Garf's Progression Thread - Speedrunning MC/TWHG - Road to World Class Mega

[Garf]

Did you UV coat it yourself? How much do UV coating machines cost?

It’s more like I bought a UV gel for 8 dollars and a mini UV lamp for 8-9 dollars and hand did it myself, so 29 with shipping and taxes

 

[Garf]

no shot in the forum comps I almost got a sub-1 single in 5x5. it was a 1:00.56 The average ended up being 1:13, but that's because of the pressure from the first solve. I used Redux all the way through.
@gsingh

 

[BVCuber13]

nice my PB is a 1:06.70. good luck getting sub-1 soon!

 

[gsingh]

no shot in the forum comps I almost got a sub-1 single in 5x5. it was a 1:00.56 The average ended up being 1:13, but that's because of the pressure from the first solve. I used Redux all the way through.
@gsingh

Nice single, but Yau is literally better.

 

[NebraskanSpeedsolver]

Nice single, but Yau is literally better.

It is tho

 

[Garf]

Nice single, but Yau is literally better.

It’s only better for people that can’t lookahead.

 

[Justincubes]

It’s only better for people that can’t lookahead.

So it's better for every person who doesn't main big cubes

 

[gsingh]

It’s only better for people that can’t lookahead.

It's also great at helping avoid hundreds of rotations every solve

Ok, fair. But the benefits it provides for lookahead are exponential. The majority of top cubers are now using Yau for 5x5, and I think even for 6x6, for good reason.

 

[Garf]

It's also great at helping avoid hundreds of rotations every solve

Ok, fair. But the benefits it provides for lookahead are exponential. The majority of top cubers are now using Yau for 5x5, and I think even for 6x6, for good reason.

True. I think I’ve got kind of a negative view towards Yau since I’ve tried using it for so long, then I switched to Redux and got better times instantly.

 

[Isaiah Scott]

It is tho

It is tho

 

[bldcuber314]

no shot in the forum comps I almost got a sub-1 single in 5x5. it was a 1:00.56 The average ended up being 1:13, but that's because of the pressure from the first solve. I used Redux all the way through.
@gsingh

Is that PB- in which case your PB is nearly exactly one second faster than my 4x4(...) PB.

 

[Garf]

Chat some crazy things happened this weekend. (I can't post on weekends so that's why I update on the weekdays).
I was cheering @NebraskanSpeedsolver during his comp, and I was also hoping that some of my track teammates would do well at a meet on Saturday (which they did. They all PRed). anyway, here's some stuff from me:
I got 37.58 4x4 PB ao5 and a 39.28 ao12.
I also managed to get a 7:56.61 2-7 relay pb, and I can still do 3-BLD yay!.

Spoiler: 2-7 pb

7:56.61 2) F' U R' U F R F U2 R'
3) U' F' U2 D2 R D B' R2 F' U2 R D2 L U2 L2 F2 U2 B2 L' D2 L'
4) Fw2 D Rw2 F2 L2 B2 F' R2 F Rw2 Fw' D2 Fw2 B2 Uw' Rw B2 Fw' L Fw' Uw' R' L2 B' U2 Fw F' B L' B Rw2 B' U Uw Rw' D' U F' B L'
5) R2 D' Lw' D B Fw' D R2 Lw Dw' D Uw R Dw2 L Dw Bw' R' B Lw' L F' Dw' Uw' Fw' Dw' F' D2 U' F2 Dw' F' Fw2 U' B' L Rw' B U2 Rw' F Bw' U2 Bw' Uw D Lw2 Bw' Fw' L B2 Lw2 Uw2 L' F2 Bw D2 Lw' Dw' F
6) B Dw Lw U' R2 Lw' Uw Bw R2 3Rw2 Fw2 3Rw2 Lw F' Bw' Uw 3Rw2 R' D R' U L2 3Uw Bw' D 3Rw L' 3Fw' Lw' Rw2 U 3Fw' Fw2 L2 F2 Lw 3Fw' Rw2 Lw' Uw 3Rw Rw' 3Uw2 B 3Rw2 3Fw' 3Rw R' L Lw 3Uw2 B R F2 Rw 3Uw2 F2 U Dw2 Fw2 Dw' B Rw' Lw F Uw2 Rw F2 B' L2 Bw2 3Rw2 D2 Uw' Lw2 Fw2 R' L' Bw Rw'
7) F 3Rw 3Uw U' Dw2 Fw U Lw B' L' Uw2 Dw' 3Rw U D2 3Bw Rw2 L2 3Rw2 3Bw' 3Rw B2 Lw2 3Bw' 3Uw2 3Fw' 3Bw D2 Uw2 R' 3Dw Bw2 Lw' D2 Fw' D' Lw R Uw' 3Bw2 Fw Uw2 3Bw' U Dw F2 B' U2 Uw2 Rw2 3Rw2 3Dw U2 Bw Lw R' Fw2 Dw' Bw' L Lw2 3Lw2 Dw2 3Uw2 Rw 3Bw2 Lw' 3Lw2 B' Fw 3Rw2 Uw' 3Dw 3Fw2 R 3Dw' U2 D' B2 3Lw2 Uw2 3Dw2 3Lw2 Uw' 3Uw' L2 3Dw2 Bw 3Bw Fw 3Dw R 3Bw' R2 Rw' 3Fw' Lw' F2 B L @2024-04-14 20:46:53

Spoiler: 3-bld mean

Generated By csTimer on 2024-04-15
mean of 3: 2:05.26

Time List:
2:12.63, 1:46.52, 2:16.62

I also got a 2:02.92 on 6x6. I'm getting closer to sub-2, though not there yet!
I ran 11.2 miles on Saturday, and cut my hair on Sunday. No more mop on the top.
That's all the crazy stuff that happened (for me) this weekend.

 

[Garf]

guys I'm moving to alaska. They don't have a state record for mega average, and their mega single is really slow. Easily can beat that.
Just look here: https://www.cubingusa.org/state_records#/a=1/e=minx

 

[Garf]

this isn't my 7:56 2-7 relay, but this was my first 2-7 relay I did for the day.

VID_20240414_201748.mp4

drive.google.com

And some other stuff I did last night:

VID_20240414_201748.mp4

drive.google.com

VID_20240414_213633.mp4

drive.google.com