Race to sub 5 (7x7)

Ok, I think I'll be joining the race this round because I just got almost sub 10, any tips to improve faster??

Or just practice, practice and practice? Thanks in advance

EDIT:

Round 13

Avg: 9:30.85

9:18.55, (8:47.04), 9:34.05, 9:39.95, (9:47.63)

8:03.12, 7:07.04, 8:02.17, 7:29.92, 7:48.41 = 7:46.83

Round 13
7:31.93
7:41.97, (7:09.10), (7:43.43), 7:26.00, 7:27.84

So for some reason, I was really in the mood to do lots of big cubes today. And for some reason, I was nonetheless really really bad at it all day. This was no exception - these were terrible. I don't know why, but I did notice that my times for centers on all but the 7:09.10 solve were close to 4 minutes, which is terrible for me, so it seems like I was really doing badly on centers today. (Normal for me is around 3:30 on centers.)

Round 13: Louis Cormier - 6:30.57

Statistics for 07-07-2011 11:54:00

Average: 6:30.57
Standard Deviation: 5.00
Best Time: 5:47.38
Worst Time: 6:54.13
Individual Times:
6:36.68, 6:21.65, (6:54.13), 6:33.38, (5:47.38)

Nice single Not bad average

Round 13 = 7:03.93

1 - 7:02:45
2 - 7:07:72
3 - 7:11:19
4 - 7:01:63
5 - 6:59:01

Comments: Good

Round 13 Results:

LouisCormier - 6:30.57
Georgeanderre - 7:03.93
Mike Hughey - 7:31.93
ApdRF - 7:36.17
rock1313 - 7:46.83
choza244 - 9:30.85

Round 14 Scrambles Below

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1. 3F2 U 2B2 L2 2L 3R' 2F' 2L2 2R 3D 3L' R2 3D2 3L' U 3B' B2 2L2 3F2 3B' 2F' F' 3L 2R U 2L' B2 2R2 3F' B2 F' 3U B' 2F 2U2 B' D2 B2 2U2 3F 3B' D' 3B 2U' 2B D' 3B' 2F 2B' 2D' L2 D' 2R 3D2 D' 2L' 3U L 2U' 3U' 2F2 2R2 R' 2B' B' 2R2 2U2 3R 2B2 F 2F' R 3D' 2B2 F 2U' 2B 2R2 3D B' 3U2 2B' 2F2 2R' 3R2 B2 D2 2L2 2R2 2U2 3D 3U' R 2R' 3D2 2D 2B 2R 2L2 3D'

2. 3U2 2U' L2 2D 2U' R2 2R2 3R2 3B2 B2 R' 3U2 2F' 3D2 2U' L' B2 D2 3F' 2B 3B 2U' 2B' U' 2D' 3R2 2B F' D2 L 3F2 D2 2D2 3R' 2B 3B' D 3L L B2 3F 3R L 2U L 3L2 2U 3R 3L2 L2 3B' 3D' U' 3F 3R 2B U' 2F 2L2 2F2 3L2 U2 2L2 3F' D 3D2 B2 3L2 U2 3B' 2L 3D2 B2 2L 3F2 2L2 F' 3D 3L' U2 L R2 3L' 2L2 D2 3B' 2B 3R2 3F' B2 F' 2R2 2F F2 2B2 U' 3F' L 3F2 2F'

3. 2U 2L2 2B2 2D2 2L' 3U 2L 2R2 3B 2D' 3U 3R' 3D' B 3F2 F 2U2 B R2 2B' 3D' U' 3F 2B 3U2 D2 2L 3U D' 2L F 3U' D' 3L L2 R 2L' 3U2 F' 3R' 3D' 2D 2U 3F 3D' 2D' 3R' 3D2 F2 3L R2 U 3R 3U R2 F' 3R' F2 2F2 D2 3R 2B' 3B 3L 2D L' 3R' 2R 2L' U2 3B' 2L 3D B U' L2 3R' R' D' L2 2U' L 3U R2 3F 3B2 B2 2F' U 2F' 3L2 R' U' 2F' 3L' 2B D' 3B2 2L2 3D2

4. F2 2L 3B' R2 U L 3B2 3R2 2F' 2B' D 2F2 3D2 2F F2 D' 3F2 3R2 3F R' 2F' 3D' 2L2 3R' B' 3F2 U2 3R' 3B2 R2 2F2 2U2 2L' 2U 3D2 3U' 3F' 3L2 2R2 D 3U2 3D 3L2 2L 3U' 2L' 2D2 3U2 2U U B D 3U2 U' 3F L' R2 3R2 3L' 2F2 3L2 2D' 2B R D2 3U2 2L2 2D' 3D 2B2 3F U' 2L2 2R' 3R' D' 2L' 2F 3B' B2 R' F2 3B 3F 3U 2R2 3D' 2R' 2U L' F' D 3F' 3R2 3U2 2B2 3F L' 3L2 2L'

5. B2 2D B2 2R L2 2F' 2B 2R 3L R 3B 3D L 2B' 2U R 3R 2R2 3B R L2 2D L2 3F2 U' D' 3R 3U' 3R2 2U U 3D 3L' D 2L2 2B' 3R 2R2 R 3U' F D 3B F' 2D2 2F 2R 2B 2F' F U' 3B2 3D' 3R 2F' D 2R2 2U2 F R F 3D2 U2 3B 3R' U B' 3B2 L 3L2 2U' 3D F2 3B D L 2F 2D 2L2 2F' 2R' R' 2D2 2F 3L' U' 2D' 3F2 2L' 3D2 3B 2F2 F' 2U' R' 3R 2F 2R' 3D2 2F'

mmm, I'm slower today

Round 14

Avg: 9:33.40

9:16.57, 9:15.96, (8:54.70), (10:51.12), 10:07.66

Round 14: Louis Cormier - 6:20.82

Average of 5: 6:20.82 (σ = 9.67)
best time: 5:52.64
worst time: 6:46.46
(5:52.64), 6:28.58, (6:46.46), 6:07.19, 6:26.69

Nice single, almost PB avg.

Ao5= 7:07.47 [SD= 11.52] General comment: Good average .
1- 7:10.14
Comment: Good solve, recorded .
2- 7:12.68
Comment: Good solve too.
3- 7:30.91
Comment: Bad solve, the centers part was too slow.
4- 6:59.40
Comment: Yay! PB!! First sub-7 solve!!
5- 6:59.60
Comment: Another sub-7!!

Any tips for last 4 edges?? I think that I waste a lot of time in this part...

Round 14

Avg. 5: 5:09.84

5:22.82, (5:29.30), 5:01.28, 5:05.41, (4:52.62)

I haven't practiced 7x7 in a while

I try to build one whole one first, so I can keep the last 3 altogether in L R and U. I then utilise Uw/Dw with flips for the next one. Learn as many l2e algs as possible (although I only know 2). Also try to engineer it so you don't end up with 4x4parity.

Other than that - practise.

Okey, thanks James! I will try to practise more , hahaha!

7:23.11, (7:06.94), (7:50.02), 7:10.32, 7:22.79 = 7:18.74

Round - 14
Georgeanderre = 7:06.77

1 - 7:11.54
2 - 7:06.34
3 - 7:02.43
4 - 7:00.98
5 - 7:12.94

First and last were bad

Round 14 Results:

izovire - 5:09.84
Louis Cormier - 6:20.82
Georgeanderre - 7:06.77
APdRF - 7:07.47
Rock1313 - 7:18.74
choza244 - 9:33.40

Round 15 Scrambles Below

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1. 3D' 2R2 R2 2B2 3B2 L2 R2 3L2 2L' D R' 3L2 F2 2F2 U' R2 3D 2F2 L2 3B2 2R 2F' 3D L2 3D' R' 3D 2L D' 2D U2 2B' L' 3B' 2L L' 3B2 2B U 2L' 3F2 2F2 2L 3L' 3D 2U R' U' 3L' 3B' L' 3B 2B2 F2 2F D 2F' 3B2 3L 2D' D' 2B' 3B 2D2 B' 3R' F 3B' L' 3F' 2U2 3F2 L R 2B2 2D2 R L 3B' 2U F' R 2B 3L' L2 2U' 3R' U' 2F' 2U2 U2 3F 3D2 2D F 2R' 3F' 2U' B2 2B2

2. 3R2 2U' U' 3D2 D2 2B' 2F L 2F2 3U2 3R2 2R 3B' D F2 B' 2F 3B 3F2 2L D L' 3L D2 2U2 R' 3B2 L2 3F2 3L' 3F' 3R2 B F 3B' L2 3L' 2B' R' 2R2 U' 3U D' 2B 2L2 2D2 2B2 D' 3U 3D2 3R' R 3B F' R 3F R F' 2L2 2B 3L2 3D' 2F2 F 3F' 2U' U B' D2 L' 2R2 2U' 2R2 F' 2B' 3R' 2L 2D' F2 U' F2 2B L D2 3F2 R' F2 2F' R' 2L2 3L2 3R' 2D' B 3B' D 2L2 2B2 3D2 R2

3. D R2 3L' 2R 2U R' L 3L2 2B2 U 3D R' 2U D' 2D2 2F L' 3R D' 2F D' 3U2 L' 3L' 3B' 3U' B 2D' 3D' L 3B' 2F 3U' 2L2 L 3L2 3U L 2R' F' 3R L U2 3L2 R 2L2 2B' 3L' 3D 2D' 3F' 3B2 2D2 3U' D 2F D2 3F' 3B D 3F 2U L 3U' F2 3F 3L' U' 3D' B 2F 3U2 3D2 3L' 2L 2R' R2 3B' 2R L 3U' R2 2R2 3U B 2R L2 3B L R2 3U 3R 3L2 2F' 3U' 2B 3D 2R 2B 3F2

4. B 3D' L 2B2 3D2 R 2F2 3D 3R' 2R2 R2 3L' D2 F' 3D2 L2 3U 3B 3R2 B 3B2 3D' 3L F' B 3D2 3U B 3L 3D2 3U 2D 3F' B' 2D2 F' 2B' 2R' 3L' 3U 2L 3R D L 2D U2 R2 L2 3D' 2L' L 2U F2 D' 3L' 3B' F2 3L2 2F F B2 2U' 3B2 2L' 3F2 R 2F2 U 3U 3L D 2R 3F 3R 2B2 F2 D' R' 3D' U' 2B 2F' 2R2 3L2 3R' 3B 3R 2R 2U 3U 3D L2 D 2B2 3D' 3R 2U' 3R' 2D2 D

5. L2 2L' 3B' 2L B 3R 2R 3L2 3F 3L 2B R2 3L' F' 3B 3F' R 3R' 2F 2U2 L 2L D' R' D' L 2R' 2U2 3B 2R' 2F2 3U 2F2 2L 3L2 2U' 2F2 D' 3D' B 2B2 U' 2U2 2B B 2R 2D 2F 2U R F2 2B' 3L2 2D2 B 2B L' 2B B 2L 3R2 B2 2U2 2B' 3U2 3B 3F2 U2 2B2 3U D2 B' 2L2 U 2U2 L' 3B 2B2 3R 2F2 3R 3U2 B' F2 2B2 U' 3B 2B2 2L D2 2D' 3F2 2D2 R' 2B' 2D' 2U2 3R' F2 2F'

Round 15:
7:56.15, 7:41.55, 7:20.72, 7:18.38, 7:34.27
Average:7:32.18
This was an ok average normally sub 7:30 but I didn't bother warming up.

Round - 15
Georgeanderre = 7:06.96

1 - 7:01.32
2 - 7:04.67
3 - 7:12.19
4 - 7:06.73
5 - 7:09.49

Comments: A very average, average for me... but no sub 7

I have an interview first thing Monday morning so the scrambles will be late
+ I will be away the Monday after that and will need someone to cover that week (1st of August - Week 17)

Catching up with old rounds, hoping I will finish this round on time


Round 14: 6:00.22 5:44.56 6:15.16 6:34.53 5:52.68 = 6:02.69
Round 13: 6:15.44 6:30.66 6:17.90 6:32.78 7:11.41 = 6:27.11
Round 12: 6:32.84 6:29.97 5:46.13 6:28.65 6:25.03 = 6:27.88