Running for Cube's Cubing progression: grinding for sub 2 5x5 + mega.

[Running for cube]

Guys we have a problem. There is a guy a year younger than me also in my hometown who has a sub second 2x2 single and one second faster 3x3 single. AND HE SHARES MY NAME!!

 

[ProStar]

Guys we have a problem. There is a guy a year younger than me also in my hometown who has a sub second 2x2 single and one second faster 3x3 single. AND HE SHARES MY NAME!!

You’re both named Running? My condolences.

 

[Running for cube]

Ik right, it’s such a rare name. I thought I was the only running in my town.

 

[Running for cube]

So anyway I got some cubes yesterday for Christmas. Got a stackmat, a yj mgc 5x5 & 7x7. They threw in a banana cube and dnm-37 with the order so that was cool. I still can’t figure out the banana cube which is embarrassing but on the 5x5 I was immediately averaging sub my previous pb single and got my first timed solve on a 7x7: 14:35

 

[Running for cube]

Do y’all like my speedcubeshop 3ds? Anyway I did more 7x7 and got a 12:15 and 12:05

 

[Running for cube]

So I kinda love 5x5 now that I got the mgc and it’s so good. I now have a 2:29 average and 2:01 single so I predict a sub 2 single at least this week. It’s nice to use my new stackmat.

 

[Running for cube]

I got a 1:59 single and +2ed! But now my pb average is 2:16

 

[Running for cube]

YES! Sub two 5x5 single!

1:58 single, great turning, need to get better at edge pairing. Centers take about 40 seconds and pairing 50.

EDIT: No way I just got a 1:51. The edge pairing was okay but 3x3 stage and centers were so fluid.

 

[Garf]

YES! Sub two 5x5 single!

1:58 single, great turning, need to get better at edge pairing. Centers take about 40 seconds and pairing 50.

EDIT: No way I just got a 1:51. The edge pairing was okay but 3x3 stage and centers were so fluid.

Nice. Keep working to get under 1:30!

 

[Running for cube]

So I got an 9:29 on 7x7 but I feel like I skipped a line in the scramble on accident so not sure I should count it.

 

[ProStar]

So I got an 9:29 on 7x7 but I feel like I skipped a line in the scramble on accident so not sure I should count it.

Do you have a delegate nearby who can judge if it was a roughly equivilant scramble?

 

[Running for cube]

Umm. Yes. A delegate recently moved into my house let me go ask him.

he said it doesn’t count.

 

[ProStar]

Umm. Yes. A delegate recently moved into my house let me go ask him.

he said it doesn’t count.

Very sorry to hear that

 

[Running for cube]

Yeah. Tbh that’s kinda what I expected from a delegate…

 

[Running for cube]

3x3 is annoying. I spam tons of solves on it knowing full Oll and PLL and still seem to average 17-19. Any tips?

 

[Garf]

Umm. Yes. A delegate recently moved into my house let me go ask him.

he said it doesn’t count.

With 6x6, 7x7 and mega you don’t have to redo the scramble if you mess it up.

 

[Garf]

3x3 is annoying. I spam tons of solves on it knowing full Oll and PLL and still seem to average 17-19. Any tips?

Take a video of yourself and see what you are messing up on.

 

[ProStar]

With 6x6, 7x7 and mega you don’t have to redo the scramble if you mess it up.

If it is a roughly equivlant scramble, at the discretion of the delegate

 

[ProStar]

3x3 is annoying. I spam tons of solves on it knowing full Oll and PLL and still seem to average 17-19. Any tips?

2LLL doesn't help you that much over 3LLL and even 4LLL, the real improvement is gonna be in F2L. Improve efficiency, reduce pauses, improve lookahead.

For more specifc advice, I'd recommend sending a video of a typical ao5 for you

 

[Running for cube]

If my parents are ok with it I might.