Nevan J's Road to Square-1 NR (achieved, 03/22/2025)

[Kaedenthecuber]

is twisty timer free

 

[Kaedenthecuber]

I'm really struggling with Lookahead on 3x3 anyone got any tips pls
even when I turn slow sometimes I can't see or track pieces
although it may be partly because about a month ago I became color neutral so when I doing F2L on any other color other than white/yellow then I do get bad lookahead during F2L

same with me. what i usually do is just turn fast when i can and just do whatever i see and dont do lookahead. but im not color neutral.

 

[abunickabhi]

I'm really struggling with Lookahead on 3x3 anyone got any tips pls
even when I turn slow sometimes I can't see or track pieces
although it may be partly because about a month ago I became color neutral so when I doing F2L on any other color other than white/yellow then I do get bad lookahead during F2L

Try to drill only F2L.

Understand the F2L transition and the solutions more fundamentally. In other words, get more efficient with F2L and tracking or influence future F2L pairs better.


Final tip, practice, practice, practice!

 

[Nevan J]

is twisty timer free

yes

 

[Nevan J]

Try to drill only F2L.

Understand the F2L transition and the solutions more fundamentally. In other words, get more efficient with F2L and tracking or influence future F2L pairs better.


Final tip, practice, practice, practice!

thanks! I was really getting demotivated but now I might become better

 

[Luke Solves Cubes]

I'm really struggling with Lookahead on 3x3 anyone got any tips pls
even when I turn slow sometimes I can't see or track pieces
although it may be partly because about a month ago I became color neutral so when I doing F2L on any other color other than white/yellow then I do get bad lookahead during F2L

Try turning as slow as you need and when you are turning, don't look at the pieces you are affecting, look at the next pieces you will solve.

 

[Nevan J]

wow almost got pb while solving in speedsolving forum competition!

 

[Nevan J]

Learnt full sune and antisune subsets (total learnt: 12 algs till now), now focusing more on Pi subset

 

[Nevan J]

Really good Ao100 on 2x2! Don't know the exact average since when I started, as I surpassed the number (I started at the 270th solve, but now its 383rd Solve)

Spoiler: 2x2 Ao100

Generated By csTimer on 2022-08-05
avg of 100: 4.70

Time List:
1. 3.13 U F' U2 R2 U' F' U2 R F2
2. 4.49 F2 R U' F R U' R2 U2 R'
3. 5.39 U' F' U F' U F2 U R2 F2
4. (2.84) U R2 U R' F' U F R2 U'
5. 7.29 R2 U' F' U F' R' U2 R' U'
6. 4.85 U2 F2 R' F' U2 R F U F'
7. 3.32 R' F2 U2 F R U2 R U R
8. 5.21 F R2 U' R' F U2 F R F
9. 3.30 F2 U2 F U2 F R' F R' U'
10. (2.77) F2 U' R F' U2 F R' U F'
11. 4.66 R' F R' U2 F2 U' R F R2 F'
12. 6.97 F' R F2 U' R U2 F' U2 R'
13. 3.27 F2 R' F2 R' U R' F2 U R2 U2
14. 5.81+ R U' R U F2 U F2 R' U2
15. 4.22 F' R2 U2 F' U F R' U R'
16. 4.93 F' R' U' F2 R F R F' U2 R'
17. (8.61) U F R' U2 F2 R U R2 U2
18. (16.06) U' F2 U' F' U' R U' F2 R2 U'
19. 7.15 R' U R' F' R U2 R2 F R2
20. 5.45 R' F U F U2 R F2 R' U'
21. 4.78 U R U2 R U' F' R2 U F2
22. 6.80 R F2 U R' U R2 F2 R' F
23. 5.75+ U' R2 U F' R U' F' U' F'
24. 5.65 U2 R F2 U2 R F2 R2 U' F2
25. 3.67 U R2 U R' F' R2 U2 R2 F'
26. 4.69 F' U2 F' U R2 F' R' U F2
27. 3.57 R2 F' R2 U2 R F R' U R2
28. 3.30 F U F' U2 R' U' R2 U F2
29. 3.44 R U2 R' F R' F2 R F U
30. 7.12 U2 F2 R' F' R F' U2 F U'
31. 5.98 U2 F R' F2 U' F R F' R
32. 3.49 R U F2 U2 F2 R' F' U' F
33. 4.09 F2 U' R' F' U2 R U2 F' U'
34. 5.79 R U R' F R2 U' F' R' U F2
35. 6.99 F U2 F R2 U' R2 U' F2 U2 R2
36. 4.84 F' U2 R F2 R' U F U2 R2 F'
37. 3.41 F R F R' U F2 R' U R' F'
38. 4.73 R' U F' U F2 U F' U2 F2 R'
39. 3.15 F' R' U R2 F' R U2 R' U2
40. 3.58 U F U F2 U2 R2 F2 R2 U'
41. 4.91 R' F' R F' R2 F R2 F U2
42. 7.91 R F R2 F' R2 F U' R' U2 R'
43. 4.06 U2 F R' F U' R2 U R' U'
44. 5.15 F' R2 U2 R' F' U2 R F' R'
45. 7.52 R F2 R U' F2 U F2 U R' U2
46. 4.77 R F2 U F U2 R2 U' F2 U
47. 2.85 R' F2 U' R' F2 R2 U F' U2
48. 4.83 U2 R F' U2 F' R U R U2
49. 4.00 U' R2 F2 R' F2 R' F' R2 F'
50. 5.61 F2 U R' F2 U2 R' U2 R' U
51. 3.01 F2 U' R2 U2 F2 U' F U2 F
52. 4.06 R U' R2 U' F U' F U2 R
53. 4.81 F' U' R2 F R2 F' R F' U'
54. 5.84 F U' F2 R2 U F' R2 F2 U
55. 3.66 F U R2 F R' U R' U F2
56. 3.79 R' F U' R2 F' U R' U F'
57. 4.44 R' U F2 U' R U' F' U' F
58. 4.30 R' F U R' F2 U F' R2 F R'
59. 4.47 F' R' U' R U' R2 F U F' R2
60. 3.04 U2 F' R' F2 U2 R2 F' U' F2
61. 5.67 U R2 F' U2 F' U' R2 F' R2
62. 2.91 F2 U' F' R F2 U' F2 U R
63. 6.24 R F2 U' F U' F U' R' U2
64. 4.62 U R' U F2 R2 F' U R' U2 F'
65. 3.82 F R' F2 R F R2 U' F U' R'
66. (9.56) F' R2 U R' U R U F2 R
67. 5.47 F2 R' U2 R U' R2 F U F' R'
68. 3.97 U' R' F R2 U R' F' R2 U R'
69. 3.40 R2 F2 U R' U2 R' U' R U' R'
70. 4.16 U2 R U2 R U2 R2 F' R2 U'
71. (2.14) R U2 F' U2 F R2 F R2 U'
72. 4.04 U F U2 R' U F' U' F' R2
73. 4.56 R' F R F2 R2 U' R' F' U'
74. 3.21 R' U R2 F U' R2 U2 F2 U'
75. 5.11 U2 F' R' F R2 U' R2 F' U2 F2
76. (DNF(3.69)) U' F U R U' R' U2 R' F'
77. 3.52 F2 R' F' R F U R2 F U'
78. 7.84+ F' U2 F2 R F2 U' F' U R'
79. 3.84 U' F2 U R2 U F' R F R
80. 6.48 U' F U' F' R' F2 U F' R
81. 5.18 F2 U F2 U' F2 R F2 U' F2
82. 5.45 U2 F R F R' U' F R2 U
83. (2.65) U' F R2 F' R2 F2 U R2 F2
84. 4.04 U2 R2 U' R' F' U' F' U2 R
85. 3.86 F2 U' R2 U' R2 F R F' R'
86. 3.69 R' U' R2 F U2 F' U2 F' U
87. 6.22 R U2 R' U R' U F' U F' R2
88. 3.61 R U F' R U' R2 F U F2
89. 4.53 U F2 U R' F2 U R2 U' R'
90. (DNF(5.56)) U' F U F' R2 U2 F U' R' F'
91. 3.96 R2 U2 R' F' R F2 U' R F2
92. 4.96 F' R U' R2 F' U2 F R U'
93. 3.35 R U R F' U R2 F' U' F2
94. 5.61 F U F' R F2 U2 R' U F'
95. 3.68 U2 R' U2 R' F' R U2 F2 R'
96. 3.87 R F U' F' R2 F R U2 F2
97. 3.97 U F' U' R2 U R2 F' R U' R2
98. (2.46) U' R F2 R F' R2 F2 U' F'
99. 6.06 U2 F' U F2 U' F R U R2
100. 4.95 U2 F' R2 F U2 R U' F R2

 

[Luke Solves Cubes]

Learnt full sune and antisune subsets (total learnt: 12 algs till now), now focusing more on Pi subset

CLL or ZBLL?

 

[Nevan J]

CLL or ZBLL?

CLL

 

[Nevan J]

OMG new 4x4 Ao5 and Ao12 PB!!! Single was so close probably would have gotten pb single if no lockups but the Nb Perm.....

 

[Nevan J]

i am improving with lookahead on 3x3

 

[Nevan J]

Pain.

 

[Kaedenthecuber]

i feel your pain. assembling 4x4s can be quite frustrating

 

[Abram Grimsley]

View attachment 20275
Pain.

Speed Solve Hero has a video on how to reassemble your 4x4. I use it all the time. He does talk fast though. So if you watch it, remember to pause and rewind if you were confused.

 

[Nevan J]

Yay it's finally done

What happened was that a small edge bracket popped out in the morning i couldn't find where it should go so i disassembled the WHOLE THING. Secondly when i was assembling it there was lube all over so it made the assembly even more slippery and frustrating

Plus this is my first time assembling a 4x4 so I'm glad I'm done

 

[Nevan J]

Speed Solve Hero has a video on how to reassemble your 4x4. I use it all the time. He does talk fast though. So if you watch it, remember to pause and rewind if you were confused.

Yes i watched his video but when he had put the smaller edge brackets in for the first layer, that step wasn't quite right on my cube (it's the MGC) so i ended up watching Z3Cubing's video

 

[Nevan J]

New PB ao5 on 2x2!

Spoiler

Generated By csTimer on 2022-08-07
avg of 12: 3.87

Time List:
1. 3.14 R U2 R2 F R' U F2 U' F'
2. 3.63 F U' R2 U2 R' F R2 U F'
3. (9.90) F U R U2 F R2 U' R2 F'
4. 3.29 R2 F2 R' F R' F R' U' F2
5. 5.13 R2 U R' F2 U2 F' R U F'
6. 5.67 F U' F' U2 R F R U2 F'
7. 3.14 R2 U R F' U2 F' R' F2 U2 F'
8. 3.58 U F2 U2 R F2 R F' R F2
9. (2.61) F' U F2 U R U2 F U' R'
10. 3.77 R U2 R2 U' R' U' F2 U F2
11. 3.77 F2 R2 F' R' U2 F U' F U2 R'
12. 3.59 U' R' F' U2 R2 U' F R' U2

 

[Nevan J]

sorry for being quite inactive on my progression thread, but I wasn't able to practice because of a lot of work from school
now I will be updating quite frequently here (daily once, on weekends probably twice or more)