Noah's BLD Tutorials

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Hey guys! So I'm going to be making a whole bunch of BLD tutorials in the next few months. Although I will be posting them on the CubingWorld channel, I'll also be updating this thread with them, so you guys can leave your comments and suggestions. Sometime in November I will be coming out with an 10 part 3-style tutorial, but I'm starting with more basic aspects of blindsolving. Enjoy!

EDIT: 3-style tutorial is out!!!

How to Solve a Rubik's Cube Blindfolded

http://www.speedsolving.com/forum/showthread.php?40921-Noah-s-Blindfolded-Tutorial

This has it's own thread, so if you have any questions/comments, post them there.

4BLD Tutorial

http://www.speedsolving.com/forum/showthread.php?44872-Noah-s-4BLD-Tutorial

This has it's own thread, so if you have any questions/comments, post them there.

How to Improve Your Memo for 3BLD


This video is for anyone who already knows a BLD method and wants to get faster at memorization. Hopefully there is something in here for people of all levels. I originally had a part about parity, twisted corners and flipped edges, but the video was too long. I'll make a video later on these topics.

Example scramble:
U2 B' D R U F' L' D2 F2 R2 D F' U R2 F L2 B' D' R' U L B U F' D'

Parity, Cycle Breaks, Twisted Corners and Flipped Edges

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iceM_5kw_mI

This is a tutorial on dealing with the things BLDers hate the most (other than DNFs of course). I know I didn't really cover how to execute twisted corners and flipped edges, but my best advice is just to look up your favorite algorithms for these things.

3BLD Progression

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iXdiWOF5M38

This is not really a tutorial, more of just a rambling about transitioning between the methods. Hopefully it's useful.

The Journey Method for Multi Blind

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bXYIk7hH2Oc

In this video I talk about using the journey/rooms method to memorize large amounts of information in long-term memory, and also how to use this method for MBLD.

4BLD Memo Tutorial/Tips

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KeME7rurf9k

Here are some tips on 4BLD memo. I learned a lot of this stuff from Daniel Sheppard's tutorials, but hopefully some of it was my own as well.

My Algs for Twisting Corners and Flipping Edges
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QyGUIzbOvzI

Tips and Tricks for 3BLD Memorization

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QB0Sjf85tkA

Bigger BLD Memorization Techniques

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LblFK1uameA

Think Ahead

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ECLG6bkqk-Y

This is a really important technique for BLD.

3-Style Tutorial

http://www.speedsolving.com/forum/showthread.php?39409-Noah-s-3-Style-Tutorial

This one has it's own thread, so all the info is there. Enjoy!

Guide to Transitioning to 3-cycle BLD (written tutorial)

http://www.speedsolving.com/forum/showthread.php?36963-Guide-to-Transitioning-to-3-Cycle-BLD

My 3-Style Algs (list)

http://www.speedsolving.com/forum/showthread.php?40042-Noah-s-3-Style-Algs
 
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I'm really glad to have such a successful BLD solver on CubingWorld. :) It looks like you're inspiring a lot of people and they love your tutorials. I used to do BLD a little bit but I stopped a long time ago. But I think I'm gonna get back into it so I can use your tutorials for my improvement too. You seem to have to a lot of experience and a lot of knowledge on BLD.
 
hey hey noah. im having trouble with edges. you place a sticker with a letter and then make words out of memo, but i keep forgetting which sticker goes to what letter.

what ive been doing is each sticker with its color. like red = r , blue = b etcc. then make words out of that, but i dont know if thats a good system for edges.
 
PandaCuber said:
hey hey noah. im having trouble with edges. you place a sticker with a letter and then make words out of memo, but i keep forgetting which sticker goes to what letter.

what ive been doing is each sticker with its color. like red = r , blue = b etcc. then make words out of that, but i dont know if thats a good system for edges.
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Not a good system, or at least not an efficient one. I recommend a Speffz scheme where each sticker is referred to by a single letter.
 
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1 letter per sticker is definitely the way to go. I'd recommend you come up with your own lettering scheme rather than just learning using Speffz/someone else's though - it'll make more sense to you and might be easier to memorise that way.
 
So I stopped cubing... God knows how long ago. But recently I was like... I want to do BLD stuff now. Then I saw these vids. The memo one has been really helpful. I can memo corners most times now, just trying to be able to do it quicker, and build my confidence in my memory.
 
how2practice full audio memory?

repetition? or should i try challenging myself to mentally repeat the memo less and less each time?
 
mDiPalma said:
how2practice full audio memory?

repetition? or should i try challenging myself to mentally repeat the memo less and less each time?
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Try to be able to repeat your audio loop while memorizing/executing other pieces. Another tip is to break your words into groups of 3.
 
In your progression video, you suggested implementing 3 style (BH, TuRBo) into your solves when using OP corners. Since the OP corner buffer is UBL, and my 3 style buffer is UBR, do you recommend switching my 3 style buffer to UBL, so I can use those algs in my solves? Currently, I've never used BH in my real BLD solves, since the buffers are different. I feel like using 3 style algs when I know the case in OP will help, but I wanted your opinion on it. The only problem is that I always check my algs with Chris' BH site, and reflecting his algs would be hard. Thanks.
 
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Riley said:
In your progression video, you suggested implementing 3 style (BH, TuRBo) into your solves when using OP corners. Since the OP corner buffer is UBL, and my 3 style buffer is UBR, do you recommend switching my 3 style buffer to UBL, so I can use those algs in my solves? Currently, I've never used BH in my real BLD solves, since the buffers are different. I feel like using 3 style algs when I know the case in OP will help, but I wanted your opinion on it. The only problem is that I always check my algs with Chris' BH site, and reflecting his algs would be hard. Thanks.
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I would recommend keeping your buffer the same so that you can make a gradual shift to 3-cycles rather than all at once. No reason not to reap the benefits of commutators if you already know some of them.
 
Noahaha said:
I would recommend keeping your buffer the same so that you can make a gradual shift to 3-cycles rather than all at once. No reason not to reap the benefits of commutators if you already know some of them.
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Okay, thanks. I just tried to use some for the very first time in the weekly competition. On the 1st solve, I used one, and got a success. On the second, I used three, and it was a success again! It was kinda slow, thinking of the commutator was hard, since I haven't practiced with a UBL buffer before at all really. But I'm still glad it worked out! Transitioning might not be as hard as I thought.
 
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