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[muchacho]

Finally, first PB in more than 2 weeks and first Ao5 below 30 seconds. I got slower when I changed cube (from weilong to mini aolong) and some sticker colors (that affected my CN solves most, probably because I have neglected it a bit in order to return soon to my best times).

Ao5: 29.926

Spoiler: Ao5 times

29.094 R2 D' F2 D' L2 U R2 D' L2 D2 B2 R' D2 B2 D R' L' F' R U L U2
35.254 F2 U2 B2 U L2 D' F2 U' L2 U2 F2 L F U F U R' U R' B' L D'
28.878 B2 U2 B2 U2 R2 F2 R2 F2 L2 U F R' D U B' R B L' D' B D'
28.508 R2 U R2 B2 R2 U2 L2 U F2 D' B2 R B D' U2 R F' D' U' F2 R'
31.806 U F2 U' B2 R2 U2 F2 L2 U L2 D L F D2 L U' R B2 L' F2 L2 U'

 

[MarcelP]

Okay, here some proof I am improving.. First 15 solves of the day... A sub 18 Ao12 on cam..

Fun fact: there where no real easy scrambles. All hard crosses, not a single OLL or PLL skip..

Spoiler: Times

Generated By csTimer on 2015-10-9
solves/total: 14/15

single
best: 16.71
worst: 20.34

mean of 3
current: 17.76 (σ = 0.92)
best: 17.56 (σ = 0.77)

avg of 5
current: 17.76 (σ = 0.92)
best: 17.66 (σ = 0.47)

avg of 12
current: 17.97 (σ = 0.81)
best: 17.97 (σ = 0.81)

Average: 18.37 (σ = 1.09)
Mean: 18.26

Time List:
1. 20.04 F2 B' U L U2 R F' U' F' B2 U' L B' R F' R F2 L' U' B2 R' F U' B2 U'
2. 18.79 R' B F' D2 F2 B L' D' F2 B R2 L' D' R' F2 U2 L2 U2 F' U' R B2 U' D B
3. 20.34 L2 U' F' B D F' B2 U2 R' U D R' B' L' F B2 L R U F U2 B R D B2
4. 18.44 L2 R U' D' B D' R2 D2 R' U' F' U' F B' U L D' F2 D2 R2 D2 F L B L2
5. 17.25 R L' U' B D2 U2 L R' D U' B D U' L2 D2 R' U2 D R2 U B2 L B F2 U
6. 17.00 R' L D' R2 B2 R2 D2 U R' F2 U' B F D L D' B' L2 B' R B2 D B2 L2 U2
7. 18.91 U B2 F2 L U F' U D' B D' U F R U2 B2 F2 L' B L2 F' B R U' L F
8. 18.18 F2 D2 U' F2 U' L B2 F L' U' D' L F2 L D' B R' F U L F2 U R2 D' U2
9. 17.56 B L' D F D' R2 L D2 B D' R' D2 U2 F' U F2 D U' B' D' L2 R U2 D B2
10. DNF(20.42) U2 B F2 D2 B2 D2 U2 B' F R2 U F D' F2 L B2 U2 L' D2 U2 L2 R D' L' B2
11. 16.71 L2 B D L R' D2 R' L D F2 B' U2 D B R2 U L' R' B' L' B F2 R U2 D'
12. 19.09 D' B R L2 U' L2 R' D' U' R D B' U2 R2 U' L2 U R2 U2 R' F2 L2 D' L' F
13. 17.75 R2 U2 D R2 L2 B' F D2 R L U' F' B U2 L U' F L' B F' L' U2 R F2 U
14. 16.84 F2 B2 L2 D2 R U2 F U' B' F' D' U L' U' L D L2 D' U2 R' F' L R2 F2 L
15. 18.69 U2 B' U2 D' B' L F' U L' R2 D2 R L B2 D2 L2 R2 F2 L D' L2 D B2 U' B'

Oh and... everyone in this topic that does not have a sub 18 Ao12 on cam is noob

 

[MarcelP]

Finally,...

Ao5: 29.926

Nice!!! PB's always make my day..

 

[EvilGnome6]

Oh and... everyone in this topic that does not have a sub 18 Ao12 on cam is noob

I've never even had a sub 18 single.

 

[Logiqx]

Oh and... everyone in this topic that does not have a sub 18 Ao12 on cam is noob

Ok... I'll add it to my todo list.

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[Logiqx]

I've never even had a sub 18 single.

You're way better than the rest of us at big cubes so i wouldn't worry it. We're going to be chasing your big cube times for quite some time!

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[EvilGnome6]

You're way better than the rest of us at big cubes so i wouldn't worry it. We're going to be chasing your big cube times for quite some time!

Oh, I'm not worried. I'm just a little baffled about my lagging 3x3 skills sometimes. At least they're still improving. I got a 21.96s Ao5 yesterday which was a new PB.

 

[mafergut]

Oh and... everyone in this topic that does not have a sub 18 Ao12 on cam is noob

Then I'm an uber-noob as I don't have a sub-18 Ao12 on cam or otherwise, as my PB is 18.02 and I rarely get a low 18.

I'm trying to convince myself that I should forget for a while about 3x3 and concentrate in OH and 4x4 / 5x5, events at which I'm comparatively horrible at, so don't try to pique my pride in trying to succeed at this new challenge, as it can only end up in more frustration

Great job on that Ao12, by the way. I may be envious but I'm a sportsman!

Oh, I'm not worried. I'm just a little baffled about my lagging 3x3 skills sometimes. At least they're still improving. I got a 21.96s Ao5 yesterday which was a new PB.

That's exactly my feeling the other way around, with my lagging 4x4 skills. I cannot complain about 5x5 and bigger as I just bought a 5x5 and I don't even own anything bigger than that.

 

[mark49152]

how is CN training working out? Or did you drop it allready?

Haven't tried it since. I've tried to slow down a bit though and work on reducing pauses.

Oh and... everyone in this topic that does not have a sub 18 Ao12 on cam is noob

Well, after getting a 17.68 PB ao100 this morning, I thought I'd try to get some good solves on cam. Unfortunately, camera nerves kicked in, and by the time the battery died all I had achieved was a few messy solves with nothing worth uploading. The best bit was a 17.34 ao5. There was a faster ao5 but only because of a PLL skip. Sub-18 ao12 on cam is a nice target.

 

[Jason Green]

Okay, here some proof I am improving.. First 15 solves of the day... A sub 18 Ao12 on cam..

Oh and... everyone in this topic that does not have a sub 18 Ao12 on cam is noob

Don't you do any warm up solves? I noticed 2 of your first 3 were 20+. I always do one or two warm ups that I don't count, it takes me a minute to get going.

And yes, I definitely feel like I'm a noob.

Finally, first PB in more than 2 weeks and first Ao5 below 30 seconds. I got slower when I changed cube (from weilong to mini aolong) and some sticker colors (that affected my CN solves most, probably because I have neglected it a bit in order to return soon to my best times).

Great job! I had a PB on two consecutive days earlier this week, that was awesome. 22 something and then 21.6x. Both I think partial LL skips, I don't care. We are staying pretty close to each other for the moment it seems!

Question, when you guys show your times do you manually type it in? I can do an export from cstimer, but it's very messy it seems. Here was my best A05 so far, I just did a screen grab.

I've never even had a sub 18 single.

I'm surprised to hear that, but yes you are awesome at the big cubes!

 

[Logiqx]

Question, when you guys show your times do you manually type it in? I can do an export from cstimer, but it's very messy it seems. Here was my best A05 so far, I just did a screen grab.

Click on the session summary at the bottom right of the screen. It opens a popup with text that can be copied to your clipboard.

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[mafergut]

Great job! I had a PB on two consecutive days earlier this week, that was awesome. 22 something and then 21.6x. Both I think partial LL skips, I don't care. We are staying pretty close to each other for the moment it seems!

Question, when you guys show your times do you manually type it in? I can do an export from cstimer, but it's very messy it seems. Here was my best A05 so far, I just did a screen grab.

You're improving fast, man! Just a week ago you were doing high 3Xs and low 4Xs and now you are around 30 seconds average. Well done!

 

[Jason Green]

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Haha, thanks. Guess looking harder might have helped!

 

[Jason Green]

You're improving fast, man! Just a week ago you were doing high 3Xs and low 4Xs and now you are around 30 seconds average. Well done!

Thanks, too bad we can't keep up the rate of improvement we had in the beginning... We'd all be as fast as Feliks.

Oh I forgot to mention I started on the full OLL. It's fun and exciting! Hope my brain does not over flow.

 

[Logiqx]

Ok... I'll add it to my todo list.

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Man... I keep losing it - I currently have an 18.37 on film!

I'm getting a fair few 15's today but I keep interleaving good solves with bad ones!

26. 15.92 R' D L2 D R2 B2 D' F2 R2 D2 U' L2 B' R' D2 L U2 R F L2
27. 15.59 B' U2 F U2 R2 B' L2 F R2 B' F2 U R' B U2 R2 B2 R' F' U' B2
28. 20.84 D U2 L2 B2 U L2 R2 F2 D2 U' B' U2 L' U R B' R2 B2 D' R'
29. 25.88 B' U2 L2 F2 L2 R U2 R2 D2 F2 B' D' L' U' L R2 U2 B'
30. 15.48 R2 U' F2 U F2 D2 F2 U R2 U B2 R U' F2 R B2 R' D' R F U2
31. 15.20 B2 L' F2 L U2 R' B2 U2 F2 D2 R D F' U' R2 D' R2 B' L' B' F'

 

[cubesp]

Thanks, too bad we can't keep up the rate of improvement we had in the beginning... We'd all be as fast as Felix.

Oh I forgot to mention I started on the full OLL. It's fun and exciting! Hope my brain does not over flow.

Jason we're on the same line. Two days ago I did my PB 22.20 PLL skip. My average is still sup30

And I'm definitely a noob, Marcel !

I still have to do my first cam and my first sub18

 

[Jason Green]

Jason we're on the same line. Two days ago I did my PB 22.20 PLL skip. My average is still sup30

And I'm definitely a noob, Marcel !

I still have to do my first cam and my first sub18

Just to be clear my real average is sup 30 also overall, about 32 something. That 27 ao5 was especially good right now.

 

[cubesp]

My sub30s can be counted with fingers of hands...

 

[MarcelP]

Ok... I'll add it to my todo list.

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I knew you would... I am suprised you did not have one allready..

I've never even had a sub 18 single.

In time.. In time...

Great job on that Ao12, by the way. I may be envious but I'm a sportsman!

Thanks!

Well, after getting a 17.68 PB ao100 this morning

Wow, nice Mark... I have not timed a big session in a long while. I solve slow untimed a lot. And maybe 12 - 20 timed solves per day. The slow solving is paying off. I can feel it. I rarely watch my own video's but I watched this sub 18 Ao12 two times. The first few solves are not so cool and smooth but the last ones I can see I am in a real nice flow. I am finding pair so easy.. And that is all there is to it right now. I am seeing stuff better. I am still far off you times though. I think I will go to sub 19 overall soon.

Don't you do any warm up solves? I noticed 2 of your first 3 were 20+. I always do one or two warm ups that I don't count, it takes me a minute to get going.

And yes, I definitely feel like I'm a noob.

No, I did not warm up. I have cutoff the first three solves because they are not in the sub 18 Ao12.. But they where pretty nice solves anyway. Warming up for me is usually more than 20 - 30 solves before I become truely warmed up.

 

[Logiqx]

Oh and... everyone in this topic that does not have a sub 18 Ao12 on cam is noob

This challenge will have to wait a while longer but I captured a 16.83 Ao5 during my attempt.

The first two solves contained a ton of pauses and the third solve.. well... you'll just have to watch it!