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Blindsolving Accomplishment Thread

This kind of feels like a fail but it was very close to being very very very good so I'll post it lol

9/10 multibld in 7:34[4:12]. Forgot the second edge image on one cube and gave up when trying to remember it.
I got 10/10 in 9:34 on the next try, which is "10/10 UWR" lol but that had a 1:20 pause so I'm not happy with it at all. I'll try some more later and hopefully get a sub-8 10/10 :)
 
Trying to get back into blindfolded for what must be the third time at least...today I broke my 4/4 PB with 10:51 which was a nice surprise. I'm also hoping to finally commit myself to switching to comms, so I've been trying to get used to doing simple stuff like setups to U and A permutations.
 
Trying to get back into blindfolded for what must be the third time at least...today I broke my 4/4 PB with 10:51 which was a nice surprise. I'm also hoping to finally commit myself to switching to comms, so I've been trying to get used to doing simple stuff like setups to U and A permutations.

Nice! If you’re interested in comms I would recommend to also try setups to U2 M U2 M’, aka 4-mover. It’s not hard to get used to and is much faster than a U perm.
 
PB avg5: 20.86

1. 20.65 R2 U2 F2 R2 D L2 F2 L2 D2 R2 D' L' D2 B' D' L' B L F L R' Rw2 Uw'
2. (22.90) U2 F R2 B' U2 L2 U2 L2 F' L2 B2 U' F L D' B2 F L B U' Rw'
3. 20.62 D' R F' D2 F2 D B D F2 B R2 F2 L2 D2 F R2 F2 U2 D2 Rw' Uw
4. 21.30 F2 U2 L2 B2 L2 U' B2 D L2 D F2 B' L' D' R U B L2 D' F' Rw2 Uw'
5. (20.52) D2 R2 F D' F B2 U2 L' F R' L2 B2 U' F2 D L2 U2 D' L2 D R2 Uw2
 
PB average of 12: 1:17.223 (using M2/OP with the occasional commutator)

1. (DNF(1:43.995)) D2 L' U D2 B' L F' B U2 R' B2 L2 D B2 U B2 D R2 D' B2 D2
2. 1:22.455 R2 D F2 U R2 D' L2 D L2 F2 U' R F U' L' U' L B2 L D2
3. 1:27.030 F' R' B L' F B' U' B2 U' L B2 D' R2 B2 R2 L2 D' B2 U2 D
4. 1:19.422 L2 R2 D2 L2 U2 B2 U R2 B2 D' B2 L U2 B L R2 F2 R F' R' U
5. 1:10.439 U F2 L2 D' F2 U2 R2 D F2 L2 U2 B L' B2 R2 F' L' R' F' U
6. 1:20.642 D F2 D2 R2 F2 U' B2 L2 U' R2 U2 B' R F' L U F L F' R2 U
7. 1:05.089 B2 F2 D2 F2 L2 R2 U F2 R2 D2 R2 B L D2 F D L2 R' D2 F' U2
8. 1:19.457 D' F2 D' R2 F2 U2 B2 U' R2 U' R2 B U2 F' D2 B2 U L' U2 R2 B2
9. 1:12.878 U' F' D F2 B L' F' B' D2 F B2 U F2 U2 L2 D F2 U F2 B2 U
10. 1:11.449 L' F2 U2 L F2 L' R2 D2 B2 F2 L F U2 L R2 U F2 D L2 U' F
11. (56.661) L U' R' B2 L U2 B' U L' D' F' R2 B2 U2 B L2 U2 R2 F' R2 F'
12. 1:23.372 L2 F D2 F2 R2 F' R2 F' R2 F' R2 D R F' U R U2 L B' D R2

Edit: About 45 minutes later, also got 5/5 multiblind in 15:20. The time is nothing special, but 100% solves are always reassuring.
 
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I think this might be my first ever 5BLD average of 12 (admittedly done over a period of 4 weeks for the weekly competition), and it's certainly my best ever:
avg of 12: 13:10.03
11:34.99, 13:42.88, (31:04.88), 11:36.41, 15:47.85, (11:33.89), 13:21.14, 11:47.61, 12:09.77, 14:24.38, 14:09.09, 13:06.13

I also think these are both PBs:
avg of 5: 12:15.05
11:36.41, (15:47.85), (11:33.89), 13:21.14, 11:47.61
mean of 3: 12:14.21
11:33.89, 13:21.14, 11:47.61

Also, I'm currently at a streak of 13 5BLDs in a row, so if I can get a couple more, I can make that 31 go away (and therefore the counting 15), so I still have a shot at a sub-13 average. But admittedly my current lucky streak is already so ridiculous that I really doubt there's a chance that will happen.

Also, my most recent 2 6BLD attempts and my most recent 3 7BLD attempts have also all been successful. What a wild streak!
 
Really good session of 50 3bld solves for me :) 28/50 at 25.93

Super sad though, solves 28-39 would have made a 25.93 pb ao12 but i missed the last solve by 2 twisted corners from a tracing mistake :( would have been PB by almost 2 seconds ugh

Mean: 25.93

Time List:
1. 25.99[12/8] U' F U R2 F2 D R B2 L' B' F2 R2 L2 U L2 D B2 D2 L2 B2 D Rw Uw
2. DNF(29.41) D2 R2 D2 L' B2 R D2 R D2 L2 D' F2 L U B' R' D' F D2 L2 Fw'
3. DNF(26.69) D R' B2 R B2 R' F2 L2 B2 R2 D2 F2 B U L2 D' F D2 F2 R B2 Fw'
4. 28.35 F2 D2 U2 R2 B U2 B D2 L2 D2 B2 D U2 F' L2 R' D F' R' U'
5. DNF(27.47) L U2 F R2 F D2 L2 U2 B' U2 R D2 B' L U B2 F R D' Uw'
6. 26.53 D' R2 U B2 R2 B2 F2 U' B2 L2 F2 R' U B D' F' U L2 R' Fw Uw'
7. DNF(33.06) L2 B F2 D2 L2 R2 B U2 F' D2 F R' B F2 R' F2 U' L' D B' F' Fw' Uw2
8. DNF(7.03) F2 L2 U2 F' R2 D2 L2 R2 F2 L2 F' L F' D R U2 L' U L' U2 Rw' Uw'
9. DNF(36.59) U2 R2 U L2 B2 L2 R2 D2 R2 U' L2 B' R2 B2 L' U B D' F2 L' Fw' Uw'
10. 26.42 B2 F2 R2 B2 D2 U' L2 D' U2 F2 U2 B L' B2 R' F D R2 F2 R U Fw Uw
11. DNF(25.55) F2 R' D F R' B' R F D2 F U2 F' U2 F B2 D2 F' L2 U' Uw2
12. 28.51 U2 B2 D F2 R2 D' R2 B2 D2 R D2 U F L' U R U' L Fw Uw'
13. DNF(21.40) L' B U2 B' D2 B L2 F2 U2 B' L D' R B U2 F2 L2 R2 F Uw
14. 22.46 L2 F' R2 B2 R2 F' R2 U2 L2 R2 B' L' F2 U L' R D' F2 R2 B' Rw Uw2
15. 25.04 B2 D R2 F2 D F2 U L2 F2 R2 F2 B' L D2 R' U2 L' B L' U' F' Uw'
16. 27.61[10''/9] F' L2 F2 U2 L2 D B2 D' R2 B2 D' B R' U2 L' B D2 F' D R2 U Rw2 Uw2
17. DNF(32.24) B' L2 F' L2 U2 F R2 U2 F2 D2 B U' F R' B2 L2 D2 F' L' U R2 Uw
18. DNF(34.58) D2 U2 B2 D2 L' D2 U2 R' U2 L U2 D' B2 U B' L' D2 R2 D Rw2
19. DNF(26.71) L2 D2 L2 D' B2 L2 D B2 U2 F2 L2 B' D U2 L2 F2 D' B L2 R' F2 Rw Uw2
20. 24.07 D R B D' L2 D F2 L D F R2 B L2 U2 F B2 R2 L2 F R2 Rw
21. 27.70 L' B2 L' F' U' D' B' R' F B2 U' D' B2 U' L2 D' F2 B2 L2 D Fw' Uw
22. DNF(30.28) L2 U2 F2 R2 F U2 B2 U2 F' D R' D2 R2 B L2 R' D2 B R' Rw' Uw'
23. DNF(9.85) B U R' F B R B D' R' U2 L U2 B2 D2 R2 F2 B2 R F2 D' Rw' Uw
24. DNF(20.81) R' D2 R2 D2 B2 D2 R' D2 B2 R U2 F U R' D F' D B2 D2 B2 Rw2 Uw2
25. 27.98 U B2 R D2 F' D' F2 R' U' R2 B2 D F2 U2 B2 L2 D F2 U2 R Fw
26. 25.26 L2 F' D2 B R2 D2 R2 B2 U2 B' F L' F L R2 B' D' F2 R B L Fw' Uw'
27. DNF(21.87) U2 B2 U2 L2 F R2 U2 B D2 L2 B' D' L2 F R B' R2 D B' U R Rw2 Uw
28. 23.69[8''/8] F' D2 U2 F2 L2 B U2 F' D2 F D2 U R' U B' L F2 D U R' B Rw
29. 27.65 L F2 L2 U2 L2 B R F2 R2 D2 R2 D' F2 R2 F2 B2 D L2 F Uw'
30. 27.60 D2 R2 D R2 D' R2 U' R2 U' B2 U L U B2 R F' R D2 L' U2 F' Fw Uw'
31. 25.51 U2 L2 U L2 U' R2 F2 U2 R2 F' L B2 R' D' B' U' R2 D2 B Rw2 Uw
32. 24.06 F2 L2 B2 D2 R2 U2 L2 B2 L' D2 U2 B F U' R U L2 B2 R B' Fw' Uw
33. DNF(34.42) F2 L2 D' L2 D' U2 L2 B2 D2 L2 R U' F L2 B U2 L B2 L2 U' Rw2 Uw2
34. 20.04[10/5, 7.53 tps] B2 D B2 L D2 F D2 B' R' F' D2 R2 D2 B' D2 R2 F Rw'
35. 25.05[10/9] L' U' F U' R2 F U D2 B L2 D2 L D2 R' U2 L D2 F' Rw' Uw
36. 28.78 F D' B2 L2 F2 D2 B2 D U F2 U' L U2 R2 B' U' R' B2 D' F'
37. 27.02 R B2 L' U2 L2 B2 U2 L2 B2 R D R D' L' B U' B' F2 L2 Fw' Uw'
38. 24.87 L B2 U' L2 R2 F2 U' B2 F2 U' L2 D2 L B F U' R' B D2 F Rw' Uw
39. DNF(24.92)[2 twisted corners] F2 D2 B' D2 R2 B L2 U2 B' F2 R B2 D' F2 R D F' U2 F2 U' Fw' Uw2
40. 29.30 U' B' D2 B' L' B' U F2 L' U' F2 U' F2 B2 D R2 U F2 B2 L2 Uw
41. 24.88 L2 B R' B D2 F L' B2 D U2 L2 D2 B D2 F U2 R2 B' D2 Fw'
42. DNF(35.59) R2 U2 L2 D' F2 L2 U L2 B2 D2 L2 F' L U' F' R U' R B U' R' Rw Uw'
43. DNF(31.74) F U2 R2 F2 U R2 U' F2 L2 D' R2 F' R2 B L' D R' U' B R' Uw
44. 26.39 R2 F' U2 L2 B D2 R2 B' D2 B' F U' L F2 D' B D' B2 F2 L'
45. 24.45 F' D2 F L2 U2 B L2 B' D2 U2 F2 D' B2 R D F2 L' R' B' L2 Rw Uw'
46. DNF(26.87) L2 R2 B D2 F' D2 F D2 U2 F' L F' D2 B2 F' U L' F D' Rw Uw
47. DNF(35.19) B' F2 R2 F2 R2 U' R2 U F2 U L2 U' F L D' L B' D2 U2 R' B' Fw Uw
48. 25.38 R2 B2 F2 R2 U F2 U2 L2 F2 D2 B' L F2 R' U2 F' U' B D' R' D2 Rw
49. DNF(29.48) F2 L U2 R U2 L B2 R2 U2 R' D' R F U' L' F' D2 B' U' Rw' Uw
50. 25.43 L2 U2 R2 U' L2 F2 U2 L2 D' R2 U' F R' D R' D2 U B' R D' B Fw' Uw'
51. DNF(32.38) L' B R L D R U D' F D2 F L2 F L2 U2 B' D2 F U2 D Uw
 
I've been learning UFR buffer lately and just got my first PB with it:
15.65 single, UBL PB was 17.25. 8 algs, easy corner algs
Generated By csTimer on 2018-7-8
single: 15.65

Time List:
1. 15.65 B R2 B2 R2 B2 D' B2 D' R2 B2 U2 B2 L D F2 U2 F L' F' D2 B' Fw

z'
R [R D' R', U2]
[U, R' D' R]
R' [U2, R' D' R]

Uw L [E, L2]
L' F' [L2, E']
U' E' [R' E R, U]
U' [R' S' R, U2]
U2 [M, U' L' U]
 
21.04 single on 10/7, my best ever STPS:

21.04[9.19] R2 U' F2 U2 R2 D2 L2 F2 R2 L' B' R2 B' D F' D B D F2 Rw2

x2

[U L' : [E', L2]] // 7/7
(M U M' U)2 // 8/15
[E', R' U' R] // 8/23
[R E : [R' U' R, E]] // 11/34
[L U L' U', M] // 9/43

[R2 U : [R D R', U2]] // 11/54
[R' : [D2, R' U R]] // 9/63
[R U D : [U, R D' R']] // 13/76
D' R2 U' R' U' R U R' F' R U R' U' R' F D // 16/92

92 moves in 11.84 = 7.77 stps
 
Sorry about the double post but holy sh**

27.25 3bld ao25, 26.54 ao12 :D

The ao25 is sub-my pb ao12 before today hahaha wtf! So happy with this

avg of 25: 27.25

Time List:
1. 28.38 R' F' R2 B' L2 F' U2 F' R2 D2 U2 B' R' F' R2 B D R2 B' L2 D' Uw
2. 26.40 U' F2 U2 R2 U B2 L2 D' R2 U2 R' D B' L' B D2 B' U R D' Fw
3. 24.69[12/7, 7.44 tps] F' B U' L' B2 U' B R' D2 F2 L2 D2 F L2 B' L2 F' R2 D2 L Fw' Uw
4. 29.07[10''/10] D R2 D' L2 U' L2 B2 U' L2 U2 B2 F' U' B' U2 F2 L D R B R Rw2 Uw2
5. 23.90[7.41 tps] U' R2 F2 R2 U R2 B2 U F2 U' R2 F' U B' L D2 R' U2 B R U2 Rw' Uw'
6. (23.49) U2 L2 F' U2 L2 B L2 D2 L2 F L' R' F' L' D' R2 B' F2 L2 Fw
7. 25.07 D F' R2 D2 F' D2 R2 F D2 F2 U2 R2 U F D R' U B2 F L' R2 Fw'
8. 31.86 R2 B D2 B' R2 D2 B' L2 D2 B' L B' U R D B' D2 L F U Fw Uw2
9. 26.12 F2 R U2 F2 L F2 D2 L2 D2 R' U B F2 R2 B2 R' F R2 D Fw Uw2
10. 30.19 F2 D B2 D' R2 D' L2 R2 D R2 U2 L R2 U' B2 R2 F' D R B' U' Fw Uw
11. (21.72) R2 U' R2 D R2 F2 D F2 R2 U' B2 R' U' R2 D B L2 F' D L U Fw Uw'
12. (DNF(40.02)) B R B' R' F2 B2 U2 R' U' F U' R2 B2 D2 R2 U F2 U2 L2 F2 L2 Rw'
13. 24.56 L' D R2 D B2 R2 D F2 L2 F2 L2 D2 B D B2 L F' U R' F L' Rw' Uw'
14. 27.26 F U' L2 B2 D' L2 D B2 L2 D2 F2 L2 R' U2 R' F' U2 B D2 L' D' Uw2
15. 27.70 D' L2 U' F2 L2 B2 U2 F2 R2 D' U' L R2 D F' U L2 U2 F U2 Rw2 Uw2
16. 27.03[14/5''] U2 B R' B U R L D L F2 D' F2 B2 L2 U L2 D R2 F2 U F' Rw Uw
17. 24.10 U B' L2 U2 F2 L2 U2 R2 B R2 B F R' U' B2 D' R U' B2 F' D Rw Uw
18. 25.68 L2 U2 L' F2 L' D2 L U2 R2 U2 F2 U F' R' D' R' B2 U' B L Rw'
19. 28.36 U R2 D2 L F2 B R L F' D2 R2 L2 D F2 R2 U' L2 U R2 D2 Uw
20. (34.95) R' U' B' R' L2 B L U2 B L U D L2 U2 F2 B2 U' R2 U R2 D Rw
21. 25.51 F2 D2 F2 L' B2 L' D2 L' B2 R2 D2 B' D R B R2 B U B L' D2 Fw
22. 28.25 L B2 R U2 L2 R' U2 B2 D2 F' D2 B' D2 B D' U' F U Rw' Uw2
23. 30.77 R2 D2 R2 D' R2 D' F2 L2 D2 B2 U2 B U' F2 L' D2 R2 U2 F' R' U2 Rw2
24. 29.06 R2 D L2 D B' R' D B' U2 R' B2 D2 R U2 D2 L' B2 D' Uw
25. 28.19 F D' R2 U B2 L2 D2 F2 U' R2 F2 U2 L D2 L' B' D2 R' D' B' R' Rw' Uw'
 
Did my first Oroczo solve as my beginner's method since coming back to cubing and it was a success.

Spent a few weeks picking and drilling algs, making/updating a google doc, and doing edge only solves and corner only solves. Pretty surprised I got a success first shot.

Next two were DNFs by 2e flips
4 was bad DNF.

Solves looked like this:
1. Parity(UF/UR swapped jperm), edge flip(Forced UF/UB in memo), CCW UBR/Buff corner twist
2. 2 edge/1 corner cycle break, edge flip, UBR/Buff corner twist (DNF by RB/LF flip)
3. 1 edge/1 corner cycle break, Parity(UF/UR swap jperm), edge flip (DNF by BU/FD flip)
4. 1 edge cycle break, edge flip, corner twist. (DNF by UFR>ULF>UBR cycle, CW twist instead of CCW)
 
Thought I’d drop in here and quickly introduce myself... not much to say, I’m an old guy and started learning to do 3BLD sometime back in January/December time frame.

But since this is the accomplishemnt thread, I’ll share my recent PB (from the weekend) of 2:40 using M2/OP. Not only was that a HUGE improvement over my previous, that was my first success under 3 minutes!
 
Got 40/46 multibld in 56:53 today, making a 36.66 points mo3 for the last 3 attempts. Previous two were both 42/46, first in 56:00 and second in 58:12.

Was really feeling like I could beat 42/46 on this try but ended up making a bunch of really dumb mistakes (2 cubes off by 4 moves each, one cube off by an M' during edges). I think I might go back to pushing 50 to sub-hour now, so 46 will feel like a piece of cake by the time nats comes around
 
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