Timothy's Progression Thread | Grinding Megaminx | Preparing for Southeast Champs 2024

[Cubinginatree]

It's only been several days after my first competition, and I already registered for my second: Sowega Solving (in 3 months). I am very excited for this one, because it offers my main event, 5x5. I also registered for 3x3 and 3x3 OH.

I already have a general idea on how to improve my 3x3 and 5x5, but until now, I have used my right hand and lots of "table abuse" for OH, and average 50-55 seconds. I want to switch to my left hand and start using better finger tricks, right now I'm using Jperm's tutorial. What would you recommend for me to do to improve OH over the next three months?

For OH switching hands is only necessary if you feel more comfortable turning with the left hand than with the right.

Spoiler: Other ways to choose a hand.

If you’re used to right handed algs on 3x3 left handed is a very good option.

Table abuse is perfectly fine just don’t use it for every turn.
I recommend practicing last layer algs as they may seem simple but using one hand you might forget.
The transition from picking up the cube to doing the cross can also be tough so practicing that can be key.
Also learning RU gen EPLLs are easy and recommended.
This is just my experience but I hope it helped!

 

[An Animating Cuber]

It's only been several days after my first competition, and I already registered for my second: Sowega Solving (in 3 months). I am very excited for this one, because it offers my main event, 5x5. I also registered for 3x3 and 3x3 OH.

Oh I was thinking about going to that comp, I ended up registering for a different one in savannah a week earlier.

 

[TimCube]

For OH switching hands is only necessary if you feel more comfortable turning with the left hand than with the right.

Spoiler: Other ways to choose a hand.

If you’re used to right handed algs on 3x3 left handed is a very good option.

Table abuse is perfectly fine just don’t use it for every turn.
I recommend practicing last layer algs as they may seem simple but using one hand you might forget.
The transition from picking up the cube to doing the cross can also be tough so practicing that can be key.
Also learning RU gen EPLLs are easy and recommended.
This is just my experience but I hope it helped!

I'm used to right hand algorithms, so I'm going to continue with left handed. What are RU gen EPLLs?

 

[TimCube]

Oh I was thinking about going to that comp, I ended up registering for a different one in savannah a week earlier.

Oof, I saw that one in Savannah, but it was on my sister's birthday and on a Sunday, so I couldn't make it.

 

[Cubinginatree]

I'm used to right hand algorithms, so I'm going to continue with left handed. What are RU gen EPLLs?

U, Z, and H perms that only use R and U moves instead of M moves.

 

[TimCube]

Gotcha. I already use OH U perms, and I'll definitely learn the Z and H perm. I'm terrible at slices in OH

 

[TimCube]

I have 93 days before my next comp, here's my current pbs for the events I registered for. At the end of each day I'll post if I beat any of them.

3x3: 14.83 single, 18.07 ao5, 19.36 ao12
5x5: 1:59.11 single, 2:13.87 ao5, 2:20.73 ao12
3x3 OH: 49.91 single, 1:06.84 ao5, 1:12.50 ao12

(btw, results of my last comp have been published, you can now see my WCA profile linked to the left)

 

[TimCube]

Here's where I've improved on my next competition's events since my last post (Friday):

3x3: 17.58 ao5
5x5: 1:52.14 single, 2:11.80 ao5, 2:15.81 ao12
3x3 OH: 42.19 single, 56.48 ao5, 1:00.21 ao12

I plus two-ed a 14.73, which would have been a 3x3 pb single.

 

[TimCube]

I just plus two-ed out of another 3x3 pb single again, this time it was a 14.25

Heart-wrenching…

 

[Jorian Meeuse]

I just plus two-ed out of another 3x3 pb single again, this time it was a 14.25

Heart-wrenching…

I know that feeling...
I +2ed out of my first sub 10 twice lol
You'll get it next time!

 

[TimCube]

I had several new cubes arrive in the past few days, and I've already mained them, even though I haven't set them up yet (setup recommendations welcome). Here are the pbs I was already able to set with them:

3x3 (new cube: Weilong WR M 2021 Maglev): 13.90 single, 18.64 ao12
5x5 (new cube: AoChuang WR M): 1:44.72 single, 2:04.33 ao5, 2:09.32 ao12

Also, I got the GAN Mirror M, which has been a lot of fun. My best so far is 1:15.38

 

[TimCube]

PB updates for my next competition's events:

3x3: 18.42 ao12
5x5: 2:02.32 ao5, 2:08.40 ao12
3x3 OH: 55.92 ao5, 58.02 ao12

 

[Americancuber232]

What comp are you going to?

 

[TimCube]

What comp are you going to?

I’m going to Sowega Solving in Albany, Georgia

 

[Americancuber232]

Just so you know there is another comp in greenvile on the 16th i am not going but I think it has another spot left for registrations.

 

[TimCube]

I couldn't go to that one unfortunately, I would have liked to though. It's only 2 hours away from me

 

[Americancuber232]

I want to but i dont have the will to go the greenville. Its like 30 miutes to an 1 hour from were I live. Oh and I am not leagally ableto drive

 

[TimCube]

Here's all my pbs since my last update:

2x2: 2.93 single, 5.37 ao5, 5.81 ao12
3x3: 13.44 single, 16.84 ao5
4x4: 1:20.94 ao5
5x5: 1:41.82 single, 1:53.69 ao5, 1:57.11 ao12
Megaminx: 1:52.46 single, 2:02.75 ao5, 2:11.67 ao12
Skewb: 4.32 single, 7.99 ao12

 

[Americancuber232]

Good job on the PBs.

 

[TimCube]

I had my best 5x5 session yet earlier today, I beat all my averages and had my first sub-1:40 single!

Single: 1:36.83
Ao5: 1:50.34
Ao12: 1:53.77

Looks like I'm going to have to change the title of this thread, because I have a 19.78 ao100 for 3x3, and I'm almost consistently sub-2:00 for 5x5.