Potential Threat to Top BLD Cubers

JemFish said:
I focus on speed and let the accuracy come naturally, because I know that an attempt, whether a success or not, is practice.
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This is apparently the key to getting good at BLD. The complete opposite of sighted solves. Push those fast memos and keep on DNFing until you get it right at that speed.
 
sneaklyfox said:
Welcome! Wow, bold words. I'm interested to follow your progress. Also, I'm wondering about your fish avatar. Does it mean something?
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I wondered that too - is it supposed to be an Ichthys? (Also, I'm noticing now that my username is very resemblant of that spelling - completely unrelated. I'm not really sure how I came up with the name "Ickathu," to be honest)
 
Very cool member introduction - I like you already :) Good luck with your goals! If you have enough grit to practice regularly and keep learning new things, then you will more than achieve your goals.

JemFish said:
I focus on speed and let the accuracy come naturally, because I know that an attempt, whether a success or not, is practice.
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This is why I think you will do well in BLD cubing. This attitude about BLD solving normally takes a while to learn, but you're already viewing solves as practice and not potential successes. You'll do fine :)
 
I already know how this story ends. You need to prepare for burnout. I can't stress enough how important preparing for burnout is!! Reading your introduction reminded me of times when I thought exactly like this, ditched all other events, overtrained BLD and suddenly didn't want to even look at a cube. The passion is good though if you direct it at a specific part of your solves. At your point, you only have 3 options for that goal. They would be to learn a letter pair list perfectly and quickly, making many Journeys(method of loci) or to learn Commutators. I'd suggest doing the letter pairs first. You've got great spirit, good luck!
 
sneaklyfox said:
Welcome! Wow, bold words. I'm interested to follow your progress. Also, I'm wondering about your fish avatar. Does it mean something?
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Ickathu said:
I wondered that too - is it supposed to be an Ichthys? (Also, I'm noticing now that my username is very resemblant of that spelling - completely unrelated. I'm not really sure how I came up with the name "Ickathu," to be honest)
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The fish avatar wasn't originally supposed to be an Ichthys, but it can be, because I am a Christian, and proud of it too.

"For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ, for it is the power of God to salvation for everyone who believes, for the Jew first and also for the Greek." - Romans 1:16

A Leman said:
I already know how this story ends. You need to prepare for burnout. I can't stress enough how important preparing for burnout is!! Reading your introduction reminded me of times when I thought exactly like this, ditched all other events, overtrained BLD and suddenly didn't want to even look at a cube. The passion is good though if you direct it at a specific part of your solves. At your point, you only have 3 options for that goal. They would be to learn a letter pair list perfectly and quickly, making many Journeys(method of loci) or to learn Commutators. I'd suggest doing the letter pairs first. You've got great spirit, good luck!
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Hmm...

Yes, I've been working on my letter pair list, but maybe not quickly so I'll try to get it done.
I do use the method of loci, but I only ever use 3 or 4 locations, used for corners which I memorise first. When I start big-cube BLD I'll continue to strengthen my locations.
Commutators? I've only been BLD cubing for two weeks, and I'll learn that eventually.

Thanks for the encouragement and (good) criticism, I appreciate it. (Gee, sometimes my head gets too far ahead of where I really am.)

Ollie said:
One of my regrets is not doing other events while I got better at BLD. I failed a lot in comp because of nerves/stress, so it would've been nice to have another event to fall back on and get a PB in
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OK OK, I'll keep practising CFOP and Yau (and a bit of megaminx).

~ JemFish
 
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JemFish said:

The fish avatar wasn't originally supposed to be an Ichthys, but it can be, because I am a Christian, and proud of it too.

"For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ, for it is the power of God to salvation for everyone who believes, for the Jew first and also for the Greek." - Romans 1:16
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116! Obviously, it's not necessary that you like Reach Records and the 116 Clique, but most of the time when people quote that verse, it's because of Reach. So - what do you think of Reach Records?
Also, have you heard Social Club? I always laugh when I say this, but Social Club is the best. There's a link in my sig to one of their songs (Marty Mar is in Social Club).
 
A top blder in Sydney?

I should warn you, you have some way to go before you're even the best in Australia, let alone the world.
 
JemFish said:
Now I hope to be a potential threat to top BLD cubers
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I know a lot of people who talks a lot and does a little. But hopefully it's not about you.
The bad news is that it's impossible to achieve Maskow's or Oliver's level at BLD in a short amount of time.
considering short amount of time as one year of hard training

A Leman said:
I already know how this story ends.
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