Ota Mota's Progression Thread // Road to Very Fast (2-4)^N and 3^N OH

[OtaMota]

Hello, I main 2x2, and I use CLL and EG-1, here are my PBs.

Single: 1.00
Mo3: 2.89
Ao5: 3.03
Ao12: 3.87
Ao25: 4.19
Ao50: 4.34
Ao100: 4.41
Ao500: 4.87
Ao1000: 4.91

I used to global sub-5, but after learning EG-1, I global closer to mid-5 now. I hope to improve my EG skills so that I can get sub-5 again.

 

[OtaMota]

Some 4.77 Ao5 I did a while back with CLL.

4.11 R2 F2 U2 F R2 F' U F2 R'
(6.27) U2 F' R2 U' F2 U' F2 U R'
5.34 R' F R' F' U2 F' R U F2
(4.01) F' R' U R2 U2 F R2 U' F2
4.85 U2 R F' U' F2 U' R2 F U2

 

[GloopyGum]

Nice avg!
Based on your 5th solve, I feel like your first layer could use a lot of improvement for someone who knows CLL. A 4 move layer (I think that's what it was) should be very easy to spot, but it took you quite a while to be confident in your solution. (Good execution tho)
Your algs could also use some work. There are quite a few unnecessary regrips in this avg.

Watching example solves helped me a lot (I also use CLL)

 

[OtaMota]

Nice avg!
Based on your 5th solve, I feel like your first layer could use a lot of improvement for someone who knows CLL. A 4 move layer (I think that's what it was) should be very easy to spot, but it took you quite a while to be confident in your solution. (Good execution tho)
Your algs could also use some work. There are quite a few unnecessary regrips in this avg.

Watching example solves helped me a lot (I also use CLL)

Yeah, I sent this as a critique, and people said I missed easy layers. I use EG now, so hopefully I am more efficient in making faces. While I believe I am making the faces effiecntly, I need to be more aware of the bar when doing EG-1. Similar to how it is acceptable to use B moves in CFOP cross, would you say it is fine to use B moves in EG-1 face?

 

[GloopyGum]

I don't really know much abt EG, but I'm pretty sure top 2x2 solvers will occasionally do B moves in the first face to be able to transition into the EG case more smoothly

 

[OtaMota]

Got a 4.44 ao12 which is pretty good for me.

Generated By csTimer on 2023-07-02
avg of 12: 4.44

Time List:
1. 4.51 R2 U' F U F2 R2 U' R U'
2. 4.80 F2 U2 R' U' R2 U' R U' F
3. 5.05 U2 R' F R2 U2 R' U' F U
4. 5.59 U2 F U F' U2 R U2 R' U2
5. 3.20 U' R2 F R' U' R' U F2 U'
6. (6.17) U' F R' F' U F U R2 U2
7. 3.84 F' R F2 U2 F' U2 F' U R2
8. 3.21 R' U F2 R' F U2 F2 U' R
9. 6.01 R2 F2 U F R U R U F'
10. (3.08) U F2 U R2 U R2 F' U R'
11. 3.30 U' F2 R2 F' U2 F R2 F2 U2
12. 4.91 U2 F' R U' R' F R U' R2

 

[OtaMota]

Will upload a video once it can get on to my computer.

 

[OtaMota]

Here is the video. The angle may be weird, but it's the only angle that could usually have the cube in view without inhibiting my performance.

Also yesterday, I got a 4 mover, but it was only a 1.75 because I did not see it was a 4 mover.

 

[GloopyGum]

yoo nice
this is about what i averaged for 2x2 when i first learned cll, a lot of practice and improving fingertricks got me to average around 3.7 now
honestly, cll can probably get you to sub 3 if you practice it enough

 

[Deleted member 74176]

You know CLL and EG-1?
You should definitely be grinding solves then. It was quite early to learn EG-1, most people recommend learning it once you get sub-3

 

[OtaMota]

yoo nice
this is about what i averaged for 2x2 when i first learned cll, a lot of practice and improving fingertricks got me to average around 3.7 now
honestly, cll can probably get you to sub 3 if you practice it enough

Yeah, I think Ram averaged low 2 seconds with CLL iirc. I am using EG now to hopefully one-look more (which this ao12 uses, sorry if it was not clear) But CLL was a fun adventure while I used it.

 

[OtaMota]

You know CLL and EG-1?
You should definitely be grinding solves then. It was quite early to learn EG-1, most people recommend learning it once you get sub-3

Yeah, I wanted to learn CLL when I was sub-7 for some reason, and I learned the algs for EG-1 by the time I globaled sub-5. Since learning EG-1, I have not got down to my original time, being about a sec slower, but I have done some sessions were I would scramble an EG-1 case, and then time my reaction and how fast I solve each case.

 

[GloopyGum]

Yeah, I think Ram averaged low 2 seconds with CLL iirc. I am using EG now to hopefully one-look more (which this ao12 uses, sorry if it was not clear) But CLL was a fun adventure while I used it.

wait do you use both CLL and EG depending on whether it is easier to make a CLL layer or EG face?
if not you definitely should be

 

[OtaMota]

Yeah, I use the EG method, where I try to make the easiest face, which may be a CLL case, EG-1 case, or Anti-CLL.

Sorry for the misunderstanding. When I said it was fun while I used CLL, I meant the method, but I still use the alg set often.

 

[abunickabhi]

Have you heard of the LS method in 2x2?

 

[OtaMota]

Yeah, I have heard of LS, but probably won't use it for a while. My alg plans at the moment are finish recognition for EG-1 learn EG-2, then wait a while before something like TCLL. To be honest, I will probably learn LEG and TEG before I learn LS. Maybe I will learn important easy cases, but even those not for about a year.

 

[OtaMota]

Just feel like listing out the events I do:

Events I am currently practicing hard: 2x2
Events I like to practice every now and then: Pyraminx, Skewb
Events I solve if I have an extended period of time: 3x3, 4x4
Events I can do, but I don't like doing them: OH, 5x5, 3BLD

 

[OtaMota]

I am so happy today. I got my first PB on cam for any event, which was a 4x4 single in 142.01. I will upload it once it gets onto my computer.

Also, I finally got a ao100 that was sub-5 with EG. After having my times increased by almost a second because of the lack of recognition for the cases, I finally have a sub-5 ao100, but I have more than half a second to go if I want to break my PB ao100.

Also, how do I add spoilers so that I can add my ao100 scrambles and times?

 

[GloopyGum]

click the three dots on the very right and select the spoiler option
then write your text between the two pairs of brackets

Spoiler: this is a spoiler

hi

 

[OtaMota]

Thanks.

Spoiler: Ao100

Generated By csTimer on 2023-07-04
avg of 100: 4.97

Time List:
1. 5.01 R' F2 R F' R F2 R2 U2 F2
2. 6.94 U R2 U F R' F2 U R2 U
3. 4.02 F2 R' F R U F' U2 R2 F'
4. 7.47 F' U2 F' U F' R F2 R F'
5. 6.39 R U R2 U' F' R2 U' F R2
6. 4.40 U2 F U2 F2 R U' F U2 F R2
7. 4.48 U2 R F R' U R2 U F R'
8. 6.07 U F U' F' R' F' U' R' U'
9. 4.53 F U' R' F' R2 U R2 U' R2
10. 3.03 R U2 F2 U' F R' F' U2 F2
11. 4.74 F U' F2 U' R2 F U2 F U'
12. 5.52 R U R' U F2 U2 R U2 F'
13. 6.19 R F U' R F2 R' U R' U F2
14. 6.78 U2 F2 U2 F R U' F R' U
15. 6.59 F' R F' R F2 R F' R' U' F
16. 4.02 F2 U R2 U' F R F' R' U'
17. 5.06 F' R' F2 R' U' F2 U' F U2
18. 4.07 U' F' R' U2 F2 U' R2 F' R
19. 5.09 F2 R2 F R U' R F' R' U2
20. 5.47 R F U' R F2 U' F' R U'
21. 4.61 U' R2 U2 F R' U R' F R
22. (2.84) R' F U2 F U' F U R' F'
23. (8.44) R F R2 U' R' F R U' R2
24. 7.25 R U R' F2 U2 R F' U' R'
25. 4.04 U R' F2 U F' U2 F2 R2 U2
26. 5.84 R' U2 R' U R2 U' R U' R'
27. 5.81 F2 U2 F U' F2 U F' R U'
28. 4.50 F2 U2 F' R2 F U R2 F U2 F'
29. 4.85 F' R U' R2 U F U F' R
30. 4.15 R F' R2 F U2 F' U F' R
31. 5.88 U R' F U' F2 R2 U2 F' U R'
32. 6.65+ U' F R2 F R F' R F2 U
33. 5.25 U2 F2 R' U2 F' R U2 R2 U'
34. 5.18 F2 U F U2 F U F2 R' U2
35. 4.44 U' R2 U R U' F2 U2 F2 R'
36. (8.43) U' R2 F R' F R2 U R2 U2
37. 3.80 F2 R' F R' U2 R F2 U R
38. 4.96 U2 R' U2 R2 U' F' U2 F2 U' R
39. 3.11 U' R2 F U' F U2 R F' R'
40. 4.35 R2 U' F2 U R2 F' U2 F R
41. 5.72 F2 R' U2 F U2 R' U' R F
42. 4.72 U' R' F2 U' F' R2 F' U' R'
43. 5.48 F2 R' U R' F' U2 F' R U2
44. 4.43 U' F R2 F' U R' F R2 U2 F
45. 5.24 U2 F2 R' F U' F2 R' U' F
46. 4.83 U' R2 F' U' R U2 R U F2
47. 5.94 F' U' F' U R2 F' R F R2
48. 5.20 F R U2 F' R2 F U' R F2
49. (14.16) F2 R U' R U2 R F U' R2
50. 4.29 R' F2 R F' R' U2 F' R2 F
51. 4.84 F U F' U2 F' U' F2 R2 F'
52. 3.78 R' U' F2 U' R' F' R2 F2 R2
53. 3.95 U' R U2 R U2 F' R U R'
54. 6.00 F U2 R' U' R2 F U' F R F2
55. 3.09 U R2 F' U' R' F R2 U F' U'
56. 4.82 F R U' R2 F2 R' F2 R F2
57. 5.92 U2 R2 U F2 U2 R2 U' F2 U2 R'
58. 4.83 R' F R2 F' R U' F' U2 F
59. 3.19 F U F U2 R' U R' F' R'
60. (8.71) F' U R U R' F2 U' R U'
61. 6.41 F' R U' F2 U2 F2 U' R' U2
62. 4.86 F U2 F' R' F R' U2 R2 U'
63. 8.21 U R2 U' R F' U2 R' U' F'
64. 3.09 R2 F R U2 R F R' F R
65. 5.70 U R U R' U2 F U' F U2 R'
66. (2.85) F2 R F' R2 F' R2 F R2 F'
67. 5.47 U2 F2 R2 F R U' F2 R U'
68. 3.83 U2 R U2 F2 R U' R2 F' R2
69. 6.96 R F' R U F2 U R U2 F'
70. 3.82 R' F2 R U' R U2 F U' F'
71. 3.17 R F' R2 U2 R' F' R2 U2 R'
72. (DNF(4.69)) F R U R2 U2 R' U' F2 R F2
73. 4.40 R2 U2 F2 U' R' U F U2 R'
74. (2.81) F2 R F' R F U F' U' R'
75. 5.97 U F R' U2 F' U2 F2 U2 F2
76. 5.36 R2 U2 F' R' U R2 F' U' R
77. 3.44 U' R' F2 R U2 R2 F U' R
78. 5.51 R' F2 R F' R F2 U' F R
79. 3.74 F R' U' F2 U2 F' R' U R'
80. 3.47 R' F2 R' U2 R U2 R' U' R'
81. 6.50 U F U' F2 R2 F2 R F' U2
82. 5.42 R2 U F R2 U' F R' U R2
83. 3.77 R F' R2 F2 R' F R' U2 R'
84. 4.69 R U R' U F R2 F U2 R'
85. 3.82 U2 R U2 F' R' U F2 R2 F2
86. 3.84 R U' F' R F2 U' R' F2 U'
87. 5.04 U R F2 U' F' R2 U2 F' R
88. 3.13 R' U2 F2 U' F' R' U' F2 R'
89. 4.76 U2 F' U R2 U' R2 F R2 U'
90. 6.03 U2 F R' F2 U' R' F2 U2 R'
91. 4.80 R U F U2 R' F2 R F2 R
92. 4.52 R U2 F2 U' R F2 U' F' U2 F2
93. 4.19 F R' U2 R' U R F R' F2
94. 8.02 F' U2 F R2 F2 U' F2 U R2
95. (2.58) F U' F' R U' R' U F2 U2
96. 3.90 R' U R' U R' U2 R' F R'
97. 5.28 R' U' R' U F' R F2 U R2 U'
98. 3.82 U' F2 U' F R' F R' F' R2
99. 5.23 R2 F R F U2 F R2 U' R
100. (2.71) U2 R U R' F2 R U2 F' R'