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 .
OH YEAH PB MO3 ABSOLUTELY SHATTERED IT!!!

Generated By csTimer on 2022-10-30
mean of 3: 13.083

Time List:
1. 12.801 R2 B2 R2 B R2 D2 L D' L D2 R' D2 R' U2 F2 L B2 L'
2. 14.645 U2 R' D L D' L B R' U2 F2 L' D2 B2 U2 F2 L' U2 R' B
3. 11.802 U2 D F B' L' D R2 F' B2 L U2 L' B2 R U2 R B2 U2 R' U

Previous was 14.19, not even close.

On solve 3 I did a sub-2 second cross+1 because it was so easy.
 
Took me a while to notice that I also got a pb ao5 because I was so focused on the mo3

Generated By csTimer on 2022-10-30
avg of 5: 14.401

Time List:
1. (19.221) D2 F2 R2 U2 F2 L2 D2 R2 D' L' U F U B' L' R2 F D
2. 15.756 D2 L2 B D2 B U2 F R2 B2 L' U2 L2 D F2 U R B2 L2
3. 12.801 R2 B2 R2 B R2 D2 L D' L D2 R' D2 R' U2 F2 L B2 L'
4. 14.645 U2 R' D L D' L B R' U2 F2 L' D2 B2 U2 F2 L' U2 R' B
5. (11.802) U2 D F B' L' D R2 F' B2 L U2 L' B2 R U2 R B2 U2 R' U
 
Spoke too soon:

Generated By csTimer on 2022-10-30
avg of 5: 14.217

Time List:
1. 12.801 R2 B2 R2 B R2 D2 L D' L D2 R' D2 R' U2 F2 L B2 L'
2. 14.645 U2 R' D L D' L B R' U2 F2 L' D2 B2 U2 F2 L' U2 R' B
3. (11.802) U2 D F B' L' D R2 F' B2 L U2 L' B2 R U2 R B2 U2 R' U
4. (17.908) L U B L2 U2 B L' D L2 B2 U F2 D2 B2 U L2 F2 U R D2
5. 15.206 U L B2 L2 D' F' U B' U' B2 R B2 R2 F2 B2 R U2 R U2 F2
 
And:
Generated By csTimer on 2022-10-30
avg of 12: 15.305

Time List:
1. 16.720 D' U2 B R2 D2 U2 B U2 F L2 R2 F U B R' B R2 B D' B
2. 14.344 R U L U2 L2 F2 L D2 R' U2 R' F2 D2 R' U L2 B F' U L2 R
3. 16.041 F' R U B2 F2 D2 U' B2 U B2 L2 U F' U B U R B' F2 L'
4. 13.927 B2 D2 U2 R' D2 L F2 R2 D2 R F2 B' D R D2 F U' F U B2
5. 15.704 D' R L' B L' F' U2 B L2 U2 R2 D2 F2 L2 D' F2 U' F2 L2 U' R
6. (19.221) D2 F2 R2 U2 F2 L2 D2 R2 D' L' U F U B' L' R2 F D
7. 15.756 D2 L2 B D2 B U2 F R2 B2 L' U2 L2 D F2 U R B2 L2
8. 12.801 R2 B2 R2 B R2 D2 L D' L D2 R' D2 R' U2 F2 L B2 L'
9. 14.645 U2 R' D L D' L B R' U2 F2 L' D2 B2 U2 F2 L' U2 R' B
10. (11.802) U2 D F B' L' D R2 F' B2 L U2 L' B2 R U2 R B2 U2 R' U
11. 17.908 L U B L2 U2 B L' D L2 B2 U F2 D2 B2 U L2 F2 U R D2
12. 15.206 U L B2 L2 D' F' U B' U' B2 R B2 R2 F2 B2 R U2 R U2 F2
 
I'm sick right now so I'm not going to be practicing much, but it probably won't make a huge difference to my times.

EDIT: I'm negative for COVID and am going to the doctor later for a strep test.

2ND EDIT: I'm also negative for strep. We think it's RSV.
 
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Pretty sure I know what I'm doing for the next while:

1. Learn L4E (we'll see how that goes, looks hard)
2. Learn OLL (not hard, just boring)
3. Grind 4x4 and 5x5 (in a couple months maybe)
4. Get sub-15 on clock? (within the next year)
Intuitive l4e, I presume? I just learned it recently, and it seems hard at first, but it's a lot easier now once it started to make sense. I also was slower at first, but now I average around the same as with lbl, which is 6-7 seconds. I recommend z3's tutorial.
 
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