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Race to Sub-30 and Race to Sub 25

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Ok. I sort of already started becoming color neutral, (I made a race thread) but about OH, most people that do it do it with their left hand even though they are right handed. I know nothing about OH solving, nor have I started, but I feel more comfortable with my right. Also, if I do start OH, are there any more algs to learn? and doesn't ZZ work better with OH?

Regarding hand, the only advantage of using your left hand is that you already can adapt / relearn many algs that are R U, while, if you use your left, you will have to learn new algs or mirror them for L U. I tried with both and finally decided to go with left hand. You can basically use the same algs, but some of them are not very ergonomic for OH or need additional rotations, etc. I have learned like 2 or 3 new PLLs, for example and still use 2 look OLL for many cases instead of the 2H 1L OLL because of OH amnesia or because the alg is too awkward for OH and I have not learned a new one yet. Regarding the method, ZZ is supposed to be better for OH but all the 3 main methods are successfully used for OH, even Roux, with all those M slices, can be very fast OH if you know how to table abuse well :) ZZ doesn't need F turns nor y cube rotations but it needs z cube rotations to insert pairs on the left (if you use your left hand) but, yeah, z rotations are faster than y. For me, though, gaining dexterity at OH is being a very slow process and my times are still quite bad, compared with my 2H times so I'm not graduating at sub-30 OH anytime soon :(

And, sure, I know you started a CN race thread. I just started racing this week on it... but failed at sub-23 blue cross :(
 

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Regarding hand, the only advantage of using your left hand is that you already can adapt / relearn many algs that are R U, while, if you use your left, you will have to learn new algs or mirror them for L U. I tried with both and finally decided to go with left hand. You can basically use the same algs, but some of them are not very ergonomic for OH or need additional rotations, etc. I have learned like 2 or 3 new PLLs, for example and still use 2 look OLL for many cases instead of the 2H 1L OLL because of OH amnesia or because the alg is too awkward for OH and I have not learned a new one yet. Regarding the method, ZZ is supposed to be better for OH but all the 3 main methods are successfully used for OH, even Roux, with all those M slices, can be very fast OH if you know how to table abuse well :) ZZ doesn't need F turns nor y cube rotations but it needs z cube rotations to insert pairs on the left (if you use your left hand) but, yeah, z rotations are faster than y. For me, though, gaining dexterity at OH is being a very slow process and my times are still quite bad, compared with my 2H times so I'm not graduating at sub-30 OH anytime soon :(

And, sure, I know you started a CN race thread. I just started racing this week on it... but failed at sub-23 blue cross :(

Lol that ok if you failed. Thanks for the advice! :)
 

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I can very slowly do F2L with OH but still never solved it. Even using 2 look I can't figure out what I'm doing. :) I haven't spent much time but it is interesting now. I find I can actually use my left pinky after all, even though not well yet.
 

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I can very slowly do F2L with OH but still never solved it. Even using 2 look I can't figure out what I'm doing. :) I haven't spent much time but it is interesting now. I find I can actually use my left pinky after all, even though not well yet.

Yeah, it's a bit tricky at first and OH amnesia is a big hurdle for me (and for many people) because you basically have to relearn for OH almost any alg that's more than 4-6 moves long :) I'm still too slow but it is quite rewarding and fun to solve OH. You should practice more and your left pinky will progressively gain dexterity!
 

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Round 120
Race To Sub 25
Yellow Cross Only
Guo Guan YueXiao

Ao12: 20.511

1st: 18.48
2nd: 18.83
3rd: 20.432
4th: 22.481
5th: 21.818
6th: 19.147
7th: 22.076
8th: 22.476
9th: 20.361
10th: 21.317
11th: 17.728
12th: 20.154

woo! im improving massively! thx brian!
 

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Round 120
Race to sub 25
Method: Roux

Average: 26.02

(20.66) 23.16 28.14 (DNF) 31.95 22.47 24.37 23.13 23.59 21.23 33.13 29.03

I was faster than I expected I would be, but I messed a few solves (and the DNF was because the timer didn't start, I'm going to blame the space bar, but maybe I forgot to press it).
 

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Round 120
Race to sub 30
Roux
AO12: 38.91

1. 29.82
2. 40.99
3. 35.11
4. 45.01*
5. 44.80
6. 37.88
7. 26.55*
8. 44.76
9. 39.00
10. 28.77
11. 41.45
12. 36.52

Well, my Roux has now gotten better than my CFOP before I switched. Missed competing last week due to school work, but next week I have school off so I'll have lots of practice time. First time I got sub-30's using Roux. Glad to get a sub-40 average. Might start learning actual 2-look cmll soon, since I use 2 look Oll (corners only) and T and V perm. Looking forward to actually having a goal to reach for.
 

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Round 120 Race to sub 25 OH
Avg12 = 24.2
1. 22.21
(2. 31.23)
3. 23.84
4. 23.44
5. 22.85
6. 28.99
7. 22.21
8. 24.22
9. 20.99
10. 22.89
(11. 19.36)
12. 30.36
 

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Hello,

I want to compete in this round(120), but for the average of 12(Ao12) do you take out your best and worst times and then do the average? Or do you leave them in and just mark them?

Thanks.
You drop your low and high and average the rest. If you use cstimer.net or a similar timer it will do it for you. If you have one DNF it counts as your worse, but two DNFs is a DNF for the average.
 

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Round 120
Race to sub 25 - CFOP

Average 26.72

1. (34.65)
2. 27.88
3. 33.06
4. 26.51
5. 24.23
6. (22.20)
7. 26.02
8. 32.32
9. 23.39
10. 27.81
11. 22.25
12. 23.68
 
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Hey, guys, sorry i haven't been able to participate in the last few rounds, my parents decided to restrict me from the forums, so, yah. However, i have gotten two sub-30 ao50's since my last post here. I might be able to compete again in the future, but it will definitely be in the future.
 
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Race to Sub-30 R120
Method: Roux

Generated By csTimer on 2016-2-14
avg of 12: 28.97

Time List:
1. 26.21 U' B' U2 R U2 B2 R2 B2 R U' L2 R' B D' L F' R B2
2. 33.01 L F' D' L' R' F' D L2 B' F L2 B' D L' D2 L F2 R
3. 33.46 U' B F2 L2 U2 L U' L2 R' D' L2 D U' L2 B2 D2 U' R
4. 28.58 U2 F2 U' R2 B F2 R2 D2 L B2 F2 D' L2 R2 U2 F2 L' R
5. 28.63 D2 L F2 D U F D' U L' D2 F2 U' B F2 L D L' U
6. 26.23 R' D2 R' B' F' L' D2 U2 R D B2 U' F D B D' L' R2
7. 27.38 U2 L' R' B' U2 L2 D' B2 F' L F' D' L' B' R2 B F U
8. 27.13 B2 U2 B2 L2 R' F' L' U' F U2 B2 F2 L' R B' L B' D
9. 29.23 U2 B' R2 F2 U2 B' F D' U2 B' D B2 L R2 B2 F U2 B2
10. (23.40) D2 L F' D' L B D' L U' L2 D' R' D' L R2 D2 U2 F2
11. 29.79 B2 L2 R' U F2 D' U B F' R2 B2 D' F' D2 F' D U' R'
12. (36.86) B' R' D F2 L2 R' B F' R2 D' B' L2 R' D' U2 B F L2
 
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Round 120 - Race to sub 25

Method CFOP

Boy I am just choking with the pressure lately, but at least I got it this week. I'm still just around 24 "normally", so a little extra pressure is putting me right at the number. :) Oh well, it may be a while longer here if I can't take a quantum leap!

Generated By csTimer on 2016-2-14
avg of 12: 24.86

Time List:
1. 25.73 U' B' U2 R U2 B2 R2 B2 R U' L2 R' B D' L F' R B2
2. 26.76 L F' D' L' R' F' D L2 B' F L2 B' D L' D2 L F2 R
3. 22.91 U' B F2 L2 U2 L U' L2 R' D' L2 D U' L2 B2 D2 U' R
4. 29.81 U2 F2 U' R2 B F2 R2 D2 L B2 F2 D' L2 R2 U2 F2 L' R
5. 28.24 D2 L F2 D U F D' U L' D2 F2 U' B F2 L D L' U
6. (32.33) R' D2 R' B' F' L' D2 U2 R D B2 U' F D B D' L' R2
7. 24.03 U2 L' R' B' U2 L2 D' B2 F' L F' D' L' B' R2 B F U
8. 21.31 B2 U2 B2 L2 R' F' L' U' F U2 B2 F2 L' R B' L B' D
9. (20.79) U2 B' R2 F2 U2 B' F D' U2 B' D B2 L R2 B2 F U2 B2
10. 23.56 D2 L F' D' L B D' L U' L2 D' R' D' L R2 D2 U2 F2
11. 22.32 B2 L2 R' U F2 D' U B F' R2 B2 D' F' D2 F' D U' R'
12. 23.84 B' R' D F2 L2 R' B F' R2 D' B' L2 R' D' U2 B F L2
 

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Round 120
Race to sub-30 OH

Average of 12: 38.79
35.44
(34.89)
40.60
35.62
36.18
36.23
40.82
47.74
36.03
(49.64)
43.05
36.23

Its maybe too late, but here is my times... :)
 

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Round One Hundred Twenty Results

Round One Hundred Twenty
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Joel2274 graduates with CFOP this week in the race to sub 25!

Congratulations to everyone who participated!

Just wondering if there's a record for longest to successfully graduate without skipping any weeks? :)
It took me 24 weeks in a row to graduate in the race to sub 30.... stick with it!
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GRADUATE!!! (am I still allowed to compete here? I like the competition :))
Yes.

Race to Sub 30

20160215_30_Race_Results.png


Race to Sub 25

20160215_25_Race_Results.png

 
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Round 121 Scrambles

Round 121 Introductory Cube Races
Planned round end date Monday 2/22/2015

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

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Round 121
CFOP; Yellow Cross Only
Qiyi Thunderclap

Ao12: 22.990

1st: 20.020
2nd: 18.669
3rd: 24.253
4th: 23.686
5th: 26.904
6th: 20.738
7th: 22.311
8th: 23.510
9th: 23.271
10th: 23.962
11th: 21.242
12th: 26.946

pretty good. I love!!!!!!!! my thunderclap tho!!! IT IS AMAZING!
 
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