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Can't See 3x3 || Timona's Road to NR

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Timona

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So I've been playing around with FMC (courtesy of @Imsoosm ), since I was learning ZZ and it's really fun. I just did this solve this morning, for fun. No troubleshooting or anything, I just look to see where I can blockbuild and use LS tricks.

R' U' F U R L2 B2 L2 B2 D2 B2 U B2 U L2 R F' L D' B' L R' F' R' U' F
x2 F D2 L' R' F D' R2 B2 // EOarrow
R U R' U2 R' U R U' R' U R // Right Block
U' L U' L2 U2 L U L U' L U' L' U L // Left Block
U2 L' R' U2 L R B U' F U2 B' U F' U // Optimal PLL

x2 F D2 L' R' F D' R2 B2 R U R' U2 R' U R U' R' U R U' L U' L2 U2 L U L U' L U' L' U L U2 L' R' U2 L R B U' F U2 B' U F' U

My current PB is 38, it can definitely be better. I'll just stick to LS and PLL for now, until I learn NISS or all the other fancy stuff.
 
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4x4.

Generated By csTimer+ on 2022-08-25
avg of 50: 44.14

Time List:
43.43, 39.96, 45.01, 40.65, 43.83, 42.31, 39.08, 45.79, (37.72), 43.07, 41.13, 45.02, 47.25, 44.31, 47.18[popped at parity], 44.49, (52.60), 47.09, 44.70, 42.04, 43.27, 46.97, 45.04, 44.16, 46.25, 45.21, 45.05, 46.40, 42.15, 48.64, 46.69, (53.61), 45.81, 38.77, 42.26, 43.82, 45.85, 44.58, 42.78, 47.56, (36.03), (37.20), 39.50, 47.50, 41.64, 46.13, 38.04, (51.79), 43.97, 47.82
 

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New PB!!
I decided to grind a little Megaminx before I slept yesterday and I got some insane times. The session started cus I was trying out Balint again. anyway, I got a 53, with a very lucky LL - I did the one edge EO alg and then CO solved, so I finished with a J-perm and then CP. Immediately after that I got a 54, with 2LLL, same lucky Last layer. So now, I currently have a sub-1 mo3 and sub-1:05 ao5.

Generated By csTimer+ on 2022-08-27 (solving from 2022-08-26 23:30:45 to 2022-08-26 23:49:17)
avg of 5: 1:04.00

Time List:
1072. 53.89[lol] @2022-08-26 23:30:45
1073. 54.11[2LLL] @2022-08-26 23:43:21
1074. 1:09.93 @2022-08-26 23:45:04
1075. 1:10.33 @2022-08-26 23:47:00
1076. 1:07.96 @2022-08-26 23:49:17

Generated By csTimer+ on 2022-08-27 (solving from 2022-08-26 23:30:45 to 2022-08-26 23:45:04)
mean of 3: 59.31

Time List:
1072. 53.89[lol] @2022-08-26 23:30:45
1073. 54.11[2LLL] @2022-08-26 23:43:21
1074. 1:09.93 @2022-08-26 23:45:04
 

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My luck ran out. My times are back to normal.

Generated By csTimer+ on 2022-08-27 (solving from 2022-08-27 11:53:48 to 2022-08-27 12:18:08)
avg of 12: 1:12.55

Time List:
1. 1:13.66 @2022-08-27 11:53:48
2. 1:07.50 @2022-08-27 11:55:43
3. 1:09.51 @2022-08-27 11:57:29
4. 1:09.47 @2022-08-27 11:59:19
5. (DNF(1:14.85)) @2022-08-27 12:01:22
6. 1:17.18 @2022-08-27 12:06:09
7. 1:13.68 @2022-08-27 12:08:09
8. 1:12.69 @2022-08-27 12:10:10
9. 1:12.28 @2022-08-27 12:12:16
10. 1:19.46 @2022-08-27 12:14:10
11. (1:04.23) @2022-08-27 12:16:16
12. 1:10.11 @2022-08-27 12:18:08
 

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ao200 is currently sub-45, so I guess I would consider myself sub-45 on 4x4. Up next, sub-40.

Generated By csTimer+ on 2022-08-27
avg of 200: 44.72

Time List:
40.01, 46.60, 45.68, 44.70, 44.81, 44.77, 39.85, 39.82, 45.92, 43.74, 51.58, 47.23, 38.69, 49.50, DNF(47.63), 46.41, 51.44, 39.94, 43.37, 51.59, 44.78, 56.47, 47.03, 49.12, 42.37, 46.85, 51.15, 46.83, 49.45, 41.91, 46.50, 48.70, 42.53, 40.86, 45.70, 48.76, 45.97, 42.37, 38.97, 52.41, 39.81, 37.43, 44.23, 41.11, 41.14, 50.70, 43.60, 48.00, 41.26, 53.02, 42.36, 51.91, 43.43, 39.96, 45.01, 40.65, 43.83, 42.31, 39.08, 45.79, 37.72, 43.07, 41.13, 45.02, 47.25, 44.31, 47.18[popped at parity], 44.49, 52.60, 47.09, 44.70, 42.04, 43.27, 46.97, 45.04, 44.16, 46.25, 45.21, 45.05, 46.40, 42.15, 48.64, 46.69, 53.61, 45.81, 38.77, 42.26, 43.82, 45.85, 44.58, 42.78, 47.56, 36.03, 37.20, 39.50, 47.50, 41.64, 46.13, 38.04, 51.79, 43.97, 47.82, 38.59, 43.73, 46.91, 43.55, 46.03, 40.26[sick scramble], 42.49[DP], 45.54[DP], 50.52[bruh DP], 46.65[DP], 49.22[DP], 43.54, 44.56, 44.93, 42.16, 58.95, 40.53, 41.26, 51.92, 48.65, 38.53, 38.15, 38.68[3 38s 💀💀💀], 45.78, 46.03, 45.04, 47.95, 52.12, 45.02, 44.59, 36.63, 39.29, 50.42, 49.44, 40.49, 44.06, 43.21, 48.60, 41.60, 39.82, 47.51, 37.18, 45.74, 42.90, 50.14, 48.73, 47.89, 49.15, 49.65, 47.01, 40.27, 41.75, 34.68[What No parity does to a mf], 41.88, 43.11, 45.76, 45.57, 43.19, 51.08, 45.22, 50.56, 47.53, 44.50, 39.35, 49.48, 47.68, 43.95, 42.36, 45.87, 44.99, 47.02, 50.56, 40.34, 44.57, 38.52, 37.35, 38.04, 46.07, 51.25, 45.96, 43.28, 50.54, 47.97, 41.78, 47.97, 36.11, 39.97, 46.95, 41.64, 48.30, 43.92, 47.22, 43.31, 38.94, 39.03, 43.19, 44.44, 46.57
 

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It's the end of the month, you know what that means.
Well, it's the end of the month again.

Didn't really practice 2x2 that much.
Generated By csTimer+ on 2022-08-29
avg of 25: 3.757

Time List:
1. 4.279 U F' R2 F' R' F' U2 R' U2
2. 4.290 F U R' F2 U R' F' U2 R
3. 2.018 F2 R2 U2 F U R2 U' F2 R2
4. 4.267 R' F2 R' F U' R U2 F2 U'
5. 4.492 R' U2 R' F2 U' F U F' R'
6. 4.356 F2 R' F' R U2 R' U2 F U2
7. 4.881 R2 F2 U' F' R2 F' U F2 R'
8. 3.286 F R' F2 U' F R U2 F' U2
9. 3.301 U' F' R2 F2 U' F' U R2 U
10. 3.803 R2 U F2 U2 F' U R2 U' F
11. 2.354 F' U2 F2 U' R' F' R F2 U R' U'
12. 4.750 F' R2 U2 R F R2 F R' F'
13. (6.998) R2 F U' F' R U2 F R U'
14. 4.146 R' F2 U' F2 U R' F R U2
15. 3.711 R2 U F2 U F' R2 F' U2 R'
16. 4.306 R2 F R2 U R' U2 R2 F2 R2
17. 3.567 R U2 R F' U2 F' U2 R U2 R2
18. (1.566 [onelooked because it's literally the easiest scramble ever]) U2 R2 U' F2 U' F U' R2 F2
19. 4.577 U2 R U' R U2 R' U' F R'
20. (1.763[lol wut]) U R' U R' F2 R F' R' F2
21. (5.540) R' U F' R' U2 R' F2 R U' R'
22. 3.162 R2 F2 R' F2 U F U F2 R'
23. 3.877 F R' F U2 R2 F' R U2 F'
24. 2.407 R U R' F' R F' R2 U R
25. 3.077 U2 F' U R U R F' R2 U2

I got sub-12 this month and I learnt ZZ. Poggers!
Also my cube feels like s__t rn so I can't do 25 solves.
Generated By csTimer+ on 2022-08-29
avg of 12: 11.83

Time List:
1. 12.35 L U2 F2 L U2 B2 R' D2 L F2 R2 U' L' R U F R2 B' U' L2
2. (9.47) D2 L2 U2 F' U2 F' D2 L2 F' R2 F L B' F D2 R2 U R' B2
3. 12.15 F' D2 B2 R' L2 U F R F2 R F2 D2 R2 D2 L' B2 L' D2 R' F
4. 11.68 F D F' U2 L2 F D2 R2 D2 L2 F' D2 F L' D2 B D' B U L R2
5. 12.09 U2 R2 B2 U2 L2 D' R2 B2 R2 D L2 F' L' D' U' L2 U2 F L' B' F2
6. (13.42) U' R F2 D U2 R2 F2 U' F2 D U2 R2 U' R' D' U' B D' B2 L2
7. 11.22 D2 L2 U' L2 R2 U R2 D' U' R2 F' D F' L' U' B2 L R B R2
8. 9.53 F U2 R2 B F R2 D2 R2 U2 F R' D' B' D L' B2 D' B F2
9. 13.41 B' D L2 F U' R F L' B' D2 F2 L2 D2 F2 D' B2 U R2 U' F2
10. 11.17 B R2 D' F2 L2 B2 U F2 D2 U2 R2 U F2 L' D R' F' L B L B
11. 12.38 R2 U' R2 U F2 R2 B2 L2 D2 R2 D R2 L' B2 U2 B' R F' L R2 F2
12. 12.28 F2 D2 L2 D B2 L2 D B2 L2 D' L2 U B R' U2 L' D R' F2 L'

I'm finally sub-45
Generated By csTimer+ on 2022-08-29
avg of 25: 44.53

Time List:
42.33, 47.35, (51.55), 45.50, 40.61, 43.73, 42.66, 45.81, 42.29, 40.26, 50.57, 40.74, 48.25, 46.65, (40.12), 45.63, 44.35, 45.51, 47.70, (38.69), 40.54, (51.94), 47.73, 44.84, 42.07

I'm planning on buying the Valk 5 soon.
Generated By csTimer+ on 2022-08-29
avg of 12: 1:37.50

Time List:
1:34.64, 1:39.81, 1:37.30, 1:33.96, 1:38.72, (1:52.61), 1:37.30, 1:37.80, 1:31.54, 1:40.74, (1:27.07), 1:43.15

I finally finished learning Sarah's Intermediate. Also, PB ao5 at the end lol.
Generated By csTimer+ on 2022-08-29
avg of 25: 7.92

Time List:
9.99, 7.98, 9.22, 8.12, 7.42, 6.11, (11.20), 9.97, 7.38, 6.62, 6.41, (10.29), 9.52, 7.45, 8.91, 9.62, 8.92, (4.16), 8.13, 7.42, 9.40, 5.66, (5.20), 6.78, 5.35

avg of 5: 5.93

Time List:
21. 9.40 L' B' U' L B' U B' R'
22. 5.66 L R' B R U R' B L
23. 5.20 B L' R' B L' B R L
24. 6.78 B U' B' U R' B L' U
25. 5.35 L B' R L B U R' U

1:00.02😒
Generated By csTimer+ on 2022-08-29
avg of 12: 1:11.19

Time List:
1:10.07, 1:02.03, 1:16.42, (1:00.02), 1:15.48, 1:13.24, 1:13.63, 1:18.58, 1:02.44, 1:06.35, 1:13.68, (1:20.67)

For September, I'm just gonna be grinding 4x4 and Megaminx.
 

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Another solve I can't recon. Solid solve tho. Of course, no parity.

Generated By csTimer+ on 2022-08-30
single: 32.68

Time List:
2144. 32.68 U2 R2 F' U2 B' L2 F' R2 B2 L2 F2 D' L B2 R' B' U L D' U F Rw2 Uw2 U' F' Uw2 D' F' Uw2 U' F D' R2 Rw F D' Rw' Fw' R' Uw' L Fw2 U' Fw Rw'
 

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4x4.

Generated By csTimer on 2022-09-04
solves/total: 51/51

single
best: 35.03
worst: 51.72

mean of 3
current: 42.95 (σ = 5.52)
best: 38.81 (σ = 3.62)

avg of 5
current: 45.75 (σ = 2.01)
best: 40.00 (σ = 2.49)

avg of 12
current: 44.48 (σ = 3.24)
best: 41.50 (σ = 2.57)

avg of 25
current: 43.70 (σ = 2.72)
best: 41.83 (σ = 3.18)

avg of 50
current: 42.97 (σ = 3.10)
best: 42.97 (σ = 3.10)

Average: 42.89 (σ = 3.11)
Mean: 42.93

Time List:
39.27, 37.48, 43.52, 41.47, 41.14, 35.97, 49.07, 43.94, 39.86, 39.37, 43.25, 45.74, 41.02, 41.83, 51.72, 45.16, 45.38, 35.03, 46.55, 36.92, 45.94, 43.90, 37.97, 42.78, 35.69, 44.35, 39.24, 46.08, 45.39, 43.75, 47.39, 39.39, 44.21, 41.48, 40.95, 45.78, 45.35, 43.12, 39.36, 41.04, 41.59, 49.41, 45.07, 40.19, 51.64, 42.19, 45.99, 47.62, 48.10, 43.63, 37.12
 

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4x4 practice has been going well, I'm averaging around 42-44 now, with the occassional sub-40. The main thing i gotta work on is efficiency during Centres and Cross edges, and reducing pauses, especially during edge pairing and F2L. I've pretty much nailed down F2C (ignore the fact that I still can't plan First 2 Centres lol) and 3x3 stage, though I might still learn come COLLs.

I'm also thinking of getting a new 4x4 cus the Qiyi MS twists so freaking much, not just corner twists but even center piece twists??? Maybe its something to do with my turning style, I don't even turn that aggressive lol. I might get either the GAN 460 (purely for aesthetics, it has rounded wings pieces lol), the YJ MGC 4x4, or the Moyu Aosu WR M.

Also this guy's TPS is insane...
 
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4x4 practice has been going well, I'm averaging around 42-44 now, with the occassional sub-40. The main thing i gotta work on is efficiency during Centres and Cross edges, and reducing pauses, especially during edge pairing and F2L. I've pretty much nailed down F2C (ignore the fact that I still can't plan First 2 Centres lol) and 3x3 stage, though I might still learn come COLLs.

I'm also thinking of getting a new 4x4 cus the Qiyi MS twists so freaking much, not just corner twists but even center piece twists??? Maybe its something to do with my turning style, I don't even turn that aggressive lol. I might get either the GAN 460 (purely for aesthetics, it has rounded wings pieces lol), the YJ MGC 4x4, or the Moyu Aosu WR M (Dada suggested it).

Also this guy's TPS is insane...
Pleaseee don't get the gan, it's such a waste of money. I'd go with the mgc or ambition, they're a lot better for the price
 
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