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Schmidt said:
I had a 2:05.xx 2-3-4 relay this week
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Nice! :tu

Can you take a look at this picture and tell me if this is true?
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1:07.955, 1:10.957, 1:03.464, 1:03.439, 1:07.655, 1:07.697, 1:13.859, 59.945, 1:18.076, 1:14.156, (59.218), (1:18.834)
Hey guys, check out this PB single, ao5, and ao12 :) 59.218, 1:06.26, and 1:08.72, I've done 37 4x4 solves tonight and so far am averaging 1:13. Hopefully this weekend I can make it into a sub 1:15 ao100 :)
 
Wow, good for you! I suck at 4x4. I mean, compare our 3x3 times. In the 4x4 race thread, I got a sub-1:15 Ao12. So tonight I told myself, "Ok, I will go to bed after just one sub-1:15 solve." I shouldn't have said that. Then followed 24 sup-1:15 solves. Majorly annoying not being able to get a single good time. On the only time it was going to be sub-1:15 I messed up on the PLL and DNF'ed. Now finally I got a 1:07.26 so I'm going to bed now.
 
MarcelP said:
@Rocky, Good progress :)

@SneaklyFox, when I cube (3X3) I try not to stop before I have a sub20 average. This way of practice brings a lot of focus in your training.
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Thanks guys! Getting better at 4x4 has been my goal since I have reached sub 20, and my Aosu definitely helps. Heres something fun and motivating that you guys should do if you haven't already. If you ever have posted in the accomplishment thread, go to it and hit the search thread function, then hit advanced search. Type in your own username and then it will come up with every post that you have ever put into the accomplishment thread. It is motivating to see how far you have come, and fun to kind've laugh at how slow you were. I guess for you, since you pretty much always post here, could do the same to this thread.
 
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Hi, Marcel from Holland here

I usually won't go to bed until I have a sub 9 ao12. If I fail that, I try for a sub 2 ao12 on 2x2. If I fail that, I go to skewb and try for sub 4. If I fail that, I conclude that I'm near death and just go to bed.
 
Soren333 said:
Whats up Marcel
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Sup :)
kclejeune said:
I usually won't go to bed until I have a sub 9 ao12. If I fail that, I try for a sub 2 ao12 on 2x2. If I fail that, I go to skewb and try for sub 4. If I fail that, I conclude that I'm near death and just go to bed.
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LOL.. yeah sometimes it is better to give up. For example when you times are starting get higher by every solve. :)
PJKCuber said:
Retirement age is 60 in India.
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Wow, I still have to work 7 years after that. How unfair. ;) My only conclusion is that people in Holland might die at older age.
 
I've received my MoYu 5x5 yesterday, just in time for my comp on next Saturday, where I participate in 2x2, 5x5 and Skewb.
Even if the new cube dosn't turn as smooth as my Florian-Modded ShengShou, I just busted my PB of 4:03.92.

New PB: 3:37.08

I highly doubt that I will get a sub-4:00 time next Saturday, but I hope for two sub-4:30. (I would have to be sub-3:00 to be able to do an avg of 5)
 
Gordon said:
I've received my MoYu 5x5 yesterday, just in time for my comp on next Saturday, where I participate in 2x2, 5x5 and Skewb.
Even if the new cube dosn't turn as smooth as my Florian-Modded ShengShou, I just busted my PB of 4:03.92.

New PB: 3:37.08


Congrats!
I highly doubt that I will get a sub-4:00 time next Saturday, but I hope for two sub-4:30. (I would have to be sub-3:00 to be able to do an avg of 5)
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How do you do that. I did an Ao12 of 6.xx. Never ever had a sub 6 in my life. I must be doing it totally wrong since every one is faster than me. Next competition the cutoff for average is 3 minutes. Yeah.. Like I ever will reach that :)
 
I just use reduction. But after the six centers I first solve all white edges and put them in the correct orientation on the yellow side. Then I solve the yellow edges and put them on the white side. Then i solve the remaining four edges. For the last two edges I only know one case.
Then 3x3 stage whith all white edges correctly oriented on the yellow side.


And of course with some practice :)
 
Gordon said:
I just use reduction. But after the six centers I first solve all white edges and put them in the correct orientation on the yellow side. Then I solve the yellow edges and put them on the white side. Then i solve the remaining four edges. For the last two edges I only know one case.
Then 3x3 stage whith all white edges correctly oriented on the yellow side.


And of course with some practice :)
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I use freeslice. I just did 30 scrambles and did centers only. Got a 2.30 average.. How do I get better on just that LOL..��
 
By using different methods: you don't have to always do 3 3x1's! You could also have a 2x1 in the center and expand that to a 2x2 and then a 2x3 and last a 3x3.
look at Andy klise's 5x5 L2C pdf ( and all of his other PDFs , they are great.)
 
Schmidt said:
By using different methods: you don't have to always do 3 3x1's! You could also have a 2x1 in the center and expand that to a 2x2 and then a 2x3 and last a 3x3.
look at Andy klise's 5x5 L2C pdf ( and all of his other PDFs , they are great.)
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Yeah I do the 2x1 to 2x3 blocks too. I am not great at last two centers though.. :) I will check Andy's pdf.
 
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