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

Which Unofficial Event should I aim to be World Class at?

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I guess I am doing more 3x3 then. First sub-25 ao5


Generated By csTimer on 2023-08-31
avg of 5: 24.48

Worst solve 27.

Time List:
1. 25.49 D2 B2 L' D2 R F2 R' B2 R' B2 D2 R2 U' B' L D' B' D2 F U L'
2. (27.37) F' R2 D L2 F2 D' U2 F2 U' B D' U' B2 D' F L' U2 R
3. (21.80) B R2 B R2 D2 L2 D2 B' F' R2 D2 R' U' R' D2 L D2 F L2 R' U
4. 25.64 R2 F B' D' R' D L2 F' B2 D2 B2 R2 D2 R' U2 F2 R' D2 L2 B2 U'
5. 22.31 F2 D' F' D B U2 B' U D2 L B2 U2 B2 D2 R U2 F2 B2 R' B2
 
Some things on the top of my mind cubing wise:
Got a 4.12 pb ao200 some time ago which had a mix of budget cube and borrowed Weipo solves. My last PB before cube break.

Yesterday, I got a 3.3 pyraminx single, but had to plus 2 it to a 5.3. The 5.3 is still a pb though.

Today, I got a my second sub-20, a 19.52, 0.01 of my pb of 19.51. Reminds me of when I got my first two sub-30s. The second one was 0.02 slower than my first sub-30. If this trend keeps happening, my first two sub-10s will be tied.
 
Got this ao100: had some sub-10 ao5s, and got a 1.33 single, that if I did it with the physical cube, would be pb7, what!

Generated By csTimer on 2023-09-01
avg of 100: 23.66

Generated By csTimer on 2023-09-01
avg of 100: 23.66

Time List:
1. (1:45.41) R2 U R' U R2 U F2 R U'
2. (2:38.13) U' F2 U R U2 F' R F U
3. 55.18 U' F' U F U2 F2 U' R' U2
4. 29.70 U2 R' U F2 R' U' F2 R' U2 R'
5. 23.37 F' U R' U F R' F R F'
6. 26.55 R2 U F' U2 R2 U' F R' F2
7. 20.71 R2 U F' U F2 R F' U F2
8. (1:24.49) U' F2 U2 R2 U' F' U R' U F'
9. 1:06.49 U' R2 U' F' U2 F R2 F2 U2 R'
10. 45.18 U F U2 F' U R2 U' R F2
11. 34.94 F2 R F2 U F R' F R' U2
12. 43.93 F2 R2 F2 U F' R2 F U R2
13. 1:03.90 U R2 U2 F' U2 F U' R F2
14. 23.45 U2 R2 F U2 R' F R U2 R'
15. 14.63 R F2 R F R U R' F2 U2
16. 48.40 U' R U R' U2 F' R' U F'
17. 17.30 R2 U F2 U2 R' U' R2 F U2
18. 17.74 U2 F U2 R' F' U2 R2 U' F'
19. (1:28.05) U2 F2 U' R2 U' F R2 F U F'
20. 43.11 U' F R U2 F2 U' F U2 R' U'
21. 9.35 R F' R2 U R2 U' F2 U' F
22. 44.99 F2 U' F' R' F R2 U' R2 U
23. 29.80 R F2 U' R' F' R2 U F U
24. 23.87 U2 F2 U F' R2 U F2 R2 U
25. (1:10.82) F' U F' R2 F' U2 R F2 R2
26. 35.51 R' U F U2 R' F R F' U'
27. 11.50 R' F' R' U R2 F' U R2 F'
28. 15.42 F2 R2 U2 R' U' R F U' R
29. 22.38 F R' U R U' R2 U' F2 R'
30. 13.82 R' U F' U R2 U2 F' R' F2 R
31. 19.65 U' R F2 U' F2 U2 F' R2 F2
32. 11.53 U R' F R' F2 U' F R U2
33. (6.58) U2 R' U F' R U' F U2 R2
34. 15.32 R U R' U2 R' F' R2 U R'
35. 13.38 F' R' U2 F R2 F' R F2 R
36. 15.14 U F R' U F' U2 R' U R'
37. 10.45 R2 U2 F U' F U2 F2 R' U'
38. 1:02.72 R U F R' F2 U R U' R'
39. 13.14 F' U' F R U R2 U R2 U2
40. 14.43 R2 U F' U F2 R F' U F'
41. 7.97 R' U2 R' F U F2 U2 F2 U'
42. 39.78 U' F' U F U2 F U' R U'
43. (7.22) R2 F2 U2 R' U' F R2 F U'
44. 21.31 U2 F R F R' F' R2 F R
45. 57.64 R2 F' U2 R' F' U2 F' U' F'
46. 15.89 R2 U2 R U' R U R' F U
47. 17.30 R U' F' R U R' F2 U' R2
48. 30.30 U2 F2 R F' U R2 U F2 U F'
49. 8.86 F' U R F' U2 F' R F' U'
50. 35.34 U R' F' R F' R' U R2 F'
51. 24.28 F R' F U2 F' U2 F' U' F2 R'
52. 9.65 U2 R F2 R' U2 R2 F' U' F'
53. 8.12 F' R' F' R U2 F' R F R2 F'
54. 15.77 U2 R' U' F2 U' F2 R F U'
55. 31.62 R' F R F U' R' U' F U2
56. 21.39 R2 F2 R2 F R2 U' R' F R'
57. 8.39 R2 F' U' F' U R' F2 U2 F'
58. 10.95 U2 F2 U R2 F' R' F' R U2
59. 26.81 F2 R F' U2 R' U' R' F2 U' F
60. 9.84 U2 F R F2 U' R F' U F2
61. 51.62 R F U2 F R2 F' U2 R U'
62. 14.97 R U' F2 R2 U R F R U'
63. 9.02 U F2 R2 F R2 F' U' F' R'
64. 30.57 U' F2 R F' R U' R U2 R'
65. 38.89 R2 F' R U' F U2 R2 F' U'
66. 15.01 F U' F U' R U' F2 U' F U'
67. 12.02 F R U2 R2 F U' R F R2
68. 28.09 R U2 R F2 U' F R F' R2 U'
69. 29.37 U R' U' F2 R F' U' R2 U' R2
70. 8.39 R2 U R F' R' U F' R2 F2
71. 8.60 R2 U R2 F' U' F U2 F2 U2
72. 23.52 R' U F R' F2 U F' U' F2 U2
73. 31.20 R' U' R U' R2 F' R U2 R
74. 14.81 U' R U' F R' U F2 R' U'
75. 25.91 U2 F' R' F2 U2 R F' U2 F2
76. 21.10 U' F' U R' F' R2 F U' R
77. 12.08 U R' U' R2 F R F R2 U
78. 11.11 F U' F' U2 R U2 R' U F2
79. 10.26 U' F2 R F R F' U' F U'
80. 14.98 R' F' U' F' U R2 F' U2 F
81. 9.65 F R2 U' R2 F2 U' F R' F'
82. 10.58 F U' F' U2 R U F U F2
83. 10.11 F U' R2 U2 R' U F' U R
84. 36.75 F' R F2 R F2 R F' R2 U
85. 26.61 F R F2 R' F' R F U2 F2
86. 18.50 R U R' F2 U R' U2 R2 U'
87. 10.47 F' U' F2 R U F2 U R U
88. 38.80 F2 U2 R' F U R2 F2 U2 R2
89. 13.82 F R F2 R U' F2 U F2 R'
90. 10.43 R' F R' F' R U2 R F U'
91. 10.59 R U R' F2 R' U R' F2 R2 U'
92. 19.69 F U' F' U' R2 F U R2 U'
93. (7.11) F2 U2 F' R2 F' U F' U R
94. (7.36) F2 U' R2 U' R F' U' F R U'
95. 11.04 R U' R U F2 R' U R' U
96. 19.08 R U2 R U2 R2 F' U2 F R2
97. 17.96 R2 F' U R2 F2 U F U2 R2
98. 56.59 F R' U' R' F2 U R U2 R' U2
99. (1.33) R2 F R2 F R U' F' R2 U'
100. 38.94 R' F' U F' R2 U R' U R' U2
 
I have lots of updates, so I will split it into parts using spoilers, for ease of readability.

I got many PBs today, for 3x3 I got a 17.69 single, so that was good, but 2x2, it was much nicer. I got a new cube which I will elaborate on in the next section. Here they are.

Ao5: 2.71
Ao12: 3.18
Ao50: 3.63
Ao100: 3.81
Ao200: 3.90 @Cubinginatree, I got a sub-4 ao200. I will send a recorded ao25 tomorrow

Thanks to @An Animating Cuber I now have a new 2x2. It’s a Qiyi Qidi that happened to be a year younger than mine and is stickerless.

Interestingly, since it’s a Qiyi cube, I might be able to replace pieces from my old Qidi or my MS, which could be great, but there not identical puzzles, so it might not work, but i have hope.

I think now, I would like to get a sub-30 ao100 in 3x3 because I am very close to doing so.
Then, I will continue learning EG-2. Its nice I remember most of the cases that I learned Last week.

I guess that ends the updates now.
 
Today, I got a recorded 3.77 ao25, which I believe should be enough evidence for the challenge with @Cubinginatree . The problem is that I forgot to save the list of times and scrambles, so I might need to do this again if you want.

Here is the video, this is my fastest recorded average of anything, I don't have a recorded ao5 or ao12 faster than this so I still like this video.

 
Because I forgot to share the times and scrambles for the ao25, I made a sub-4 ao100 with scrams and times. I also got PB ao5 with a 2.68 ao5. (Can be found starting 26:34 of the vid.

I think I win the race to sub-4 now @Cubinginatree


Generated By csTimer on 2023-09-09


avg of 100: 3.82





Time List:


1. 4.05 R2 F2 R U' R2 U' F2 U2 F' U'


2. 3.69 F2 R U2 R' F U R2 U2 R2


3. 3.21 U2 F' U2 F R2 F U2 F2 U2


4. 3.63 R U' R U' R2 F R' U2 F'


5. 3.45 R2 U' R' U R' U2 R' F R2 U2


6. 4.87 F U' F' U2 R U' R F' R


7. 4.82 U R' U2 F R' U2 F U R2


8. 3.66 F U2 F' R U F U F2 U'


9. 3.83 F' U' R U' F U2 F' U' F'


10. 2.90 R2 F R' F2 U R2 U F2 U


11. 5.09 F2 R' U R' F' R2 F U F2 R'


12. 4.16 U2 R' F' R F2 R F U F2 U'


13. 4.29 U' R2 F' U2 F U2 F2 U' F'


14. 5.14 F R U F' U2 F U' F R' F2


15. 3.72 R' U R U' R F2 R' U2 F'


16. 3.24 R U' R U' F' U F2 U' R'


17. 3.60 R2 F R' F R' U F' U F


18. 4.52 R' U R' U2 F2 R' F U F2


19. 4.76 U' R U2 R F2 U F' R2 F R'


20. (DNF(4.03)) R2 F2 U' F' U' R2 F U2 F2


21. 4.62 U F2 U F R' F U F2 U'


22. 3.74 F2 U F' R' F R2 U' R F'


23. 2.79 F' U2 R' U' R U2 F2 U' R'


24. 3.65 R2 F' U F U' F' R2 U F'


25. 3.98 R2 U F' R' U R2 F2 U' F


26. 3.88 F' R F' U' F U' F2 U F2


27. 3.45 R' U' F' R2 U' F2 U' R F


28. 3.28 R U F R' F2 U R U' R'


29. 3.87 U' F R F2 R F' U R' U


30. 5.59 R U' R F U' R U' F2 U'


31. 3.40 U2 F R' U2 F R' F' U2 R


32. (6.03) F U' R2 U R F2 R F2 R'


33. 4.37 U F2 R2 F R U' F2 R F2


34. 3.59 U2 R F' U2 R F' U2 F' U'


35. 4.33 F' U F' U R' U' F' R' U'


36. (2.51) R U2 F' R U' F' R' F' R2


37. (9.47) U2 R2 F2 U' R F U' R U'


38. 3.88 R2 F2 U' R F' R2 F2 R' F'


39. 5.04 F' R' F' R F' R F2 R' U'


40. 3.31 U F2 U' R2 U F2 R' F' R'


41. (2.43) R F' R U' R2 U R2 U2 R2


42. 2.82 U' F2 R U' R' U2 R' F' U


43. 3.38 R U2 F' R' F' U2 F2 R2 U'


44. 3.74 U2 R2 U F R2 U' F R2 U2


45. 3.92 U' F' R F' R' F R U R


46. 4.15 R U2 F2 R F' U F' U F


47. 2.91 F2 R' F2 U R' U F U R'


48. 2.78 R U F2 U F2 U' R2 F U


49. 4.22 R2 F' R F' U F2 R' U' F'


50. 3.04 U R U' R' F2 U F2 U' R2


51. 5.29 U F R' F R2 F' U R' F


52. 3.35 U2 F U' F' R U' F2 R2 F'


53. 3.88 U' F2 U2 F' R F R' U2 R'


54. 3.97 U F R' U R2 U R2 U' R'


55. 3.13 U' R2 U F2 U' R U R2 F'


56. 2.71 F2 U' R2 F U' F U' R U2


57. 5.73 U' F2 R' F U' R2 U2 R' U F2


58. 3.97 U' R2 U' R F2 U' R2 F' R' F2


59. 4.86 F2 U R' U F2 U' F U R


60. 3.72 F' R2 F2 U' R' U' F2 R F2


61. 4.74 F2 U R' F2 U2 F' R U R'


62. 3.41 U R F2 U R' U2 R F2 U2


63. 2.85 R2 F2 U' R2 U' R2 U2 R2 F'


64. 5.18 U2 R F2 R F U2 F R' F2


65. 4.83 U2 R2 U R' F U2 R' F' U'


66. 3.41 R F2 U' R' U F U2 R' F'


67. 4.50 R' U F R2 F U' R U F'


68. 2.84 F2 R U' R' U2 R F2 U2 F'


69. 2.79 F' U F U F2 R F2 U2 F'


70. 3.03 R F2 U2 R' F2 U F U F2


71. 3.24 U R' F' U F R' F2 U F'


72. 4.51 R U' F2 R2 U' F R2 U' F2


73. 3.58 U' R U F2 R2 U F' U R' U


74. 3.22 R F' U F R2 U2 F2 U' R' U


75. 3.08 F2 R2 U2 R' F R F U' F


76. 3.66 F2 U' R' U2 R' F' R2 U R'


77. 3.15 U' R2 U' R' F2 R' U2 F2 U2


78. 3.62 U2 F2 R' F2 R' U' F2 U' F2


79. 3.53 R' F U F' R U2 R' U' R'


80. 4.12 F R F' R2 U F2 U R' U2


81. 4.45 F2 R2 F' R' U F R2 U' R' U'


82. 4.15 R U2 R2 U' F' R2 F R' U2 R2


83. 3.88 R F' U F2 R' U' F U2 R


84. (7.54) U R F R U' R U' F' R'


85. (2.31) F U' F R' F' R' U' R F2


86. 3.10 F2 R F' R2 U F' R U2 R


87. 3.46 F2 U2 R' F U' F2 U2 R2 U' R'


88. 4.52 F2 R' F U' F' R2 F' U F U'


89. (6.62) R' U2 F2 U R F' R U F'


90. 3.73 F' R2 F' U2 F R F2 U' R2


91. 3.50 F2 R' F U2 R2 F' U R U


92. 3.85 U' F2 U F2 U2 F2 R U2 F'


93. 3.77 F R F' U2 F' R U' R' F2


94. 2.73 R U' R F' U F U2 R' U2


95. 3.10 F2 R2 F2 R U' R F R' U'


96. (2.42) R2 F2 R' F2 R U F2 U F2


97. 2.51 U2 R F' U R' F2 U F2 U'


98. 5.53 U F2 U F' R2 F' R2 U F' U'


99. (2.34) F U2 F' U2 R U R F' R' U2


100. 3.11 F R' U2 R F R2 F U R' F'
 
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Have you thought about buying a new cube? Seeing as you know CLL, EG-1, and some of EG-2, the main thing holding you you back from much faster solves seems to be the cube holding you back from higher TPS.
 
Jude_Stradtner said:
Have you thought about buying a new cube? Seeing as you know CLL, EG-1, and some of EG-2, the main thing holding you you back from much faster solves seems to be the cube holding you back from higher TPS.
Click to expand...
The current cube I have is a newer Qiyi Qidi, while it is a budget cube, it is quite fast for me. I am trying to get a new cube, but I don’t have any holidays in a while. Might be able to get lube soon however.

While I have a decent cube, I still need to work on TPS. I will find time to work on TPS as it is slower for the alg sets I know. One looking practice would help as well.
 
I got a sub-2 Mo3:


Generated By csTimer on 2023-09-12
mean of 3: 1.83

Time List:
1. 1.25 R' U' F2 U2 F2 U2 F' R' U'
2. 2.41 R U2 R' F' R2 U' R2 U F'
3. 1.83 F2 U R2 F' R U' R U F'

The 1.83 also counted in a 2.55 ao5, so I got my first counting sub-2 as well today.
 
Sub-3 ao12!
Generated By csTimer on 2023-09-13
avg of 12: 2.96

Time List:
1. 3.25 U2 F2 U R2 F R F' R' F'
2. 2.95 F' R U F2 R' U F2 U2 R' U'
3. 3.01 R2 F R' U2 F' U R F U2
4. 2.56 U' F U F2 R2 U R2 F' U'
5. 2.95 R' F' R U2 R F R' U2 R2
6. 2.59 R' U F' R2 F2 U R' F2 R'
7. 3.01 U R' U' F2 R U' R2 F' U2
8. 3.27 R F2 U2 F' U F' U2 F2 U'
9. 3.36 F U2 F' U2 F U' F2 U R'
10. (4.82) U2 F U' R F' R2 F' R2 U'
11. (1.61) F' R U' F2 R' U' R F2 U
12. 2.64 U F U' F R2 F' U R F2
 
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