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

[Nevan J]

What do you average on virtual?

sub-20

 

[Nevan J]

Hey guys, I know I haven't posted in a while in my progress thread (more than a week) so I am making some changes:

1) I won't be posting my progress every week, i will probably post it every month or just won't post it
2) No, I didn't grind 2x2 in this break, in fact I couldn't grind any event because I was very busy the last week
3) Now I have started practicing 2x2 and 4x4 mainly, and when I'm bored, I mostly do virtual cube (on cstimer) and practice 3x3 oh

Final Thoughts: I don't think I will be able to get a sub-3 average in my upcoming comp in 2x2, but my goal is just a sub-4 average so I would probably make finals. And yes, I will be making a mains and goals video just a few days before the competition

also I will do what @Imsoosm suggested:

Do a few solves and check their tps, then do another few solves and check your splits and send them here (splits: layer, CLL/EG-1)

and please answer this as well:

which event would all of you relate with improvement rate same as 2x2?

thanks

 

[Nevan J]

which event would all of you relate with improvement rate same as 2x2?

no one answered except @Timona

 

[Timona]

no one answered except @Timona

Hard truth about life, you don't always get what, you dont always get answers to your questions.

 

[Nevan J]

yo just got a really good oh single!

i will be posting the ao12 i'm doing rn

Generated By csTimer on 2022-09-04
single: 18.22

Time List:
407. 18.22 U' F R' U' R2 D' R B D R U2 L2 F2 R' D2 L' D2 R' U2 L2 B2

 

[Nevan J]

really good ao12! so close to my pb ao12 which is 25.90

Spoiler: yay

Generated By csTimer on 2022-09-04
avg of 12: 25.93

Time List:
399. 24.54 F D R2 D F2 L2 U2 F2 D U L' F L2 U B2 R' D B'
400. 23.66 L F2 L' F R2 D' F2 B R' D2 F2 D2 F U2 L2 U2 R2 B' L2 B' U2
401. 30.01 B U' R2 F2 U B2 L2 B2 F2 D2 U' R F R D B U' L' D R2
402. 27.43 R L' F U2 L B' U' B2 D' R2 F2 D2 F2 R2 B2 L B2 D2 B2 R
403. 32.67 B2 D R2 B2 U' F2 D B2 D L2 U F2 R' B' U' B2 L' D2 F' U2
404. 27.65 R U B2 L' B2 L' F R' F2 L D2 L D2 B2 L2 U2 L U2 F' U
405. 21.09 F2 D B U' D B' D2 R' U2 R2 U2 D2 F D2 F R2 B2 U2 R2 B2 L
406. 29.41 U' L B R' L D F U2 R F' R2 U D R2 U R2 F2 D F2 L2 D
407. 18.22 U' F R' U' R2 D' R B D R U2 L2 F2 R' D2 L' D2 R' U2 L2 B2
408. 27.83 F' B L2 D' B' R' F U D2 L2 B2 L2 B' R2 B L2 B' R2
409. 26.24 U B' D2 F2 U' R2 D L2 U F2 R2 F' D U L R' D B2 R2
410. 21.45 R2 U' D R' F2 B' R2 L2 D R2 U2 L2 U2 F R2 D2 F' L2 B2

 

[Nevan J]

really good virtual solve!

i know not the most effiecient, but I am bad at virtual

Generated By csTimer on 2022-09-04
single: 9.61

Time List:
447. 9.61=5.89+3.71 D2 F D2 L' F2 L' B U F D2 B U2 F D2 B L2 B2 R2

reconstruction

 

[Nevan J]

How did you make it split times? I've tried it before and it didn't work

i just clicked on the settings button (left to export times), then clicked on virtual and bluetooth, then clicked multi phase and set it to CF+OP

Spoiler

 

[Nevan J]

Does anyone know when should I start using lookahead on 4x4? During 3-2-3 edge pairing

 

[Timona]

Does anyone know when should I start using lookahead on 4x4? During 3-2-3 edge pairing

You dont "start" using lookahead, you should always use it. It comes naturally, while your hands are working on something, your mind is already looking ahead to the next thing you're going to work on next. So you start looking for the next pieces you need.

 

[Nevan J]

hey guys, I think I might just be sub-4 in 2x2 now!

Spoiler

Generated By csTimer on 2022-09-05
avg of 25: 3.97

Time List:
811. DNF(4.07) R' U F' U F' R2 F U R2 F
812. 6.66+ R U F U F2 U2 R' F' R
813. 3.39 F U' R U F' R' F R' U
814. 5.61 R U F2 U R F U2 R U'
815. 3.82 R' F' R2 U' F' U' F R' F'
816. 3.44 R' U' F' U R' F' U' F2 R F2
817. 3.96 R F' R F2 U' R2 U F R
818. 3.53 U R U2 F' R F2 R U' F'
819. 4.24 F2 R' U' F2 R2 U' F' U' R'
820. 3.81 F2 U R' U2 R2 F U' F2 U2
821. 3.46 U2 R2 F' R U R2 U' R2 U2
822. 4.21 F' U2 F2 R F' R F' U' R'
823. 3.60 U F2 U R' F U' F U2 R2
824. 4.15 F U' F R F2 R2 U' R' F'
825. 3.91 F' R' F U2 F R' F2 U2 R2
826. 4.07 U' R F' R2 U' F U2 R' U
827. 4.17 R U' F U' R U F2 U F
828. 3.10 F' R F2 R U' R2 U' F' R2
829. 3.80 F2 R' U' F R2 U R' F R'
830. 4.41 R' U2 F U' F2 U' F R2 F
831. 3.39 R2 F' U R U2 R' U' F2 R
832. 4.72 F2 R2 F U R2 F R2 U' R'
833. 3.96 R2 U' R' U2 R' U2 F R' F'
834. 3.74 R F' U2 R2 F U' F2 U' R'
835. 2.32 F R' F2 U' F U R' F2 R U2

 

[Nevan J]

wow i got a better ao25

Spoiler

Generated By csTimer on 2022-09-05
avg of 25: 3.89

Time List:
589. 4.19 U F2 R U R' F2 U F2 R2
590. 4.12 F U' R U' F' R2 U F2 U'
591. 4.16 R2 F' U2 R F U2 F' U2 F R2
592. 6.82 F' U F U2 R' U2 R U F2
593. 3.99 R2 U' R F' R U F U' R2
594. 2.88 F' R' U F U' R' F U' F R'
595. 4.50 F' U F' R2 F U F' R F
596. 3.07 F2 R' F R2 F' R2 F R U2
597. 3.42 F R U2 R2 F' R' F2 R2 U F'
598. 3.84 F' R' U R2 F2 U R' U2 R
599. 2.35 R F2 R U' R U' R2 F2 R2
600. 2.62 R U R2 F' R F2 R2 F' U F'
601. 3.56 F2 U2 F R2 U' R U' R F2 R'
602. 2.99 F2 R2 F U F2 U2 R U2 R'
603. 2.33 U' R' U2 R U' F' R2 F' R2
604. 4.68 R F' R' U2 R' F' R2 U F'
605. 3.37 F2 R F' R U' F U' F2 U2
606. 3.12 U2 R U' R F2 U2 R' U' F2
607. 4.84 R' F R U' R2 F U2 R' U' F'
608. 4.10 U2 R' F' R U2 F R' F2 R
609. 6.49 U2 R' F2 R U' F2 U' R2 U2 F2
610. 5.59 U2 F' R U' F' U R' U' F2
611. 4.88 F' U F R2 U2 F R U2 R
612. 4.52 R' U2 R2 F2 U' R' F R2 F' U2
613. 3.17 R U' F U F R' F R' U'

 

[Imsoosm]

wow i got a better ao25

Spoiler

Generated By csTimer on 2022-09-05
avg of 25: 3.89

Time List:
589. 4.19 U F2 R U R' F2 U F2 R2
590. 4.12 F U' R U' F' R2 U F2 U'
591. 4.16 R2 F' U2 R F U2 F' U2 F R2
592. 6.82 F' U F U2 R' U2 R U F2
593. 3.99 R2 U' R F' R U F U' R2
594. 2.88 F' R' U F U' R' F U' F R'
595. 4.50 F' U F' R2 F U F' R F
596. 3.07 F2 R' F R2 F' R2 F R U2
597. 3.42 F R U2 R2 F' R' F2 R2 U F'
598. 3.84 F' R' U R2 F2 U R' U2 R
599. 2.35 R F2 R U' R U' R2 F2 R2
600. 2.62 R U R2 F' R F2 R2 F' U F'
601. 3.56 F2 U2 F R2 U' R U' R F2 R'
602. 2.99 F2 R2 F U F2 U2 R U2 R'
603. 2.33 U' R' U2 R U' F' R2 F' R2
604. 4.68 R F' R' U2 R' F' R2 U F'
605. 3.37 F2 R F' R U' F U' F2 U2
606. 3.12 U2 R U' R F2 U2 R' U' F2
607. 4.84 R' F R U' R2 F U2 R' U' F'
608. 4.10 U2 R' F' R U2 F R' F2 R
609. 6.49 U2 R' F2 R U' F2 U' R2 U2 F2
610. 5.59 U2 F' R U' F' U R' U' F2
611. 4.88 F' U F R2 U2 F R U2 R
612. 4.52 R' U2 R2 F2 U' R' F R2 F' U2
613. 3.17 R U' F U F R' F R' U'

Just me here, but imo ao25s still have a certain degree of luck in it. Ao100 would probably be better for measuring when you are sub-x

 

[hyn]

I have a 3.38 ao25 and I don't think I can comfortably call myself sub-4

 

[Nevan J]

Just me here, but imo ao25s still have a certain degree of luck in it. Ao100 would probably be better for measuring when you are sub-x

yea I just posted the ao25 because I had to go to sleep and didn't have much time to do an ao100, but will probably do it today

 

[Timona]

Just me here, but imo ao25s still have a certain degree of luck in it. Ao100 would probably be better for measuring when you are sub-x

I use ao200 to determine whether I'm sub-x

 

[NigelTheCuber]

Well in that case I have a 2.78 ao100 so I'm sub 3 on 2x2

 

[DynaXT]

In that case I’m not as good as Zayn Khanani. In fact, there’s no case where that’s true.

 

[Nevan J]

Yo just got a really good sub-2 2x2 single

1.62

U2 R' U2 F U R' U2 F R' F U'

 

[Nevan J]

so I decided to practice 3x3 just for once, and got this really good single!!! I made an x-cross and finished F2L at about 5 seconds!!!! omg this was so cool

Generated By csTimer on 2022-09-10
single: 8.75

Time List:
310. 8.75 U' B2 U2 B2 U2 R' D2 B2 R' F2 R F2 D2 U' F' L2 F2 D R'