah guy he’s approaching sub-10 quickly
PS. You started cubing in march of 2025 right?
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I think a bit earlier than that. I did know how to solve with beginners method around under a minute maybe like a year before that and I also remember watching the Asian championships 2024. So like late 2024 I think
 
Martyt7777 said:
I think a bit earlier than that. I did know how to solve with beginners method around under a minute maybe like a year before that and I also remember watching the Asian championships 2024. So like late 2024 I think
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your progression is going at a very similar pace to mine (i got my first sub-10 average in competition after around 2 years of cubing)
 
Martyt7777 said:
I might. Should I learn roux?
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If you want to get the most out of OH, then learning Roux will likely be the best option. At your speed, you probably haven't really developed a specific turning style, so it should be easier to switch to Roux. If you can turn very fast, which isn't very likely at 30 seconds, then CFOP might be better, but the efficiency of Roux would benefit you more right now. The main thing to know when starting out with Roux is to learn proper fingertricks early, since that will help you so much down the line. Because M moves are so difficult to learn when starting out, you'll need to practice them a lot. Once you do, they should feel very natural and much easier. Another thing I recommend is to practice your FB, since most top Roux solvers can solve it algorithmically due to the practice they put in. You also want to be x2y CN, which just means you can do any FB with white or yellow as the bottom colour, giving you 8 possible options, which isn't difficult to learn if you're already dual CN in CFOP. You should also learn good CMLL algs early, so you can familiarise yourself with them as you start practising more.

Roux Steps Trainer (FB, SS, SB, CMLL, LSE, EOLR) This trainer goes over all of the steps of Roux and gives you optimal solutions for them, so it is very useful to practice any steps that you struggle with.
OH Alg Trainer (OLL, PLL, ZBLL, CMLL). This also has algorithms for each case; just double-click the picture to see the algorithm, and click once to select the cases you want to practice.
CMLL Alg Sheet. You can also use this sheet to look at more CMLL algs if you don't like the ones in the alg trainer. It might look a bit intimidating with everything that's going on, but it's not that complicated once you understand it. ONLY use the green tabs; the red tabs are TCMLL, a more advanced subset you won't need to learn. For each tab, it has the algs listed, and directly below them is a picture that shows how the edges move in order to track EO (Edge Orientation) for the next step, but at your level, it isn't necessary to learn, and it can be saved for until you're closer to sub 15-13.
You can use CsTimer to train LSE as well, since that is one of the more difficult steps to do well at first, because it's intuitive, and MU moves are a bit difficult when you're starting out. To get to the Roux subsets, look at the top and change WCA to 3x3x3 Roux; then you can choose from the subsets there.
Watch many example solves to get a feel for how you could approach certain situations throughout the solve. Kian Mansour has good videos, but they are a bit older, so there might be better ones I'm not aware of.

If you need any extra help, you can always ask me, but since I don't have much experience with OH Roux, I can only help with more general OH tips. I could probably still guide you through any Roux-specific help, though. Just ask, and we can go from there.
 
Haven’t been improving much sadly, but today I got another sub-10 ao5!

Generated By csTimer on 2026-04-17
avg of 5: 9.97

Time List:
1. (9.62) D' L2 B D' F' L2 D F' R B2 R2 D2 B2 L' F2 D2 L2 D2 L2 D'
2. (10.55[Missed that one H PERM T Bll]) U2 F2 L2 U2 L B2 L B2 R' F2 U2 L' U L' F D L' B2 D2 U2 R'
3. 9.91 B2 L2 R2 B D2 U2 R2 F D2 F L F U L' R U' R2 B' F'
4. 9.84 R' F2 U2 R2 D2 U2 F' L2 B2 D2 R2 F' L' D U' R D' L B' F'
5. 10.17 B' L' D' B' D L' F' R' D2 B2 U' R2 D' F2 L2 B2 D' R2 L
 
Generated By csTimer on 2026-04-19
avg of 12: 10.31

Time List:
1. 9.81 U F' U2 L U B' D F' B2 R2 B2 L' B2 R' D2 R D2 L U2 B'
2. 11.13 F2 U R2 U' F2 U' L2 R2 U2 B' U' L' B' L D2 B' D' F U
3. (12.23) F L2 F B2 U2 L' F' B2 R2 D F2 U2 R2 L2 U' L2 U L2 U2 L
4. (8.42[XCross, very smooth]) R2 F R2 F D2 U2 B F2 L2 B2 F' L' D' L' B U' F U' B D'
5. 10.52 B' U2 F U2 B' R2 U2 L2 D2 B' L U' L' D' L2 D' R D' B U'
6. 11.54 D R' U2 L2 F2 R2 F' U2 R2 F' U2 L2 B F2 U' L2 R' B2 L' B2 D
7. 9.49 F R2 L' D' F' U2 R' B2 D2 F2 D' F2 L2 D2 R2 D F R2
8. 9.69 D2 F' L2 B2 D F2 D' B2 F2 U R2 D B2 U R' D2 R' D2 U B' F
9. 11.48 D2 L2 D2 F' L2 B2 R2 F2 D2 B' R2 D' F D2 U L U2 R' F D' U
10. 9.93 U' F2 U' L2 F2 L2 D' B2 U B2 R B2 D' B L F2 D' R U L'
11. 10.44 F2 D2 B2 R2 U' L2 F2 U' F2 L2 U F' R' B L R D' F L B2
12. 9.09 R' U2 L2 U' B2 D2 F2 R2 B2 D' F2 R' B' L R' B2 D2 B' U2

Generated By csTimer on 2026-04-19
avg of 25: 10.68

Time List:
1. 9.54[Xcross] B2 R D2 L' R D2 U2 L D2 B2 U B2 F L' R' F U' B R'
2. 11.12 R2 D2 R2 U' F2 D2 U' F2 U' L2 B' F D2 R' U' R2 F' L' F' U'
3. 11.08 R D2 F2 R' D2 F2 R D2 L' B2 U2 F D' B' U2 R2 D2 R U' L2 F2
4. 10.65 F2 U F' R2 U' D B R' U D2 L' D2 F2 U2 B2 R2 D2 L' D2 L2
5. 10.45 B2 U' F2 U L2 U B2 D L2 B U L' D2 B F2 L2 R B2 D
6. (13.54) R' B2 R B2 R' B2 L' U2 L2 R2 F2 B' L2 D F R2 B' D' R' F' D
7. 9.81 U F' U2 L U B' D F' B2 R2 B2 L' B2 R' D2 R D2 L U2 B'
8. 11.13 F2 U R2 U' F2 U' L2 R2 U2 B' U' L' B' L D2 B' D' F U
9. 12.23 F L2 F B2 U2 L' F' B2 R2 D F2 U2 R2 L2 U' L2 U L2 U2 L
10. (8.42[XCross, very smooth]) R2 F R2 F D2 U2 B F2 L2 B2 F' L' D' L' B U' F U' B D'
11. 10.52 B' U2 F U2 B' R2 U2 L2 D2 B' L U' L' D' L2 D' R D' B U'
12. 11.54 D R' U2 L2 F2 R2 F' U2 R2 F' U2 L2 B F2 U' L2 R' B2 L' B2 D
13. 9.49 F R2 L' D' F' U2 R' B2 D2 F2 D' F2 L2 D2 R2 D F R2
14. 9.69 D2 F' L2 B2 D F2 D' B2 F2 U R2 D B2 U R' D2 R' D2 U B' F
15. 11.48 D2 L2 D2 F' L2 B2 R2 F2 D2 B' R2 D' F D2 U L U2 R' F D' U
16. 9.93 U' F2 U' L2 F2 L2 D' B2 U B2 R B2 D' B L F2 D' R U L'
17. 10.44 F2 D2 B2 R2 U' L2 F2 U' F2 L2 U F' R' B L R D' F L B2
18. 9.09 R' U2 L2 U' B2 D2 F2 R2 B2 D' F2 R' B' L R' B2 D2 B' U2
19. (15.79) B2 R F2 D R2 U R2 F2 U' L2 U' F2 U B R' D' F U2 L D' U'
20. 10.36 U R2 F2 D2 F2 D B2 U' F2 R2 D' L' D2 L' R D2 U' L' F' D'
21. 11.21 B2 U B U2 B' U2 L2 B' D2 L2 U2 L2 B U2 L' U' R' U2 B' F' U'
22. 12.42 R2 F' U2 F2 R2 D2 L2 D2 B L2 D2 B R U' F U B F D' B2 F'
23. (9.07) R' B' L2 D2 L2 D U2 B2 R2 F' R' D' U' R D F R2
24. 11.95 D F D R U' D2 B' D2 L2 U2 L2 B2 L2 D F2 R2 U L2 U' R' B2
25. 10.21 U R' U F2 L2 U2 L2 U R2 U R2 B2 L2 U' B' L' B R F U
 
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Generated By csTimer on 2026-04-19
avg of 12: 29.92

Time List:
1. 30.05 F U' L' U2 R2 U2 R F2 R' F2 D2 L B U' L' D' F' R' F2
2. 32.50 U' F' L B' D L' F' U' F B2 U' L2 U' B2 D L2 D R2 B2 R2 B2
3. (35.78) U L R2 F2 L2 D2 B L2 B R2 D2 B L2 D2 L R' U' F D B F2
4. 28.53 F R' F' R2 F U2 R2 D2 B2 L2 B' L2 D2 B' D L' B' F R U'
5. 32.23 U2 L2 R2 U F2 R2 B2 U' F2 U F2 L' F' D' L R B2 D2 L' U2
6. (26.71[Kinda lucky]) F' R B2 D R2 U L2 B2 R2 B2 D2 F2 U F' D' B' L R' B2 U' F'
7. 29.07 F' L U2 B' R2 U2 F' U2 R2 F' D2 F' D' B U2 L' B2 D U' L
8. 29.02 L2 U2 L2 B2 D' R2 D F2 U B2 R B2 R D' B' L' U' R F2 D' U
9. 31.02 F L U' R2 F L' U2 R D' R2 U2 B2 U' B2 D2 B2 L2 U F2 R2 F
10. 29.40 D R' B U2 F R F' D2 R F2 U2 R' U2 R' U2 R' F2 U' B
11. 26.79 U' F' R2 L2 F2 U2 R F L U' R2 D' F2 B2 D2 B2 U L2 B2 R2 U'
12. 30.59 L D2 L2 D' B2 D' F2 L2 U L2 D2 L2 B2 L' U2 B' L U F L U2
 
Generated By csTimer on 2026-04-28
mean of 3: 9.17

Time List:
1. 9.91 B' L U B2 F2 U2 R2 U' R2 U F2 D F2 B' U2 R2 U L U R
2. 8.86 F R2 D' F2 U2 B2 R2 F2 U2 F2 U' B2 F2 L U2 B' L' R B D
3. 8.74 L' D F U B' U R' F2 B' L2 D2 F D2 B U2 F B2 L F

Generated By csTimer on 2026-04-28
avg of 5: 9.17

Time List:
1. 9.91 B' L U B2 F2 U2 R2 U' R2 U F2 D F2 B' U2 R2 U L U R
2. 8.86 F R2 D' F2 U2 B2 R2 F2 U2 F2 U' B2 F2 L U2 B' L' R B D
3. 8.74 L' D F U B' U R' F2 B' L2 D2 F D2 B U2 F B2 L F
4. (12.85) L' D' U2 L' R' F2 L' D2 F2 L' B2 D2 L' B' D2 L F2 D' R2 F'
5. (8.14) D L2 B2 U2 L2 B' U2 R2 B D2 F' L' B R' F' R2 D' R' U

11.17 ao100, and also many near PB ao12s. I think the best ao12 I got today was 10.39, and my pb is 10.31.
 
First practice session in like 2 weeks I’m so inconsistent br

I did like 36 solves but here’s my current ao25

Generated By csTimer on 2026-05-23
avg of 25: 11.84

Time List:
1. 15.85 R D F' U2 B2 R D' F' L' U F2 U' B2 U R2 U F2 L2 B2 R2
2. 13.54 U B' U B' R F U' L B' L2 U2 L2 D F2 L2 F2 D' F2 L2 U F2
3. (17.29+) F2 U2 L' R2 B D2 R2 B2 F U2 B R2 F' D2 R' U2 L' D U' F L2
4. 11.24 U' B2 L2 U L2 B2 R2 F2 D U L B D2 R' B2 L2 B R' B
5. 10.46 R U2 B2 L U2 R' D2 L D2 R' U2 F2 U' B L' D2 L2 B' D2 F2 R2
6. 10.81 F D2 U2 F' R2 D2 R2 B' R2 F U2 F2 U F D' L' U' B2 F U B2
7. 10.10 R D2 U2 F2 R' B2 D2 R' B2 L R2 U2 F' L2 R F' U' B D' R F
8. 10.89 D' R2 U R2 U B2 F2 L2 B2 U L2 F L R' U' B' R2 F' L2 D2
9. 10.46 F U B2 L' F2 U2 F2 R' D2 F2 L' D2 B2 F' L' D F' U' L' B2 U'
10. (9.65) R' F2 L2 F R2 B' U' F R U2 R' F2 U2 L D2 R' F2 R
11. 11.78 B U L2 D' B2 U' R2 U R2 U L2 F2 B' R F' U2 L' D' L2 B' F
12. 12.46 D B D' R2 D' R F' L' B R2 F2 B2 R D2 L D2 F2 R L
13. 13.42 L U F2 R' U2 L R2 U2 B2 L B2 F2 R F2 B' D B' F2 L2 F' D'
14. 10.61 U2 B L' U' L2 B' L2 D L' D2 B2 U' F2 D L2 D F2 L2 D
15. 9.82 D2 U2 B D2 F2 L2 F2 U2 F' R2 F' D' L F L' F2 U F R' F2
16. 11.31 L U2 R D2 R F2 L B2 R' B2 F2 D2 F' D F2 L U' F2 L' B F'
17. 11.97 D B R' U' L' D2 B U' F R' D2 L2 D2 R' F2 L D2 L' D2
18. 12.66 U2 L2 F2 U2 B2 F2 R2 D F2 U2 B2 L' U B F U' F R2 D' R U2
19. 10.82 D' L' D2 R2 B L2 F2 D2 U2 F U2 R2 B L' U' R B2 U2 B2 D' B'
20. (15.93) D' R B R2 F' R2 D2 F U2 F2 L2 F' L D' B2 U L F L2 R2
21. 15.87 D2 L D2 B2 F2 L' F2 L2 F2 R F2 D2 B' L2 D' L' F D U2 F2 R2
22. 10.12[Good scramble] L2 U L2 D' F' B' R' B2 L U2 D2 R2 F L2 F R2 B2 U2 F'
23. 14.23 U2 F' D R2 U' F2 R2 D R2 U' B2 L2 B2 L B' L' B2 R' U L' R
24. (9.36) B2 F2 D2 B2 L2 F2 L D2 U2 L2 B2 F' U F R' D U L' B L
25. 10.18 R2 D2 B2 L2 D2 R2 F2 D L2 U R2 L' F' D' F2 D2 F2 U R' B L
 
Martyt7777 said:
First practice session in like 2 weeks I’m so inconsistent br

I did like 36 solves but here’s my current ao25

Generated By csTimer on 2026-05-23
avg of 25: 11.84

Time List:
1. 15.85 R D F' U2 B2 R D' F' L' U F2 U' B2 U R2 U F2 L2 B2 R2
2. 13.54 U B' U B' R F U' L B' L2 U2 L2 D F2 L2 F2 D' F2 L2 U F2
3. (17.29+) F2 U2 L' R2 B D2 R2 B2 F U2 B R2 F' D2 R' U2 L' D U' F L2
4. 11.24 U' B2 L2 U L2 B2 R2 F2 D U L B D2 R' B2 L2 B R' B
5. 10.46 R U2 B2 L U2 R' D2 L D2 R' U2 F2 U' B L' D2 L2 B' D2 F2 R2
6. 10.81 F D2 U2 F' R2 D2 R2 B' R2 F U2 F2 U F D' L' U' B2 F U B2
7. 10.10 R D2 U2 F2 R' B2 D2 R' B2 L R2 U2 F' L2 R F' U' B D' R F
8. 10.89 D' R2 U R2 U B2 F2 L2 B2 U L2 F L R' U' B' R2 F' L2 D2
9. 10.46 F U B2 L' F2 U2 F2 R' D2 F2 L' D2 B2 F' L' D F' U' L' B2 U'
10. (9.65) R' F2 L2 F R2 B' U' F R U2 R' F2 U2 L D2 R' F2 R
11. 11.78 B U L2 D' B2 U' R2 U R2 U L2 F2 B' R F' U2 L' D' L2 B' F
12. 12.46 D B D' R2 D' R F' L' B R2 F2 B2 R D2 L D2 F2 R L
13. 13.42 L U F2 R' U2 L R2 U2 B2 L B2 F2 R F2 B' D B' F2 L2 F' D'
14. 10.61 U2 B L' U' L2 B' L2 D L' D2 B2 U' F2 D L2 D F2 L2 D
15. 9.82 D2 U2 B D2 F2 L2 F2 U2 F' R2 F' D' L F L' F2 U F R' F2
16. 11.31 L U2 R D2 R F2 L B2 R' B2 F2 D2 F' D F2 L U' F2 L' B F'
17. 11.97 D B R' U' L' D2 B U' F R' D2 L2 D2 R' F2 L D2 L' D2
18. 12.66 U2 L2 F2 U2 B2 F2 R2 D F2 U2 B2 L' U B F U' F R2 D' R U2
19. 10.82 D' L' D2 R2 B L2 F2 D2 U2 F U2 R2 B L' U' R B2 U2 B2 D' B'
20. (15.93) D' R B R2 F' R2 D2 F U2 F2 L2 F' L D' B2 U L F L2 R2
21. 15.87 D2 L D2 B2 F2 L' F2 L2 F2 R F2 D2 B' L2 D' L' F D U2 F2 R2
22. 10.12[Good scramble] L2 U L2 D' F' B' R' B2 L U2 D2 R2 F L2 F R2 B2 U2 F'
23. 14.23 U2 F' D R2 U' F2 R2 D R2 U' B2 L2 B2 L B' L' B2 R' U L' R
24. (9.36) B2 F2 D2 B2 L2 F2 L D2 U2 L2 B2 F' U F R' D U L' B L
25. 10.18 R2 D2 B2 L2 D2 R2 F2 D L2 U R2 L' F' D' F2 D2 F2 U R' B L
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almost there chat
sub-10 incoming
 
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