SpeakCuba’s progression thread thing

Did my first 3BLD solve while trying out M2 for edges. I don’t know all the setup moves or lags for M2 yet, so I had a paper sheet in front of me. But either way, I got a 3:44.06 minute solve, which is average for me. I was surprised to see all of my edges were solved. My corners, not so much. I only solved 3. I did a reconstruction on another cube, and turns out, my memo for corners was spot on, but I messed up badly in execution. So I could've gotten my 2nd ever success.
 
PB 2x2 Ao5!

Generated By csTimer on 2023-11-04
avg of 5: 2.20

Time List:
1. (2.32) U' F' U2 F' R U2 R' F' U2
2. 2.25 F U' F' R U R' U2 R' F R'
3. 2.08 R' U2 R U' R' U F2 R' U2
4. (1.90) R U2 R' U2 F2 U R F R2
5. 2.27 U2 R' F2 U' F' R' F' U' F'
 
Okay, so I should have posted this like 2 months ago, but here we are. This is my 1-year cubing "summary". I started cubing in September 2022, and here are my times for all of my events:

3x3: PB single: 8.00 / PB Ao5: 9.51 / PB Mo3: 9.29 / PB Ao100: 10.50. Current Ao100: 10.59. (Been in a bad slump the past few weeks). Method: CFOP.

2x2: PB Single: 0.86 stackmat, 0.62 on CubeTIme (just got that 2 days ago). Method: CLL; just started earning EG-1.

PB Ao5: 2.14
PB Mo3: 1.96
PB Ao100: 2.71. Current Ao100 is 2.76.

SQ-1: Have not practiced much lately in favor of trying to get out of my 3x3 slump. Method: Beginner, I think, but I don’t do much of the edge pairing stuff that you learn in the beginning. (The one with the 8 edges that then you make into scallop/scallop). I figured out algs to solve most shapes directly into cubeshape, if that makes sense.

PB single: 12.71
PB Ao5: 16.80
PB Mo3: 15.98
PB Ao100: 24.63. Current Ao100: 24.92

4x4: PB Single: 49.37
PB Mo3: 56.23
PB Ao5: 57.83
PB Ao100: 1:02.64. Current Ao100: 1:02.74. Method is Yau with 3-2-3 edge pairing.

3BLD: PB Single: 3:40.22 on CsTimer, I believe I have gotten a 3:20 or something like that, but not on CsTimer.

3x3 OH: PB single 21.55
PB Mo3: 35.07
PB Ao5: 39.12
PB Ao100: 46.33. Current Ao100: 46.44. Method is advanced F2l and beginner Last Layer. I know only about 5 OLLs and 4 PLLs that I can do one handed, thus I use a bad LL method.

Pyra: Don’t practice it much at all, but here are the times:
PB single: 3.91
PB Mo3: 8.32
PB Ao5: 10.38
Pb Ao100: 15.32. Current Ao100 is 15.72. Method: No clue what it is called.

Alrighty, so here are all of my times! Let me know what you guys think. :).

*I've been doing 3x3 since September, and added events along the way. I started 4x4 I believe around February 2023. SQ-1 I started in April 2023 or so I believe. OH I started in April as well, I think, but I don’t really practice it much. 3BLD I started about 2 months or so ago. Thanks for reading!
 
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I am so happy. I have been in a bad 3x3 slump for about a month, and only recently have I been getting out of it. I just got a sub-10 Ao12 (PB) and a PB Ao100! The Ao12 is 9.97 and the 100 is 10.49. I haven't broken my Ao100 in a few weeks now, so I am very happy. Also finished one alg from the L set; planning to learn another alg today.
 
PB Ao5 (barely) !

Generated By csTimer on 2023-12-02
avg of 5: 9.44

Time List:
1. (9.09) B D2 U' B2 L2 U' L2 U L2 D2 F L' B2 L' U L2 U L B
2. 9.41 L2 B2 R2 D' B2 U2 R2 U R2 B2 L' F' L R F R2 B D' F L2
3. (10.68) U' B L2 F' D2 F' U2 L2 F2 U2 L2 B R2 U R U' F U' L' D' U
4. 9.31 F2 R2 F2 L B2 U' D' R D' L' B' U2 R2 F2 B D2 R2 F' D2 R2 B2
5. 9.59 F R2 B D2 L2 B2 D2 R2 F R2 B2 U2 L' D F U' B' D U' B2 F

Last scramble was crazy, I got 2 free pairs, and one of the free pairs inserted itself while I was solving another. Easy OLL, terrible PLL though.
 
So, I have a skew now. Just did my first CSTimer solve, and I got 32.03, which I don’t think is that bad considering it's my first attempt. I'm liking skewb so far, and am looking to improve.
 
So, I have a skew now. Just did my first CSTimer solve, and I got 32.03, which I don’t think is that bad considering it's my first attempt. I'm liking skewb so far, and am looking to improve.
1st Ao5:

avg of 5: 30.83

Time List:
1. 32.03 B' R' B U' B' U R B U
2. (37.67) U' L' R' U' R' L R' L'
3. 29.93 R U B L B U R' B R'
4. 30.52 L R' U' B U' R' L U B
5. (25.29) U R U B R' L' R' B' L

If anyone can help me with notation, I would highly appreciate it.
 
woaj we both got our first skewb in the same day. I avg sub 13 tho.
How? xD

I am going to learn some Sarah Intermediate algs later. Right now I average about 26 seconds. I am still kind of getting used to turning it.

Any tips on notation? I thought I new it but I never can match the scramble CSTimer gives me.
 
PB single on skewb: 5.87.

Time List:
1. 5.87 R B' L' U R' B' L R'

Try this scramble. I did the blue face, and then an alg for the green corners and face (just a sledge). Then I got a skip of everything else.
 
First Ao100 done!

Generated By csTimer on 2023-12-19
avg of 100: 22.27

Time List:
1. 32.03 B' R' B U' B' U R B U
2. (37.67) U' L' R' U' R' L R' L'
3. 29.93 R U B L B U R' B R'
4. 30.52 L R' U' B U' R' L U B
5. 25.29 U R U B R' L' R' B' L
6. 28.03 U' B' L' B L' U R' U' B
7. 26.00 U R' B L B' R' U L'
8. 20.88 L U' B R' B U R' U' B'
9. 30.21 R' U' R' U B' R L U' R' U
10. 21.12 B' U' R' L' U B' R L'
11. 29.37 B' U R B L B U' L' U
12. (37.19) R' L' R L U L' B U' B
13. 24.50 U' B U R U' L U' L'
14. 27.81 L B R' B' L' B' U' L B
15. 27.90 B' U' R' L' R B' U B'
16. 32.03 B U' B' U R B U' L B
17. (33.04) B R B U B' L R L' B'
18. 26.56 L' U B R' B U' L' B' U
19. 24.78 R L' B U R L' B U'
20. 28.85 B' L U' L' R' U B U' L
21. 26.44 L R' B R' U' L' U' L U
22. (34.04) U' B' R L B L U L' R
23. 20.04 B U' R' B' U R L' R U B'
24. 18.71 B R L B' R U R' L'
25. 18.13 R B' U R L B' U' B R'
26. 31.77 U' L' U B' U' B U L'
27. 23.55 R' B L U B' U' R' U'
28. 27.95 B' L' B R B U B U L'
29. 21.28 L' U' B' L' R' L' R' B' L
30. 20.79 L R' U L' R' L R L' U'
31. 22.35 U R L' R U R' L' R B'
32. 24.57 U' R' B L' B R' B U
33. (10.49) B R' U L' R B' R L
34. 25.11 R' L R L' B L' B R
35. 29.21 L' B' L B' R' B' L' B' R
36. 23.67 B L' B R' L U B L'
37. 17.89 U R L R B' U L R' L'
38. 24.69 R U L B' L R B L' B'
39. 19.18 B R' L' B L' U' L' B'
40. (36.02) L R' B' R U' B' L U'
41. 25.67 B L' R' U' B R' U' R U'
42. 24.79 L U' R U B R L' R
43. 19.49 R' L' B U R U' B' R' B'
44. 16.46 L U' R U L' R' B' L'
45. 23.71 R L' B' L' R' L R' L
46. 28.77 L B' U B U L' B U'
47. 26.75 L B R' L U' L U R' U'
48. 21.46 U' B' U R B L U' B'
49. 18.37 B' R' U' R' B' U B' U
50. 27.26 R B' U R' U' L' B' U'
51. 16.62 R' L' R B L' B L' U'
52. 13.31 R' U L R B' R B U' B'
53. (5.87[WOW]) R B' L' U R' B' L R'
54. (8.89) B L R' B L U' R' U
55. 14.57 R' U L U' R' L U R'
56. 18.18 B L' U' R U' B' U R'
57. 23.39 L B' R' U R' U R B' U'
58. 25.23 U B R L' R' U B R'
59. 19.35 R' L' B L' B U' B' L' B'
60. 18.43 U' R' L' B' U' R' L' U R
61. 27.55 B' L' R' U R L' R L R'
62. 27.58 B' R L' R' U' L U' R' B
63. (9.81) B L U' B L' R' L B
64. 24.81 R' L' B U' B' R' B' L B'
65. 19.80 B L R B' R L U' L R
66. 15.71 B' R' B U' R U L' R' L
67. 25.81 R' L R L R' L' R' L U
68. 24.22 R B R' U' L' B L R' U'
69. 29.13 B U L R' L' B U B'
70. 11.71 U B' U L' B L' B' R'
71. 18.70 L B' R L R B U' B
72. 29.44 U' L R B R B R U' L
73. 20.95 R B U B' L' U R' U B'
74. 13.26 R' L U B' L' U' B L' R'
75. 27.19 B L R U' B' L' U R' B
76. 15.22 R U' L R L U R' U L'
77. 23.78 B' U' R' B' U L B R' L'
78. 13.14 R' L B' U' L U L' R' L'
79. 23.38 B U B' U' R' B R' B' L'
80. (11.08) L R' U' B' L' R L R
81. 14.83 L' U' B' U L' U' B' U' L'
82. 22.12 B' U' B U R U' R B'
83. 13.14 R L' B' U' L' U L' U' R'
84. 18.66 B' U L' R' L' U' R' U B R'
85. 18.64 U' L' U R U' B' U' R'
86. 17.12 B L' R' B U' L U' R U'
87. 14.10 B' R U R U' R B' R'
88. 22.78 L R' U' B' L U R' B R'
89. 25.84 B R U' L' B R' L' U' L'
90. 19.76 L' B' L R L' B' L' U' L'
91. 18.91 L' R L' U' R' U' B R' B'
92. 16.92 U R' B U B' U L B
93. 18.63 R B R L U' L R L B'
94. 17.25 R' B U' R U B' U' B R'
95. 21.53 R L' R U' L U' B R
96. 23.18 L' B' L U' B' L' U' R'
97. 19.33 R' B L B L B R' B
98. 15.06 U' L' B' L U L' U B'
99. 17.90 L R' L B' L' B U' B R'
100. 14.23 U' L U' R U' B L' B R
 
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