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Sorry for being off topic. But @edtulane what cube do you use? And what method do you use? You should be quite fast by now

@GWJD MF3RS2 (unlubed, original tensions), Beginner’s method with shortcuts, my best times are on it when scrambled by a friend…

Which PLLs should I learn first? I know H, Z, T, Y, and Jb.

The MF3RS2 should be quite good tbh. For PLL, try to memorize all of them. You could also do 2 look PLL if you find memorizing the whole PLL algs too hard. I suggest you tension the MF3RS2 to your likings. Trust me, it’ll help you a lot in terms of performance.

Edit: also, for J perms, I do the Ja permutation the same way I do the Jb perm. How you ask? It’s a mirrored version of the alg

Jb: R U R’ F’ R U R’ U’ R’ F R2 U’ R’ U'

Mirrored (Ja): L’ U’ L F L’ U’ L U L F’ L2 U L U

It’s easier to remember, since it’s basically a mirrored version of the Jb perm.

Generated By csTimer on 2017-11-5 avg of 12: 34.80

Time List:

  1. (43.41) L’ F’ B L2 F U F’ D2 B’ D F2 B2 R2 D2 B2 R U2 D2 R’ F2 D2
  2. 31.39 D2 U B’ D2 L2 B F2 L2 R2 U2 B2 R F U’ L’ D’ B L’ U’ L'
  3. 39.92 U F2 D2 R2 D2 R B2 R2 F2 L’ B2 U2 D’ F U R’ D2 U2 R2 B2
  4. 37.01 U R2 B D2 L’ U’ L’ F2 U’ F’ B’ D2 F R2 B2 R2 U2 F L2 U2
  5. 37.06 R’ U2 L’ B2 U2 R’ F2 L2 B2 U2 R D R2 B’ R’ D’ U’ L2 R’ B2 F'
  6. 30.12 R2 D’ R2 U L2 B2 U’ B2 U2 R2 F2 L B’ L’ R F’ D B L2 U’ R
  7. 39.61 F B U L’ F2 D’ F2 B2 R’ F R’ U2 F2 R’ U2 F2 R2 L’ U2 L2 F2
  8. 33.11 R2 U2 R2 D’ L2 F2 U F2 U’ F2 U’ B’ L’ U B2 F’ D F’ U’ B'
  9. 33.72 L2 B F2 D2 L2 U2 L2 F2 R2 U2 F2 R’ U’ L B’ U R2 D’ B F'
  10. 35.48 D2 B2 D2 B2 R2 B2 F2 D R2 U2 R2 B D’ F2 U B2 D2 L’ U R2 F
  11. (27.72) B’ U’ R U D’ R2 L’ U’ B’ L’ R2 B L2 U2 B2 U2 F’ L2 U2 B D2
  12. 30.57 R’ B2 L2 U R2 B2 U’ F2 D2 L2 U’ F D2 F2 R’ D’ L’ D F’ D'

Not sure if it’s my best, but it’s still good compared to what I used to have

3x3: 9,634

got it during a “unofficial competition” with some cubers before Hudson Valley Fall 2017 lol

@GWJD I like the original tensions

@PyjamaL1ama I prefer qq

@GWJD learning the mirror is hard

3x3 - 12.73 ao.5 18.04

 16.56
 19.65
 18.13
 19.78
 16.20

bld3 - 10:37.23

Exploring color neutrality, so for quite a while my times are gonna be terrible :P

14.48 ao5 15.34 ao12 16.84 ao50 17.32 ao100

After 1 year, I have finally done it (right after another good time!!)

3x3 Single: ==10.21 seconds!==

Scramble: B D R D F’ R’ B2 D R2 L U2 B’ R2 F’ R2 B’ U2 B’ R2 L2 F2

XXCross // D’ L F U2 R2 D (unintentional) 3rd Pair // U’ R’ U2 R U2 R’ U R Last Pair // U’ R U’ R’ Y’ U R’ U’ R 2 - Look OLL // f R U R’ U’ f’ U’ R U R’ U R U2 R’ PLL // M U’ M2 U’ M2 U’ M U2 M2 AUF // U2

47 moves / 4.6tps (omg)

Not only that, remeber when I said I got another good time after that? Well I got a 12.80 too! Because of that, I checked on the “current average” saying it was 14.28 meaning not only did I beat my PB single of 11.54, I beat my PB average of 15.06!!

Times: 15.38, 14.66, 17.60, 12.80, 10.21 3x3 Average: ==14.28 seconds!==

Timer Used: qqTimer

3x3:

PB Single: 37.531

PB Ao5: 47.542

Times: 45.917 46.836 54.492 42.500 49.874

PB Ao12: 49.940

Times: 44.557 48.960 53.374 45.916 53.526 54.080 56.967 45.236 55.600 49.951 44.904 49.850

I’m horrible

@King_WilliamB Well, we have to start somewhere :P

4x4 single: 40.55 (could’ve been sub 40 but I had PLL parity :C)

4x4 pb avg5 Generated By csTimer on 2017-11-27 avg of 5: 2:03.04

Time List:

  1. 2:07.96 R’ Uw’ F’ D2 U2 R Rw L D Fw U’ R2 Fw L Uw2 R2 Uw2 L2 Fw2 Rw’ F’ R2 Fw2 R F2 U2 Rw2 U B2 D2 Fw’ U Fw2 U2 B2 R F2 R2 F L2
  2. (1:41.23) Rw2 F’ D2 Fw2 Rw’ R2 Fw2 Uw’ L B2 Rw’ U2 F Fw B2 Rw’ L Uw2 U R2 Uw’ F’ Rw’ L’ B Uw2 D Fw D2 Rw’ Uw’ Rw’ D2 L R2 F2 R2 Rw B Fw
  3. 2:05.11 F2 U R2 D’ U Uw2 F Fw’ L’ B2 F Uw2 D’ B2 F Rw Fw2 Rw2 R2 F D Uw Fw2 R’ F2 D’ B2 R2 B2 L2 U L’ Fw2 F2 R2 F2 B’ D Fw’ D'
  4. 1:56.04 R2 B’ Fw2 F2 R’ Fw2 Uw L D U2 B2 Fw D Fw L2 Fw2 F2 L’ Fw2 Uw’ D2 Fw B Rw D’ R2 B’ Fw D’ L’ R U’ D2 Rw R2 L2 Fw’ U2 R’ Fw
  5. (2:35.07) L R F’ L2 R2 F2 R2 D Uw2 R2 B’ Fw’ R Fw2 Uw Rw B’ L’ B’ U D2 R Uw2 Fw U Rw2 U’ Fw2 Rw D L’ Uw’ Fw2 L2 F’ Uw2 L D2 L’ D2

3x3 (sub 20 solve :o) Generated By csTimer on 2017-11-28 avg of 5: 24.15

Time List:

  1. (28.98) D2 U2 B’ U2 F L2 B’ D2 B’ U2 L2 R’ B2 U’ L2 D’ R F’ R’ F’ U2
  2. 21.90 B F2 D2 R2 U B2 F2 D’ F2 D2 B2 L’ U2 R2 F L2 B D R’ F
  3. 26.46 B R U’ B2 L2 U2 L U’ B D B2 R2 U2 R2 L2 U B2 L2 B2 L'
  4. 24.08 R2 B’ L2 D2 L2 U2 F2 D2 B’ L’ R F’ L D’ R’ D U B’ L
  5. (19.16) F’ D2 U2 B’ F2 L2 B’ D2 U2 F’ L2 D’ R F U F2 R2 F L U R'

Generated By csTimer on 2017-11-28 avg of 5: 20.95

Time List:

  1. (25.34) L U D L’ F B2 U’ L2 F R2 U’ B2 R2 U2 D R2 U’ L2 F2 U2
  2. (19.17) D’ R’ U’ R2 U2 R’ F B2 D2 R D’ R2 U2 B2 D R2 D’ B2 U F2
  3. 19.80 R2 D2 F U’ L2 D B L R2 B2 L2 B2 U’ R2 U D2 B2 U F2 L'
  4. 23.50 R2 F2 L2 U B2 R2 D2 U’ L2 D2 F2 L’ B’ U2 R2 F R D L2 U R'
  5. 19.54 L2 F2 D2 R2 D2 R’ U2 L D2 R2 D F’ U’ F2 R2 B U’ R’ F R'

With a Rubik’s Brand with Maru lube I’m done lol

King of the first post to reach 30 pages

I’m already sub 15 with color neutral. I think it’s finally paying off :D

ao5: 12.57 ao12: 13.62 ao50: 14.19 ao100: 14.67

PB 2x2 ao5 Generated By csTimer on 2017-12-6 avg of 5: 6.08

Time List:

  1. 7.03 U2 R’ F2 U2 F U F’ R’ U'
  2. 5.75 R F’ U2 F’ R F2 R’ F R2
  3. (3.68) U2 R U’ R U F2 R U’ R'
  4. (9.39) U2 F R2 U’ R U F2 R’ U2
  5. 5.47 R2 F2 R U2 R2 F’ U2 F’ R'

Woo! 3x3 PB! 9.354

Scramble: L D2 B2 F2 R U2 L2 U2 F2 D’ B L F L’ B U R U R Inspection: x2 y'

First Block: R D’ r D' Second Block: r’ U’ R’ U’ R U2 R U’ R’ U2 R U’ R' CMLL: U’ L’ U R U’ L U R' LSE: U’ M U’ M U’ M’ U2 M U’ M2 U M’ U2 M

Visual if you want it 39 STM 4.17 TPS

Scramble by ChaoTimer

Now I’m sub 14… slowly catching up to my old times

ao5: 12.08 ao12: 12.99 ao50: 13.72 ao100: 13.86

I was extremely lucky (three easy scrambles + pll skip for the second last solve)

New 3x3 avg5 PB!!

Times: 16.15, 14.45, 13.53, 13.07, 14.17

Average: ==14.05 seconds!==

Timer used: qqTimer

My first Avg100 3x3 average :D

Times: 18.38, 16.58, 20.12, 19.19, 14.21, 16.72, 15.26, 21.05, 17.28, 13.71, 13.50, 13.91, 15.83, 16.92, 17.31, 16.67, 16.25, 20.43, 13.89, 16.19, 16.11, 15.04, 14.63, 20.07, 18.48, 16.17, 14.03, 18.89, 11.21, 19.91, 16.13, 16.21, 13.55, 23.68, 17.68, 17.79, 16.90, 16.38, 13.42, 17.04, 16.65, 14.31, 15.85, 13.70, 16.13, 15.10, 15.29, 17.56, 17.03, 17.72, 15.71, 15.76, 16.45, 16.64, 12.31, 18.18, 17.22, 19.36, 14.77, 13.69, 17.88, 19.15, 16.03, 15.57, 16.10, 17.32, 14.70, 19.65, 15.06, 15.79, 13.62, 20.28, 16.88, 14.46, 17.74, 15.63, 20.64, 13.82, 12.70, 15.18, 15.19, 19.71, 17.05, 16.95, 14.67, 17.39, 17.89, 22.18, 14.95, 16.84, 14.23, 18.67, 17.53, 16.01, 19.41, 17.47, 14.32, 15.39, 14.19, 18.15

Best Avg5: 14.48 Current Avg5: 15.73

Best Avg12: 15.68 Current Avg12: 16.36

Session Average (or Avg100): ==16.46== Session Mean: ==16.53==

Sub 17!

Thought I’d give megaminx a go

Generated By csTimer on 2017-12-23 avg of 5: 6:32.30

Time List:

  1. (8:27.14) R++ D– R– D++ R– D– R– D++ R++ D++ U R++ D– R++ D++ R++ D++ R– D++ R++ D++ U R– D++ R++ D– R– D– R– D++ R++ D– U' R++ D++ R++ D++ R– D++ R– D– R++ D– U' R– D++ R++ D++ R– D++ R++ D– R– D++ U R– D– R++ D– R++ D– R– D++ R++ D++ U R– D– R++ D– R– D++ R++ D– R– D++ U
  2. 6:28.39 R– D++ R– D– R– D++ R– D++ R++ D– U' R– D++ R++ D++ R– D– R++ D++ R++ D– U' R– D++ R– D++ R++ D++ R++ D++ R++ D++ U R++ D– R– D++ R– D++ R– D– R– D– U' R– D– R– D– R– D– R– D++ R++ D++ U R– D++ R– D++ R– D++ R– D– R++ D++ U R++ D– R– D++ R++ D++ R++ D++ R– D– U'
  3. 6:38.27 R++ D– R++ D++ R– D++ R– D– R++ D– U' R– D– R– D++ R– D– R++ D– R++ D– U' R– D– R– D– R++ D++ R++ D++ R++ D– U' R++ D– R– D++ R– D++ R++ D++ R– D++ U R– D– R– D++ R++ D++ R– D++ R++ D– U' R++ D– R– D– R++ D++ R++ D++ R++ D++ U R– D– R++ D– R– D++ R– D++ R– D++ U
  4. (6:25.44) R– D++ R– D++ R– D++ R– D++ R++ D++ U R– D++ R++ D– R– D++ R++ D– R++ D– U' R– D++ R– D– R– D++ R– D++ R– D– U' R++ D++ R– D++ R++ D++ R– D– R++ D– U' R++ D– R– D– R– D– R– D– R– D– U' R– D++ R++ D– R– D– R– D– R++ D++ U R– D– R– D++ R– D– R– D– R– D– U'
  5. 6:30.23 R++ D++ R++ D++ R++ D– R– D++ R– D– U' R++ D– R– D++ R++ D– R– D– R– D++ U R– D– R++ D++ R++ D++ R– D– R– D++ U R– D– R– D– R++ D++ R– D– R++ D++ U R– D– R– D– R++ D– R++ D– R++ D++ U R++ D– R++ D++ R++ D– R– D++ R++ D– U' R– D– R++ D– R++ D++ R– D– R++ D++ U

New 3x3 Single! 17.832 with the Gan 356 Air SM I also posted mains on the mains forum. The main there is different because I got a new main for Christmas. Also, the 17.832 was set on Christmas. I don’t have the PB Ao5 or Ao12 yet because I can’t figure out the right formula in excel :P I don’t know how I went from sub 50 to sub 30 in a month lol

Btw Did anyone go to Severna Park Showdown?

Global 3x3 Average: 29 seconds

Just finished an average of 1000, haven’t done one of those in a while

ao1000: 14.42