Blindfold Accomplishment Thread

**Neel** · 10-22-2011

Hi everyone... I just successfully completed my first blindfolded solve on Saturday, October 22 (2011) at approximately 4:00 am. I was tired but I decided that I wanted to actually attempt it, I've been trying to try solving it blindfolded once, but I've never had the time. It was my first time doing the 3x3 blindfolded and I successfully completed it. I, unfortunately did not time it (I was tired...it was 4:00am), but I am sure I took somewhere between 6 and 8 minutes. It took me about 4 to 5 minutes to memorize the cube and another 2 to 3 minutes to solve it. All times are approximate. I am hoping to do another blindfolded solve timed...soon...

**JyH** · 10-22-2011

Originally Posted by Neel

Hi everyone... I just successfully completed my first blindfolded solve on Saturday, October 22 (2011) at approximately 4:00 am. I was tired but I decided that I wanted to actually attempt it, I've been trying to try solving it blindfolded once, but I've never had the time. It was my first time doing the 3x3 blindfolded and I successfully completed it. I, unfortunately did not time it (I was tired...it was 4:00am), but I am sure I took somewhere between 6 and 8 minutes. It took me about 4 to 5 minutes to memorize the cube and another 2 to 3 minutes to solve it. All times are approximate. I am hoping to do another blindfolded solve timed...soon...

O_O That's a really good time for a first solve! Congratulations!

**Tim Reynolds** · 10-23-2011

Originally Posted by Mike Hughey

Congratulations, Tim! And from what you've described before about your 5x5x5 BLD practice, I'd love to know the difference in accuracy rate between competition and at home. Sounds like you're, what, 4 or 5 times as accurate in competition as you are at home?

(Surely there can't be many others in the world with that kind of difference in favor of competitions.)

I think with the low accuracy rate I have, it just comes down to dumb luck deciding where I get the solves I get. Not really any difference between a competition solve and an at-home solve. Also, I'm better at 5BLD than when I started, and now I'm *only* competing, not any at home, so when I do an attempt it's now more likely to be a success and it's probably in competition.

**lucarubik** · 10-23-2011

Best average of 5: 29.99
1-5 - 30.24 31.21 28.57 (26.26) (36.53)

1. 30.24 L2 D F2 U' L2 D2 L2 U F2 U' L2 B' R2 F' D' F2 L' U' R F2 U L2
2. 31.21 L2 D2 R2 B2 D2 F2 U' R2 D' B2 U2 L' U B' L' D B2 L B2 D F2
3. 28.57 L2 U B2 U2 L2 F2 D' F2 D B2 R2 F R D R2 L D' R F' D' B' D2
4. 26.26 B2 R2 U R2 U2 L2 B2 L2 D' F2 D2 L' D B2 L F' D' B' L' U L2
5. 36.53 L2 F2 U' R2 U' F2 R2 D U2 L2 F2 L R2 B' F' R' B' U B2 L2 D

**APdRF** · 10-23-2011

Insane Lucas, GOGOGO!

**Mossar** · 10-23-2011

YEAAH! After 2 months of trainings my first sub60!!!!

53.57 - M2/OP

I expected high 50, but it was near sub50

!

**APdRF** · 10-23-2011

2:33.36 3OP/M2

My first sub-3 after a lot of DNF's

**cuboy63** · 10-23-2011

WTF. 2:32.11 4BLD!!!!!!!! 58.xx memo I think.

Scramble: D2 Rw Fw' R Fw Uw2 L' D' U L2 B' Fw' Rw2 B Fw2 L U' Rw Uw2 D' R2 Fw' Rw Uw2 D F R' L' Uw Rw Fw' R2 Uw' L2 B Fw' D2 Uw2 R D'

**Julian** · 10-23-2011

Originally Posted by cuboy63

WTF. 2:32.11 4BLD!!!!!!!! 58.xx memo I think.

Scramble: D2 Rw Fw' R Fw Uw2 L' D' U L2 B' Fw' Rw2 B Fw2 L U' Rw Uw2 D' R2 Fw' Rw Uw2 D F R' L' Uw Rw Fw' R2 Uw' L2 B Fw' D2 Uw2 R D'

Nice! What was your previous PB, 2:41ish?