Sq-1 parity cubeshape progress: know most of it, but not every case. Had a couple of attempts tonight at a legit AO12 (using 15s inspection). First one was bad, then:

(35.20), 23.50, 35.13, 24.58, 26.33, 27.62, 29.33, 30.05, 26.67, 31.81+, 30.05, (22.36)
= 28.51 AO12, 26.18 AO5

All successful (no parity algs needed) :D. Very stressful though, at this stage trying for an AO50 might give me a heart attack. Global accuracy with untimed inspection is about 95%, mostly stupid mistakes.

that's awesome - certainly beats 6 parities in 5 solves ;)
 
7.92, 7.69, 8.53, 7.93, 8.96, (9.96), 7.51, 8.15, (6.83), 7.83, 8.07, 7.42 = 8.00 avg12
Average of 12: 8.00
1. 7.92 F2 L2 U2 R2 U2 F2 D2 R2 F D2 U2 R D R U' F2 L F2 R' U'
2. 7.69 R2 D2 L2 U2 R2 B' L2 B2 F U2 F' D U2 B D B' L U B' U2
3. 8.53 R2 D2 F2 U' F2 U' R2 B2 R2 F2 D' L U B F2 U2 B2 U F' R B2
4. 7.93 R2 U B2 U R2 F2 U' F2 R2 D2 L2 F D' R' D' B F' R' U B
5. 8.96 B2 D2 L2 B2 F2 L D2 B2 L2 D2 F2 U' L D' F U R2 B' R2 D2 U2
6. (9.96) R2 U2 L2 B D2 B R2 B' U2 F D2 R' B' L2 U2 L F' R2 B'
7. 7.51 D F2 U B2 R2 B2 L2 D2 B2 R2 U' R D' R2 U B R' D2 B F L2
8. 8.15 U' R2 U2 B2 L2 D F2 D' F2 U2 L B' F U' B2 D' L' U' L F' L
9. (6.83) U' F2 U' B2 D' L2 D' L2 B2 R2 U L' R D' F' L D2 U2 L2 B2 U
10. 7.83 F2 U2 L D2 U2 B2 D2 R F2 L' R' D' U B' L B U' L2 F L F2
11. 8.07 R2 F2 R2 D2 L2 D2 B2 D F2 R2 B2 R' D' L R' F' U' B' F R D'
12. 7.42 F U' R L' U L' U' L B' L U F2 D2 L2 U2 L2 B2 U' L2 D
I suck.
 
I'm coming for you next comp.

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no #yearofthekennan until about 2019 :/ jrb is kinda booked with our hit songs #revengeofthetopher2015, #yearofthewalkeragainv22016style, #yearofthechristophertophertherevengermenace2017 and #yearofthetim2018 so yeah

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I just had a speed cards attempt, my 4th attempt so far, which was successful, with a memorisation time of 14:16 minutes. I used the method of loci this time, which was very effective, and got me a time that was almost twice as fast as my previous success.

(You can read more about it here.)
 
I was trying to go slowly during F2L to improve my lookahead and I was having a very consistent session, with all 20.x, 21.x and 22.x, with the occasional 19.x and 18.x. Nothing very fast (for me that would mean 15.x to 17.x) but also nothing bad (23.x or worse).

I got to 50 solves achieving my first sub-22 Ao50 (it was like 21.6x). I thought , why not do an Ao100 and smash both PBs? I started to be more ambitious and turn a bit faster. My lookahead went down the drain. I started to do 23s to 26s. Got all enraged when the mean went up to 22.x. Deleted the entire session.

How 'bout that for an achievement? "Most stupid cuber in the whole SpeedSolving site" (me).
 
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Generated By csTimer on 2015-2-2
avg of 100: 5.81

Time List:
8.68, 6.99, 6.60, 4.98, (9.84+), 4.76, 5.90, 6.00, 7.13, 5.59, 7.25, (2.43), 5.12, 5.01, 5.60, 4.63, 4.23, 5.22, 5.91, 5.91, 5.53, 6.34, 4.60, 6.25, 6.29, (11.02), 5.24, 4.24, 6.74, 5.30, 6.41, 4.40, 8.01, 6.33, 4.94, 5.77, (3.96), 5.38, (2.15), 5.30, (3.73), 5.27, 6.26, 7.59, 5.01, 5.89, (9.29), 6.31, 4.56, 5.41, 5.18, 5.07, 5.02, 6.30, 6.57, 5.25, 4.47, 6.35, 6.73, 6.72, 5.65, 5.40, 4.75, 5.61, 6.50, 6.99, 4.66, 5.38, 5.14, 7.25, 5.51, (10.25), 8.65, (3.69), 6.14, 5.79, 5.09, 5.35, 7.10, 5.30, (9.07), 5.75, 5.65, 5.73, 6.71, 8.49, 5.23, 4.32, 6.74, 5.36, 4.91, 6.28, 7.60, 7.94, 5.59, 5.09, 4.85, 4.58, 4.49, 4.56

Daily 2x2, avg is going down...

Its going timberrrr!
 
8.88 D' L2 D' R2 D U2 L2 U' B2 U R' D2 U' L B U' B R F D2

x2 y' R' U2 L F' y' D' L D
U' R U R' U' R U R' U R U' R'
U' R' U R
L' U L2 U' L'
U2 L' U L
F R U R' U' F'
U2

8.88/39=4.39 TPS

PB! I spent 19 moves on cross+1 and 20 moves on the rest of the cube :O

EDIT: 13.11 ao12 and 13.90 ao100
 
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5.761, (9.042), 5.224, 6.605, 8.684, (4.709), 6.399, 6.874, 5.924, 5.904, 5.360, 6.048 = 6.278

Next solve should've been a 5 but I missed a key and had 11/12/15 cycled and didn't notice and took my hand away, and when I saw it it took 4-5 attempts to fix because I didn't notice my hand was in the wrong place.

E: 5.960, 6.661, 6.352, (7.463), (4.177), 7.102, 6.438, 4.688, 6.675, 7.435, 5.221, 5.468 = 6.200
This wasn't even rolling that last PB Ao12...

E2: (12.449), 12.927, 14.262, 13.230, (14.460) = 13.473 TPS Ao5

E3: rolling E1: 6.438, (4.688), 6.675, 7.435, 5.221, 5.468, 6.908, 7.039, 5.539, (7.785), 4.979, 5.873 = 6.157

E4: 6.724 Ao50, 12.125 TPS Ao50. The average was sub-6.5 until solve 35ish, then it just went downhill from there. The last solve was sup-10, and the only sub-10 TPS.
 
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First sub 10 ao5:

Average of 5: 9.54
1. (8.34) D2 U' R2 D2 R2 U' F2 U' F2 L2 F2 L U L2 B D2 R' D L2 F U2
2. 9.01 F2 D' L2 F' L' U2 B' R' L2 B U' R2 B2 U F2 B2 L2 B2 D' B2 L2
3. 8.92 L' D2 F2 B' U2 F2 U2 D L D' L2 U' L2 F2 D' F2 R2 F2 U F2
4. (14.07) R2 D' B2 D' F2 R2 F2 R2 D' L2 U2 L' U B R2 D2 R B F R'
5. 10.68 F' D2 B U' L' F' U L' U2 R2 F2 R2 F2 B R2 U2 B R2 F

Super happy about this :)
 
OH Average of 50: 18.94
1. 17.45 R2 D R F L F D R U' R F2 U2 R F2 L F2 U2 R' L' F2
2. 21.13 B L2 U2 B' D2 F2 D2 R2 U2 L2 F2 U' F D2 L2 U L R2 F2 L2
3. (14.50) B2 R2 F2 D2 U R2 B2 U2 L2 F2 R2 F' R' F R2 B' F2 D' L' B2 F2
4. 19.24 L2 B2 D2 F D2 F2 R2 F L2 D2 R2 D B' U B2 R' F R2 B2 L F'
5. 19.72 L2 F2 L2 R2 D2 L2 F2 D' F2 R2 U' L B' F' U B2 F' U2 L U'
6. (14.89) B' U' B' L D' F D' F' B' R2 F2 R' B2 R B2 L F2 B2 U2 R2
7. 17.15 U2 B2 D' R2 B2 L2 F2 D L2 D' R2 F' D2 F R' B L' D2 U' L2
8. 16.44 F2 U' R D L' B' D' F2 U2 F U' B2 R2 L2 U2 D' R2 D2 B2 R2 F2
9. 18.56 D2 R D2 L U2 R2 F2 U2 R D2 F2 D R U' B' R2 U' B2 R B2 U
10. 18.27 U' F2 U2 B2 U' F2 R2 U B2 L2 U L B D' L B R' F L2 R' D'
11. 19.86 F L' U2 B D' L D' B L' B R2 B' D2 B' R2 D2 F2 L2 D2 B
12. 19.63 F2 L2 F2 D R2 U' R2 F2 U2 R2 U2 B' U' L U2 B R U R F R'
13. 20.97 U L' F' L' F' U2 R' D' L' B D2 F U2 B2 D2 R2 F' D2 R2 L2
14. 18.92 R2 U2 L2 B' L2 D2 F' U2 B L2 R2 D' F2 L' U' F R B2 U2 F' R2
15. 21.93 L2 D' R2 D' R2 F2 D L2 R2 U2 L2 B F' L B' F2 D2 B2 L' U R
16. 18.94 L U F R2 U2 F L U2 D' L' D2 F2 D2 L2 D2 R2 F' R2 F2 R2 U2
17. 18.92 F2 L2 B2 R D2 R' D2 L' F2 U2 B' U F2 D B2 R2 B2 F' R' F2 R'
18. 19.79 L2 F R2 F' L2 U2 B' U2 F2 D2 F R U2 L' R D L B' R2 B2 F
19. 18.50 L2 D2 F2 L2 U2 L' U2 R D2 R D2 U B' L' B2 U2 L2 R2 U
20. 17.28 F2 L2 R' D2 F2 U2 R' D2 L2 D2 F2 D' L2 B' L2 R' F R2 U B F'
21. 18.83 L F2 D2 B2 R D2 R' D2 R U2 R F L' U' F' D' U2 F2 L U R2
22. 16.88 D2 L2 F2 U F2 U' R2 D R2 D R2 B' L' U2 R B' L' F U2 R2 U
23. 22.98 R2 B2 D2 R2 D2 F' R2 F' D2 B' F' L' B F2 R' D' R2 U' L' U' B
24. (24.40) D2 R2 U' F2 R2 F2 D' B2 F2 D U' R' D B F D F' L' U R' F
25. 19.69 F' D2 B' U2 R2 F2 D2 B' R2 B U2 R F' D' B2 D' U' B' D B2 R
26. 19.63 U R L2 D2 B' R' F2 B' R F' U2 B2 D R2 B2 L2 D2 R2 D F2 D
27. 21.32 F' B L D' R F B' L2 U R2 B2 D R2 U' D R2 U'
28. 15.64 B L2 R2 F2 L2 U2 B' D2 B' U2 F2 L' D B' U B' R B' L B' D2
29. 15.66 F L2 B' D2 R2 F R2 U2 R2 B' F' L' U B' R F2 U2 L' D' L
30. 20.22 L' B U' B2 U F D' R F' L D2 F2 R2 F2 D R2 U2 B2 R2 U
31. 19.26 D B2 D' L2 D F2 U2 B2 L2 D2 R' B2 L2 F L B' D' B2 D2 U'
32. (26.78) R2 F L2 F R2 F2 L2 R2 F D2 B' L' U2 R B F2 R2 F U R2 B2
33. 17.14 L2 R2 F2 D L2 D2 B2 R2 D2 F2 L2 F' L' D' B2 R' U' B' R' D U2
34. 18.05 D2 R2 D2 L' B2 U2 L D2 R' U2 L D R2 F' D2 U' L2 F L' B D
35. (12.82) B2 R2 F' L2 F L2 B U2 L2 D2 U' R D' L2 B' R D L2 R' U2
36. 18.17 U F2 R2 B2 U2 F2 D L2 U2 B2 U F L' B' F' D2 U F' R' B2 L2
37. 20.84 D2 R2 B' L2 B R2 B L2 F D2 L2 D' F R U B' L2 R B2 U
38. 20.88 D2 R2 B D2 U2 F D2 R2 B2 F' R2 U' L R2 D2 B2 R B R' U'
39. (23.14) U2 B' L' F U' R2 B' U B2 R F B2 U R2 L2 U' R2 L2 D' B2 D
40. 15.12 L2 B D2 B' D2 R2 F D2 U2 L2 B2 L B' D' F' U2 L' U' B F' R
41. 22.52 F' U B2 D2 F' L2 U' D2 R U2 R2 F2 U2 F2 B2 L2 B2 D R2 U'
42. 20.96 R2 F' L2 D2 F U2 L2 F2 R2 B R' B' R' U L' B R2 U B2 R2 U'
43. 20.59 F2 R2 D' R2 F2 U' F2 U2 L2 U R2 F' D' R F2 L F' D' L2 F' U'
44. 20.15 R2 U2 L2 U2 R2 F' D2 L2 B U2 B U B' F' L' R' D' L2 R' F D2
45. 17.14 B2 L2 U B2 D2 L2 D2 R2 B2 U2 B2 F R' F U' B' U' L R U L'
46. 19.58 R2 D2 R2 B2 D' L2 U' R2 F2 L2 U2 B' L D2 B R2 D' B2 L2 U F'
47. 18.44 R D B R L B2 R' F' U2 B R2 U L2 B2 U2 L2 F2 D' F2 D2 B2
48. 18.23 F2 B' R' F2 D L' B2 U2 D F L2 F2 R2 B2 U B2 D2 F2 U' R2 D
49. 17.63 B2 D2 B' F R2 U2 B R2 U2 L2 F R' F' U L2 U' L2 D' L' R D
50. 15.17 R2 B R2 D2 F' U2 F R2 U2 B2 D' L' F D B2 F D2 U' B2
That beats my 2H PB single by about 4 seconds. I feel so bad...

hehehe. Use it as your motivation to work harder and get faster.
 
hehehe. Use it as your motivation to work harder and get faster.

Man, I've been doing that since I discovered this forum like 1 year ago and I can tell you something. It works... to a point. Skill plays an important role. I can practice all I want but I'm never gonna become a Felix Zemdegs or a "guysensei1". Trust me. GJ on that OH solve, btw.
 
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