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

What should I learn/practice next?


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6x6 PB Single!

Generated By csTimer on 2023-08-28
single: 4:22.118

Time List:
1. 4:22.118 Rw Fw 3Fw2 3Uw' Dw' F2 3Rw2 Rw 3Fw' Lw2 Fw' B 3Fw Uw2 3Uw2 Bw F2 D Fw Dw2 U R' 3Uw Dw D2 3Rw U' B U' Bw2 R Dw' Uw' Fw' 3Fw' D' Fw B Uw2 Lw B2 Uw2 F' Rw' L2 Lw2 3Rw' D' F2 Lw2 L Fw2 Uw2 L Fw B2 F Uw' L' F Lw' L2 Dw 3Rw Lw2 3Uw R D Dw' Fw' B2 F' R' B 3Rw Bw Uw' Lw2 3Fw2 Uw2
 
any 4-6 tips?
specifically for centers and just getting faster?
In the short term... J Perm has some good videos from his "Learning 5×5" series where be condenses a lot of what he got from watching alla Kevin Hays' "Tuesday Tips" videos and Feliks Zemdegs CubeSkills 5×5+ videos, so you can pick up several good tips and tricks that he found by watching their videos from his "Learning" set...
You can just search his channel for 5x5 (and 6/7)
but in the long term, going thru alla K/F's tips/tutorials/walk-thrus pays off a whole lot more💪
 
How to tell you need to practice 6x6 more:
Generated By csTimer on 2023-08-31
mean of 3: 5:19.177

Time List:
1. 5:24.016 U2 F Uw' 3Fw2 D2 F' L' Dw2 Fw U' R' Bw' F' Uw2 D L B' Bw2 R2 B D' U2 Uw2 F B2 D' B F' Uw2 L R' B' D' Uw Fw' R 3Uw Rw2 Fw2 U' D 3Rw2 Uw2 L2 B' Rw2 Bw2 3Uw2 Dw' Fw2 D U' 3Uw 3Fw' Dw' B' D 3Fw L2 3Uw2 Rw' F 3Fw2 Uw 3Rw' F B Rw F2 3Rw2 Bw2 3Fw U Fw' L 3Fw Lw' Fw' R' 3Uw'
2. 5:08.693 Fw Dw 3Rw2 Bw2 3Uw2 Lw F2 Lw 3Uw Rw' L' Dw2 3Rw R' L2 B 3Rw' 3Uw' F' B' Uw' R2 Lw' Bw' Uw' Lw' R2 Uw B' F2 U2 L' 3Fw' 3Uw R' Dw F 3Rw' 3Fw2 Rw R D2 3Fw Lw' D 3Uw' F' 3Fw Bw R2 3Uw Bw B' U' Fw' Rw' Lw' 3Uw2 R2 Dw2 Lw R' 3Fw' Fw Dw Fw2 Lw2 Dw2 Bw 3Fw' Dw' Bw R' 3Uw' 3Fw2 Rw' Lw2 3Fw' F2 Bw2
3. 5:24.823 F 3Fw' U2 L2 F Lw' 3Rw' L2 Rw' Bw' L2 Rw2 U D' Uw2 3Uw2 Rw2 Uw' D' R2 Uw' 3Rw B2 Rw2 Uw L' D2 U Bw 3Uw2 Dw D2 Bw 3Uw' U' B2 Bw' L Dw2 3Fw2 F Lw' Uw2 Lw D Lw2 L' Dw' Rw2 3Fw Bw D2 U Lw' 3Rw' Bw2 Dw' 3Rw' U D' Fw2 R2 D' 3Uw 3Rw' 3Fw' 3Rw Lw 3Fw 3Uw' Bw2 Dw2 Fw' R' Dw 3Rw2 3Fw' Bw' U' Lw
 
Any tricks for learning half-centers out there?
It just seems odd to me and I can't seem to learn it well
Basically, make half of a center, then another, then another. Make sure they are in order. Then, turn the puzzle like Rw/Rw' until you have 1 center on the bottom and two in the front. Use RwU turns to finish the bottom and the rest of the centers.
 
Basically, make half of a center, then another, then another. Make sure they are in order. Then, turn the puzzle like Rw/Rw' until you have 1 center on the bottom and two in the front. Use RwU turns to finish the bottom and the rest of the centers.
Oh, that actually is quite helpful, thanks!
 
This is only 11 solves, but I have a new PB 1 2 3 and PB averages

Sub-2 single soon??

Generated By csTimer on 2023-09-10
solves/total: 11/11

single
best: 2:05.085
worst: 2:25.489

mean of 2
current: 2:14.964 (σ = 8.89)
best: 2:07.096 (σ = 2.84)

mean of 3
current: 2:13.299 (σ = 6.91)
best: 2:10.059 (σ = 5.51)

avg of 5
current: 2:12.861 (σ = 6.16)
best: 2:11.688 (σ = 3.75)

Average: 2:14.907 (σ = 5.37)
Mean: 2:14.976

Time List:
1. 2:11.264 R Uw2 L Bw Lw2 Fw' Lw D2 F' U2 Lw2 Dw' Rw2 D' Rw' D' Lw2 L2 Fw U2 Lw Uw U B2 Dw2 L Fw2 L Uw' Fw D' R L' Lw' F Rw2 Lw' D' Uw2 R2 Rw2 D2 Lw R' Uw' F2 Dw2 Uw U2 Bw' D2 Rw Lw Bw' L Bw2 F2 Dw Lw Fw
2. 2:15.781 Rw' Dw' Fw' R' D' L' F2 D U' Bw2 Fw' B' L Fw2 Bw' Uw2 B Uw' Fw2 Rw R2 U D' Bw2 F Rw L' D2 L2 Dw R' Rw2 Bw Lw' Bw Rw' R' B2 Lw' U' Lw L R' F2 Lw' L Rw2 Dw2 Rw2 Bw' D Fw' Lw2 Bw2 F' Lw F2 Lw Fw' Bw'
3. 2:22.191 U2 D B2 F U2 L U' Dw2 B' F L U2 Lw' Fw' Lw' F' Bw2 Fw Uw' Lw' B2 Uw Dw D' B' Lw Fw U R2 Dw' Fw' R' B Lw L' R Fw' Uw' Bw2 Lw Uw2 Dw Lw2 Uw' D2 Lw' Dw D' Bw2 Lw2 B Uw' Dw' Bw2 Dw Fw2 Dw Uw2 Lw D2
4. 2:25.489 Dw Bw F B' L2 Rw2 Lw2 Fw' F2 L Fw Rw U F' B' Lw2 Rw' R U' Rw2 Dw2 B' Bw2 Lw2 D Fw' Uw' Bw' B2 Fw2 Uw Dw' B' R2 Dw' Fw2 U2 B' Lw Dw Fw B' Uw D2 Lw Dw2 Fw2 Bw' Rw Bw' F U' D2 Bw Rw F Lw F' Fw' L'
5. 2:15.986 R' Uw' Bw Rw' B2 Rw2 U Lw' L' Fw' U Dw2 R' F Dw2 U2 Fw2 Rw' F2 Dw2 B2 Fw2 D' Dw Lw' Rw' R2 Uw' L' Fw2 Lw Rw' Fw' B' Uw' R D' F2 R' L2 Uw' U' Lw' Fw B' D' L' Rw2 Uw Lw' U Fw2 F2 B Bw2 Rw Bw F R' Uw'
6. 2:09.107 Rw' U' Lw F Rw L Dw' Bw2 U F2 Rw2 Dw' B2 U2 B2 F' U L R D2 Bw2 L' D U' Dw2 Lw' U2 Fw2 L' F Bw2 L' Fw B Lw' F' Bw2 D L2 Dw2 Bw' R Rw2 L' U Fw2 D2 Rw2 D' R2 B2 Dw D Bw2 Fw F' Rw' Bw B' Fw
7. 2:05.085 L R2 Bw' Fw' L' Bw2 Rw Uw' Dw2 Bw' F' B' U2 Uw D' Fw' L2 B' Rw U2 Bw' F L' Lw F2 L R2 Bw Fw D2 Dw2 U B2 Rw D Dw' Rw B2 Bw F2 Rw2 Fw B2 F L2 F Uw2 U Dw L Dw' Uw' B2 Uw' Fw2 Lw Rw2 Fw' B Rw2
8. 2:19.934 Dw' B Rw Fw' D2 F2 Dw D F' Uw L' Dw2 R' F Fw L U2 D' Uw' R' Fw F U' Rw Lw' R L2 Dw2 R' D2 Lw2 Bw' L2 Lw' F' D' Lw F Dw' L Rw2 Dw' Bw2 Uw' F2 U' L' F U2 D Uw Rw' L Dw2 B2 L R' Lw2 U2 Bw'
9. 2:09.970 L2 Uw' Rw' Uw' L2 Dw' Lw' Rw' U2 Dw2 F' B Rw Fw Lw Uw' F2 L' Dw' B' Rw2 Bw2 D2 Rw U2 Fw' Uw Dw2 F' L2 Fw U2 Fw' U' D Bw U2 Bw2 R2 D2 Lw F2 Rw2 Dw2 Fw U2 B' Fw U Dw2 Lw2 F' R2 D2 Rw2 U' Rw F' Lw2 B2
10. 2:21.249 Rw' U' Uw2 Fw2 Lw Dw' R F2 Dw2 B F2 D Dw' R Uw' Rw2 Fw Uw' R2 D L2 Fw D2 U2 L' R Dw2 Rw2 L2 U F U L' Uw2 Fw' R2 Rw2 U' Fw2 R Bw' Uw2 F2 Bw' L' Dw' Fw2 L Rw U' L U' R2 Rw' L' Lw B L F' Uw2
11. 2:08.679 D F Fw2 R Rw2 Lw B' U' Uw2 R' F2 U Lw2 Dw' D Bw2 R L Bw F2 R Lw U' Uw2 Rw F B' U2 Dw' Lw' Uw Lw' U Dw' Fw Dw2 U Uw Lw2 Fw U Fw2 F2 R2 Fw Lw' U2 Rw2 F2 L Fw2 Dw Bw' R' Fw L Rw' Fw U Lw'
 
PB again!
Generated By csTimer on 2023-09-10
single: 2:04.576

Time List:
1. 2:04.576 Fw Uw' Rw2 Fw' R' F Bw' Dw2 F2 Rw2 F2 R2 Lw2 Bw2 F' Uw D' U Fw' Dw2 F U' R Bw Rw' Dw2 Fw' L' F U2 Dw2 Uw2 F' B2 D2 F Dw2 Fw' Bw' L' U B2 Lw' D' Dw2 Lw' B2 F L2 Bw2 F2 Fw Rw2 L' Dw' Rw2 F' Rw2 L2 B2
 
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