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Btw you are pretty fast OH.

I'm back from my holiday and the extra practice (non-windy times of the day) seems to have paid off.

My CFOP times are almost back to normal (well, within a second of my PBs) and my OH times have improved a bit as well.

I had a fairly solid OH session earlier today... 32.54 single (full step but obviously easy), 37.37 Ao5 and sub-45 Ao50.

I don't know why I suddenly got into OH but I've been finding it fun. :)

Generated By csTimer on 2015-3-17
solves/total: 50/50

single
best: 32.54
worst: 59.02

mean of 3
current: 43.70 (σ = 3.52)
best: 34.45 (σ = 1.66)

avg of 5
current: 44.33 (σ = 2.97)
best: 37.37 (σ = 3.40)

avg of 12
current: 44.78 (σ = 3.02)
best: 41.22 (σ = 4.45)

avg of 50
current: 44.67 (σ = 4.96)
best: 44.67 (σ = 4.96)

Average: 44.67 (σ = 4.96)
Mean: 44.86

Time List:
1. 48.64 F2 U' B2 F2 U' B2 L2 F2 U2 F2 U L' R F R D' B' R2 B' U2
2. 52.42 R2 B' U2 B' L2 F2 L2 D2 F D2 R U' B D F L D2 U B2 F
3. 43.23 D2 U B2 F2 U' L2 B2 U' F2 L' U2 R' F2 L2 B2 F U' B U
4. 40.70 L2 D2 R2 B2 D F2 D B2 U' B R F R' D' B D2 L U B2
5. 45.22 D2 B' L2 D2 L2 B2 F' R2 F U2 F' U' R' B' D2 L2 U F2 L D
6. 48.19 F R B2 D2 L2 B2 L U2 R B2 R2 F2 U B2 F' D' B2 L2 B L2
7. 42.19 U D2 B2 R' F' R2 D' L' F L2 F U2 B2 L2 D2 B' L2 U2 B' D
8. 40.89 R D2 F2 L F2 D' B U R B2 R2 U2 R B2 R B2 D2 F2 L2 U
9. 46.32 R2 U' F' L2 U' F2 R D' F2 R U2 R' U2 R F2 R2 B2 U2 L
10. 52.51 B U2 B2 U R2 D R B D' U2 L D2 B2 U2 F2 R L D2 R B2
11. 46.72 L2 D B' R' L' B L' D B' D2 F2 U' L2 D B2 D' B2 L2 D' L2
12. 53.03 B R' U B2 D' R U B D L' F2 L' U2 R B2 D2 F2 R2 U2
13. 37.96 R2 U2 B2 R2 U' F R' B2 D R B2 R2 U2 R B2 R2 L B2 R U2
14. 58.21 R' L2 B D2 F U2 F2 R2 B' L2 U2 F2 L D' F' L F2 U F2 R2 U
15. 58.70 D L2 B2 D2 F2 U F2 R2 U2 L2 U' L F2 U' B R U2 L' F' U2 R2
16. 37.83 L B2 L2 F L2 R2 F2 U2 B' L2 B' L U F' R2 B D' L2 U R2
17. 55.51 F2 D2 B2 R U2 R' U2 L' F2 R D2 U' L F L2 D' F R' U2 F' U'
18. 33.66 D B' R2 D2 B' R2 B2 L2 B D2 F L F2 R F U2 L2 F2 D
19. 44.68 B D2 L2 F' R2 F D2 U2 B' L2 R B' U' R D2 B' L2 R D' U2
20. 39.30 L2 B2 U2 L2 B2 D2 L2 F2 R' F2 R U B R D' B F L2 U R U2
21. 40.00 F2 L2 D' L2 F2 U2 R2 U' L2 F2 U B' U B U2 B L' U' L F2 D
22. 37.72 U2 R D2 L2 D2 U2 L' D2 L' F2 L' F' L' D' F D' F' D2 B U' F
23. 50.26 U' L' U2 F2 R B2 U2 B2 L2 F2 U2 L' U' B L2 D2 L B' F2 U
24. 43.97 B R2 D L2 B2 U' L2 R2 D L2 F2 U2 R' U B' F D F' D2 R2
25. 50.64 B2 L2 F' U2 B' R2 D2 F' D2 F' D' U B' R U2 F' L F' D U2 F
26. 53.38 R D' F' D2 R' D2 B2 U R' F2 U2 L2 U R2 D' B2 D' R2 U2 L2
27. 43.04 R2 F2 L2 R2 F2 D2 U B R B' L D R' B2 L2 R' B
28. 47.56 L F2 D' F2 L2 U L2 B2 U2 B2 U' L' D' B' L D' R' B2 L' D
29. 49.60 R D' R2 B' D L F' R' B R2 B2 L2 U B2 R2 B2 U R2 U2
30. 40.24 R2 U' L2 D2 R2 F2 L2 D R2 D' U L' B' F2 L' D2 L R U' L
31. 36.27 R' U R L' F U D2 F2 U B U L2 B2 L2 B2 U' F2 U' F2 D' L2
32. 45.79 F' L2 B D2 B' L2 F L2 F2 D2 F' U L B D2 R D' R' U' L' R'
33. 41.90 R B R' U R' B' L' D' B2 L2 D L2 D2 R2 B2 R2 F2 U' R
34. 41.30 B R2 U2 F' U' R2 L2 B' R2 U2 B2 D2 F2 U2 L' F2 U2 R' D'
35. 45.76 B U' D F2 L U B2 L' U2 F2 U2 R2 F' B2 L2 F R2 U'
36. 35.58 L2 U2 L' F2 L B2 L U' F2 L U2 R L F2 U2 R'
37. 35.24 R2 U2 B' F2 U2 F2 D2 L2 U2 F2 R' F2 U' R' D B2 L2 B D U'
38. 32.54 U' L2 B2 D2 U F2 L2 D L2 B2 U' F L' D B2 U2 R2 U2 B R B'
39. 44.18 L' D2 F2 R B2 R' F2 L' B2 R2 U2 F U2 R F2 D' L' B F D R2
40. 46.84 R' U' B' L2 U R2 F' L' U2 R2 U' L2 D F2 U' L2 B2 D2 R2
41. 59.02 F2 L' U2 F B U F' U D L2 U2 F' B2 U2 R2 U2 R2 U2 F
42. 39.34 F D2 F2 D2 R2 F' D2 L2 U2 F' L' R' D' B2 L D B' U' L D' F2
43. 47.28 F' B U B2 U L D' B2 R' D F2 D2 B D2 L2 U2 R2 B R2
44. 44.38 R' B2 L2 F2 U' B2 F2 D' F2 U2 R2 F2 R B D' B2 F2 U R' D R2
45. 41.07 L' B2 U' B U2 D' F U F L B2 L F2 L' D2 L D2 R F2 L2
46. 43.05 L2 F2 U R2 B2 D U2 B2 D R2 U L U2 F' D' R F' L2 D U2 F'
47. 49.90 R2 B L2 D2 R2 F' U2 F' R2 F D2 U B2 F' R D R B' L R2
48. 41.16 F2 L2 F' U2 R2 F2 L2 B D2 B U L2 F' L' R F' L U L2 B
49. 47.72 F2 B' L D2 B' L U R' B2 R2 B2 U F2 L2 U' D2 L2 F2 L2
50. 42.21 B D2 F' D2 B2 L2 B' U2 L2 U2 R' D2 B L R U' F R2 U
 
I forgot to say... I was using an old stickerless Zhanchi when practicing on the beach.

I'm not so attached to it as my main (should it get sandy) and there is clearly no chance of the heat messing up any stickers.

I have to say the Zhanchi is still a surprisingly good cube and it even came home free of sand. :)
 
I have to say the Zhanchi is still a surprisingly good cube and it even came home free of sand. :)
Yeah, but the stickerless feels and solves better imho : I don't know why.. Congrats on the nice OH single. I am about twice as slow. All my solves are over one minute ;)

Yesterday I had a nice Ao75. It was sub Ao100 pb. I did not have time to finish it. There was a 11.xx in there.. But U face was not aligned... so no single PB... I think it will happen any time soon now.

Here is the reconstruction:
47. 11.84 R2 F L F U' L2 D R U2 R2 F B' L2 B D2 B2 R2 D2 B' L'

R L' D' F' L F2 // X-CROSS (6)
R U2 R' U2 R U2 R' U R U' R' //2ND (17)
y R U' R' U' L U L' U L U' //3RD (29)
y' U R' U' R U' R' U R //4TH (38)
U2 R U R' U R' F R F' U2 R' F R F' //OLL17 (52)
U2 R2' u R' U R' U' R u' R2 y' R' U R // Ga PLL (66)
ARGG!! Should have finished with U'
5.57 TPS
 
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Woah. Nice single. Sub-10 seems realistic for you some day!

I just did an OH session and seeing as it started well, I set up the camera. That completely and utterly ruined the session until I got my head together quite some time later!

anyway, I just caught my first sub-30 on film. I've added the reconstructions to the comments on YouTube:


35.82 L B2 D' F2 D R2 U F2 R2 D' L2 F2 L R' B2 U L' D' F L' U

y' // Inspection
u' r y z' u' R u' F u2 // Cross (7/7)
U L U' L' // 1st pair (4/11)
U y' R' U' R U' R' U R' // 2nd pair (8/19)
U2 L U' L' // 3rd pair (4/23)
U' R U' R' U2' R U' R' // 4th pair (8/31)
* Contemplate 1-look OLL before reverting to a 2-look solution...
U r U2' R' U' R U' r' // EOLL (8/39)
U2 R U R' U R U2' R2' U' R U' R' U2' R // OCLL (14/53)
U' z U' R U' R' U' R' U' R U R U2 R3 // PLL (13/66)


27.70 B L2 D' R F2 D' F U R' B2 D2 B2 L2 B2 L' U2 R2 L' B2

z' // Inspection
D' U2 z' U' L y' R2 // Cross (5/5)
L U' L' U L L2' U' L // 1st pair (8/13)
U' R' U2' R U R' U' R // 2nd pair (8/21)
U R U R' // 3rd pair (4/25)
L U' L' U L U' L' // 4th pair (7/32)
U' R U2' R' U' R U' R' // OLL (8/40)
U2 R U' R U R U R U' R' U' R2 // PLL (12/52)
 
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I had this on camera today

3. 18.87 F R2 D2 F' R2 F' U2 L2 B2 U2 F' L B L R B' R' U2 R2 D' R'
4. 18.98 U' R F2 U2 R' B2 L' B2 F2 L B2 U2 B' U2 L' U L U B2 F' R2
5. 19.57 R' D2 F' R2 L' B2 D B L2 F' D2 L2 U2 R2 F L2 F' L2 R
6. 17.10 D' R D' B' U F R F' L U B2 L2 U L2 U2 R2 U' R2 L2 B2
7. 14.97 R2 U' B2 D' B2 F2 R2 D R2 B2 L' D2 F L2 B2 D2 B U L' F'

I will upload it when I have the time ;)
 
Colour neutral ftw...

B2 L2 D' U2 B2 U2 B2 R2 D F2 D L' U2 B D2 L D2 L2 B' R2 D'

Only the second time I've had a cross skip... first time green, this time red.

Nice! I had 18.03 on that scramble I like red cross. This cross was cool, but the rest sucked.. :)

I just tied my Ao5 PB 16.37 what are the odds.. LOL

21. 19.59 L2 B U B' F2 R2 U B2 U' L2 B' R2 B2 U' D' B L2 F2 B D' B L2 U B D'
22. 16.81 L2 U' D2 B R2 F' L U D L2 R2 B2 R2 U' F' U2 B' D B2 F U2 R2 U' R' D'
23. 14.67 D R B F D F' B L2 D2 L R2 F2 L' F2 R' L2 B D2 U2 B D U' R' B U2
24. 14.56 B F L R' B2 L D L' F D B D' R2 U' F L' U L2 U2 B U' B' F D2 U2
25. 20.85 B' F R' U R B' U' F R' F' U' D' F B D U' F2 D' L' F' B2 L' D' R2 D2
26. 17.62 D2 B2 R2 B R' F' D R2 F L' B' U L' D2 B2 R U2 L B2 F D L D2 U L2
 
Like you say.. nothing special after the cross and I got 17.61 but it's cool to get the skip (p = approx. 1/31704). My last cross skip was over a year ago and since then I've done about 10,000 timed CFOP solves.

Did you see Ross' scramble in the Roux group? Unbelievably easy... 11 moves to complete the cross + F2L, followed by an OLL skip and T-perm. I didn't time myself but it was a crazy untimed solve!
 
Reading about you guys getting some good times is kind of motivating. I haven't had much time to practice lately or be on the forums much but then I decided to pick up a cube just now and...

Very nice Ao12: 11.84, (11.73), 13.81, 12.28, (15.81), 12.39, 13.49, 12.86, 12.37, 12.30, 14.70, 11.81 = 12.79
This is like 0.05 from my PB Ao12.
 
Reading about you guys getting some good times is kind of motivating. I haven't had much time to practice lately or be on the forums much but then I decided to pick up a cube just now and...

Very nice Ao12: 11.84, (11.73), 13.81, 12.28, (15.81), 12.39, 13.49, 12.86, 12.37, 12.30, 14.70, 11.81 = 12.79
This is like 0.05 from my PB Ao12.

Very nice!! I am only 6 seconds away from your Ao12 PB .. LOL ;)
 
Reading about you guys getting some good times is kind of motivating. I haven't had much time to practice lately or be on the forums much but then I decided to pick up a cube just now and...

Very nice Ao12: 11.84, (11.73), 13.81, 12.28, (15.81), 12.39, 13.49, 12.86, 12.37, 12.30, 14.70, 11.81 = 12.79
This is like 0.05 from my PB Ao12.
Nice! I'm about two seconds off haha. Haven't improved much on 3x3 lately.

I had no idea that this thread was this amazing. It is very good motivation for me. You guys are awesome.
IKR, I love this thread.

Also, I have a comp this weekend wish me luck :)
 
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