Splenj's Progression Thread - 4x4

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I'm going to try and actually keep on top of it this time!

As said above, mainly working on 3x3, 3x3OH, 3x3 Bld and Square-1
Current PB's, PB Ao5s and Ao12s and also my main

3x3 PB - 8.65 - also 10 9 second solves, Ao5 - 11.47, Ao12 - 12.24 - I average sub-15 as long as I am putting the effort in - otherwise around 15 seconds. Main: DaYan GuHong Pro M 55mm Maglev (a new main, got it fairly recently and has definitely upped my game!)
3x3 OH PB - 18.05, Ao5 - 21.33, Ao12 - 25.60 - I average about sub 30, but am not at all consistent due to not knowing full OLL or PLL. Main DaYan GuHong Pro M 55mm Maglev
3x3 Bld PB - 6:10.99 - Still haven't got an Ao12, Ao5 or even Mo3! - I can usually finish within about 5-8 minutes, but I don't really practice a lot, so could definitely be better!
Squan PB - 20.25, Ao5 - 26.80, Ao12 - 30.82 - Again, not very consistent but I am usually sub-40

Targets:
3x3 - Get a sub-8 single, and get my average closer to 10 seconds (maybe sub-13 to start with).
3x3 OH - Learn full PLL (relearn officially, as I did learn it fully but then didn't do any OH solves for ages, so have now forgotten almost all of it!) and Full OLL - then aim for sub-25
3x3 Bld - get an Ao5 - then an Ao12, then when I have have successes more consistently I will set a timed target
Squan - A bit more consistency, and get to a point where I am sub-30

I will shortly do (and upload) an Ao12 for 3x3, 3x3 OH and Squan - will see about doing a Mo3 or something on Bld later on - I will try to upload something of my progress every week
 
3x3:
Generated By csTimer on 2024-01-16
avg of 12: 15.40

Time List:
1. 14.67 U L B2 D L2 U L2 B2 D2 U' L2 U' R2 B2 R' B2 L' B' R B' R2
2. 17.16 B2 U' R2 F2 R' B2 R' U2 R B2 L' B2 F2 R' F' U' B D2 L2 F'
3. 14.24 U' R2 F2 D B2 U' L2 B2 D2 B2 R F U2 R' D2 L D2 L B' U'
4. 14.62 U2 L U' R' L' U D' R' F' R2 L2 U2 F L2 F2 U2 F R2 F2 U2 D
5. 15.14 F U' B U R' U2 L D2 F' U2 L' U2 L B2 U2 F2 D2 L B2 L U2
6. 17.23 R L2 B2 L' U2 B U' F R F2 U B2 L2 U' F2 U2 R2 U' L2 D2
7. 14.50 F2 R D2 B2 D2 F D2 B L2 B2 U2 F' U2 R' U' R' B U' L2
8. 13.93 B D R2 D2 U R2 F2 U' F2 L2 U' L2 U' B R' F' U2 B' U' R' B2
9. 15.30 R2 U2 L2 F R2 B2 F' L2 F' U2 F U' L' F2 R F' D L' U2 L2
10. 17.23 L2 F L F2 D' F' L D2 B' R2 U B2 U B2 R2 D2 F2 B2 L2 U
11. (11.36) F' D2 R2 D' B2 L2 D' U' F2 R2 U' B2 L2 R' B2 D B L2 U B R'
12. (21.42) L U' F2 U R2 D R2 B2 U F2 U' R2 F' U F' L' D F' R' F R2

3x3 OH:
Generated By csTimer on 2024-01-16
avg of 12: 26.95

Time List:
1. 29.68 U2 F L2 R2 F U2 B' D2 F U2 F2 L' U F2 D2 F' R D B2 D2 U
2. 18.83 R' F2 U F2 R2 D2 R2 D' R2 D' L2 U2 B U2 R D' U' F R2
3. (17.50) L D' L' D R U F R U2 R' F2 U2 F2 U2 L' U2 L' B2 D B'
4. 31.93 D' L B2 U2 F2 R2 U' F2 L2 D F2 L2 U2 B2 F R D2 F D U' L
5. 25.28 U2 B2 F2 L2 F2 R2 D' R2 F2 D' F L2 F D2 R' F2 R' F D'
6. 26.32+ U B2 D F2 U' L2 R2 U L2 U2 F2 U R' B L2 B' U' L2 B' F U
7. 30.26 D2 B' L2 F D B' D F2 L F2 L2 D2 L' D2 B2 R D2 L' F2 U'
8. 30.37 D L2 B' R2 F D2 F U2 R2 B' R2 D2 R D F' L2 B' U' L R2
9. 28.35 D' R2 B2 D' R' F U L' F2 D2 F2 R' U2 L' U2 D2 F2 R2 F L'
10. (32.43) D2 B2 L2 D R2 U' B2 F2 U L2 U' B2 F' L' D2 F' R D F' L2 D2
11. 28.64 B F R2 B' D2 R2 F D2 F L2 F U' L' R F L' B2 R' U B U2
12. 19.80 F' R2 L F2 R2 B U' B2 U2 R' F2 R L2 D2 B2 R' B2 R' D2 U' B'

That's a PB single (17.5!) and if the 24.32 hadn't been a +2 that would have been a PB Ao5 as well!

Squan:
Generated By csTimer on 2024-01-16
avg of 12: 42.40

Time List:
1. 41.61 (0,-4)/ (0,-3)/ (0,-3)/ (6,0)/ (-2,-5)/ (-3,0)/ (-3,-4)/ (0,-3)/ (-1,0)/ (0,-4)/ (6,-2)/ (-4,0)/ (-5,-2)/
2. 39.05 (0,-1)/ (1,4)/ (-1,2)/ (-5,-2)/ (3,0)/ (0,-3)/ (0,-4)/ (-3,0)/ (-3,0)/ (4,0)/ (5,-2)/ (-2,-1)
3. (30.20) (0,2)/ (-3,-3)/ (3,0)/ (1,-2)/ (3,0)/ (-3,0)/ (0,-4)/ (-3,0)/ (-3,-2)/ (-2,0)/ (2,-4)/ (4,0)/
4. 52.17 (1,0)/ (3,0)/ (-1,-1)/ (-2,-2)/ (-3,0)/ (-1,-4)/ (4,0)/ (-3,0)/ (5,-2)/ (-2,0)/ (1,-4)/ (1,0)/
5. 41.06 (-5,0)/ (-4,-1)/ (-3,0)/ (0,-3)/ (-5,-2)/ (3,0)/ (-3,-4)/ (0,-3)/ (0,-2)/ (-4,0)/ (6,-2)/ (5,0)/ (-2,0)/
6. 36.19 (0,2)/ (-3,3)/ (3,0)/ (4,-2)/ (3,0)/ (-4,0)/ (3,0)/ (6,-4)/ (-5,0)/ (0,-4)/ (-4,-1)/ (0,-2)/ (0,-2)/ (-4,0)
7. 35.92 (1,0)/ (-3,-3)/ (-1,2)/ (1,-2)/ (3,0)/ (3,0)/ (0,-1)/ (3,0)/ (2,-5)/ (6,-2)/ (-4,-2)/ (3,0)
8. 1:00.83 (-5,0)/ (-3,3)/ (-1,2)/ (4,-5)/ (2,-4)/ (1,0)/ (-3,0)/ (-1,0)/ (2,0)/ (-2,0)/ (4,0)/ (0,-2)/ (-3,0)/
9. (1:01.69) (0,-1)/ (1,-5)/ (-4,2)/ (-2,-5)/ (6,-3)/ (3,-1)/ (0,-3)/ (3,-2)/ (-3,0)/ (-4,0)/ (1,0)
10. 48.49 (4,0)/ (3,0)/ (-4,-4)/ (-5,-5)/ (-3,0)/ (-3,-4)/ (0,-3)/ (0,-2)/ (0,-1)/ (-4,-1)/ (-2,-5)
11. 31.84 (-5,0)/ (0,-3)/ (3,3)/ (3,0)/ (5,-1)/ (-2,-3)/ (-3,-3)/ (1,0)/ (2,0)/ (2,-4)/ (2,-4)
12. 36.80 (1,3)/ (5,-1)/ (0,-3)/ (-3,0)/ (1,-2)/ (-3,0)/ (0,-1)/ (0,-3)/ (-1,0)/ (-2,0)/ (0,-3)/ (6,-4)/ (1,-4)

(I forgot to mention my main is a Qiyi M - I do have one problem with it, which is that the colour scheme is wrong, when held with the small red block to the left I have white on top - a bit annoying, but doesn't affect my solves too much!)
 
Sorry - Its my Square-1 main - and also, on looking its actually the little magic square-1 m rather than qiyi
 
Just to point out - for OH my PLL's are:

T-Perm
Y-Perm
H-Perm
A-Perm (both)
J-Perm (both)
Z-Perm
E-Perm
U-Perm (both)
And F-Perm

I think I will be learning the rest in this order:

Ra, Rb, V, Na, Nb, Ga, Gb, Gc, Gd

Then I will start looking at OLL
 
Just doing some general OH solves and got my Ao12 and Ao5 PB down!

Ao12 went from original (25.60) to 25.47, to 24.94, to 24.82, and then finally to:

Generated By csTimer on 2024-01-18
avg of 12: 24.75

Time List:
1. 25.53 L U F' U R D2 R' B2 L2 D' B2 D' R2 L2 D' R2 D F U'
2. 22.24 U' B2 D F2 R L2 F R2 D2 R' F2 L U2 F2 R2 B2 R2 D B2
3. (32.17) D2 L U' D R F B R U' B2 L2 D2 R' F2 D2 R' F2 D2 R' D2 L2
4. 26.61 B2 D2 B2 U L2 U L2 D2 F' U F2 R2 F R B' L D2 U
5. 21.66 L' U' F2 D2 L D2 R F2 L' D2 R B2 D2 L F D B2 F2 R B' D2
6. 25.77 L' U2 F' B' U' B2 L D R2 U2 L2 D' L2 U B2 L2 D B2 R2
7. 21.60 D' B2 L2 D2 L F2 D2 R' F2 D2 R' U' R B2 U L2 F L' D B'
8. 23.20 U D2 R B' R2 L2 U L D' R2 U R2 U2 R2 D F2 U F2 L2 R
9. 29.87 R2 B' U2 L2 D2 L2 B' F' R2 F' L2 R' B' F2 U F' D2 B F2 D'
10. 23.39 L2 F D2 F R2 B L2 D2 L2 D2 F2 R2 D' F D R B' D2 L2 B2 F'
11. (21.56) F2 U L2 B' D' F U' L F' R B2 R2 U2 L' U2 F2 B2 R2 U2 B2
12. 27.62 L2 D B' R2 D2 B' R2 F U2 R2 B' U2 F' D' L F D2 B2 R2 D2


During that I also got a new PB Ao5!

Generated By csTimer on 2024-01-18
avg of 5: 22.73

Time List:
1. 21.60 D' B2 L2 D2 L F2 D2 R' F2 D2 R' U' R B2 U L2 F L' D B'
2. 23.20 U D2 R B' R2 L2 U L D' R2 U R2 U2 R2 D F2 U F2 L2 R
3. (29.87) R2 B' U2 L2 D2 L2 B' F' R2 F' L2 R' B' F2 U F' D2 B F2 D'
4. 23.39 L2 F D2 F R2 B L2 D2 L2 D2 F2 R2 D' F D R B' D2 L2 B2 F'
5. (21.56) F2 U L2 B' D' F U' L F' R B2 R2 U2 L' U2 F2 B2 R2 U2 B2

(I just realised that my PB Ao5 in the intro is actually my PB Mo3!)
 
I learnt V-Perm today

Then just a minute ago I got new PB Single, Mo3, Ao5 and Ao12!

PB - 17.32 (nice solve with a PLL skip!)

PB Mo3:
Generated By csTimer on 2024-01-19
mean of 3: 18.93

Time List:
1. 20.77
2. 17.32
3. 18.70

PB Ao5:
Generated by csTimer on 2024-01-19
avg of 5: 20.84

Time List:
1. (25.74)
2. 20.77
3. (17.32)
4. 18.70
5. 23.04

PB Ao12:
Generated by csTimer on 2024-01-19
avg of 12: 24.58

Time List
1. (31.05)
2. 29.39
3. 21.28
4. 28.67
5. 22.79
6. 30.09
7. 25.31
8. 25.74
9. 20.77
10. (17.32)
11. 18.70
12. 23.04
 
Learnt both Ga and Gb, now working on Gc and Gd to finish off OH PLL's - once I've done that I will do a bit of practice, and then start learning OLL's

I also got a new PB OH single - 16.65, and Ao12 - 23.42
 
For the time being at least I have now learnt all OH PLL's - I will practice some more tomorrow (probably do a few hundred solves) and then start thinking a bit more about learning OH OLL (hopefully I can still do all the PLL's in the morning!)
 
I kind of left OH behind a bit - but Instead I have just started doing Squan a bit more.
I originally used tingmans method, but I used some of Cube Masters videos to improve my cube shape, CO & EO
My PB is now down to 17.30, and a PB2 of 17.76,
My PB Ao5 is now 23.36
And my PB Ao12 is now 27.70
So I have improved a fair bit, but am still practicing, hopefully I can get better yet!
 
I'm going to resurrect this thread and try and improve my 4x4 instead, aiming to get a sub-40 Ao5 and Ao12 if poss. For the moment I just recently finally broke the 40 second mark with a single of 39.67.
I need to first get a sub-50 Ao12, before setting my targets further - I will try and submit times more regularly - updating every week, tips would be gratefully received
 
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