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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! :)

Eeewwww.. stock stickers... LOL... You have got to love those 38 sec solves when you average 20. :) Number 4 and 5 make up for it :)
 
Eeewwww.. stock stickers... LOL... You have got to love those 38 sec solves when you average 20. :) Number 4 and 5 make up for it :)

Yeah the stickers are pretty horrible!

I very nearly deleted that 38s solve but I decided to leave it for video continuity. It's a good job I kept it or the Ao5 would have been invalid!

Solve 4 was orange cross... thought you might like it. ;)
 
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! :)

I just can't stop saying it. I like your turning style a lot. It seems so slow during F2L but the flow is so great. And then, bam! you spam very nice TPS during LL.

Regarding the 3rd solve... what happened man! It also happens to me at times and it drives me crazy.
 
I just can't stop saying it. I like your turning style a lot. It seems so slow during F2L but the flow is so great. And then, bam! you spam very nice TPS during LL.

Regarding the 3rd solve... what happened man! It also happens to me at times and it drives me crazy.

Thanks! I don't really know what happened but I ended up with a cross piece floating around after messing up OLL. I decided to fix the cross and OLL with L6E but my Roux is a bit rusty and it took ages. hehe.
 
Wow, nice Mark... I am still far off you times though. I think I will go to sub 19 overall soon.
I wasn't as happy as I usually am with a PB. My times are so inconsistent recently. For some reason today I got in a really good flow that lasted longer than just 10-20 solves. But I have more bad averages than good ones these days. Earlier this week I had two that were sup-19.

The slow solving is paying off. I can feel it. ... I am finding pair so easy.. And that is all there is to it right now. I am seeing stuff better.
I have been making more of an effort to turn slow and look ahead and I think that's why I had good form today. I can see in the video I made today that I still pause way too much though - more than I realize while solving. Solves that seem smooth and almost pause-free look full of pauses when watched back on video!

I captured a 16.83 Ao5 during my attempt.
Really nice solves, as usual! I'm sure you will improve faster than any of us as it looks like you have so much room.

Okay, here some proof I am improving.. First 15 solves of the day... A sub 18 Ao12 on cam..
Very nice :D. How tight do you have your 356? It looks really tight in that vid. I love the feel but find it too unstable - does tightening fix that?
 
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! :)

https://youtu.be/7fm3UKM4DAk

You're more persistent than me, if I see a messed up cross on the LL or something I usually quit. :)
 
Small relation from nats:
4bld 10:18 and 4th:-(
5bld dnfy
Fmc 35 but dnf due wrong comm notation
Multi 4/5 it was night and i was to tired. We fonished at 20.30.


patataj patataj patataj
 
Very nice :D. How tight do you have your 356? It looks really tight in that vid. I love the feel but find it too unstable - does tightening fix that?
I have it where it cuts 45 degrees without effort. But compared to a Moyu it is very tight. I think the main thing to fix is the screws in the corners. You have to fiddle a bit. I think mine are like, first screw untill you can not screw further. Then unscrew one and a half full turn. The champion of last Ducth Nationals asked me if he could borrow my cube since he really liked it (and he did use it at the comp and I just used another of my Gans356's). And he has a Gans 356 himself... Just to prove you have to adjust and fiddle a lot untill you like it. I think there is no better cube than the Gans 356 and there won't be for a long time.

Small relation from nats:
4bld 10:18 and 4th:-(
5bld dnfy
Fmc 35 but dnf due wrong comm notation
Multi 4/5 it was night and i was to tired. We fonished at 20.30.

Good luck today.. The 4/5 MBLD is pretty cool.
 
That 10:18 is 11 minutes faster than your previous official PB, why that sad face? for missing podium on 4bld? what time did you expect? and 4/5 is better than 5/7 on mbld, right?
 
I think there is no better cube than the Gans 356 and there won't be for a long time.

Cool I may have to order one now! I use my new island stickerless mostly, but I can be overly sloppy with the turns a lot. I have another new island, and a Moyu Aolong v2. I haven't used the Moyu a lot but it seems corner cutting is not enough for me. Also a couple of the inside little prongs broke on the Moyu which surprised me, it still holds together fine though.
 
Cool I may have to order one now! I use my new island stickerless mostly, but I can be overly sloppy with the turns a lot. I have another new island, and a Moyu Aolong v2. I haven't used the Moyu a lot but it seems corner cutting is not enough for me. Also a couple of the inside little prongs broke on the Moyu which surprised me, it still hold together fine though.
Oh yeah, any other must have cubes? 3x3 for now. :) I know there are forums about this but I'd rather ask here.
 
I envy you guys getting to practice like this. I set my 26s PB single in June last year and have timed Ao12s less than 20 times. The UKs will be a rare treat.

Lack of practice must be pretty frustrating. It'll be great to say hello at the UKC in a few weeks time. :)

Oh yeah, any other must have cubes? 3x3 for now. :) I know there are forums about this but I'd rather ask here.

The MoYu HuaLong / MoYu HuanLong (same cube but the name changed for some reason) is a great cube.
 
Oh yeah, any other must have cubes? 3x3 for now. :) I know there are forums about this but I'd rather ask here.
The TangLong has got good reviews and seems the exciting cube of the moment, although mine hasn't arrived yet so I can't vouch for it. There are lots of good cubes and they all feel a bit different. In my opinion it's worth getting a few and seeing what you like. Also experiment with setting them up. I agree with Mike that HuaLong is great. AoLong v2 has been my main for over a year, it just needs good tensions and lube (corner cutting is fine on mine). YuXin is good and feels quite similar. I still love the WeiLong v2, it's a bit smoother and faster than the AoLong. Gan356 you know all about. Most cubes are good these days so you can't go far wrong!
 
4bld 10:18 and 4th:-(
Multi 4/5
Those are nice results!

I have it where it cuts 45 degrees without effort. But compared to a Moyu it is very tight. I think the main thing to fix is the screws in the corners. You have to fiddle a bit. I think mine are like, first screw untill you can not screw further. Then unscrew one and a half full turn.
OK, I think mine are only unscrewed about 0.75 turn. Catchiness is gone tho. How much of the plastic core do you have sticking through your nuts? My nuts are level with the ends.
 
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