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ZZ-CT Progression Thread

Swagrid

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All it took was a 10.00 ao12, a 10.01 ao12, three 10.09 ao12s, a 10.07 ao12, and many 10.1x ao12s, but it's here


Generated By csTimer on 2022-02-22
avg of 12: 9.99

Time List:
1. 10.37 U L B D' R2 D' L2 D2 U' L2 U F2 D R2 F D' L D B2 F' L2
2. 11.30 F' L2 B U' B2 L B2 D R2 B2 L2 B R2 U2 B2 D2 F' L2 D2 B R'
3. 9.79 L2 B' F2 D2 R2 F2 R2 F R2 B L2 D2 L' F' U' R2 B' L U2 R2 B'
4. 9.41 L2 D' B2 R2 D' L2 D2 U F2 U F2 L R B' D' U L' F' L2 D2
5. 9.86 F D' B2 U' B2 U2 L2 U2 L2 F2 U F L2 R B' D B' F R' D2
6. 9.27 R' B' R2 D2 U2 B2 F D2 B' D2 R2 F2 L2 U L' B' R F2 R' F' U
7. (8.29) R' F2 D2 R2 F2 R2 U2 L2 U' R2 F2 U' F U F' U' L' D' B2
8. 10.13 U L F2 R' D2 U2 F2 L U2 L' R2 F2 B' D L F' L F R D' U2
9. (12.14) U B2 D' F2 D B2 D2 L2 F2 L' R D B L' R' U B R2 U
10. 10.11 U' D2 F2 U2 L2 U2 F' U2 F' R2 F L2 B2 L' B R B' R' U L2 R
11. 9.62 R D' U2 L2 F R2 D2 B2 L2 F' U2 R2 D2 R D' B2 F2 L2 B2 U'
12. 10.04 R F' B R2 U2 B' L2 D' B' L' F2 R U2 L B2 L2 U2 D2 F2 R2
 

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Generated By csTimer on 2022-02-26
avg of 12: 9.89

Time List:
1. 8.40 U2 L' D2 L2 U2 L' U2 F2 R' D2 L2 F2 D' F' U2 F U F' U
2. 10.12 L2 U2 L2 F U2 R2 U2 B2 U2 B2 F R' F2 L' D L2 R B D2 U
3. 8.99 B U2 R' D F2 R' B D L2 D' L2 F2 D2 L2 D' F2 R2 U' B
4. 10.06 F' D2 L2 D2 F' D2 F' R2 U2 F' R2 B2 U' F' R' D' R' B' L' F' L'
5. (8.02) D2 B F L2 F2 L2 D2 B' D2 U2 L2 U2 L' R2 D' B2 D R2 D2 B R'
6. 9.94 F2 R2 B2 U2 B2 U R2 D U F2 R2 L U' B' L' B R' U B D2 B2
7. (14.98) F L2 D' L2 D F2 L2 B2 D F2 R2 D L D L2 B D F' L2 D2 U2
8. 10.84 B L' U' R2 U2 F B2 U' B U' B2 U D R2 B2 D F2 R2 D2 L2
9. 9.88 L2 D F2 U R2 D' B2 U B2 F2 R2 F' R' U' F2 L' U' B L2 F2 L2
10. 9.85 L2 B2 R' B2 D2 L2 D2 R' F2 R2 B2 R' F D2 R2 D R' B' F U
11. 8.89 R L2 D2 F2 U' F2 L2 U B2 R2 F2 U' B' F L' F2 U F' L2 D R
12. 11.96 R D2 B U2 R2 B U2 F' D2 B2 L2 F L F2 R2 D' U R' B' U' L'

Skill issue resolved. Also - Generated By csTimer on 2022-02-26
avg of 100: 10.49

Blistering progress these past few days.
 

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Generated By csTimer on 2022-03-18
avg of 5: 9.00

Time List:
1. 9.74 D' L2 U B2 L2 B2 D' L2 B2 U' R2 U B L D2 B D F' D' L' F2
2. 8.41 U' R' D2 L2 D L2 R2 B2 D' L2 F2 U' B R U2 R2 U' F2 D
3. (11.99) B U' R2 B' D2 R2 B U2 B' L2 B D2 B2 L2 R B L' D' R' D' F'
4. (7.96) F L' D F R2 F2 L' U2 F' R' F2 R L2 D2 B2 R2 B2 L' U2 F2
5. 8.84 L' F' U L' D' R' U F B2 D' B2 D' B2 R2 U L2 U2 F2 D R

PB!

although it does feel a little like mockery to get the 9.00, a PB is a PB and we take those
 

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And the very next day, while "watching" the 3bld in comp, a new pb ao5.

Generated By csTimer on 2022-03-19
avg of 5: 8.84

Time List:
1. (11.11) D' L' F R L2 U2 D' L' F2 L2 U F2 U F2 U' R2 D2 L2 U B2
2. 8.69 L' B' R2 U' F U B F2 U' B2 U R2 B2 D' F2 U B2 R2 F2 R'
3. 8.63 F D2 F2 R2 F' R2 U2 F' D2 R2 U' B' U' F D2 R D' R' D
4. 9.20 D2 F2 B R L' U' F2 D' L' D2 F L2 B U2 D2 B R2 F R2 U2 B2
5. (8.18) L2 R2 B U2 L2 R2 B L2 B' L2 R2 B2 D B2 R' U R B' U F2
 

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Official results, courtesy of WSMO22

3x3 was very rough. The first two rounds I was trembling incredibly hard. My fingers were shaking like iOS apps when you long press one of them. One of my judges recognised that I was using ZZ-CT though, which was very cool. In finals, I was a lot calmer, but did a Ja perm instead of Jb, leading me to DNF'ing an 11.38. If this hadn't been a DNF, the ao5 would be 11.78.

For my first ever comp, I'm pretty happy with the results. Nerves were tough but I reached every goal I had, except for sub 12 3x3 ao5.
 

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Official results, courtesy of WSMO22

3x3 was very rough. The first two rounds I was trembling incredibly hard. My fingers were shaking like iOS apps when you long press one of them. One of my judges recognised that I was using ZZ-CT though, which was very cool. In finals, I was a lot calmer, but did a Ja perm instead of Jb, leading me to DNF'ing an 11.38. If this hadn't been a DNF, the ao5 would be 11.78.

For my first ever comp, I'm pretty happy with the results. Nerves were tough but I reached every goal I had, except for sub 12 3x3 ao5.
Yes I saw you there instantly recognisable with the ZZ-CT.
laughs in sub-12 ao5
 

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I had quite a good day yesterday

Generated By csTimer on 2022-04-07
avg of 12: 9.64

Time List:
9.22, 8.99, 10.48, (8.17), 8.55, 9.93, 9.48, (12.33), 10.22, 8.94, 11.01, 9.54

and

Generated By csTimer on 2022-04-07
avg of 50: 10.13

and

Generated By csTimer on 2022-04-07
avg of 100: 10.28

Been stable in averaging 10.5-10.6 recently, but over the past few days I've been sitting around 10.4 and then yesterday was just ridiculous.
 

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Generated By csTimer on 2022-04-07
avg of 5: 8.50

Time List:
1. 9.18 D2 R' U R2 F U2 B' F2 L2 D2 L' D2 F2 R2 B2 R' B2 L D B
2. 7.71 U2 F' D2 F R2 D2 B' R2 B2 R2 U2 F D R' U2 B2 U' L R' U F
3. 8.60 F L2 D' F' R U B2 D B F2 L2 B2 D' R2 D2 F2 U' R2 U' F2 D
4. (7.04) U' F2 L2 U' F2 U R2 D' R2 U B2 D2 B U2 F D2 B' U2 F2 L
5. (11.13) U2 B2 L2 B' L2 R2 D2 F' U2 B2 U2 L U2 L F' U' L' R' B U' B'

Also did a full ao100 in one sitting for the first time in a while, came out at 10.46. Can see myself being comfortably sub 10.5 real soon.
 

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Generated By csTimer on 2022-04-22
avg of 100: 10.13

Generated By csTimer on 2022-04-22
avg of 12: 9.55

Time List:
1. (8.68) L' B2 L D R L2 B2 D' F' R F2 R' D2 B2 L F2 B2 R L F2 U2
2. 10.84 L B2 R B2 R' U2 L2 D2 B2 D2 R2 B2 U L' U B' U2 B'
3. 9.18 D' F2 U2 L2 D F2 U B2 U F2 L2 R D U' B' L' F L F U'
4. (11.28) D' B L2 U' L2 U2 L2 R2 U B2 U R2 U L F' D B U' F R' B'
5. 9.14 R2 B2 R B2 U2 R2 U2 L' D2 R D2 F2 U' R' D2 F R2 D2 B R U'
6. 8.93 F' D2 L' D' R U2 B D2 R2 B2 L' F2 U2 F2 R L D2 L2 F
7. 9.30 B' U' L B2 L F2 L' U2 R U2 F2 R D F U' F R2 D' L'
8. 9.24 F U2 B' D2 B' L2 F2 D2 L2 F L B' R D2 F R2 D' U L U2
9. 9.49 L' D B L2 U R2 D2 B2 U L2 B2 F2 D R B L' B2 U2 L2 R
10. 9.33 R' D2 B2 L2 D R2 D' L2 B2 F2 U R2 F2 B' U2 L F L2 U' B' F'
11. 10.81 L2 B' U2 L2 D2 L2 F2 L2 U2 B' U2 F' R U2 F R B2 D' F' D
12. 9.28 F' D2 F R2 B2 L2 D2 U2 B' D2 R2 U2 L B' L2 D F2 L' U2 B R'
 

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Generated By csTimer on 2022-04-22
avg of 100: 10.13

Generated By csTimer on 2022-04-22
avg of 12: 9.55

Time List:
1. (8.68) L' B2 L D R L2 B2 D' F' R F2 R' D2 B2 L F2 B2 R L F2 U2
2. 10.84 L B2 R B2 R' U2 L2 D2 B2 D2 R2 B2 U L' U B' U2 B'
3. 9.18 D' F2 U2 L2 D F2 U B2 U F2 L2 R D U' B' L' F L F U'
4. (11.28) D' B L2 U' L2 U2 L2 R2 U B2 U R2 U L F' D B U' F R' B'
5. 9.14 R2 B2 R B2 U2 R2 U2 L' D2 R D2 F2 U' R' D2 F R2 D2 B R U'
6. 8.93 F' D2 L' D' R U2 B D2 R2 B2 L' F2 U2 F2 R L D2 L2 F
7. 9.30 B' U' L B2 L F2 L' U2 R U2 F2 R D F U' F R2 D' L'
8. 9.24 F U2 B' D2 B' L2 F2 D2 L2 F L B' R D2 F R2 D' U L U2
9. 9.49 L' D B L2 U R2 D2 B2 U L2 B2 F2 D R B L' B2 U2 L2 R
10. 9.33 R' D2 B2 L2 D R2 D' L2 B2 F2 U R2 F2 B' U2 L F L2 U' B' F'
11. 10.81 L2 B' U2 L2 D2 L2 F2 L2 U2 B' U2 F' R U2 F R B2 D' F' D
12. 9.28 F' D2 F R2 B2 L2 D2 U2 B' D2 R2 U2 L B' L2 D F2 L' U2 B R'
Phenomenal!
 

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BIG NEWS

First off, broke the pb ao12 again

Generated By csTimer on 2022-04-23
avg of 12: 9.47

Time List:
(7.55), 8.95, 9.82, 10.77, 8.60, 11.02, (11.06), 9.81, 9.28, 8.51, 9.45, 8.49

But most importantly:

Generated By csTimer on 2022-04-23
avg of 50: 9.97

Time List:
9.93, 9.80, 8.58, 10.85, 10.77, 10.53, 8.86, 10.52, 9.99, 9.40, 9.86, 10.12, 9.58, 9.02, 10.67, 9.31, 8.46, (11.55), 9.89, 9.94, 10.92, (7.97), (8.27), 10.03, 10.39, 10.09, (14.99), 10.96, 11.21, 10.88, 10.96, 9.23, 8.30, 9.05, 9.59, 10.44, 11.28, (8.14), 9.95, 10.82, 9.38, (12.64), 10.22, 10.34, 9.60, 8.75, 10.72, 10.94, 9.40, 9.12
 
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