My Cubing Journey

4.89 2x2 average got me 13th somehow. It was alright, could’ve been better but I’m ok with it

Clock I had a 10 single (PR by 2 seconds and very close to PB), but it ended up getting DNFed because I solved it upside down ;-;

Results haven’t been inputted yet but the average will be around 14.15, so still pretty good. It would’ve been a 13.6ish if I hadn’t dnfed, which would’ve been PR
 
I think I covered pretty much everything I wanted to about the comp yesterday.

Overall it was super fun. I did little to no practice for it, but I still actually did surprisingly decent. To update on my goals going into it:
ProStar said:
My thread doesn't show up at the top whenever I search "My Cubing Journey" anymore and it's quite upsetting.

Anyway, I signed up for FSUbers 4.0 (terrible pun). Events are 3x3, 2x2, 7x7, Clock (Tommy WR maybe?), Pyra. Honestly I don't have that much free time at the moment, and when I do have free time I prefer to do things other than cubing. This will likely be my first comp where I don't really PR or do "that well" and am focusing purely on the fun aspect of it (even though I had a ton of fun at the others too).

3x3 I don't particularly have a goal since I'm probably a couple seconds slower than I was. 3x3 has always been a bit of a struggle for me; it's difficult for me to get into a pattern with and can feel very clunky and slow, but is quite enjoyable when I am in the rhythm. I probably won't practice enough for that to happen. I guess a 15 average would be nice but if I continue to not practice it's possible even that doesn't happen.

2x2 I might practice a little bit, so I'm hoping to get at least a sub-5 average (I was previously globally around 4.2, but now I'm probably closer to 4.5 now). A PR single (currently 3.25) is definitely possible but completely depends on the scrambles. Also a PR average (currently 4.28) is completely possible with good scrambles and good execution; it's not unusual for me to get sub-4 averages at home.

I want to be able to reach cutoff for 7x7, but I both dislike and am bad at big cubes so there's a very high chance I don't. At the very least I want to stackmat a solve (yes, I'm that bad at it. I haven't solved a 7x7 timed in a couple months at least).

Clock I probably won't practice, and my current PR is pretty solid (13.93). Tbh I don't care much about it but assuming I don't lose all of my skill I want a sub-15 average at least. A good scramble could definitely lead to a PR single (currently 12.58), but I wouldn't expect that to happen.

I used to be okay at pyraminx (I think around sub-5) but it's been legitimately nearly 3 years since I've practiced it at all, and I don't even completely remember L4E. I have no goal because this completely depends on if I practice at all, but sub-10 would be pretty decent I guess.

So yeah, overall definitely looking forward to the comp, although it's a bit of a drive for me. I won't be going with anyone but it should be quite fun regardless.
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Got a 15.5ish average in first round, plus made it to second round. Second round average would’ve been a 15 something if I hadn’t wrongly predicted the AUF, and it had a couple of decent solves.

2x2 I got 4.8 and 4.7 averages. Probably could’ve been a bit faster, but I’m happy with them.

7x7 I did one solve the day of the comp just to make sure I could stackmat (and none in the previous 3 months), plus overall I’m horrible at big cubes, and I got 8:30 on it. My only real goal was to get an official solve so I’ll take it, as slow as it was.

Clock actually went quite well, I did as good as I would when I was practicing. 14.2 average, but it would’ve been sub-14 and sub-PR had I not done that 10 solving upside down. Definitely would’ve been nice to get that single and average, but it’s alright. I got 11th in round one, and of course they only took top 8 to finals instead of 12

Did zero practice on pyra, my time depending on if I did the right L4E case honestly. I guess a sub-10 solve would’ve been cool, but I ended up with a 10 single and 11 average, which is good enough for me.

Tons of fun, can’t wait for the next one!
 
ProStar said:
I think I covered pretty much everything I wanted to about the comp yesterday.

Overall it was super fun. I did little to no practice for it, but I still actually did surprisingly decent. To update on my goals going into it:


Got a 15.5ish average in first round, plus made it to second round. Second round average would’ve been a 15 something if I hadn’t wrongly predicted the AUF, and it had a couple of decent solves.

2x2 I got 4.8 and 4.7 averages. Probably could’ve been a bit faster, but I’m happy with them.

7x7 I did one solve the day of the comp just to make sure I could stackmat (and none in the previous 3 months), plus overall I’m horrible at big cubes, and I got 8:30 on it. My only real goal was to get an official solve so I’ll take it, as slow as it was.

Clock actually went quite well, I did as good as I would when I was practicing. 14.2 average, but it would’ve been sub-14 and sub-PR had I not done that 10 solving upside down. Definitely would’ve been nice to get that single and average, but it’s alright. I got 11th in round one, and of course they only took top 8 to finals instead of 12

Did zero practice on pyra, my time depending on if I did the right L4E case honestly. I guess a sub-10 solve would’ve been cool, but I ended up with a 10 single and 11 average, which is good enough for me.

Tons of fun, can’t wait for the next one!
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I’ll see you at your next comp
 
ProStar said:
It’s the starting that’s the issue
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ikr
maybe just put a cube on top of your desk and watch cubing youtube videos. it will happen naturally
I was watching lots and lots of cubing youtube videos a while ago and that made me want to practice again.
I admit that I am not practicing THAT seriously, but I try to learn theory and new events and I compete on online comp every week.
also I got all wca except for clock recently and yeah, cubing is alive in my life again

I'm also not practicing that much because I use most of my free time to write cubing related software 🤣
 
Generated By csTimer on 2023-06-22
avg of 50: 14.65

Time List:
1. 14.92 L2 R2 B D2 U2 L2 B' L2 F L2 U2 R F2 L' B' U F D2 B' L'
2. 14.60[reached PLL at 11; Nb perm] L F' L D2 L' B2 R' U' L' B' L2 D2 B' D2 R2 F U2 L2 U2
3. (16.85[OLL recog took a bit]) L' D2 B U' F2 L2 R2 D' B2 D U2 L2 U' L2 R F2 D B' U' L' B2
4. 14.96 L D' R2 D2 F' U2 F' R2 F2 L2 U2 B2 U2 F D' L' D' R2 F R2 D'
5. 14.02 D2 F2 R U2 L' D2 U2 R2 B2 F2 R' B' R' F D' R' B U B2
6. 13.93 U R2 B2 F2 R2 D2 F2 U L2 U2 F2 L D B F D' L2 D2 B' L' U'
7. 13.40 U R L2 U R2 D' F2 L2 D' F2 D R2 D2 B' R' B2 F2 R' F' R D2
8. 13.98 R' D B2 U' L2 U' L2 F2 R2 F2 U L' F2 D' R D2 U' F R2 U'
9. 16.17[Song messed me up; super easy scramble] R' F U2 B' D2 B U2 L2 B D2 B L2 F L' R2 D B' D L D
10. 14.07 B U2 L2 U L2 B2 U2 L2 D' L2 F2 U' R D' B' D' R2 D' L D2
11. (11.87[PLL skip]) B' D2 B' R2 B2 L2 F2 R2 U2 R2 F' D' R' D' L D2 R2 F' U' L2
12. 13.98 L2 F2 B L' D R' L' B U R F2 B2 U2 L B2 D2 F2 R2 D2 L'
13. 13.82 F D B F2 U R2 B2 U' R2 D R2 B2 D F U' L' R' D' F' U
14. (11.56[Fullstep; did some cool 222 thing]) F' L U' B' R2 L' U' D2 L F2 D2 B' D2 F' U2 B2 D2 L2 B
15. 14.45[I need to improve recog on L OLL's] L F2 D2 R2 B2 R' U2 L2 B2 F2 U2 F' L' U2 L2 U' L D' B U
16. 13.55 D2 F R2 U2 B D2 F' R2 U2 B2 R2 F' D L' U2 R B D L R' F'
17. (16.74[Horrid cross]) B U2 R' F2 L2 F2 U' L2 D U' L2 R2 U R' B D' L' D2 B
18. 15.18 L2 F' B2 U2 F2 R F' B2 D R2 U L2 D' R2 F2 U2 F2 U' L' D'
19. 15.10[G perm finger tricks are hard] L2 R2 D F2 U R2 U' L2 D2 L2 F2 L' B' D' L B D2 F2 D
20. 15.09[Messed that up so bad; I blame the music again] F2 L D B2 U R2 L D B F2 L' D2 R F2 R2 F2 B2 L B2 R2
21. 14.20[Felt slow lol] L2 B R U R2 L' U' B2 D2 F' L2 D2 F' L2 B' U2 B' D2 F' R U
22. 14.95[Failed U Perm lol] R' U2 D R B D' L F2 R2 D' L2 F2 U2 F2 U' F2 R2 L2 U2
23. 15.92[horrible F2L] R D L B2 R' U2 F2 L D2 R2 B2 F2 U2 L B' L U' R2 B D F2
24. 15.64[Ow that was bad] F2 D2 R2 B2 L D2 B2 D2 R F2 L D2 B' D' F2 L B2 L' B' U2 F
25. 14.52[U3 U2' while recognizing Y-perm, ruined super clean F2L] B L2 U B2 U' F2 L2 R2 U2 R2 D L2 D' R' F' U2 B2 U F R F
26. 15.97 B F' U2 F' L2 F' R2 D' L U F' U' B2 L' U2 B2 R'
27. 14.76 L F2 U2 R' L2 U B D L R2 U F2 L2 B2 U L2 U D R2 U
28. 14.97 R2 F L D' B' R' U2 B' R2 D' R2 F2 L2 U2 B2 U F2 D' L2 U' R
29. 16.07 B U2 L2 D B2 D L2 U R2 F2 B D U' L' B U' L2 B R'
30. 13.57 R2 D2 B U2 L B' U' B2 R' B2 L2 F2 R U2 D2 R' U2 R' D'
31. 14.41 B L' B2 D' L2 D F2 L2 D F2 R2 D2 L2 F L2 D B2 R F' L2 U
32. 15.26 L2 R D2 R B2 F2 L' B2 F2 R D2 F' L R2 D' B' F' L' U R' U'
33. 14.70 U D2 L D' B D B U R2 B2 R2 U2 L2 U R2 D' F2 D' F2 R D
34. 13.81[OLL skip] D U F2 R2 U2 L2 F2 L2 U' L2 B2 F' D2 U' B2 F2 R B' L U
35. 15.40 B D2 B L2 F U2 B2 F' L2 R F' L' R' U' B2 D' F U' L2
36. 14.23[Messed that up so badly] R2 L U' F U2 L' F D B2 U2 L2 B2 R U2 R2 B2 L' U2 L
37. 14.67[Took me about a second to remember the COLL] D B2 L F L2 B' R2 U2 F R2 U2 B2 R2 F U' L D R2 D2 B' D2
38. (11.87[X-Cross]) L2 R2 U2 F R2 B' F R2 U2 R2 B U2 R' U R2 D L R D' U
39. 13.30[Crazy looking scramble but I couldn't find anything insane] U' R2 L' U L D2 R' U2 B D2 L2 F L2 F R2 B' R2 F2 D
40. 14.52 R D R' D2 L B2 U2 R' B2 R B2 R' D2 B2 F' R2 B' F2 D' B R
41. 14.52 D2 B2 L' B2 U2 F2 U2 L2 R' B2 L2 B' D L2 R' F2 D U2 R F' D2
42. 13.64 L F2 D' B R U2 R F L2 U2 B' R2 D2 R2 F2 L2 B2 R U'
43. 15.86 U R' L D B' U L' R2 F2 U2 B' L2 F' L2 D2 F' D2 B2 L F'
44. 14.72 L2 D' F L F2 B' D' R' U' F2 D R2 D L2 U2 L2 F2 U B2 D' F'
45. 15.35[WV but I kinda scuffed it] L2 U' R2 U F' D' B L D L2 D' R2 F2 D F2 U' R2 U2 L2 D2
46. 14.40 B2 U2 F2 U2 L' F2 U2 R' U2 B2 L2 R' B U' R B D2 F D' R2 B
47. 14.31[horrible cross but super clean rest of solve] R B2 U' F2 R' L U F' R2 U2 F2 L2 D2 B2 R2 U2 F' D L2
48. (16.74[Nb perm why]) U F2 D2 F2 U R2 U' B2 R2 B2 L F2 L' B L D U2 F' L2 D
49. 16.06 D2 R B2 F2 R2 F2 L D2 L R U' B' L' D' F' U2 L' F2 U2 R
50. 13.82[ZZ bc why not] D2 B2 D2 R2 U2 L2 B' F2 R2 F' D2 U2 R' B F' L2 D' B' F2 U' R

Shocked at how well this went. Only warmup was an Ao5 for the weekly comp. Considering my last comp results, and for this being my first practice of more than 5 solves in 6+ months, I'm super pleased. Basically the exact same I was averaging before. Also incredibly consistent

Generated By csTimer on 2023-06-22
avg of 25: 4.33

Time List:
1. 4.08 U F' U F' R' U2 R2 F R'
2. 4.82 R U' F R2 F' U2 F U F'
3. 4.05 R U F' U' R2 F U2 R2 F2
4. 4.05 U' F' U' F2 R2 U F' U' R2
5. 4.19 U2 F' R2 U2 R' U2 R2 U' R'
6. 4.67 R2 F' R U2 F' U F R2 F'
7. 4.37 U2 F' U R' U F' U F U2
8. (5.12) R' F R' U2 F' U R U F'
9. 3.51 R F2 R' F R' F U R' U2
10. 4.20 R' F' U2 F R2 U' F R U' F
11. 3.90 R' F R U' R2 U2 R' U' R
12. 4.14 F2 R2 U' R U2 R F2 U R'
13. 4.56 U' F' R' F2 R2 U R' F R'
14. (2.75) F' U' F U' R F2 U' F2 R2
15. 4.50 U F' R' F2 U F U2 R2 U'
16. 3.32 R2 U F2 R2 F2 R' U R U2
17. 4.89 F2 R U F2 U' R F2 U' F' U2
18. 4.23 U R F2 U' R U2 R' U R'
19. 4.81 U2 F U' F U' F2 R F' U F2
20. (2.33) U F' R U2 R U2 F2 R U2
21. (5.00) F R F U' R2 F2 U' F R
22. 4.68 R2 F2 U F' U' F U R U2
23. 4.74 U R2 U F' R F R' U' F
24. 4.28 R2 U R2 F' R F' R2 U2 F'
25. 4.92 U' R' F2 R' U' R' U R2 F2 R'

Good average, I was around 4.2 before. Turning felt very clumsy at times, and I was slightly less certain with predicting OLL, but overall basically everything has come back to me. Only warmup was an Ao5 in weekly comp
 
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Generated By csTimer on 2023-06-23
avg of 100: 4.14

Time List:
1. 3.57 F2 U F2 U' R F R2 U' R U2
2. (5.62) R' U F U F2 U2 R2 F' R2
3. (2.41) R F' U' F2 R2 U R' U2 R2
4. 4.02 F2 U' F R2 F' R F2 U' R
5. 4.67 U2 F R' U F' U2 R2 F' R
6. (5.36) R2 U2 F2 U R F' U2 R' F2 R2
7. 3.41 F R' U F2 U F2 R U' R2
8. 4.60 R' F R2 F U F' U' F U'
9. 3.77 R2 U R2 U R F2 U F' R
10. (5.40) U2 F2 R F U' R2 F U F2 U'
11. 5.00 R2 U' F' R U' R U F2 U
12. 4.38 U R2 F U' R U' F' U2 R'
13. 4.58 U2 R U2 R F' R F2 U' F
14. 3.11 F' U F' R2 U' F R U2 R'
15. 4.10 R U2 R U R' U2 F R2 F'
16. 3.73 U' R U' R2 F2 U' R2 F' R2
17. 2.80 U' R' F2 U2 R F' R' U2 R'
18. 4.40 R' F' U F' R2 F2 R' F R' U'
19. (2.17) R2 F R U' R F' R' U F'
20. 4.50 U R' F R F' R F R' U2
21. 4.55 F2 R F U F2 U' F' R U'
22. 3.68 U F U' F' R F2 R F U'
23. 3.75 U' R2 U' F2 U R2 F2 R' U2
24. 4.59 U F R' U' F' R F2 U2 F'
25. 5.24 U' R2 U F2 U R U' R2 U'
26. 3.76 U F R2 U' R' U' F2 U' R2
27. 3.11 F R2 F' R' U R' U F' R'
28. 4.48 R F' R F2 U R' U' R' U'
29. 3.52 R U F' U' R' U F' R' U'
30. 3.71 U R F' U2 F R' F R U'
31. 4.10 U' F R2 U F2 U2 F2 U2 F'
32. 4.17 U2 R F' U R2 F' U' F U2
33. 4.35 R2 F U2 R F R F2 U' F
34. 5.19 U R2 F2 U F R' F' U' F'
35. 4.20 F' U F' U2 F R2 U F2 U2 R'
36. 4.80 F U' R' F2 R2 F' R F' U'
37. 4.72 F' R2 U R F R F U R2
38. 3.65 R2 U R' F' R' F' U2 F' R'
39. 3.99 F U2 F U' R2 U' F R' F'
40. (2.72) F' U F' R2 U2 R' U F' U' F'
41. 4.23 U' R2 F R' U' R U2 R2 U'
42. 4.37 F2 R' F2 U R2 U' R U2 R
43. 3.23 R2 F' R' U2 R2 U2 F R' F'
44. 2.81 R F2 R' F2 U F R' F U2
45. 4.96 F2 U' R' U F2 R2 U' R' F2
46. 3.83 U' F' U F' R2 F' R' F2 R'
47. 4.63 U F U' R U' F U F' R F2
48. 5.26 U F' U R' U2 F R' F' U'
49. 3.76 R2 U F U2 R' U R2 U2 F2 R'
50. 4.98 R' F2 U2 R2 F' U' R2 U' R2
51. 3.85 R2 F' U2 R' F2 R U' F2 R
52. 4.15 U2 R2 U' R U F U F R'
53. 4.29 F R2 F' R2 F' U R2 U R' F2
54. 4.55 R F R2 U2 R' U R' U' R F'
55. 2.88 R2 U2 R U' R2 F2 U' R F'
56. 4.31 U' F2 R F' U F2 R2 U R
57. 3.68 U2 R' U' R2 F' U R F U'
58. 4.86 R U' F R U' F R' F U
59. 3.88 R2 U F2 U' R F R' F R'
60. 5.16 F' U2 R' U' F2 U F2 R' U'
61. (5.72) R' F U R2 U F U' F2 U'
62. 3.09 R2 F R' F' R F' R U2 F
63. 3.48 R U2 F2 R U F R2 U2 F2
64. 5.09 F2 U2 R F' U F' R' U F'
65. 4.90 R' U2 F U F R2 F2 R' U2
66. 5.07 F2 R F' R' U F2 R2 U F'
67. 4.34 R' F' R2 U2 F2 U' F R' U'
68. 4.51 U' F' U R' U R' U R2 U
69. 4.61 U' R2 U F U2 R' U R U2
70. 4.27 R' F' R' U2 F R' U R2 U'
71. (2.40) F' R' U' R2 U2 F2 R' F' R'
72. 4.98 F' R2 F' U R' U R' U' F
73. (2.33) R2 F R' F' U2 F U R2 U2
74. 3.76 U2 R F' R F' R' F R U'
75. 3.39 F R2 U' R U' F' R U2 F' R2
76. 4.35 F' U F' U' F2 U' F U2 R2
77. 4.16 F2 U' F' U2 F' U R2 U2 F'
78. 3.18 R F2 R F2 U' R' U F U'
79. 3.82 R U' R U' R' U F U2 R'
80. 4.47 F' R' F2 U2 R' U R2 F' U' F'
81. 3.70 R U' F2 R' F' U2 R2 U2 R2
82. 4.46 R U R2 U' F R U' R' F'
83. 4.42 F2 R F U2 F U R' U' F
84. 4.69 R' U F' R F' U R' U' F U2
85. 4.19 U' R U R' U' F2 U' R' U'
86. 3.43 U' F2 U R2 U R' U' F R'
87. 4.09 R2 U R2 F' U2 F2 R' U' R2
88. 5.28 U R F U' R2 U2 R' U F
89. 3.97 U2 F' U2 F2 R' U' R U2 F
90. 4.07 U R' U2 R' U2 F2 U' F2 U
91. 4.47 R' F2 U R' U F2 R2 F' R
92. 4.05 U' R' U2 F' U R2 U' R2 U2
93. 3.88 R' F U2 F R2 F' U R2 U'
94. 3.10 F2 U F2 U R2 U2 R' F' U'
95. 3.94 F' U2 F U' R' F' R2 F' U' R'
96. 4.37 U' F R U' R' U' R2 F U2
97. (6.15) F U F' R F' U2 R F2 R2
98. 4.19 U R2 U R2 F' U' R U R'
99. 3.90 R' U2 F' U F2 U R U' F2
100. 3.39 F R F' R2 U' F' U' F U'

Non-overlapping with last night's Ao25.

Definitely still feel clumsy with the turning at times, but overall super good average, and I'm definitely right where I was before with 2x2.
 
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