Pika's quest to sub one on 4x4

[PikachuPlayz_MC]

I have seen everyone on here doing quests to hit their goals. I currently average 1:11 on 4x4. My PB single is 50.92. I have had many sub one minute solves and wasn't to average sub one consistently. so I will be doing an AO5 every day. at this point I just need to get better at what I know.

Today's AO5:
Generated By csTimer on 2021-05-17
avg of 5: 1:13.48

Time List:
1. 1:17.49 D R2 D B' L2 R2 Fw2 U2 Rw2 F2 Rw2 R L2 Fw2 U' R2 Uw' B Fw D L2 Fw R2 B2 U' Fw2 U D' R' U L' Rw' Fw2 B2 L Fw2 D' Fw2 D2 Rw'
2. (1:22.20) R' Uw2 B2 U Fw2 Uw U L' Rw2 B' Fw' D2 L U F' B2 Rw R' D F' D Uw' L D R' U Uw2 R2 B' D' Fw' Rw Uw2 R2 L2 U Rw2 L R2 Fw
3. 1:12.95 Uw2 Fw' F' L F2 Fw' B2 R L' Rw' B D' Uw L Uw R Rw2 Fw2 U Uw Fw2 L' U2 D' B2 L2 F Rw2 Fw2 Uw B2 U2 L' R2 Fw' Rw U' R2 B' L2
4. 1:10.01 R' F' Fw' R D' Uw B R B L' Uw' R2 Uw' F' R L2 F2 B D B' L U' L' R Rw' D L Fw2 R2 Uw Fw' U2 B2 D' Fw D Rw' D B2 Rw2
5. (1:08.07) U F2 Fw2 U D2 Fw2 D B R' B Rw F' D2 Rw' B' Rw2 D F' Fw' R L' Uw' B2 F2 U' Rw2 Uw Fw2 R' Fw2 F' Uw U2 B' F L2 Uw' D2 R D'

I was pretty tired when doing these so not my best but tomorrow's will be AMAZING!! I hope. ;P

 

[PikachuPlayz_MC]

NEW PB AO5!!!

Generated By csTimer on 2021-05-18
avg of 5: 1:03.92

Time List:
1. 59.69 R' Rw D2 F' Fw' U' Rw L2 R Fw2 Rw L B' Rw' F2 Rw2 Uw F2 L2 Fw Uw2 U2 R' Uw' L2 D2 Uw' Rw2 D2 R' L2 Rw Fw F R' D' B2 L2 D' F2
2. 1:06.12 Rw' D U B2 Fw' L' U2 F' U Uw' F' L2 D2 F2 U2 Rw' L2 F' Rw' F2 D U R' L' U2 Uw L D2 L' R' F D' Uw2 R' Uw' R' D' Fw2 Uw' B'
3. 1:05.95 F' L2 Rw' R2 U2 B2 Uw' Fw R' Fw B2 Rw2 B' F2 R2 B Uw2 Rw2 Fw D' B R2 Uw Fw B' Rw F' Uw' U2 R' Fw Uw' Rw' Uw Fw' F2 U2 Fw2 L' Rw'
4. (1:08.96) Fw2 U' Uw R L' B2 Fw' L' D' L' B U L2 B' R' Rw B' F2 Fw U2 Fw' L B2 R' B2 F Rw L2 U2 Uw2 R2 F2 R2 F2 Rw Uw2 R L' D2 U2
5. (57.42) Rw' Uw2 L F2 B2 Uw' Rw2 F U' Rw' U B2 U' F' Fw' Rw L' Fw' Rw' Uw' R2 F' R' Fw D' Uw' U2 Rw L2 Uw2 R2 B' U2 R2 Uw2 Rw Uw2 Fw2 U2 Rw'

 

[Deleted member 36445]

nice! my pb single for 4x4 is barely sub2.
what you use to solve and for how long you practice?

 

[PikachuPlayz_MC]

nice! my pb single for 4x4 is barely sub2.
what you use to solve and for how long you practice?

I use Yau method, and I practice like 30 minutes of 4x4 a day.. I usually start with like 20 3x3 solves to warm up if I need to. my look ahead is really good and I use 2-3-2 edge pairing. I use a MoYu AoSu GTS2m.

 

[PikachuPlayz_MC]

nice! my pb single for 4x4 is barely sub2.

I was averaging around 2 minutes on 4x4 when I switched to yau and not my PB is 50 seconds, its crazy, even when I just started using yau my average because like one and a half minutes.

 

[PikachuPlayz_MC]

Today's AO5 was recorded and is being posted on my YT. Critiques are welcome.

Generated By csTimer on 2021-05-19
avg of 5: 1:06.27

Time List:
1. 1:05.64 F2 U2 Uw B' Uw2 B2 R' U2 B2 D Rw U Rw' F2 Fw Rw2 B' R Rw2 L B2 R' Rw2 F2 R2 Fw' Uw L2 Rw2 R Uw L U' B' F U' D' R D2 F'
2. 1:06.76 Uw Fw D L Uw2 U2 L2 R2 Rw' F' D' B2 Uw2 D L' Fw' Uw2 Fw' L Rw2 F' B2 Rw' U2 Rw2 B' Rw Fw B U2 Rw2 L2 F D' R2 Rw' D2 Fw2 Uw' Rw2
3. (1:02.89) R' F B' Uw Rw2 B U Fw' B Rw2 R' F' U' Uw2 Fw U Fw2 R' B2 R' Fw' U Rw2 U Rw Uw L2 F2 U' L' R2 B Uw' L F R F' L2 Rw' Fw'
4. 1:06.41 Rw2 F R' L2 D Fw2 R F2 Fw' Rw Uw' Fw D' B2 U L B' R2 Fw U' Uw' F' Uw' B' Uw2 L2 F' U2 R2 Uw Fw' Uw2 D2 Rw2 U2 Rw L' D' Uw2 L
5. (1:17.82) L2 F' Fw B2 Uw U' Rw F' Rw F' Uw' Rw2 U' Fw' L2 B F R' Uw R2 Fw2 D' Uw2 F Uw' R2 B' D' Rw' D' Fw2 F' Uw B' D' F2 U L' R2 D'

 

[PikachuPlayz_MC]

YT vid is up with the solves!!!!
Please critique the solves!

 

[John_NOTgood]

Please critique the solves!

(For some reference, I got a 49.41 ao5 with 39 single from the scrambles)

From what I saw, I think that the beginning stages of Yau are your weaker areas of your solves. To start. I think that you should take a little bit more time with your inspection to get at least your first center smoother with less looking around the cube for the pieces, eventually it becomes more natural. in solve 1 and 2, I saw some erratic movement during your First 3 edges. (By this point, you can slow down more than in other stages, to get quicker transitions between edges). Your remaining centers were pretty good, but there were quite a few rotations just to find the last cross edge pieces.​

During 3-2-3, you were having a lot of pausing and you weren't turning as smooth as you could do in this stage, I think you might just need to solve more and reduce the speed at which you turn, since Look ahead is quite esay in this stage.


Finally, 3x3 stage for me, really boils down to more solves on 4x4 and 3x3, since you don't have to worry for cross pieces, and you can take advantage of your L2E for looking ahead. but, you did have a lot of lockups on your PLL, try to practice some easy cases for PLL Parity to execute the algs faster, and improve your fingertricks, Since on Solve 4 and 5, you locked up on the Y perm. Solve 3 was pretty solid except for that Tperm recognition and execution from my perspective

Hopefully anything that I said was enough to improve since I'm really bad at explaining things

 

[PikachuPlayz_MC]

(For some reference, I got a 49.41 ao5 with 39 single from the scrambles)

From what I saw, I think that the beginning stages of Yau are your weaker areas of your solves. To start. I think that you should take a little bit more time with your inspection to get at least your first center smoother with less looking around the cube for the pieces, eventually it becomes more natural. in solve 1 and 2, I saw some erratic movement during your First 3 edges. (By this point, you can slow down more than in other stages, to get quicker transitions between edges). Your remaining centers were pretty good, but there were quite a few rotations just to find the last cross edge pieces.​

During 3-2-3, you were having a lot of pausing and you weren't turning as smooth as you could do in this stage, I think you might just need to solve more and reduce the speed at which you turn, since Look ahead is quite easy in this stage.


Finally, 3x3 stage for me, really boils down to more solves on 4x4 and 3x3, since you don't have to worry for cross pieces, and you can take advantage of your L2E for looking ahead. but, you did have a lot of lockups on your PLL, try to practice some easy cases for PLL Parity to execute the algs faster, and improve your fingertricks, Since on Solve 4 and 5, you locked up on the Y perm. Solve 3 was pretty solid except for that Tperm recognition and execution from my perspective

Hopefully anything that I said was enough to improve since I'm really bad at explaining things

This is super helpful! I need to do more that just five times solves a day, I do alot of 3x3. So tomorrow i will do about 40 4x4 solve tomorrow, should i maybe do some slow solves?

 

[John_NOTgood]

should i maybe do some slow solves?

I don't remember doing too many slow solves on 4x4 myself, but they would probably help you for your cross edges, quicker remaining center and maybe the 3-2-3 stage, and 3x3 stage too

 

[PikachuPlayz_MC]

Today I decided to do an AO12:
Generated By csTimer on 2021-05-20
avg of 12: 1:08.74

Time List:
1. 1:16.92 U Rw2 R2 U Fw2 B2 Rw' F' Rw U' Fw L2 Uw2 D Fw D' Uw' L' R2 Uw' Rw L' F2 Uw2 L' U B' D' Rw2 Fw' Rw' D2 Fw' U' L' F Fw D2 R L
2. 1:01.22 B' D F2 Fw' Rw F2 R' U Uw' R' D Fw' U R2 D' U L' Rw B' D' Uw2 Rw2 R D2 Rw B2 Rw B2 D' U2 Uw R Uw' Rw' R2 Uw U2 R' Fw L
3. 1:14.50+ Uw Fw' U2 D Rw' U' F U2 Uw D' Rw2 B2 F' D2 L R2 U2 L2 D' U2 R U2 Rw2 B' F U Rw2 R B2 F2 Uw Fw R2 Fw L' B Rw2 F' D2 Rw'
4. 1:15.85 U2 B' F2 Rw B2 Rw' Uw' B F2 Fw' Uw B' F2 Rw2 D L Rw2 B U Fw2 F U' Fw' B' Rw2 R2 U2 F U Uw' Rw2 Uw' R2 F' L2 U' B' Rw2 Uw Fw
5. 1:12.30 R L Rw Fw2 F Rw R' Uw' Rw Fw2 L2 B Fw' R2 Fw' F2 R2 Uw2 U2 Rw2 Fw' L' Uw2 Rw' F' D' F' D2 F L' Rw2 Fw F' B2 L' B2 Uw2 L2 D' Uw
6. 1:07.87 B2 Fw2 R' B2 F D2 B' R2 B R' U D2 R' B2 F' U R D' F2 B' U2 Fw' Rw U2 Rw' F R F' U2 Fw' F R D' R2 F2 Uw' B2 U2 R2 L
7. 1:05.54 F' B' L R2 Fw' F D2 Uw2 R Rw2 F2 Rw2 Fw F2 B' Rw' Uw2 R Rw L D B2 L2 D2 B' Rw U2 F2 Uw2 Fw' Uw Rw' U' D2 Fw U Rw D2 Fw U
8. (DNF(1:05.39)) R Uw D Rw' Fw R Fw R Fw U' R L Rw2 D2 L' Uw2 R' Rw Uw' R' U' Rw2 Fw2 F L Uw R D Fw B F' U' B2 L2 B Uw2 D2 Fw Rw L2
9. 59.83 U' R' D Fw F' B' R' Rw' L' B Fw Uw D R2 Fw U2 L2 F2 U' Fw Uw D' Rw B' F2 R Rw' D' Uw Fw F R' Uw2 U2 L2 F' R' B2 L R2
10. 1:09.72 Uw' F2 B D2 Uw Fw U' Fw B Uw2 D Fw' D' Fw' Rw' R2 Uw2 D2 F2 Fw B R' B2 Fw Uw U2 R2 L2 Rw F2 R2 B' R2 L B' R2 U2 B' D L'
11. 1:03.62 Uw D2 U2 B Fw L2 R2 F2 Fw' Rw U' Rw' Fw' L' F R F R2 F2 L F U2 L D' Rw2 U' D L' Uw' R2 B Fw2 Uw' L Fw' U2 Fw2 D2 F U
12. (56.96) B2 Fw' R2 B2 Fw F2 L R2 Fw2 F' Uw2 D Fw' R2 B2 L' R2 U L' D' Rw Fw2 R2 Uw' Fw' B D' Rw' B' R Fw2 B' F' D F D2 L2 D2 Rw' D

and here is the AO5 at the end of the session:
Generated By csTimer on 2021-05-20
avg of 5: 1:04.39

Time List:
1. (DNF(1:05.39)) R Uw D Rw' Fw R Fw R Fw U' R L Rw2 D2 L' Uw2 R' Rw Uw' R' U' Rw2 Fw2 F L Uw R D Fw B F' U' B2 L2 B Uw2 D2 Fw Rw L2
2. 59.83 U' R' D Fw F' B' R' Rw' L' B Fw Uw D R2 Fw U2 L2 F2 U' Fw Uw D' Rw B' F2 R Rw' D' Uw Fw F R' Uw2 U2 L2 F' R' B2 L R2
3. 1:09.72 Uw' F2 B D2 Uw Fw U' Fw B Uw2 D Fw' D' Fw' Rw' R2 Uw2 D2 F2 Fw B R' B2 Fw Uw U2 R2 L2 Rw F2 R2 B' R2 L B' R2 U2 B' D L'
4. 1:03.62 Uw D2 U2 B Fw L2 R2 F2 Fw' Rw U' Rw' Fw' L' F R F R2 F2 L F U2 L D' Rw2 U' D L' Uw' R2 B Fw2 Uw' L Fw' U2 Fw2 D2 F U
5. (56.96) B2 Fw' R2 B2 Fw F2 L R2 Fw2 F' Uw2 D Fw' R2 B2 L' R2 U L' D' Rw Fw2 R2 Uw' Fw' B D' Rw' B' R Fw2 B' F' D F D2 L2 D2 Rw' D

 

[PikachuPlayz_MC]

Generated By csTimer on 2021-05-22
Today's Ao5

avg of 5: 1:06.88

Time List:
1. (59.91) Rw R' L' B L' R2 F D B' L' D' L2 F' Fw' L B2 D' Rw2 L R D2 U2 R2 L Rw B2 Rw2 Uw' U2 D' B' U2 Uw2 Fw' D2 L2 Rw' B' Rw' F'
2. 1:08.49 U2 Rw' D' Uw2 B F' U2 R Rw' B2 F2 L' U' L F' L Fw2 Rw2 D' F R Fw D Uw' U' R F2 Rw D' B' F' L D L2 Fw D' F2 L2 R B2
3. (1:12.36) Uw D F' Uw2 U2 Rw2 D2 L Fw L2 U2 L' Fw' Uw2 D B' Fw' F' Rw' L Uw R2 Fw' F Rw D Fw2 Rw D2 U' F2 Uw2 D U R' B2 F R2 B' R
4. 1:03.85 Uw2 Rw' L2 U' Uw2 B2 D' Uw' Fw' F' D Rw' L U' Rw2 Uw' B' D F2 B U2 F2 L U L' Rw' D Rw R2 F2 U2 L R2 U2 B2 L F' U2 L' Rw
5. 1:08.29 L U R Rw' Fw D R' D' Uw Fw2 Rw D2 R' L F L R2 D2 F2 Rw2 D2 B' R Rw2 U' L2 Fw2 D2 R' Fw' D U R' U' D' Rw F' L Uw2 R2

 

[LBr]

Generated By csTimer on 2021-05-22
Today's Ao5

avg of 5: 1:06.88

Time List:
1. (59.91) Rw R' L' B L' R2 F D B' L' D' L2 F' Fw' L B2 D' Rw2 L R D2 U2 R2 L Rw B2 Rw2 Uw' U2 D' B' U2 Uw2 Fw' D2 L2 Rw' B' Rw' F'
2. 1:08.49 U2 Rw' D' Uw2 B F' U2 R Rw' B2 F2 L' U' L F' L Fw2 Rw2 D' F R Fw D Uw' U' R F2 Rw D' B' F' L D L2 Fw D' F2 L2 R B2
3. (1:12.36) Uw D F' Uw2 U2 Rw2 D2 L Fw L2 U2 L' Fw' Uw2 D B' Fw' F' Rw' L Uw R2 Fw' F Rw D Fw2 Rw D2 U' F2 Uw2 D U R' B2 F R2 B' R
4. 1:03.85 Uw2 Rw' L2 U' Uw2 B2 D' Uw' Fw' F' D Rw' L U' Rw2 Uw' B' D F2 B U2 F2 L U L' Rw' D Rw R2 F2 U2 L R2 U2 B2 L F' U2 L' Rw
5. 1:08.29 L U R Rw' Fw D R' D' Uw Fw2 Rw D2 R' L F L R2 D2 F2 Rw2 D2 B' R Rw2 U' L2 Fw2 D2 R' Fw' D U R' U' D' Rw F' L Uw2 R2

Well done! I am also trying to improve at 4x4. I avg between 1:05 and 1:10.