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Noob's Cubes's progression thread | Going for sub-15 3x3 | Learning OLL (very slowly)

Should i practice using keyhole in my solves

  • yes

    Votes: 4 100.0%
  • no

    Votes: 0 0.0%

  • Total voters
    4
  • Poll closed .

Noob's Cubes

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This is my progression thread, mostly just for 3x3 because that is what I am trying to improve in now.

Averaging around 20 seconds these days, finishing up learning pll, getting more comfortable with F2L, that sort of thing.

A friend challenged me to be sub 15 before school starts (in like 2 weeks) and even though I don't think it's going to happen, I'm still going to try.

Generated By csTimer on 2022-08-18
avg of 100: 20.38

Time List:
1. (11.96) B U2 L' R2 U2 B2 F2 R' D2 B2 R' U2 D' F U' L F L U2 L'
2. 23.96 D2 B2 R2 F' R2 D2 F' U2 F D2 F2 R' D2 F U' R' D2 B2 L2 U
3. 23.43 L2 D' U' R2 B2 R2 U L2 U B2 U F2 L U2 R U' L2 D' R F' U
4. 20.18 F2 L B2 L2 U' B2 U F2 U' B2 D' F2 R2 F' D L2 R' F' L2 F'
5. 18.00 F D2 R2 U2 R D2 L B2 D2 L' B2 U2 L' D F R' B D F U'
6. 22.79 F' U' R2 D2 B2 L2 R2 D2 R2 F' L2 R2 F' L' R D' L B2 U B'
7. 20.17 R2 B2 R2 B2 D R2 D' R2 U' L2 D2 R2 L' B F' R' U2 F U' R' D
8. 21.03 L D2 B2 R F2 L2 R' D F' D2 U B U2 R D L D'
9. 23.20 R2 B D L F2 U D R' F' B2 U L2 D' L2 F2 U' D' R2 D' F2
10. 20.41 U L2 D L2 F2 U R2 B2 U R2 U2 R2 F' L2 U2 B2 R' B2 U' B' U'
11. 20.87 R2 B2 L U2 L U2 B2 F2 L' F2 U2 R' U' B' D2 R2 F L' D' F2 U'
12. 20.82 B2 U2 F' D2 F D2 U2 R2 B2 D2 F2 U2 R' D2 B U' L' U' R U' B
13. 19.36 U L' U R2 B2 D R2 U F2 D2 B2 L2 R2 U' L D U2 L2 F U2
14. 20.64 D2 F2 R2 F2 U2 R2 D' F2 U2 B2 U L' B U F R2 U2 B' D' B' R
15. 17.93 U2 L' D2 L2 B' D2 F2 R2 U2 F U2 B' L' D B' D' R D U2 R'
16. 21.02 L B R' L2 D R2 D U' L2 U B' U2 R F' U' R' U
17. 20.87 L2 D2 L2 R2 F D2 B2 R2 F' U2 F2 U R D2 R2 D L B D2 U
18. (DNF(20.41)) R B2 F2 U2 R F2 R D2 R2 U2 B2 D L2 D L F' L' U' L' B2
19. 23.98 U2 R' B2 D2 R2 F2 D2 L' B2 R U R B2 L2 F R2 U' F2 D'
20. 23.53 L2 D' F2 D' F2 L2 F2 D L2 D' L' U F R B U2 L2 U L2 D'
21. 21.10 U R2 U2 L' D L' B' R F B2 R2 U2 D2 R F2 L U2 R2 U2 L
22. 21.46 D F2 R2 F2 L' D2 L B2 L' D2 B R2 D R' D2 L' B R2
23. 24.23 D2 F R2 U2 F' U2 R2 B' R2 D2 U2 F2 R D L R B2 U2 F L' R2
24. 19.31 L D L2 D B2 F2 L2 U' L2 R2 B2 F L2 D L' R' U F' D2 B2 R
25. 18.17 F' D' R B2 U2 L F2 R' B2 F2 U2 R' D' L R2 F U' F2 L' B
26. 21.24+ D2 B' R B2 L2 D' B' R F2 L' F2 U2 R' U2 D2 B2 D2 R D F'
27. (15.94) L D2 R2 D2 R2 F2 R2 B U2 B2 F' R2 U' B L' U R2 D B2 U
28. 22.41 L' D F2 R2 U' B2 U' R2 D2 B2 F2 L2 U2 R' F2 R' F U B R2 D
29. 19.91 U' B D2 B' R2 B' U2 R2 B L2 D2 B2 U F2 U' L' F2 D L' D2
30. 22.72 R' B2 R' D B2 D B2 F2 D2 L2 U' B2 U2 R2 B L R D2 L2 R' F2
31. 19.80 L2 D' B2 R2 U' F2 D' B2 D' F L' R' F R2 D L2 D2 L R
32. 23.73 L F U L B U' B2 U F2 R2 D2 F' U2 L2 B' D2 B R2 L2 B U'
33. 19.42 L2 B R2 F2 R2 B D2 R2 B' L2 B U L' D' L2 B R2 U R B2
34. 20.43 R' B' U' B2 L2 D L2 B2 F2 D F2 D F' U' L' F' L2 B D2 B2
35. 18.37 R B2 U2 D' L2 D B L' F L2 D' L2 B2 D' R2 D' F2 D B2
36. 16.91 D B' U' L2 F2 U' R U F' B' D2 L U2 F2 L D2 L U2 L2 D2
37. 20.22 R F' L' F D' F R F L' U B2 L2 D' R2 U' L2 F2 B2 D2 R2
38. 17.86 D2 B' L2 F R' D R U' F R' U2 F2 R L2 B2 D2 F2 D2 L' B2
39. 16.61 B2 R D F2 U' L F' R' B L R2 F2 L2 B' D2 L2 B' U2 B2 U2 R2
40. 19.06 B D2 R2 F' L2 F L2 D2 F2 L2 B' U2 R F L2 B2 U L' D' F' U
41. (DNF(20.14)) F2 R2 B2 D2 L R U2 L' B2 D F2 L' B2 R2 B' D' F' D2
42. (DNF(18.35)) B' D L2 R2 F' D2 U2 R2 D2 F2 U2 F' D2 F' L D B' F D' U' F2
43. 21.82 U D2 R2 B2 U2 R F2 L' D2 R' U2 L B2 D' B R2 D' B F L R
44. 19.04 R U2 F D' F2 D' F' R' U B2 D' R2 D2 B2 R2 B2 D B2 L2 U2
45. 22.54 L2 U L2 U' B2 L2 F2 L2 R2 D B' R B' F' D B2 F U L R'
46. 18.01 F L2 U' L2 U' B2 F2 U L2 D2 U' L2 R' D L U R' F' D2 B' D2
47. 20.33+ U2 R' U' B2 F2 U' L2 R2 U' B2 F2 L2 R' B D2 B2 D L' R U
48. 18.71 D' B' L D2 B' U L' F U' R2 D2 B2 U B2 D' B2 D' R2 U2 L2 F'
49. 24.02 L B R' B2 D' R' F' L2 B2 U2 F2 U2 R' L2 B2 L' D R'
50. 17.33 D F' D' B2 D L2 R2 D' U2 F2 R2 D R D R D' B L R U2
51. (14.89) B2 D' R2 D' F2 D' B2 R2 U R2 F R' B' L' D' B D R U2 R'
52. 21.08 D2 B U D' F2 L' B L2 B2 U2 B2 L' U2 R' L2 B2 U2 D F
53. 22.15 F R2 B D2 U2 F R2 D2 B F D2 L2 R' F' U B U' R' F D' F
54. 23.79 U2 F' L2 U2 F2 L2 B' R2 U2 R2 L F R2 D U' F U L R D2
55. 19.27 D' U2 L2 R2 U' R2 U' R2 F2 R2 U F U F D L R F R B R2
56. 19.83 B2 L2 B L2 U2 L2 B' D2 U2 L' D' L2 U' F U2 B R D' F
57. 21.83 D2 R2 D2 B2 D2 B U2 F' L2 D2 B2 D' L F U B2 U2 B' U2 B' R'
58. 22.07 D F' D' F2 R2 U' B2 L2 B2 F2 D' B2 U F R' U2 R2 B2 L F' L'
59. (DNF(20.45)) B U' B D2 B' R2 B L2 F2 L2 U2 F' D2 F' L F' R2 U R U2
60. 17.29 B R F' D2 B' L2 F U2 F2 L2 B' R2 U2 R2 U' L' U L2 B' D R2
61. 19.88 F' L D2 R D R U' L2 F U2 D2 F' U2 D2 B' U2 R2 F U2 R
62. 19.38 B L2 D' F2 L' U D' B U2 B2 L2 F2 D2 R' F2 U2 F2 U2 R'
63. 18.42 L D2 U2 L F2 L B2 F2 L' B2 F' L' R D R U2 B F L'
64. 21.19 R' B2 R2 D2 R2 D B2 R2 U F2 D2 L2 U R' D R B L U L2 F2
65. 18.42 L U B2 L2 B2 U' F2 R2 D' R2 D U L F R2 D F D2 B' U2
66. 19.47 R2 D2 B R2 B' R2 B D2 B2 F L B L U2 F L F2 D' B F
67. 19.52 U2 F' L2 D2 U B2 R2 F2 L2 D B2 D R' F2 L2 B' D' B' L' R
68. 21.59 R D B' U' L2 F2 R2 D B2 F2 R2 U F2 R F L R2 B' R' D2
69. 19.84 F' U2 R2 F R2 F L2 D2 F2 L2 B' U' F L B' D' B U' B' U
70. 21.59 U2 F' U' L' D2 B U2 F U L2 F2 D2 R' B2 L F2 D2 F2 U2 R2
71. 18.59 B U2 L2 U2 B' L2 R2 F2 D2 L2 D' L R B D' U2 B2
72. 16.72 U2 B2 U2 B' R2 B2 F U2 F R2 B' L2 D R' U' R2 B U' L2 R B
73. 20.68 F R2 U R2 D R2 D2 R2 U F2 D' R2 F2 R U' F' U R U' F'
74. 19.69 F' U2 L2 U R2 U B2 L2 D2 B2 D L2 U2 B' U2 L R2 B U2 R' D'
75. 20.97 L2 B' D' R' D2 L F' U2 B' R2 U2 L2 B2 U' F2 B2 D F2 U2 D R2
76. 21.89 R2 U2 R2 F2 R2 B' D2 F' L2 F' U2 R' U' L2 D' R B F2 L2
77. 20.41 F2 D2 B2 L2 D2 U2 L D2 U2 B2 D' R D' L2 F D' B F' L2
78. (DNF(20.54)) F2 D' B2 D' L2 D B2 R2 D' R2 D' R D' L' B R2 F' R F'
79. 20.83 R' F B2 U F2 D' B2 F2 R2 B2 F2 D' F2 L F D' L R2 D' L B
80. (14.12) L2 U' L2 U2 B2 R2 F2 L2 D' U2 L U2 F' R F L B2 U' L'
81. 17.94 F2 D' B U D B L' F D' R2 U2 B2 D2 B2 D2 R' B2 L F2 R2
82. 17.71 L2 D2 U2 B2 L2 U L2 U R2 D' L2 R' D L' D B' D2 R U' B R'
83. 20.75 R2 D2 R2 F2 R F2 L D2 B2 R' B2 F2 D' U' R' F' D2 L U' F' U
84. 17.08 B2 D2 R2 D F' U2 R L D R' D2 B2 R F2 L2 D2 R2 D2 F2 R B2
85. 19.57 L2 D2 F2 D R2 F2 D' B2 U L2 U' R2 F' U2 L U' B' F L2 B2 U'
86. 20.70 L' F2 U2 F2 U2 L' F2 U2 L2 D2 R F' L2 R' B D F2 L2 U' L
87. 22.38 F2 U2 D' R B2 R F' B2 U R2 U2 L2 D F2 R2 U2 F U2
88. 23.01 F2 R2 B2 U B2 R2 U' B2 R2 U B' R' F D2 L' D2 U R' D' B
89. 21.35 B' L2 F2 R2 F U2 B U2 F' L2 F U L2 R' D2 B' L B2 D B'
90. (16.07) D R D2 L2 U2 R2 B U' L' R2 F' U2 F R2 B L2 B2 L2 F' U2 B'
91. 21.31 D2 L2 U2 F D2 F' L2 B2 F2 U2 F2 L' U R U' F' L2 F2 D' R2
92. 19.78 L F' R' U B' R' F2 L' D' F2 R' L' D2 F2 D2 L B2 R2 U2 D2 R'
93. 20.24 U F' D2 R2 B' D2 B U2 F D2 F' R2 B2 R' D2 L B2 U R D' B'
94. 20.81 U B2 D' L2 D2 U L2 F2 U B2 F' L D B L U F2 U2 R U2
95. 18.02 L2 R2 U L2 U2 B2 U F2 D F R2 D U L U2 F2 D2 F2
96. 19.86 R2 F D2 F2 U2 B2 L2 R2 U' F2 D' F2 R U B' U' B2 L2 F2
97. 22.88 D' U' L2 B2 U L2 D R2 D' B2 U L' F U2 R' F D R' D
98. 21.92 R F B2 U2 B2 L F' R2 D B2 D2 B R2 F2 R2 U2 R2 F' U2 R2
99. 18.03+ B' U2 L2 F' D2 F D2 F D2 L' B2 L' F2 R U' B' L' D2
100. 17.45 B2 D2 L2 D2 F' L2 D2 B2 L2 B' L2 R' D' L2 D2 B U2 F U2 F
 
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Generated By csTimer on 2022-08-19
solves/total: 80/82

single
best: 16.15
worst: 25.25

mean of 3
current: 22.81 (σ = 1.59)
best: 18.04 (σ = 1.19)

avg of 5
current: 21.62 (σ = 0.87)
best: 18.57 (σ = 0.13)

avg of 12
current: 21.27 (σ = 1.67)
best: 19.36 (σ = 1.41)

Average: 20.44 (σ = 1.67)
Mean: 20.35
 
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Would have done more solves but my eyes started blurring so I decided it was time to stop 😂

Generated By csTimer on 2022-08-21
solves/total: 57/57

single
best: 15.59
worst: 26.68

mean of 3
current: 18.74 (σ = 1.77)
best: 17.36 (σ = 1.26)

avg of 5
current: 18.83 (σ = 0.64)
best: 17.55 (σ = 0.95)

avg of 12
current: 19.45 (σ = 1.33)
best: 18.50 (σ = 1.37)

Average: 19.33 (σ = 1.90)
Mean: 19.44

Overall quite happy with this practice session. Probably my best ever, in terms of average.
 
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Generated By csTimer on 2022-08-22
solves/total: 65/69

single
best: 15.46
worst: 26.70

mean of 3
current: 21.60 (σ = 3.86)
best: 17.05 (σ = 1.13)

avg of 5
current: 19.64 (σ = 2.65)
best: 17.47 (σ = 0.41)

avg of 12
current: 20.33 (σ = 2.52)
best: 19.03 (σ = 2.41)

Average: 20.24 (σ = 2.59)
Mean: 19.96
 
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Generated By csTimer on 2022-08-23
solves/total: 52/53

single
best: 14.85
worst: 24.43

mean of 3
current: 19.67 (σ = 1.63)
best: 17.56 (σ = 4.18)

avg of 5
current: 19.98 (σ = 0.86)
best: 17.68 (σ = 2.24)

avg of 12
current: 20.12 (σ = 1.47)
best: 18.94 (σ = 1.59)

Average: 19.82 (σ = 1.69)
Mean: 19.73
 
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Really great practice session. Btw does anyone know what σ means?

Generated By csTimer on 2022-08-24
solves/total: 100/100

single
best: 14.72
worst: 25.80

mean of 3
current: 19.23 (σ = 1.72)
best: 16.32 (σ = 1.39)

avg of 5
current: 20.09 (σ = 0.55)
best: 16.93 (σ = 0.44)

avg of 12
current: 19.01 (σ = 1.61)
best: 17.96 (σ = 1.92)

avg of 100
current: 19.27 (σ = 1.79)
best: 19.27 (σ = 1.79)

Average: 19.27 (σ = 1.79)
Mean: 19.28
 
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Generated By csTimer on 2022-08-25
solves/total: 89/90

single
best: 13.75
worst: 25.45

mean of 3
current: 19.04 (σ = 0.23)
best: 16.52 (σ = 3.05)

avg of 5
current: 19.04 (σ = 0.23)
best: 17.56 (σ = 1.76)

avg of 12
current: 18.40 (σ = 1.51)
best: 17.94 (σ = 1.78)

Average: 19.36 (σ = 1.78)
Mean: 19.31
 
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Generated By csTimer on 2022-08-26
solves/total: 148/150

single
best: 13.852
worst: 26.778

mean of 3
current: 18.688 (σ = 3.68)
best: 15.036 (σ = 1.80)

avg of 5
current: 18.567 (σ = 1.58)
best: 16.074 (σ = 1.67)

avg of 12
current: 19.290 (σ = 1.67)
best: 18.077 (σ = 1.72)

avg of 100
current: 19.527 (σ = 1.90)
best: 19.442 (σ = 1.64)

Average: 19.566 (σ = 1.74)
Mean: 19.532

PB mo3.
 
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So what's considered a good standard deviation?
Depends on your level. Fast cubers usually have a smaller standard deviation, while slower cubers tend to be more inconsistent, leading towards a bigger standard deviation. The smaller the deviation is, the more consistent you are. Inconsistency isn't necessarily a bad thing though
 

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Generated By csTimer on 2022-08-29
solves/total: 82/83

single
best: 12.298
worst: 25.128

mean of 3
current: 20.062 (σ = 2.73)
best: 16.408 (σ = 3.59)

avg of 5
current: 20.587 (σ = 1.06)
best: 17.693 (σ = 0.79)

avg of 12
current: 19.453 (σ = 1.84)
best: 18.073 (σ = 1.91)

avg of 25
current: 19.121 (σ = 1.40)
best: 18.698 (σ = 1.18)

avg of 50
current: 19.315 (σ = 1.56)
best: 18.994 (σ = 1.57)

Average: 19.335 (σ = 1.64)
Mean: 19.288

Good Ao25 and Ao50
 

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Generated By csTimer on 2022-08-30
solves/total: 108/109

single
best: 14.887
worst: 25.203

mean of 3
current: 20.259 (σ = 2.38)
best: 17.082 (σ = 0.67)

avg of 5
current: 21.361 (σ = 0.79)
best: 17.384 (σ = 1.50)

avg of 12
current: 20.321 (σ = 1.66)
best: 18.007 (σ = 1.19)

avg of 25
current: 19.965 (σ = 1.76)
best: 18.432 (σ = 1.45)

avg of 50
current: 19.532 (σ = 1.66)
best: 18.702 (σ = 1.80)

avg of 100
current: 19.197 (σ = 1.81)
best: 19.003 (σ = 1.71)

Average: 19.212 (σ = 1.79)
Mean: 19.241
 
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