What's considered a "normal" rate of progression?

[SpeedCubingLord]

Yeah im at 18 OLL algs rn (im starting with dot cases and i figured out the others)

From where? Dont be like me and DO NOT MAKE YOUR OWN ALGS UNLESS YOU KNOW WHAT YOU ARE DOING. I learnt from Jperm which is okay, but I reccomend cubedb.

 

[Sub20Soon]

From where? Dont be like me and DO NOT MAKE YOUR OWN ALGS UNLESS YOU KNOW WHAT YOU ARE DOING. I learnt from Jperm which is okay, but I reccomend cubedb.

no don't worry i learn them from speedcubedb.com and i checked the good algs for the ones i figured out andit was already the good ones

 

[viviannguyen380]

I learned 3X3 actively for about a year,
1 month to solve sub 1 minute
2.5 months (1.5 months later) sub 45,
3.5 months sub 40 (learned F2L)
4 months sub 35 (learned 2 look OLL/PLL)
5 months sub 30
9 months sub 20 (average ~19) (learned advanced F2L)

Didn't learn much else after that, but got more consistent. When I picked up learning 3X3 again almost 5 years later (yes I know...) I averaged about 26 seconds, took about a month to get back to 19 average, learned a few PLLs and almost yellow color neutral and now I average around 17-18 (about 2 months of practicing).

Truthfully, there is no normal rate of progression, since it depends how much time you have and how you practice. I started learning in high school and into COVID, so I had a decent amount of time to devote into cubing. It's a little harder for me now as an adult.

 

[That0newe1rdo]

my rough progression (imo i have a very slow progression)

sub 1 - 8 months
sub 50 - 8.5 months
sub 40 - 9.5 months
sub 30 - 1 year, 2 months
sub 25 - 1 year, 8 months
sub 22.5 - 1 year 9 months
sub 20 - 2 years
sub 19 - 2 years 1 month

I now consider myself sub 18, maybe sub 17, after about 2 years, 7 months but have little recorded data to prove that for some reason.

since it was bumped I am not confidently sub 17.5, based on recent results sub 17, after 2 years and like 8/9 months.

Very happy with this recent boost in progression, already reached one of my 2026 goals i think.

 

[DuckDecoys]

I have been doing it for about a month now, and I am down to a record of 1 minute,19 seconds

 

[abunickabhi]

I learned 3X3 actively for about a year,
1 month to solve sub 1 minute
2.5 months (1.5 months later) sub 45,
3.5 months sub 40 (learned F2L)
4 months sub 35 (learned 2 look OLL/PLL)
5 months sub 30
9 months sub 20 (average ~19) (learned advanced F2L)

Didn't learn much else after that, but got more consistent. When I picked up learning 3X3 again almost 5 years later (yes I know...) I averaged about 26 seconds, took about a month to get back to 19 average, learned a few PLLs and almost yellow color neutral and now I average around 17-18 (about 2 months of practicing).

Truthfully, there is no normal rate of progression, since it depends how much time you have and how you practice. I started learning in high school and into COVID, so I had a decent amount of time to devote into cubing. It's a little harder for me now as an adult.

Solid progression, have you considered coaching?

 

[Michael Wimberly]

Here's every barrier I broke and when

Sub-2 minute: June 2025 (0 months)
Sub-minute: July 2025 (1 month)
Sub-50: August (2 months)
Sub-40: September (3 months)
Sub-30: October (4 months)
Sub-25: December (6 months)
Sub-20: February 2026 (8 months)
Now it's May and I'm averaging low 17.

 

[Caleb Valenzuela]

Here's every barrier I broke and when

Sub-2 minute: June 2025 (0 months)
Sub-minute: July 2025 (1 month)
Sub-50: August (2 months)
Sub-40: September (3 months)
Sub-30: October (4 months)
Sub-25: December (6 months)
Sub-20: February 2026 (8 months)
Now it's May and I'm averaging low 17.

nice progression
it’s looking similar to mine lol

 

[-Cube Kid-]

Here's every barrier I broke and when

Sub-2 minute: June 2025 (0 months)
Sub-minute: July 2025 (1 month)
Sub-50: August (2 months)
Sub-40: September (3 months)
Sub-30: October (4 months)
Sub-25: December (6 months)
Sub-20: February 2026 (8 months)
Now it's May and I'm averaging low 17.

this is fast, mine is WAY slower, you must be doing something right.

 

[Smiley01Sun]

Well, it all depends on how you cube and practice and whatnot, I've been cubing for around 4 and a half months consistently and have already gotten around a 20 second average, so yeah.

 

[acrystal]

this is fast, mine is WAY slower, you must be doing something right.

When did you start cubing?

 

[-Cube Kid-]

When did you start cubing?

Over a year ago.

 

[acrystal]

Over a year ago.

same! it will be two years in a few months

 

[Michael Wimberly]

same! it will be two years in a few months

For me it will be 1 year in 10 days (may 25th is when my friend started to teach me how to solve the 3x3)

 

[Sub 20 Cuber]

I started cubing a year ago in may

 

[Michael Wimberly]

I started cubing 1 year ago today and I now average 16 seconds

 

[Sub 20 Cuber]

I average 15-16 seconds on 3x3

 

[Martyt7777]

Idk

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[MrCubert]

After about 6 months I was still averaging about 50 seconds... After 1 year and 9(?) Months I glow ball 17-19 and my PB average is 15.04 (Set yesterday morning)