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Accomplishment Thread

mafergut said:
C'mon! You must have annoyed them sooooo much. I'm a parent and I'd say they just put them in some drawer under lock and key. They wouldn't just throw them to the trashcan... well, at least I hope they did that. When our children annoy us a lot we can do all sort of crazy stuff as well, we're parents but we're human, you know ;-) But please, don't sneak a new cube in without their permission or you will annoy them even more.



Sorry to hear about your wrist injury. I hope it's not serious and you are breaking PBs again soon. I wish you shared your secret to fast improvement with this old dog that cannot get past sub-20 as much as he tries :(



1st place at 4x4 and 2nd at 3x3. Pretty awesome! Congrats!!!
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They'll probably cool down before I can scrape some money together to buy a new cube
 
mafergut said:
Sorry to hear about your wrist injury. I hope it's not serious and you are breaking PBs again soon. I wish you shared your secret to fast improvement with this old dog that cannot get past sub-20 as much as he tries :(
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Thanks! Dont worry about it, It'll be fully healed soon. I can tell its not serious because i've broken an arm before lol. I was actually considering making a video called "how to get fast fast", but I sort of dismissed it.
 
PenguinsDontFly said:
Thanks! Dont worry about it, It'll be fully healed soon. I can tell its not serious because i've broken an arm before lol. I was actually considering making a video called "how to get fast fast", but I sort of dismissed it.
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I repeatedly tell my 12-year-old son that he could beat me in 6 months easily if he just wanted to practice. I tought him beginners method and then CFOP (with 4LLL) more than 1 year ago and he quickly got down to 40-50 seconds, I'd say he got there in a month or two of not practicing much, if at all just because I told him if he got a 40sec solve I'd upgrade his Wii to a Wii U. He did it and then he didn't seem to be interested in cubing any more, how bad! :(

What I'm trying to say is that learning and doing things that require a lot of manual skill and coordination is much harder when you are over 40 so, that video would probably do no good to me but maybe to others. Even among young cubers it's rare to see an improvement trend like yours. I'm happy now that I found the "older cubers" thread in this forum and now I can compare my times against others in my age range, which levels the field a lot. I'm finding it's rare to find a 40+ cuber that's significantly faster than 20sec Avg unless he/she is someone who started speedcubing when still young[er].
 
mafergut said:
I repeatedly tell my 12-year-old son that he could beat me in 6 months easily if he just wanted to practice. I tought him beginners method and then CFOP (with 4LLL) more than 1 year ago and he quickly got down to 40-50 seconds, I'd say he got there in a month or two of not practicing much, if at all just because I told him if he got a 40sec solve I'd upgrade his Wii to a Wii U. He did it and then he didn't seem to be interested in cubing any more, how bad! :(

What I'm trying to say is that learning and doing things that require a lot of manual skill and coordination is much harder when you are over 40 so, that video would probably do no good to me but maybe to others. Even among young cubers it's rare to see an improvement trend like yours. I'm happy now that I found the "older cubers" thread in this forum and now I can compare my times against others in my age range, which levels the field a lot. I'm finding it's rare to find a 40+ cuber that's significantly faster than 20sec Avg unless he/she is somebody that started speedcubing when still young[er].
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Well if you keep putting youself down like that, of course you wont improve. You have to convince yourelf that you will be sub 20 no matter what. Also, what I think is the problem with "older cubers" I that they dont have time to always be thinking about cubing. There has been research that proves that the more you imagine yourself doing something, the better you do it. The same works with cubing. I sometimes watch Alex Lau's speedsolves and imagine myself using his turning style and his TPS, and I get a really good session right after. Also, being more involved in the community helps a lot. Watching cubing related videos on youtube and posting on the forums increases the time you think about cubing. Watching example solves is also one of the most important things. When I was trying to get sub 20, I would sit at the computer and watch hours of walkthrough solves while doing slow solves. The funniest part was that most of the walkthroughs were CFOP, and yet I still improved and learned something every time. If you think you cant improve anymore, try some of these things out.
 
PenguinsDontFly said:
Well if you keep putting youself down like that, of course you wont improve. You have to convince yourelf that you will be sub 20 no matter what. Also, what I think is the problem with "older cubers" I that they dont have time to always be thinking about cubing. There has been research that proves that the more you imagine yourself doing something, the better you do it. The same works with cubing. I sometimes watch Alex Lau's speedsolves and imagine myself using his turning style and his TPS, and I get a really good session right after. Also, being more involved in the community helps a lot. Watching cubing related videos on youtube and posting on the forums increases the time you think about cubing. Watching example solves is also one of the most important things. When I was trying to get sub 20, I would sit at the computer and watch hours of walkthrough solves while doing slow solves. The funniest part was that most of the walkthroughs were CFOP, and yet I still improved and learned something every time. If you think you cant improve anymore, try some of these things out.
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I'd also be interested in an essay or video by you explaining how to get fast fast. ^^ Are those tips everything for now or is there a lot more? What you say makes totally sense so far I suppose.
Because next year I will have tons of spare time due to some glorious study schedules, and when I re-started cubing I told myself constantly I will be sub10 no matter what. :p
 
2x2

Best average of 5: 1.77
53-57 - 1.75 1.68 (1.59) (2.13) 1.88

Best average of 12: 1.95
54-65 - 1.68 1.59 2.13 1.88 2.09 (4.52) 1.83 2.05 2.05 1.72 2.46 (1.44)

Not PBs or anything, but this is my first sub-2 avg12 for a long time.

1. 2.33 R U2 R' U F2 U' F R' U R U'
2. 2.86 R F U' F' R2 U R F U2 R U'
3. 2.43 U' F2 U R2 F2 R' U' R U2 R' U'
4. 2.47 F' R2 F' R2 U2 R2 U' F U' R' U'
5. 2.66 R2 U R' F R2 U' F' R2 F R' U'
6. 2.05 U' R2 F2 R U R' U F U R' U'
7. 2.21 U F U' F U2 R2 F R2 U R' U'
8. 2.05 F2 R F2 R U' F2 U R' U' R' U'
9. 2.78 U' R2 F U2 F2 R' U' F U2 F U'
10. 2.00 F' U2 R F' U R' F2 R' F' R' U'
11. 1.61 F R U' F2 U' R F R' F' R' U'
12. DNF U F2 R' F2 R' F U2 R2 F2 R' U'
13. 2.27 U' F U' R F' U R2 F U' R' U'
14. 3.02 F2 U2 F R2 U2 F R U2 F' R' U'
15. 1.83 F2 U2 R' F' U2 R2 F' U2 F R2 U'
16. 2.56 U' F2 R2 U F' U2 R2 U' F2 R' U'
17. 1.69 U2 F' U F' U2 F2 U' R U' R' U'
18. 1.81 R2 U R' U' F2 U2 F2 R2 U2 R' U'
19. 2.13 U2 F R F2 R F2 U' R2 U' R' U'
20. 2.09 R' F' U' R U' F' U2 F' U' R' U'
21. 1.61 U2 R U2 F R' F' U2 R U R' U'
22. 2.41 R2 F' R' U' R2 F U2 F' U' R' U'
23. 2.46 R2 F2 R F R2 F2 R' U F R2 U'
24. 2.28 U' R F' U2 F R2 U' F U R' U'
25. 2.56 U F U' F R2 F' U R2 F' R2 U'
26. DNF R' U R' F' R U2 R2 F2 U2 R' U'
27. 1.75 R' F2 U R' U2 R F' U' F R' U'
28. 2.18 U2 R F R F2 R U2 R' U' R' U'
29. 1.84 F' U R F U F2 U R' U' R' U'
30. 2.21 U2 R2 F' U R' U2 R F U F2 U'
31. 2.21 F2 U' F2 U' F2 R' F' R' U R2 U'
32. 2.21 U2 R' U2 R' F' R F2 R U' F' U'
33. 2.30 R2 F2 U' F' R2 F R2 U2 F2 R' U'
34. 2.84 U' F2 U' R F2 R F2 R F' R' U'
35. 2.36 R U2 R' F2 U R' U2 R2 U2 R2 U'
36. 2.13 F U' F2 U2 R2 F' U' R' F R' U'
37. 2.06 R' F2 U F' R2 F' U' F U' R' U'
38. 2.53 U2 F' R F U' F2 U R2 F' R2 U'
39. 3.46 R U F2 U2 R F' R' F2 U' R2 U'
40. 2.25 F2 R U R' F U R2 F' U2 F' U'
41. 1.90 F2 R2 U' F U R2 F' U2 F' R' U'
42. 2.28 R F U R2 U F2 U R2 F' R2 U'
43. 2.03 F R F2 R2 U2 R' F' R2 U2 R2 U'
44. 2.44 F R2 F U' R2 U' F2 R2 U' R' U'
45. 1.96 R U' F R2 U' F' R F' U2 R' U'
46. 2.19 R2 F R2 U' F R2 U' R F' R' U'
47. 2.22 U2 F R U' R F' R F' U' R' U'
48. 2.56 F2 U F' U R' F' R U F2 R' U'
49. 2.38 F U2 R U2 F2 R U2 R' U2 R' U'
50. 2.27 R U' R F2 R F' R2 F2 U' R' U'
51. 2.13 R U2 R2 F U' R2 F' R' F2 R' U'
52. 2.34 F2 U2 R2 F' U F' R F U' R' U'
53. 1.75 U' R2 F R F R U2 R2 F' R' U'
54. 1.68 U' F R' F2 U F' U F2 U2 R2 U'
55. 1.59 R F' R U' R' F R' U2 F' R2 U'
56. 2.13 R2 U2 R' F' R F' U' R2 U' R' U'
57. 1.88 F2 U' F2 R' U2 R F2 R' U' R' U'
58. 2.09 U' R' U2 F U R2 U R F2 R' U'
59. 4.52 F2 U F' U F2 U' R' F' U' R' U'
60. 1.83 U R' F R' U' R' U R2 F' R' U'
61. 2.05 F2 R F2 R' F2 R' U' R' U' R' U'
62. 2.05 R2 F2 R2 U' R U' F R' F' R' U'
63. 1.72 R' U' R F' U' F2 U2 R' U2 R2 U'
64. 2.46 U' F2 U' R2 F2 R' U' F U R' U'
65. 1.44 R' F R2 U' F U F R' F2 R' U'
66. 1.69 F' U2 R F' R' F' R' U2 F R U'
67. 2.71 F' R U2 R' U' R' U' R' U' R' U'
68. 1.97 R U R' U2 R' F2 U' F' U2 R' U'
69. 2.56 U2 F U' R F' R2 F2 R' U' R' U'
70. 1.66 F' R2 F U F R2 U R' U' R' U'
71. 2.03 R' U' R2 F R' U' R2 F' U' R' U'
72. 4.36 F' U' F R F2 U F R2 F R' U'
73. 2.30 R2 F' R U' R2 F2 U' R2 U2 R' U'
74. 1.96 R' F R' F2 R F2 R U F' R' U'
75. 1.25 R F U' R U' R F2 U F R' U'
76. 2.59 F U2 R2 F U2 F U' R U' R' U'
77. 1.91 U2 F2 R' U2 R F U2 R' F2 R' U'
78. 1.83 R F' U' F U F' R' F' U2 R' U'
79. 1.88 U R U F2 R2 U' F R' F' R' U'
80. 2.43 F R U F' U F' U F2 U' R' U'
81. 4.93 F' R F' R U R2 F2 U F' R2 U'
82. 3.52 F' R F' R2 F' U2 R U' F2 R' U'
83. 3.33 F' R U F' U2 R' U' R2 F R' U'
84. 4.47 F2 U F' U F2 R2 U2 F' U F' U'
85. 3.52 F2 U' F' U2 R U' F U' F2 R' U'
86. 1.65 F2 U' R' U R' U' F' R' U' R' U'
87. 11.81 U R' U R2 U' F U F U' R U'
88. 2.84 F2 U F' U2 F' U R F' U' R' U'
89. 1.97 R' F2 R' U' R' U2 R2 F2 U' R' U'
90. 2.36 F R' U2 R U2 F' R' U' F2 R' U'
91. 2.19 R' U' R F2 U2 F' U F' U' R' U'
92. 3.30 U R' F U' R' U R2 F2 U' F' U'
93. 2.53 F R U' F U2 F U2 F U2 R' U'
94. 2.18 F U' R' U2 R F' U R' U R' U'
95. 1.68 R2 F2 U F2 R2 U' R2 U' F R' U'
96. 1.91 R' F' U R2 F' U' F R2 U2 R' U'
97. 2.71 F' U2 R' U F2 R2 F' R F2 R' U'
98. 1.68 R F2 U R U2 F' U R' F' R' U'
99. 1.91 F' R2 F R2 U2 F' R U' F R' U'
100. 2.15 F U2 R' F2 U2 R' U R' U2 F' U'
101. 2.53 F2 U' F' U F' R' F R' U2 R' U'
102. 4.30 R2 U' R' F2 R' U2 F R U2 R' U'

Edit: qqTimer tells me 2.14 avg50, 2.30 avg100
meh :/
 
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mafergut said:
I repeatedly tell my 12-year-old son that he could beat me in 6 months easily if he just wanted to practice. I tought him beginners method and then CFOP (with 4LLL) more than 1 year ago and he quickly got down to 40-50 seconds, I'd say he got there in a month or two of not practicing much, if at all just because I told him if he got a 40sec solve I'd upgrade his Wii to a Wii U. He did it and then he didn't seem to be interested in cubing any more, how bad! :(

What I'm trying to say is that learning and doing things that require a lot of manual skill and coordination is much harder when you are over 40 so, that video would probably do no good to me but maybe to others. Even among young cubers it's rare to see an improvement trend like yours. I'm happy now that I found the "older cubers" thread in this forum and now I can compare my times against others in my age range, which levels the field a lot. I'm finding it's rare to find a 40+ cuber that's significantly faster than 20sec Avg unless he/she is someone who started speedcubing when still young[er].
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In my opinion, much as you older cubers say that you guys lack tps, etc. I think that it is possible for you guys to get near sub-10. I know its easy for me to say, being a teenager, but I do believe it's possible. It will likely take longer, because of various factors relating to ageing, family, work and whatnot, but if you are really intent and set aside time to practice, I believe that you can do it. For starters, to improve tps, just spamming algs is enough. Sitting there spamming J perms (or your favourite alg) is a great way to do this. I guess this is comparable to some type strength training in the gym, which other sports have but speedcubing (mostly) does not. Also, doing slow solves or just solving on the train or bus without a timer can help (I know this sounds repetitive, but it really helps!). When you aren't trying to improve tps, slow down and spam look ahead during your F2L and make your solves as fluid as possible. All practice is good practice.

As always, self-belief is important:) If you really want to get faster, and put in the effort, anything is possible. For motivation, I recommend listening to the song "Hall of Fame" (it's a great song:p)
 
Isaac Lai said:
In my opinion, much as you older cubers say that you guys lack tps, etc. I think that it is possible for you guys to get near sub-10. I know its easy for me to say, being a teenager, but I do believe it's possible. It will likely take longer, because of various factors relating to ageing, family, work and whatnot, but if you are really intent and set aside time to practice, I believe that you can do it. For starters, to improve tps, just spamming algs is enough. Sitting there spamming J perms (or your favourite alg) is a great way to do this. I guess this is comparable to some type strength training in the gym, which other sports have but speedcubing (mostly) does not. Also, doing slow solves or just solving on the train or bus without a timer can help (I know this sounds repetitive, but it really helps!). When you aren't trying to improve tps, slow down and spam look ahead during your F2L and make your solves as fluid as possible. All practice is good practice.

As always, self-belief is important:) If you really want to get faster, and put in the effort, anything is possible. For motivation, I recommend listening to the song "Hall of Fame" (it's a great song:p)
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Oh, yeah, I believe you and I don't lack motivation. I already do part of that (solving in the train, not spamming PLLs, I will start to do that as well). It can take long but I will get there. I only think that "there" for me is not sub-10 but I don't think it's barely sub-20 either, maybe something in between, like 12-15. Globally sub-15 would be great for me if I get there before I am 50-something and I start to lose my abilities all over again :-P

Thank you and also to PDF for the encouragement.
 
sqAree said:
I'd also be interested in an essay or video by you explaining how to get fast fast. ^^ Are those tips everything for now or is there a lot more? What you say makes totally sense so far I suppose.
Because next year I will have tons of spare time due to some glorious study schedules, and when I re-started cubing I told myself constantly I will be sub10 no matter what. :p
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theres quite a bit more, but that post gets the general concept. I'll probably make the video next summer and ask noah if it can be for guest sunday on cubing world.
 
Woo PBs! Very slight, but still.

10.44 ao5: 10.23, (10.05), 10.21, 10.89, (13.47)
11.89 ao100

I completely blew the ao100 over the last 30-40 solves. It could have been 11.6x if I had kept up the times I was getting earlier.
 
5.65 3x3 single. Fastest NL solve (i think).

EDIT:

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

X-Cross // z2 y R' F' L' F' D2
F2L-2 // U L U L'
F2L-3 // U' R' U' R
F2L-4 // U y' R U' R'
OLL // U' F R U R' U' F'
PLL // R2 U R' U R' U' R U' R2 U' D R' U R D'
 
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PB 3x3 single (by a huge margin), ao5, and ao12 while warming up for the weekly competition.

ao12 17.91, bolded ao5 17.31
18.48, 15.70, 12.24, 18.04, 18.20, 19.85, 17.91, 15.39, 23.53, 19.53, 15.85, 20.13

Then PB 4x4 single (1:03.60) and 234 relay (1:50.80) in the comp. It's been a weird day.
 
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