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

[OtaMota]

Here is the video for the 4x4 PB. Apparently, it had OLL parity.

Generated By csTimer on 2023-07-04
single: 2:22.01

Time List:
1. 2:22.01 D' L R2 F2 D L2 B2 F2 D2 F2 U' L2 B' R B2 F R' D2 F' Rw2 F R2 Fw2 D' Uw2 Fw2 R2 U F U' D2 L Rw Uw2 F2 Rw' Uw L Rw2 B2 Uw' Fw R

 

[OtaMota]

Got PB2 (1.20) on this scramble

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

It's a 4 mover, but I locked up a bit so not PB.

 

[OtaMota]

I got these two PBs:

A 3.86 ao12, and a 4.17 ao25.

 

[OtaMota]

I got so many PBs today.

Ao12: 3.80
Ao25: 3.98
Ao50: 4.25
Ao200: 4.56 (Statistic I don't usually track, but is needed for a challenge I am currently in)
Ao500: 4.80

 

[GloopyGum]

yoo nice
keep grinding solves!

 

[OtaMota]

I am thinking of some ways to get faster at 2x2. Here is what I am planning to do.

1. Work on one-looking
2. Learn EG-2
3. Learn AUF.

 

[GloopyGum]

I am thinking of some ways to get faster at 2x2. Here is what I am planning to do.

1. Work on one-looking
2. Learn EG-2
3. Learn AUF.

I would probably learn AUF first, it's not too hard to learn and it saves a decent chunk of time

 

[OtaMota]

I might learn AUF before EG-2, but I think I will work on my one-looking first, so that when I learn AUF, I see more of a payoff.

 

[OtaMota]

I got my first sub-30 3x3 solve.

U2 L' R2 D2 R' U2 R' U2 R' U2 B2 D F2 U2 L U2 R2 B' L2

I did it on white cross, and got a 29.53.

 

[OtaMota]

I got another one. A 29.55

F2 D U' B2 R2 B2 R2 U B2 U L B' L2 B D2 B' R' D' L' B'

 

[OtaMota]

Got many PBs:

Mo3: 2.77
Ao12: 3.67
Ao25: 3.94
Ao50: 4.23
Ao100: 4.37
Ao200: 4.45
Ao500: 4.59
Ao1000: 4.82

 

[OtaMota]

In the last 24 hours, since my last post, I made these PBs:

Mo3: 2.43
Ao5: 2.79
Ao12: 3.25
Ao25: 3.41
Ao50: 3.87
Ao100: 4.01
Ao200: 4.13
Ao500: 4.30
Ao1000: 4.47

 

[OtaMota]

I also got a 1.02 on a five mover, not PB, but pretty good for me considering it was a 5 mover.

 

[OtaMota]

Got my 5th sub-30 on 3x3.

27.99: R' D2 F' D2 U2 R2 F D2 L2 B2 R2 B' U' R B R U' R U'

 

[OtaMota]

Yes! I got my first sub 1!

Generated By csTimer on 2023-08-04
single: 0.96

Time List:
1. 0.96 F2 U F2 U2 F' U R F R'

 

[OtaMota]

Just want to give an update on my progression. Because of school, I started focusing more on 3x3, considering they have a huge collection of 3x3s at my school, so I get to solve them there. After practicing a bit, I am now able to more consistently get sub-30s, consecutively sometimes, and I now have a sub-25 single. I learned Z perm, so I finished 2-look pll, but there is still the U case OLL for me to learn before I know full 4 look last last layer. (When you know EG, but not 2 look OLL ) I probably average sub-40 by this point, so I am definitely improving in 3x3, but hope to get back into 2x2 soon.

 

[GloopyGum]

Yoo your school has a collection of Rubik's Cubes?? That's pretty awesome

 

[Discomantis]

considering they have a huge collection of 3x3s at my school

How many cubers are at your school?

 

[OtaMota]

They have a small mosaic of the school logo with cubes, my lower bound is 30, but it’s probably higher. They are budget Qiyi. Some of the teachers have Rubik’s brand cubes, and one of them has a mega minx. There’s a 4x4 and 5x5 lying around, and a couple of pyraminxes.

 

[OtaMota]

Update, the mosaic has 174 cubes.