Milo's Progression Thread: Grinding Squares and Triangle

[Cubinginatree]

Hi I'm a 12 year old cuber (7th Grade) from the U.S.

I currently average:
25 seconds 3x3 Goal: Sub 20
8 seconds 2x2 Goal: sub 5
1:45 4x4 Goal Sub 1:20
and lastly 15 seconds Skewb Goal: Sub 10

I also want to learn SQ-1 and BLD but they hurt my brain

And stealing an idea from Running for Cube I'll add some running progress in here too.

1 mile: 6:10 Goal : none
2 mile: 13:15 Goal none
5K: 19:54 Goal: sub 19:30 and consistently sub 20

 

[Cuber987]

Wow! Those are like, EXACTLY my goals and times. I'm a bit better on skewb (~9 seconds) and a bit worse on 4x4 (~2:30), but except that, we're pretty much the same! (I'm also 12!).

 

[Cubinginatree]

Wow thats really cool!!!!

 

[Cubinginatree]

Ok here is todays update:
So I ran a 5K today in 21:40 but I'm happy with that because... I was running into the wind the whole time, It was snowing heavily, there was an inch of snow on the ground, I hadn't run in a week.

Okay now for cubing... or skewbing.
So now I know half of permutating the top layer in Sarah's Intermediate. Hopfully this week I learn the second half.
Todays times are all PB's:
single 7.17
mo3 10.77 (counting 9!!!!)
ao5 11.22
ao12 13.10
ao25 13.75
ao50 15.10 ( almost sub 15!!!!!!)

 

[Cubinginatree]

1. 17.03 R' B L U' R' B L' R' B
2. 11.31 R U L U' L R L' R'
3. (33.56) L' U B' R' U B U R B'
4. 21.73 L' B' U' B R U' L' B' U'
5. 10.97 U L U L' U' B U R' L'
6. 16.42 U B U' B' L R U L'
7. 12.33 B L U' R B L' B' R'
8. 22.35 U' R U' L R U' L U' B'
9. 14.02 B L' R' U' B' R L' R' U'
10. 18.37 B L U' L R B R L R'
11. 21.82 U' L' R U B U' R U B L'
12. (8.78) B' R' B' L R' L' B R U'
13. 21.23 B U' B' L B U' R B'
14. 14.66 B R' B L' U L' U' B R'
15. 20.85 L U' L' R U R' B R L'
16. 15.33 U' R' U R U B R L'
17. 12.08 R L' R U' L' U B' U'
18. 16.07 R U' B' R' L' U' B' L' U'
19. 12.08 U L B U' L' U L R
20. 13.28 U' B U' R' L' U L U L'
21. 9.67 R L U B R' U' R' B' U'
22. 9.37 B' U B' R U B' L B' U
23. 14.29 L R' B L' U L' B' L'
24. 10.72 B' U B L' B' L B' R
25. 19.77 U B R L' B' L' U L'
26. 14.99 U R' U' B L R B U' R' B'
27. 18.45 R' L U' L U L U' R' B'
28. (8.81) U' L R L' R L B' L R'
29. (DNF(2.86)) B' U B' U R' B' R' L R' So the cube flew out of my hands and when I tried to catch it i stop the timer. Oh well.
30. 16.07 L R' L' R B L' B' L' R'
31. (29.33) L U' R' L U' R' B L' R'
32. 10.25 U' B' L U' B' R' B' L B'
33. 14.20 U' L U R U' R' U R' U
34. 12.31 R L' B' U' L R' U R' U'
35. 16.89 U L' B' R' L' B' R L' B
36. 13.11 R' L U' R B' L' R U'
37. 12.30 R B' U L' U' L' R B' U'
38. 15.03 B' U' B' L' B U' R B'
39. 13.82 B' R L U L U' R B'
40. 11.39 R U R' B L B' R' B' R
41. 14.16 R' U L U R' B R U' L
42. 12.46 R L B L B' R L' U
43. 16.13 L' R U L U' L R' U'
44. (7.17) L B R' B L' U B L R
45. 17.56 L R U R L' B' U R
46. 15.92 R B R' L' R' U B L' R
47. 20.35 U' R' U B R L' B' L B'
48. 13.93 U B R L' B' R B' R B
49. 11.13 L' B' R B' L' B R' B
50. 18.39 L B R L' U' R' B' R U'

 

[NigelTheCuber]

Yo want some tips for skewb? I average about 4

 

[i eat air]

Hi I'm a 12 year old cuber (7th Grade) from the U.S.

I currently average:
25 seconds 3x3 Goal: Sub 20
8 seconds 2x2 Goal: sub 5
1:45 4x4 Goal Sub 1:20
and lastly 15 seconds Skewb Goal: Sub 10

I also want to learn SQ-1 and BLD but they hurt my brain

And stealing an idea from Running for Cube I'll add some running progress in here too.

1 mile: 6:10 Goal : none
2 mile: 13:15 Goal none
5K: 19:54 Goal: sub 19:30 and consistently

That's interesting, also dont learn sq1 parity, it is pain

 

[NigelTheCuber]

That's interesting, also dont learn sq1 parity, it is pain

Nah learn the 7 slice alg it's easy

 

[Cubinginatree]

Yo want some tips for skewb? I average about 4

Yes please!!!

 

[Cubinginatree]

Good skewb grind today. Got my first ao100: 13.83!!!!
Sub 15 now. No new algs just getting better at recognizing/ exucuting old cases. I told myself to turn faster and it worked!!!

 

[Cubinginatree]

20:53 5K today

 

[EthanMCuber]

Do you know the Yau method for 4x4? I used to avg 1:45ish on Reduction, but when I learned Yau, sub 1:30 wasn’t too hard and for sub 1:20 you just need to practice.

 

[Cubinginatree]

I know Yau but... I rotate a lot and add a lot off moves to centers. so I need to work on it.

 

[EthanMCuber]

Just do some slow solves, it helps. I started using the half-centers method yesterday (there are some tutorials on YouTube) and I already shaved off a few seconds off of my average.

 

[Cubinginatree]

Goals for this week:
Learn both R perms
Do some slow 4x4 solves
Learn the rest of Sarah's Intermediate top layer
And If I manage to do all that I'll start learning CLL for 2x2

 

[EthanMCuber]

What’s your skewb main?

 

[Cubinginatree]

GAN Skewb M Standard with no setup whatsoever

 

[EthanMCuber]

Okay. I haven’t tried it before (I have the Wingy V2) but most lubes would probably work. Also, I use the beginner’s method for skewb, and I average about 8-9 seconds, so I don’t think you really need to learn the Sarah’s Intermediate method to get sub-10. You just need to have around 3 TPS and be efficient with your first face. If you want you could send me a video of a solve (or average) or we could do a Zoom to see how I can help you reach your skewb goal.

 

[Cubinginatree]

Sorry I'm already doing that with Nigel the Cuber

 

[EthanMCuber]

Sorry I'm already doing that with Nigel the Cuber

oh thats okay