Times getting inconsistent right before getting faster?

[Omniscient]

the point is when you learn new algorithms than the time will be inconsistent
Five days ago I learned the whole Fridrich method. Now every time I get one of the (Y) oll and by trying to do them with a single step my time is ending in disaster but I know that soon it will be better

[calekewbs]

lol yeah I hope that means good things for me. A couple weeks ago I was in the 35 range. As if by magic I dropped to averaging sub-30 And I am averaging around 27. But my times are really hectic. like 3 24s then a 39 then a 34 then a 22. it's kinda annoying when I get a 21 and expect a really good average then get 3 34s.

[rubiknewbie]

Variations shouldn't be surprising. It depends on your scrambles, emotional state, how tired you are, whether you learn new things etc. It's possible to get a streak of very easy scrambles followed by difficult ones.

It helps to do average of more solves (like 50-100) to understand your real capability. Include the really erratic times (40-60s) in your average then you work on the weakness that lead to those bad times. Over time, you can reduce the occurence of the bad spikes as you reduce your weakness.

[V-te]

Variations shouldn't be surprising. It depends on your scrambles, emotional state, how tired you are, whether you learn new things etc. It's possible to get a streak of very easy scrambles followed by difficult ones.

It helps to do average of more solves (like 50-100) to understand your real capability. Include the really erratic times (40-60s) in your average then you work on the weakness that lead to those bad times. Over time, you can reduce the occurence of the bad spikes as you reduce your weakness.

Can you elaborate on that please?

[Forte]

Variations shouldn't be surprising. It depends on your scrambles, emotional state, how tired you are, whether you learn new things etc. It's possible to get a streak of very easy scrambles followed by difficult ones.

It helps to do average of more solves (like 50-100) to understand your real capability. Include the really erratic times (40-60s) in your average then you work on the weakness that lead to those bad times. Over time, you can reduce the occurence of the bad spikes as you reduce your weakness.

Can you elaborate on that please?

Like, if someone just killed your pet, you could be slower due to sadness and caring about cubing less, or you could rage and be faster *not very likely*

[V-te]

Variations shouldn't be surprising. It depends on your scrambles, emotional state, how tired you are, whether you learn new things etc. It's possible to get a streak of very easy scrambles followed by difficult ones.

It helps to do average of more solves (like 50-100) to understand your real capability. Include the really erratic times (40-60s) in your average then you work on the weakness that lead to those bad times. Over time, you can reduce the occurence of the bad spikes as you reduce your weakness.

Can you elaborate on that please?

Like, if someone just killed your pet, you could be slower due to sadness and caring about cubing less, or you could rage and be faster *not very likely*

Hmm... I usually have inconsistent mood. I'll be happy in school, annoyed at lunch, angry at home, relaxed in my room.... Could that be a factor?

[Toire-Dakku]

Hmm... I usually have inconsistent mood. I'll be happy in school, annoyed at lunch, angry at home, relaxed in my room.... Could that be a factor?

You'll have to figure it out yourself. do solves for each of those times that you feel different.

For some reason I can't take big cubes seriously at home, but do better outside with other people/cubers. It's the opposite for 3x3x3.

[rubiknewbie]

Variations shouldn't be surprising. It depends on your scrambles, emotional state, how tired you are, whether you learn new things etc. It's possible to get a streak of very easy scrambles followed by difficult ones.

It helps to do average of more solves (like 50-100) to understand your real capability. Include the really erratic times (40-60s) in your average then you work on the weakness that lead to those bad times. Over time, you can reduce the occurence of the bad spikes as you reduce your weakness.

Can you elaborate on that please?

Like, if someone just killed your pet, you could be slower due to sadness and caring about cubing less, or you could rage and be faster *not very likely*

Hmm... I usually have inconsistent mood. I'll be happy in school, annoyed at lunch, angry at home, relaxed in my room.... Could that be a factor?

Like if I tell you if you don't average sub-30, your pet will die, that will affect you emotionally. And you will try harder and probably end up slower . Experiment yourself with emotions to see how it affects cubing, it is quite important.

Dan Knights improved by 3 seconds when he can muster his emotions.

[V-te]

Variations shouldn't be surprising. It depends on your scrambles, emotional state, how tired you are, whether you learn new things etc. It's possible to get a streak of very easy scrambles followed by difficult ones.

It helps to do average of more solves (like 50-100) to understand your real capability. Include the really erratic times (40-60s) in your average then you work on the weakness that lead to those bad times. Over time, you can reduce the occurence of the bad spikes as you reduce your weakness.

Can you elaborate on that please?

Like, if someone just killed your pet, you could be slower due to sadness and caring about cubing less, or you could rage and be faster *not very likely*

Hmm... I usually have inconsistent mood. I'll be happy in school, annoyed at lunch, angry at home, relaxed in my room.... Could that be a factor?

Like if I tell you if you don't average sub-30, your pet will die, that will affect you emotionally. And you will try harder and probably end up slower . Experiment yourself with emotions to see how it affects cubing, it is quite important.

Dan Knights improved by 3 seconds when he can muster his emotions.

Interesting. I will try this out. Thanks.