Ota Mota's Progression Thread // Road to Sub-3.5 Ao1000 for ZBLL Recog+Exec

[OtaMota]

I feel pretty confident that I now know 2 coll subsets of ZBLL

 

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Generated By csTimer on 2025-05-05
single: 9.67

Time List:
1. 9.67 U' F R B2 D2 L2 B2 L' U2 R' D2 F2 D2 R' F' L U R' U2 R2 F2

PB3

 

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Generated By csTimer on 2025-05-13
single: 9.59

Time List:
1. 9.59 U2 D2 R' U D' F D2 B R L2 D2 B L2 F' R2 B R2 B2 D2 F' R2

PB3, Fullstep

 

[OtaMota]

Generated By csTimer on 2025-05-15
single: 9.43

Time List:
1. 9.43 B U' L' B' D2 R2 L U L' B2 U2 L' D2 L' U2 R' D2 R' B2

PB3, interesting scram

 

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Generated By csTimer on 2025-05-16
single: 6.91

Time List:
1. 6.91 R' D' L2 F U2 F D2 F D2 L2 U2 B2 R2 B' U' B R' B F' L' F'

First sub-8, this scram is insane

x2 //Inspection
U2 R' F L // Unplanned xcross
y’ R U’ R’ // Second Pair
y’ R U’ R’ // Third Pair
y’ U R U R U y’ R’ U’ R // Fourth Pair
U’ U R U2 R’ U2 R’ U2 R U R’ U R2 U2 R’ U2 // ZBLL

 

[OtaMota]

Generated By csTimer on 2025-05-16
single: 10.06

Time List:
1. 10.06 L' B' U2 F' L' B' R' U' F2 R2 F2 D' F2 U2 B2 D' F2 L2 B L

My second LL Skip, back sledge

 

[OtaMota]

SEC Goals
2x2: Sub-2 Single and Sub-3 Average
3x3: Sub-12 Single, Sub-15 Average, Get an average pure sub my PR Single
OH: Sub-20 Single, Sub-25 Average, Get an average pure sub my PR Single
4x4: Sub-60 Average
3x3/OH/4x4: Use a ZBLL
Pyra/Skewb: Don’t do something dumb
Other: Be a good staff member, take a picture with Zayn Khanani, show off some Hypercubing

 

[OtaMota]

Generated By csTimer on 2025-05-23
avg of 5: 15.24

Time List:
1. 14.14 U B2 U' R U' F R' U' R U B2 D2 R2 U F2 L2 B2 D' F2 L2 U
2. (14.01) B2 U2 R' B2 U2 L2 R' D2 B2 R2 F L D F' D2 R2 B2 U2 F
3. 15.72 B2 U R2 U2 F2 R2 D R2 D U' F' R D F' D F' L2 R2
4. (16.24) L2 D2 F2 D2 R F2 R' U2 B2 U2 L B2 F' D' R2 B D2 B D F L'
5. 15.85 U2 R U' L2 U R2 F2 D B2 F2 D2 B2 U' L2 R F' U' L2 D L2 B'

First 3 solves I used ZBLL. Interestingly, I only know 24* cases, yet I was able to get a ZBLL I knew 3 times consecutively

 

[Fred]

SEC Goals
2x2: Sub-2 Single and Sub-3 Average
3x3: Sub-12 Single, Sub-15 Average, Get an average pure sub my PR Single
OH: Sub-20 Single, Sub-25 Average, Get an average pure sub my PR Single
4x4: Sub-60 Average
3x3/OH/4x4: Use a ZBLL
Pyra/Skewb: Don’t do something dumb
Other: Be a good staff member, take a picture with Zayn Khanani, show off some Hypercubing

What a way to get that 4x4 goal! 59.96 average lmao

 

[OtaMota]

SEC Goals
2x2: Sub-2 Single and Sub-3 Average
3x3: Sub-12 Single, Sub-15 Average, Get an average pure sub my PR Single
OH: Sub-20 Single, Sub-25 Average, Get an average pure sub my PR Single
4x4: Sub-60 Average
3x3/OH/4x4: Use a ZBLL
Pyra/Skewb: Don’t do something dumb
Other: Be a good staff member, take a picture with Zayn Khanani, show off some Hypercubing

2x2: (got PR single, but I did really badly at 2x2 this comp )
3x3:
OH:
4x4: (bonus sub-50 single yay)
Use a ZBLL: (used it in OH for my sub-20 single)
Pyra/Skewb: (tip +2ed twice, cube dropped a solve, did wrong algs a bunch, and got Alexey Tsevetkov as my judge for one of my Pyra solves. Need I say more?)
Be a good staff:
Take a picture with Zayn: (not just Zayn, got pictures with a bunch of cool people)

Spoiler: Pictures

Do Hypercubing: (Lack of time and power outlets prevented this)

 

[OtaMota]

After SEC, already back on my ZBLL grind, and I am now finished with my third subset.

 

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[OtaMota]

I have finished my 4th subset now. Going to stop learning algs for a bit to improve my existing algs.

 

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[OtaMota]

I now know my 5th subset

 

[OtaMota]

I now know a full OLL subset of ZBLL.