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Racing to sub-20

Carson

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Carson: Maybe do some "bld stepwise" solves? Where you look at cross and do it bld, then find first pair and do it bld, etc. Do that until you can execute your F2L pairs without thinking about it (get it into muscle memory). Then you should be able to have pretty decent look ahead :):) 4LLL or 2LLL?

It is true, I do "mismemo" the cross fairly often. Sometimes I don't realize it until I am almost finished f2l. I switched to cross on bottom a couple of months ago after having done cross on top for like 4 years. The transition has been giving me more problems than it should have.

Whether or not I have a decent f2l really depends on my cross. Even if I don't Mess it up, if the memo for it was incorrect and I have to give a lot of thought to it while solving, I am unable to look ahead to the first f2l pair, which doesn't allow me to look ahead to the seconds f2l pair... etc etc. While my actual cross times only vary by a couple of seconds, they can easily cause my overall solve times to vary by 10 seconds or more.

I am using 3LLL most of the time. I have known full PLL for a long time, but I'm only up to about 15 OLL's.
*Actually: I suppose that is kind of a lie. I often use 2LPLL when I get an N perm, not because I don't know the N's, but because a 2 look is faster than either of my N perms... perhaps I should learn some new algs. :( *
 

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Regarding the cross + F2L: I have the exact same issues as you. I still don't like making the cross on bottom unless it's a real easy one. I added you to AIM, we can better discuss things there, instead of take up this thread :p I tried MSN but it said your username was invalid (did not exist).
 

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round 45: away for a few weeks. Target for my rentree was sub 25. Made it 24.73



12: 00:20.99 x
11: 00:23.44 x
10: 00:27.37 x
9: 00:39.38 x
8: 00:25.97 x
7: 00:22.30 x
6: 00:23.90 x
5: 00:27.21 x
4: 00:22.59 x
3: 00:23.73 x
2: 00:28.13 x
1: 00:22.69 x
 

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Round 45 Results

  1. ArcticxWolf (square-1) 19.05
  2. theanonymouscuber 19.56
  3. cincyaviation 19.63
  4. fatboyxpc 19.81
  5. jamesdeanludlow 20.19
  6. JonnyWhoopes 20.71
  7. vcuber13 (square-1) 20.77
  8. AJ Blair 22.25
  9. mehran_pes2007 22.31
  10. Mike Hughey 22.78
  11. ferpsg 23
  12. chickenfly34 23.64
  13. scylla 24.73
  14. ElectricDoodie 26.87
  15. (X) 27.14
  16. Carson 31.23
Congratulations, everyone! Special congratulations to theanonymouscuber, who graduates this week with 3 consecutive sub-20 results!
 
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ROUND
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Potential Closing Time - October 14, 2010 || 12:01PM EST​

Scrambles for the 46th round:
  1. B D F L' R' F U F' D' R U B U2 L' F' L' B U
  2. R' F' U F' D L B D2 L D' R2 U' R' U L2 B' R U'
  3. D B2 L U R' D2 B' U' L D' L B2 D2 U' B' U2 F R2
  4. U' B2 D U' B L' F' U L D2 U F U2 L' F R' D' R2
  5. D B' U B' F2 R' F L2 B2 U2 R' U L2 B2 D B' R F2
  6. L F2 D2 B2 U2 F2 R B' U2 L' B L2 B2 R' D2 R' U' R2
  7. R2 B2 F' U2 R' F R B L U2 L' R F R U' L' R2
  8. B' R' D U2 B D2 F' D U F L' F2 U F' U B' D U'
  9. U B' D' L' U B' R D' B2 R' D L2 B2 R F R2 B2 R2
  10. F R D2 B' L' F2 U2 L2 R2 B U' L U' B R2 D B
  11. F' D2 R2 D' B' L2 D F' U2 L2 F D' B U L' R F R2
  12. R' D2 R D2 F2 U2 F2 R U' L' B2 U R U B' R' B2 U'
 

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Round 46
Average: 23.54

20.86,
28.46,
21.84,
26.40,
27.39,
24.48,
20.74,
26.17,
20.43,
22.10,
23.23,
22.17

This was a pretty solid run, I feel a lot better about it than my last round (and no 30+, yay!). My F2L seems to be the main factor in whether I get ~20 or lower or closer to 30, so I've gotta work on that (and learn the rest of my PLLs/OLLs). I need to check the boards more often though; I missed round 45.
 

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Round 46
25.04
28.20, 26.41, (29.62), 23.64, 25.27, 23.34, (22.80), 22.97, 23.91, 26.16, 26.80, 23.70

Wow, that was so bad. And it was immediately after a sub-23 average for the Sunday Contest and it was the end of a 23.64 average of 50, so it's not because I wasn't warmed up. I have no idea why it was so bad - so disappointing.

For this round I:
1. practiced some slower-turning solves, with more success than usual;
2. found a new alg for a particular F2L case that sometimes causes me problems.
 

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14.41, 17.30, 17.38, 21.22, 17.49, 17.50+, 19.53, 19.65, 23.70, 16.03, 18.66, 17.41

18.22 ao12, i shouldn't have done that +2 there, i was lazy :/


number of times: 12/12
best time: 14.41
worst time: 23.70

current avg5: 18.57 (σ = 0.91)
best avg5: 17.39 (σ = 0.07)

current avg12: 18.22 (σ = 1.45)
best avg12: 18.22 (σ = 1.45)

session avg: 18.22 (σ = 1.45)
session mean: 18.36

i know i'm sub20 but ill stick out for 3 rounds
apparnetly learning zbll makes me faster ;).
i used my brothers new haiyan for this, mine is horrible since i never took care of it
waiting 3 more days for my birthday until i can use my new GH with lubix lube
 
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Average: 25.42
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Individual Times
1. 26.76
2. 24.48
3. 20.84
4. 27.84
5. 27.64
6. 28.23
7. 24.94
8. 23.58
9. 26.96
10. 22.69
11. 25.31
12. 24.02
 

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Potential Closing Time - October 18, 2010 || 12:01PM EST​

Scrambles for the 47th round:
  1. F2 L F D2 R2 F' U2 L B2 R D F D2 B2 D B' F2
  2. B R2 F R D B2 D' L2 F L R D2 B F L' F2 D U2
  3. U2 L' B2 R D U' B R2 B' D R' B' L R2 B D' U
  4. D2 L' F2 U2 F R' F' D R2 D' B2 D' B U2 F R' D L'
  5. D' L2 R' D2 B D B2 F R' F U' F2 U' B2 L' R2 F
  6. U F' U' R2 B F2 L F' L' D' L2 D F2 U2 R' B D2 U'
  7. L U' L2 U2 F' D R' D' F' U' L' F' L' U' B U B2
  8. B' F' D' B L' B' L U L' D U' R B' F R2 D R2 U
  9. F L F2 D2 B' L' U2 R D' L B U F R B' L2 F2 U'
  10. U2 L U2 L2 B D' L' B2 F2 D F' D B' F D B2 D2 R'
  11. F D' U' B U2 F L D L' B' D L' D2 B F' D U
  12. U2 R D' B R' D' U2 B D' L2 F2 D2 U R B' D' F
 
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