Older cubers discussions

[h2f]

It's been two weeks already that I can't even think of consistently getting sub-20 solves any more, so I don't expect to get a sub-10 any time soon. I have been practising slow untimed solves for like 3-4 days to improve lookahead and when I did my 1st timed solves in days for the Race to sub-20 weekly challenge I got almost all 21s

Same me. I was doing a lot of 4x4 solves in this week. I thought my look ahead go better in 3x3. First solves were very disappoiting. But next came some 16s and 17s. Still ao50 much over 20. I need a practice.

 

[Selkie]

I was reviewing my YouTube channel earlier and came across one of my first filmed solves, an 18.06 pb from 4 years ago. Back then I wouldn't have dreamed of getting any sub 10's and to be fair I have had about 10 sub 10 solves, all in the last 9 months.

If you are struggling with the 20 second barrier this video might help to show sub 20 can be achieved with slow turning throughout. I filmed it as an example originally for this thread a few months ago. Might help a bit of old age motivation

 

[Jason Green]

I was reviewing my YouTube channel earlier and came across one of my first filmed solves, an 18.06 pb from 4 years ago. Back then I wouldn't have dreamed of getting any sub 10's and to be fair I have had about 10 sub 10 solves, all in the last 9 months.

If you are struggling with the 20 second barrier this video might help to show sub 20 can be achieved with slow turning throughout. I filmed it as an example originally for this thread a few months ago. Might help a bit of old age motivation

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LLMCAdvLmL4

Yes that's awesome, I've seen a few slow turning sub 20 vids! They are motivating to reaching sub 20 for sure.

 

[mark49152]

And 5x5 single 2:10, in ao12 of 2:32. That soft cut is looking more and more reachable . I've now wiped 23 secs off my ao12 PB in just 3 weeks.

Wiped off another 8 seconds today: 2:24 ao12, sub-cut! Also two 2:09 singles. I am loving 5x5 at the moment.

 

[h2f]

I was reviewing my YouTube channel earlier and came across one of my first filmed solves, an 18.06 pb from 4 years ago. Back then I wouldn't have dreamed of getting any sub 10's and to be fair I have had about 10 sub 10 solves, all in the last 9 months.

If you are struggling with the 20 second barrier this video might help to show sub 20 can be achieved with slow turning throughout. I filmed it as an example originally for this thread a few months ago. Might help a bit of old age motivation

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LLMCAdvLmL4

Nice video. It helps a lot. Thanks

Wiped off another 8 seconds today: 2:24 ao12, sub-cut! Also two 2:09 singles. I am loving 5x5 at the moment.

Awsome Mark.

I think I'll try Yau5 because I use yau on 4x4 and I like that method.

 

[Selkie]

I need to practice 5x5 more. Sub 2:25 is great. Think I am closer to 2:35 globally

 

[Jason Green]

I had three solves just over 20 seconds yesterday, which really made me want to get a sub 20 on cam. I recorded some last night and had two more 20s but no sub yet on cam. It's fun having a near term goal like that it seemed to give me a good session, just under 27 average. Here was the best I got.

What do you think of the camera angle? I like it but do not like having to pan to show the time. It means I can put less of the solve on an Instagram clip.

https://youtu.be/bp0rHS79qKg

 

[h2f]

Angle is fine, but I like to see timer when I watch someone. But it's my individual preference.

BTW finally I did 5bld - first success since august. Time was 33 minutes beacause I wasnt hurry and had to make a coffee for my wife. I think it was like 5 or 10 extra minutes to memo. And I got new Thunderclap. It is amazing - so stable, fast and locking...

 

[Selkie]

I had three solves just over 20 seconds yesterday, which really made me want to get a sub 20 on cam. I recorded some last night and had two more 20s but no sub yet on cam. It's fun having a near term goal like that it seemed to give me a good session, just under 27 average. Here was the best I got.

What do you think of the camera angle? I like it but do not like having to pan to show the time. It means I can put less of the solve on an Instagram clip.

https://youtu.be/bp0rHS79qKg

Agreed angle is fine. I found it was tricky getting a good angle until I bought a tripod without balancing the camera on a stack of chairs etc Took me a while to get used to filmed solves. I never used to be able to perform anywhere close of my usual speed but with practice you will get there. I still feel I do not perform quite as well but I had three sub 15 averages on three different cubes in a day on film a couple of months ago. There is the added benefit of watching it back yourself which can be a source of great improvement. I like your turning style and with practice there is no reason why you cannot start getting sub 20 averages soon

If I'm not being rude Jason, how old are you?

Angle is fine, but I like to see timer when I watch someone. But it's my individual preference.

BTW finally I did 5bld - first success since august. Time was 33 minutes beacause I wasnt hurry and had to make a coffee for my wife. I think it was like 5 or 10 extra minutes to memo. And I got new Thunderclap. It is amazing - so stable, fast and locking...

5BLD is such a great achievement. BLD of any form has always been my nemesis. I have about 4 3x3 BLD successes out of about 50 attempts and that knocked my confidence a few years ago and I have left the discipline well alone since then. With two weeks off over Christmas I might just try and dedicate some time to get back into BLD

 

[Isaac Lai]

I had three solves just over 20 seconds yesterday, which really made me want to get a sub 20 on cam. I recorded some last night and had two more 20s but no sub yet on cam. It's fun having a near term goal like that it seemed to give me a good session, just under 27 average. Here was the best I got.

What do you think of the camera angle? I like it but do not like having to pan to show the time. It means I can put less of the solve on an Instagram clip.

https://youtu.be/bp0rHS79qKg

Lol nice 4x4 results in the weekly comp

Spoiler

I think you entered your 3x3 times in the wrong place

 

[Jason Green]

Lol nice 4x4 results in the weekly comp

Spoiler

I think you entered your 3x3 times in the wrong place[emoji14]

Hmmm I bet I entered it in both. The first time I wondered why it did not take. Going to look.

Yep, thanks for telling me.

 

[MarcelP]

With two weeks off over Christmas I might just try and dedicate some time to get back into BLD

Hey Chris,

I wondered where you had gone. Nice to see you back here again. After all you are the faztest oldie out here I might also take some time around Christmas and practice some BLD.

 

[ljacob332]

when scrambling, my advice is to use completely random moves so that the scrambles you solve with aren't repetitive

 

[h2f]

BLD of any form has always been my nemesis. I have about 4 3x3 BLD successes out of about 50 attempts and that knocked my confidence a few years ago and I have left the discipline well alone since then. With two weeks off over Christmas I might just try and dedicate some time to get back into BLD

I was watching my printscreens with some achivments in speedosolving. For example once I had 20 dnfs in 3bld in a row.

 

[MarcelP]

I was watching my printscreens with some achivments in speedosolving. For example once I had 20 dnfs in 3bld in a row.

I have two successes in over 100 attempts. I clearly understand what Selkie is talking about.

 

[mark49152]

I have two successes in over 100 attempts. I clearly understand what Selkie is talking about.

Did you practise sighted solves first? I would recommend writing down your memo, then solving sighted reading from the memo, and study how execution works. Then move on to writing down memo but solving out of sight (like under the table) still reading the memo. Basically, develop skills incrementally. Don't try full blind until you have no problem solving from a written string of letters.

 

[mafergut]

I had three solves just over 20 seconds yesterday, which really made me want to get a sub 20 on cam. I recorded some last night and had two more 20s but no sub yet on cam. It's fun having a near term goal like that it seemed to give me a good session, just under 27 average. Here was the best I got.

What do you think of the camera angle? I like it but do not like having to pan to show the time. It means I can put less of the solve on an Instagram clip.

https://youtu.be/bp0rHS79qKg

Nice close-up angle. I lately use a "GoPro-style", tied to my head but at times I get dizzy watching my own recordings but I'm too lazy to set-up the tripod and also I don't have to get up every time I want to start and stop the recording but I'll have to try something like this.

 

[Selkie]

Hey Chris,

I wondered where you had gone. Nice to see you back here again. After all you are the faztest oldie out here I might also take some time around Christmas and practice some BLD.

Heh Marcel, thank you sir, it is good to be back. You know how it is, life gets in the way, work gets in the way but I will always return As for fastest, don't think I will ever catch Ron but it is fun trying

Nice close-up angle. I lately use a "GoPro-style", tied to my head but at times I get dizzy watching my own recordings but I'm too lazy to set-up the tripod and also I don't have to get up every time I want to start and stop the recording but I'll have to try something like this.

It is true that I don't film as much as I would for setting it up. Think I might invest in a head cam in the new year

 

[JanW]

New 3bld pb, 3:08.83. First time I managed memo in less than one minute, 57.98s. Solve wasn't near perfect though, forgot the last corner cycle and had to think through all previously solved cycles to figure out which corners weren't solved yet and come up with that last missing word from my memo. At best I've done execution more than 30 sec faster in earlier successful solves. Sub 3 isn't too far off now!

I'm not sure if theres specific alg. I use such solution: I just swap UBL and UBR - this means one extra target (UBR) to corners - and after edges I do: M2, y L2 Tperm L2. Swithiching UBL and UBR is very easy when you use 3-cycle because UBR with UBL buffer is one of the easiest cycles with every target.

Saw this in another thread, replying here as it seems a bit too far off topic for that thread.. If you always put UBR at the end of corner memo, doesn't that often cause an extra 3-cycle that could be avoided? I do edges first and swap UF (buffer) and UR. During memo I treat the UF piece as the UR piece and solve it directly into the right spot if it comes up. When I hit the UR piece I do a cycle break. This will often save one cycle break and lead to one 3-cycle less, compared to putting UR at the end of memo.

 

[h2f]

Saw this in another thread, replying here as it seems a bit too far off topic for that thread.. If you always put UBR at the end of corner memo, doesn't that often cause an extra 3-cycle that could be avoided? I do edges first and swap UF (buffer) and UR. During memo I treat the UF piece as the UR piece and solve it directly into the right spot if it comes up. When I hit the UR piece I do a cycle break. This will often save one cycle break and lead to one 3-cycle less, compared to putting UR at the end of memo.

It doesnt add extra 3-cycle because you have still 2 corners to swap. Adding 1 target you can do it with 3cycle. But I memo edges first and I dont know if theres parity or not till I finish my memo. Thats why I dont swap UB and UL to solve parity with OP. Of course I can not doing last corner till I finish my edges than D' L2 D M2 D' L2 D and then last target with OP but it means you have to memo your last corner till the end of the solve and doing 7 move alg and Y perm which is also long. That's why I found my solution as quite good. With turbo/comms I do almost the same but I swithc UBL and UFL and I solve parity with Ja perm or Rperm. Parity means 1 corner and 1 edge left but you can only do something with 3 corerns or 3 edges or 2 corners and 2 edges. That means Ja perm or Rperm or Tperm quite good to solve parity.

Sorry for my english but it's hard to explain my thoughts about it.