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

[OtaMota]

Just got a 6:10.87 for 5x5, pb by over a minute.

 

[OtaMota]

Pure sub-10 ao5 for skewb.

Generated By csTimer on 2023-12-15
avg of 5: 9.52

Time List:
1. 9.12 U' B' R B L U' B' U
2. 9.86 L' R' U' B L' R' B' L' R'
3. 9.58 R' U B' R B' U' B R' L'
4. (9.98) R L' R U R L R L
5. (7.99) L' R' L' U B' L' B' R L'

 

[OtaMota]

New 5x5 PB by over a minute again. 5:09, sub-5 soon.

 

[OtaMota]

My first sub-5,
Generated By csTimer on 2023-12-15
single: 4:31.28

Time List:
1. 4:31.28 R B2 L Fw2 L' Uw Rw Uw' Dw2 Lw Bw2 Uw2 Fw B2 D2 B' Uw2 F2 B2 Lw2 D' U2 Rw' L2 Dw2 Bw' R' B Fw2 Dw Fw F2 U Bw Lw' D Fw2 Uw' D Fw2 L' Fw' F' Bw2 Lw R L Rw' Dw2 D2 B Dw' Rw F Bw' Fw2 R' B Dw' B'

 

[OtaMota]

Last 5x5 pb I promise.

Generated By csTimer on 2023-12-15
single: 4:24.74

Time List:
1. 4:24.74 L Rw2 Bw L F' B' Dw' Bw L D' Bw Uw R' F U' Fw F2 Bw R' Rw2 U D B' D2 R' Rw2 L' Fw Uw' U2 Bw Dw' Rw2 L2 Lw Fw2 Bw Dw D B' Fw D2 F2 Bw' Dw Fw Uw' Dw' Bw' Rw' Bw2 B2 Rw' R F Rw2 U' L R' Uw2

 

[OtaMota]

Generated By csTimer on 2023-12-16
single: 27.33

Time List:
1. 27.33 U2 L' D2 F2 R' D2 B2 U2 B2 F2 L F' R F D' F2 U' B' R' U'

This scram bruh. First sub-30, and done on a Qiyi sailwhich is a old cube I have at home (when the cubes at school are better than the one you have at home)

 

[OtaMota]

Can someone please explain to me why hardware makes no difference for OH?

Generated By csTimer on 2023-12-17
single: 28.61

Time List:
1. 28.61 B2 D F2 D L2 U' R2 U B2 R2 D B L2 R F L2 U2 L2 B2 R' U

I have a stickered 3 year old Qiyi-Sail, which turns worse than the newer cubes at my school, and two handed, I average like 7 seconds slower, but for OH, its like 1 second slower, and I am getting sub-30s and stuff. Does anyone know why hardware does not have as much of an impact on your times OH.

 

[Cubinginatree]

Can someone please explain to me why hardware makes no difference for OH?

Generated By csTimer on 2023-12-17
single: 28.61

Time List:
1. 28.61 B2 D F2 D L2 U' R2 U B2 R2 D B L2 R F L2 U2 L2 B2 R' U

I have a stickered 3 year old Qiyi-Sail, which turns worse than the newer cubes at my school, and two handed, I average like 7 seconds slower, but for OH, its like 1 second slower, and I am getting sub-30s and stuff. Does anyone know why hardware does not have as much of an impact on your times OH.

The faster you get the more it will matter thought that is true with any event. Particularly for OH your times are not much worse because turning in OH is much slower than 2H so you don’t have to rely on corner-cutting as much.

 

[PiKeeper]

Can someone please explain to me why hardware makes no difference for OH?

Generated By csTimer on 2023-12-17
single: 28.61

Time List:
1. 28.61 B2 D F2 D L2 U' R2 U B2 R2 D B L2 R F L2 U2 L2 B2 R' U

I have a stickered 3 year old Qiyi-Sail, which turns worse than the newer cubes at my school, and two handed, I average like 7 seconds slower, but for OH, its like 1 second slower, and I am getting sub-30s and stuff. Does anyone know why hardware does not have as much of an impact on your times OH.

It’s the exact opposite for me which I probably because I’m decent at OH (mid-16)
I can average within a second of my average with any cube 2H but OH is so much worse if the cube isn’t good and set up well

 

[OtaMota]

New cubes

 

[An Animating Cuber]

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Nice, I'm sure a good magnetic cube that's properly setup will be able to drop your times by a second or two. (Watch your 2x2 break in less than a month)

 

[SpeakCuba]

Nice, I'm sure a good magnetic cube that's properly setup will be able to drop your times by a second or two. (Watch your 2x2 break in less than a month.

Why would his 2x2 break?

 

[randomness...]

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New cubes

maining an MS? nice nice nice not a very bad cube at all man!

 

[OtaMota]

Why would his 2x2 break?

My old MGC broke 3 corner legs in one day. MS should be more reliable, plus I already have one, so I can replace pieces if necessary.

EDIT: while the MGC is the main culprit, all my other 2x2s have broken. This is my 6th 2x2

 

[OtaMota]

Bro, I haven't touched a 2x2 in months, and I forgot half of my EGs, yet I get this.

Generated By csTimer on 2023-12-22
avg of 5: 2.82

Time List:
1. 2.80 R U F' R2 F2 U F' R F2 U
2. 2.77 U R F' U' F R2 U' R U
3. (3.70) R' F2 R2 U2 F' U' R' U R2
4. 2.90 R U2 F2 R F2 U' F' R' F'
5. (2.75) R U F2 R F' R2 F2 U F2

 

[Jorian Meeuse]

maining an MS? nice nice nice not a very bad cube at all man!

I suppose this post was made in a sarcastic manner, in which case I just want to say I main the Qiyi MS 2x2 and I average 2 seconds.

If it wasn't meant sarcastically, forget I said anything, but it's hard to judge sarcasm over text sometimes.

 

[OtaMota]

I suppose this post was made in a sarcastic manner, in which case I just want to say I main the Qiyi MS 2x2 and I average 2 seconds.

If it wasn't meant sarcastically, forget I said anything, but it's hard to judge sarcasm over text sometimes.

The MS 2x2 is actually pretty good. Maybe he is referring to the MS 3x3, idk.

 

[JDAW6]

I suppose this post was made in a sarcastic manner, in which case I just want to say I main the Qiyi MS 2x2 and I average 2 seconds.

If it wasn't meant sarcastically, forget I said anything, but it's hard to judge sarcasm over text sometimes.

I also main the ms 2x2 and average 2, why does everyone have the ms lol.

 

[SpeakCuba]

I also main the ms 2x2 and average 2, why does everyone have the ms lol.

Cause it’s cheap and has very good performance.

 

[OtaMota]

I relearned EG-1 and I am getting back and ready for the comp