Nebraskan Speedsolver's Progression Thread | Small Update Since I've Been Away

What should I learn/practice next?


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Sub-7 6x6 single!
Generated By csTimer on 2023-07-21
single: 6:55.40

Time List:
1. 6:55.40 Uw' Rw Dw2 R U 3Rw' Bw Rw2 Dw' 3Fw2 Lw2 R' 3Rw' Uw' D2 B2 Rw' Lw Dw' 3Uw 3Fw2 F Rw' 3Rw 3Uw2 Uw 3Fw2 Uw' Lw L2 3Rw' Dw2 D' Rw2 3Fw2 Uw U2 F' Rw Bw2 Uw2 3Uw D Fw' F Dw Rw2 Fw 3Uw' B2 Rw R2 3Rw' B2 Lw2 Rw 3Fw2 3Rw D' 3Uw' Lw2 3Fw' D Uw2 Fw2 Lw Bw' Lw' R D Rw2 Bw2 Dw' U2 B L2 F2 U' B2 3Uw
 
Sub-6:30 6x6 Single!
Generated By csTimer on 2023-07-21
single: 6:27.37

Time List:
1. 6:27.37 D2 Rw 3Rw2 B2 3Uw' Rw2 3Uw2 Lw' 3Uw2 R' 3Rw2 L' Dw2 Lw2 Dw F 3Uw D' F D' Bw2 3Rw2 3Fw' 3Uw D Fw2 U2 B2 R Bw' R' B2 3Rw U 3Fw2 U' D2 3Uw B2 Fw' Uw Fw Lw B2 Fw U Dw2 R' U2 D Rw Lw 3Fw B2 Dw2 3Fw' 3Uw Rw2 3Fw R2 Fw' U' Lw Dw' Fw' L' D2 U Uw R2 Fw Dw R2 L Dw' U2 Lw' U L2 3Uw2
 
5x5 PB! So close to a sub-3 single!
Generated By csTimer on 2023-07-22
single: 3:02.73

Time List:
1. 3:02.73 L2 Lw' Rw' F' U2 Lw2 Dw' R Uw Fw Bw Rw F' U Lw2 R' Bw' Fw Dw' Uw2 Bw R' B' U' Lw2 Rw U2 F2 Rw D Lw2 F2 U2 Rw2 R' Lw2 D2 Lw' F2 Bw L2 Fw2 B L Fw2 Uw Bw' R Dw' B2 Fw L2 Lw2 Bw2 L2 U' R Bw' Rw2 Uw2
 
7:09 6x6 Single!
Also, I use a weird center pairing method for 6x6, for me it works faster than bars, can someone critique?

Pair 2x2 block in middle (similar to 4x4)
finish the 2x4 par across the middle
rotate the layer and do outer bars
one technique (like this) is to solve centers by forming a middle and then adding to it...
loke your 2×2 in the moddle, you can add 1×2 on one side then a 1×3 and a 1×4 to finish that center

This is also viable for 7×7, for a long time I would form a 3×3 in the middle, add a 1×3, then a 1×4, and finish with a 1×5...
of course it depends on what you see that you have on fromt of you during a solve, sometimes it would be a 4×4 already made in the center so I would add more 1×4's until a 1×5 finishes it...

Unless you see plenty of ready made pieces for making 1×5's to form a centervgrouped together, I would recommend doing smaller sections bcoz they are easier and faster to make.

It is also fine (and prob a good idea) when you qre solving the first center to go ahead and add a bar to the opposing center if its there and/or quick and easy, plus it gets it out of the way so it helps lookahead

I often do first center on top or on left, so its pretty easy to do that by just throwing the made bar on the opposite side and move on to finish first center
 
6x6 PB Single!
6x6 PB Ao5!

Generated By csTimer on 2023-07-24
avg of 5: 6:49.463

Time List:
1. 6:55.402 Uw' Rw Dw2 R U 3Rw' Bw Rw2 Dw' 3Fw2 Lw2 R' 3Rw' Uw' D2 B2 Rw' Lw Dw' 3Uw 3Fw2 F Rw' 3Rw 3Uw2 Uw 3Fw2 Uw' Lw L2 3Rw' Dw2 D' Rw2 3Fw2 Uw U2 F' Rw Bw2 Uw2 3Uw D Fw' F Dw Rw2 Fw 3Uw' B2 Rw R2 3Rw' B2 Lw2 Rw 3Fw2 3Rw D' 3Uw' Lw2 3Fw' D Uw2 Fw2 Lw Bw' Lw' R D Rw2 Bw2 Dw' U2 B L2 F2 U' B2 3Uw
2. (6:27.378) D2 Rw 3Rw2 B2 3Uw' Rw2 3Uw2 Lw' 3Uw2 R' 3Rw2 L' Dw2 Lw2 Dw F 3Uw D' F D' Bw2 3Rw2 3Fw' 3Uw D Fw2 U2 B2 R Bw' R' B2 3Rw U 3Fw2 U' D2 3Uw B2 Fw' Uw Fw Lw B2 Fw U Dw2 R' U2 D Rw Lw 3Fw B2 Dw2 3Fw' 3Uw Rw2 3Fw R2 Fw' U' Lw Dw' Fw' L' D2 U Uw R2 Fw Dw R2 L Dw' U2 Lw' U L2 3Uw2
3. (7:15.387) 3Rw2 3Fw R Fw' 3Fw' D' Fw D 3Fw2 R2 Uw' Dw Lw Rw 3Rw' Bw2 B2 U' 3Fw' Rw' Fw' F Rw F' Bw2 B' U Lw 3Fw2 D2 Bw' Rw' U' R' Rw2 Bw' Dw' Lw2 F' D' F Lw Rw' 3Uw2 3Rw Rw' B2 3Fw Bw' F' Lw 3Rw2 3Fw' Lw2 B F' Lw2 F' Rw B Lw' R 3Rw2 Bw2 U Rw' B' Uw D' Dw L F2 3Rw' Bw R Fw U' B Lw 3Rw'
4. 6:56.343 B' Uw' 3Fw Rw R2 3Fw Rw' Dw' 3Uw2 3Fw 3Uw' R' Fw Lw' Dw' L2 Lw2 B Dw F2 3Uw F' 3Rw Dw2 F 3Rw2 R2 Dw' R' 3Rw2 Dw Fw R Lw' Dw Rw2 Bw Dw L2 Bw2 L2 Dw R Fw' 3Fw' R Rw Fw2 3Rw' R' 3Fw2 Bw F' Uw2 U' 3Uw' F Fw Dw2 3Rw Rw' Dw Fw U2 D' Bw2 Fw2 B' L2 D2 U' F2 D2 3Rw' R 3Uw2 B' 3Fw Fw2 Bw2
5. 6:36.643 Bw L2 Uw2 D F U' Dw' F' Lw D' Dw' Bw' 3Uw2 Lw U B' Uw2 3Rw Dw D2 3Uw2 Lw' Rw' 3Rw2 3Fw2 F2 U Dw' Bw2 B' Rw D2 L' Lw2 B L' Rw' 3Fw L 3Uw L D2 F2 D' 3Uw' Lw2 Dw 3Uw R 3Rw2 U2 D2 Lw' Dw' D2 3Uw' F2 3Fw' Rw2 Fw' U Lw' 3Uw R2 Dw' 3Uw2 Fw Bw Uw' Dw2 R 3Fw D' B R' U Rw' D2 L F'
 
Wow, PB 4x4 ao12!
Generated By csTimer on 2023-07-24
solves/total: 12/12

single
best: 59.852
worst: 1:19.032

mean of 3
current: 1:16.871 (σ = 3.33)
best: 1:07.802 (σ = 9.10)

avg of 5
current: 1:17.854 (σ = 1.03)
best: 1:10.933 (σ = 5.25)

avg of 12
current: 1:14.212 (σ = 4.64)
best: 1:14.212 (σ = 4.64)

Average: 1:14.212 (σ = 4.64)
Mean: 1:13.417

Time List:
1. 1:07.763 D L D2 B2 R' D' F U2 D2 R U2 L2 U2 F2 L U2 L' D' F' Rw2 D2 F2 D Rw2 F Fw2 L2 U2 Rw2 Uw2 Rw2 F' R F2 Fw2 Rw B' Fw' R' Uw' Rw D2 F2 B Fw2
2. 1:17.236 D2 B2 U2 R2 L' F B2 R' F2 D' L2 U' F2 D2 R2 D' B2 R2 D' R2 L Uw2 R2 B R Fw2 Rw2 B' L' Fw2 R' F' Rw2 D2 Uw' Fw2 Uw' L' D2 Rw' Fw' L2 U D' Rw Fw2
3. 1:10.643 R' F' R L F' U2 R' U' R2 D2 F R2 B D2 F2 U2 D2 B' L2 B' Fw2 R L' Fw2 L' B' Rw2 B' Uw2 B' U2 Fw2 Uw' R2 Uw2 Rw2 F2 Fw' L B2 U Rw2 B
4. 1:16.325 F' L' U2 D R2 L2 B2 L D F D2 F D2 B2 R2 F' U2 F2 Rw2 D' Fw2 L' U Uw2 L Rw2 D' L2 Rw2 F2 R' Fw' L' D2 L2 F2 Uw' Fw Rw2 B Uw2 Fw2 Uw
5. 1:05.832 D2 R2 D2 L2 D F2 U' F2 U L2 U' B' D U' B' L D2 U L' F' U' Rw2 F R' B' Fw2 Rw2 Uw2 R D2 B' L2 D2 Uw' Rw2 F2 Fw2 L2 Rw' Uw L2 Fw' Uw2 Fw' R2 F2
6. 1:17.723 R' F D F2 R2 F2 U' F2 D R2 D L B' F R U F2 R' Rw2 U B R2 Rw2 D' R2 Uw2 Rw2 U B2 U' D' Rw' D Rw2 D2 F' D' Uw Rw' U' B' L2 Uw2
7. 59.852 F' L' F2 D2 B2 D' R' L2 D' B2 L2 U2 B2 U' B2 L2 F2 U2 B2 Fw2 L F2 B Uw2 B L2 B Rw2 F U2 L Fw2 Uw B' U Fw2 D F' Rw Uw R' Fw2 U' Fw2 L
8. 1:16.665 R L2 F2 D2 B2 D F2 U' R2 B2 R2 B2 U B' L' D' R F2 L2 D L Rw2 B' U2 Fw2 L' Rw2 D2 B2 R Fw2 L' B U2 D2 Uw F' L' F Fw' U' B2 D' L' Rw Uw F'
9. 1:18.349 D' L2 B L2 D' U' R2 B2 D B2 D R2 B2 R2 B' L B2 F' L B L2 Fw2 L' Uw2 F' R Fw2 L2 F2 Rw2 U2 L B' L2 Uw B2 Uw2 R Rw Uw R Uw2 Fw' D L' B2
10. 1:18.549 F U F' L' D F2 B' D R U2 R2 F2 R2 D2 B2 L2 B R2 D2 B Fw2 R2 U' D' R U' Uw2 Fw2 L U2 L2 U Fw R2 U B2 Fw R B2 Rw Uw2 Rw Uw' B'
11. 1:13.032 F' D2 L2 D2 B2 D2 U2 L2 B F2 U2 D' B R2 B2 U L2 D L B' R Fw2 U Rw2 U2 B Uw2 L2 D' R2 D2 B' L' Rw Uw2 Fw2 D2 Fw U2 Uw' R2 F Rw Fw' D2
12. 1:19.032 B L2 B L2 F L2 B2 L2 R2 U' F D' R B2 U' R' U' R F Uw2 Fw2 U' R2 Uw2 Rw2 F2 D L2 D2 B' D Rw F R L U Rw2 Uw2 F R' Fw Rw' B' U'
 
"Wow, PB 4x4 ao12!
Generated By csTimer on 2023-07-24
solves/total: 12/12

single
best: 59.852 ⬅️⬅️⬅️
worst: 1:19.032..."

Good job! 😎Hey is that also
your first sub-1min single?
Yes it was when I got it, I mentioned it above
After I got my 4x4 back to where I wanted (finally!!) I finished the ao12
 
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