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Orion's progression thread: learning cll we do it (12/42 CLL)

What should my 3x3 main be?


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MeiLong V2 M 6x6 (because I'd rather drop $8.53 on a new 6x6 than put my old MGC 6 back together, I'm lazy), YJ MGC Square-1 (to motivate me to learn the event), YJ YuHu V2 M (to replace my old one that I traded away) and a QiYi MP 3x3 (@randomness... will enjoy hearing this)
Guess wha just arrived.....
 
Thoughts:
1. The YJ YuHu V2 M is the exact same megaminx I used and loved. No comment other than it's restored to main status.
2. The MeiLong 6x6 V2 M is really incredible. It's smaller than my backup main 5x5 at 61mm, and it's fast, stable, and easy to use. Unfortunately, I was trying to lube the hardware and I popped a bit of it, but I should have it all back together by tonight.
3. The YJ MGC SQ-1 has to be my new obsession. The layers are light, the slice is definitely not the best in the world but definitely still a decent speed, and in spite of what people say about the lack of edge magnets, I feel like the fact that the cube skips over turns that are impossible is actually quite helpful for me as a beginner.
4. The QiYi MP is incredible. I noticed it is louder than the Tornado V2, so I plan to foam-mod it (stuff the corners and edges with tiny pieces of sound-deadening foam, which fills hollow space without adding too much weight). The corner-cutting is on par with our modern cubes, and I feel like the stock setting of axis distance 3 works well for me.
 
Thoughts:
1. The YJ YuHu V2 M is the exact same megaminx I used and loved. No comment other than it's restored to main status.
2. The MeiLong 6x6 V2 M is really incredible. It's smaller than my backup main 5x5 at 61mm, and it's fast, stable, and easy to use. Unfortunately, I was trying to lube the hardware and I popped a bit of it, but I should have it all back together by tonight.
3. The YJ MGC SQ-1 has to be my new obsession. The layers are light, the slice is definitely not the best in the world but definitely still a decent speed, and in spite of what people say about the lack of edge magnets, I feel like the fact that the cube skips over turns that are impossible is actually quite helpful for me as a beginner.
4. The QiYi MP is incredible. I noticed it is louder than the Tornado V2, so I plan to foam-mod it (stuff the corners and edges with tiny pieces of sound-deadening foam, which fills hollow space without adding too much weight). The corner-cutting is on par with our modern cubes, and I feel like the stock setting of axis distance 3 works well for me.
I’ve heard some people say that Aliexpress cubes are “fakes”. Since you got some, are they really? Or are they legitimate?
 
I'm already at 1:15 Square-1. CSP is a massive headache though.
Side note: for everyone who wants to learn Squan, IT'S NOT DIFFICULT. Notation is intimidating, and parity is daunting with either 10 or 14 STM (I use the shorter one, which cycles 4 edges counterclockwise rather than the alg that just swaps 2 edges) but repetition, repetition, repetition. I went from breaking the seal to being obsessed in less than a week.

(Ahem... @jawklq- I mean @Kami-Kun )
 
I would say CSP isn’t needed at your level. You can get sub 20 easily without it. When you average 15-20, you could consider it, but one can get sub 9 without it although that’s not generally advised.

Fun fact in the UK the squan Nr average is set without CSP (he knows a few but in that average the only time he traced he got his worst time).

Also @Bingus cuber mentioned intuitive CSP. Could you please say what that is because I have never heard an actual technique like that
 
I would say CSP isn’t needed at your level. You can get sub 20 easily without it. When you average 15-20, you could consider it, but one can get sub 9 without it although that’s not generally advised.

Fun fact in the UK the squan Nr average is set without CSP (he knows a few but in that average the only time he traced he got his worst time).

Also @Bingus cuber mentioned intuitive CSP. Could you please say what that is because I have never heard an actual technique like that
Maybe I'm thinking of a different CSP lol. But what I meant is that this case (which I think is a parity case):
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is a headache. I think I mean this parity case, not fixing parity during cubeshape. I'M NEW GIVE ME A BREAK
 
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I would say CSP isn’t needed at your level. You can get sub 20 easily without it. When you average 15-20, you could consider it, but one can get sub 9 without it although that’s not generally advised.

Fun fact in the UK the squan Nr average is set without CSP (he knows a few but in that average the only time he traced he got his worst time).

Also @Bingus cuber mentioned intuitive CSP. Could you please say what that is because I have never heard an actual technique like that
Just moving pieces around in patterns that makes cubeshape
 
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Maybe I'm thinking of a different CSP lol. But what I meant is that this case (which I think is a parity case):
View attachment 31235
is a headache. I think I mean this parity case, not fixing parity during cubeshape. I'M NEW GIVE ME A BREAK
That isn't parity, it's just a cubeshape case. Parity is only for PBL. Also what's the 10 move parity you mentioned?
 
That isn't parity, it's just a cubeshape case. Parity is only for PBL. Also what's the 10 move parity you mentioned?
I'll see if I remember the notation, I rely heavily on muscle memory:
/ (3,3) / (1,0) / (-2,-2) / (2,0) / (2,2) / (-1,0) / (-3,-3) / (0,2) / (-2,-2) / (-1,0)
 
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