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[h2f]

I just equalized my pb: 13.86, but the scramble was so easy. My excuse I wasnt warmed up and got a small break from job.

F2 D' R' L' F2 B' L B' R2 D2 F2 R2 D' B2 U F2 B2 U' B2 R

z2 //preinspection
D' R' F2 D' // cross
U2 L U L' //
U' L' U L//
U' R U' R'//
y R U' R' U R U R'//
U R U2 R' U' R U' R'// oll antisune
R' U R' U' R' U' R' U R U R2 // U perm

alg.cubing.net

42htm/13.86 = 3.03 tps

 

[mafergut]

I just equalized my pb: 13.86, but the scramble was so easy. My excuse I wasnt warmed up and got a small break from job.

F2 D' R' L' F2 B' L B' R2 D2 F2 R2 D' B2 U F2 B2 U' B2 R

z2 //preinspection
D' R' F2 D' // cross
U2 L U L' //
U' L' U L//
U' R U' R'//
y R U' R' U R U R'//
U R U2 R' U' R U' R'// oll antisune
R' U R' U' R' U' R' U R U R2 // U perm

alg.cubing.net

42htm/13.86 = 3.03 tps

Nice solve!
When I checked the scramble with your cross solution I first saw the already made pair you inserted 2nd. Did you see both and realized that the 1st insertion would preserve the 2nd pair or was it just by chance?

EDIT: Forget about it. Inserting in the other order the 1st insertion pairs up the 2nd one anyway

 

[h2f]

During preinspection I saw almost ready insert for red/blue pair. I wasnt sure if it's in good posiotin. I havent seen any other pair, but after insert I've seen both. I wasnt sure if I can preserve orange/green.

Edit: 9.53 when I redo scramble.

 

[moralsh]

Is anybody around here interested in a 2 day comp in Madrid with all events and decent cutoffs?

We're organizing Cubéate (Cube yourself) Weekend 2016 in Madrid on Feb 27-28, is the same venue as last year's MAD Cube weekend, which was awesome.

Come on, you may still find cheap flights.

mafergut, muchacho, it's closer for you guys, it'll be fun!

EDIT: Comp link: https://www.worldcubeassociation.org/results/c.php?i=CubeateWeekend2016

 

[muchacho]

There is a comp in Zaragoza, which is much closer to me (Logroño), one week later, I may go to that one.

 

[APdRF]

But that one will not be better

 

[muchacho]

I don't need much, it will be good enough (unless lighting sucks), next year maybe

Registered on 2x2, 3x3 and 3x3oh:
https://www.worldcubeassociation.org/competitions/ZaragozaOpen2016/registrations

 

[muchacho]

So I register for my first comp, and 23 solves later I've beaten my mo3 2 times, my ao5, and my ao12 4 solves in a row. That's a good sign

Mo3: 20.731 (was 22.153)
Ao5: 21.865 (was 22.154)
Ao12: 24.017 (was 24.935)

Spoiler

23-> 28.703 U R2 D' L2 U2 R2 F2 D2 B2 L2 F2 R' F2 U' R2 B D U' B F' L2
23.774 U' R2 D' U' F2 L2 U B2 F2 L2 D B' L' D2 R' D' F2 R B2 F2 L' U'
23.735 R2 B2 D' B2 U R2 D' F2 D' L2 U' R' B' D' L D R2 B' U L D'
31.270 D' R2 B2 U2 F2 D' L2 F2 L2 B2 D B D2 R' D2 F R' B' F R' L
24.094 F2 U' F2 L2 D2 R2 D F2 D2 B2 D R' F R' F' R L2 U2 B F L U'
26.030 U2 R2 B2 D' U2 B2 F2 R2 U B2 U2 L' B U' L2 D F R' U B U2 R'
24.343 D L2 U R2 L2 D B2 D R2 B2 R2 B' U B2 F' U F2 U' L' F' R' U'
22.854 U2 R2 U L2 F2 L2 F2 D' L2 D' R2 F D2 F' L D2 B F U B2 F U'
21.591 B2 F2 U2 F2 D B2 L2 F2 D2 L2 U' B D2 F2 R U2 B' L B D2 L
21.151 L2 D' B2 D L2 D F2 D2 B2 R2 U R' D U2 L2 B L2 F' D' R D2 U2
19.453 R2 F2 L2 D2 U' R2 D' L2 B2 U' R' F2 L D' U2 R' F D L2 U'
23.903 L2 B2 F2 L2 D U2 R2 D B2 U F R' F R2 B' U' R B2 R
47.373 F2 L2 U2 R2 U R2 F2 D R2 B2 U L' F2 U' L F L2 B R' B2 R' U'
28.407 U2 L2 B2 U' L2 D' B2 D' R2 U L2 B L' B R' D' B F L D L2 U
28.998 L2 U' R2 D L2 B2 F2 U' B2 U F2 R' L' B R B2 R U' R2 L F' D'
27.014 D' R2 L2 B2 U R2 U' F2 D' B2 U R D R U R2 B D' R' B2 L' D2
36.686 D' B2 L2 U L2 U' R2 B2 R2 F2 D2 L B R' F R2 U' F D' R F2
23.775 D R2 D B2 U2 L2 D2 R2 B2 L2 U' L U2 F' R' B' F' U' R2 F L
23.639 L2 F2 U2 B2 U' F2 U R2 B2 L2 U2 B U B F' D' B R2 F' R B
24.863 D' B2 D2 U' R2 U B2 R2 B2 U2 F2 R B' L2 B2 L' D U L' F R'
27.103 U F2 D' R2 F2 U' F2 U F2 D L2 B F2 D R L' D U B' L' F' D2
25.175 U L2 U F2 D2 R2 L2 D L2 U2 B' L2 D2 F' R' B' U' B R2 L2 U'
1-> 23.718 F2 D2 F2 R2 D L2 D2 F2 D L2 U B U B F' D2 R D F R D'

 

[mafergut]

Is anybody around here interested in a 2 day comp in Madrid with all events and decent cutoffs?

We're organizing Cubéate (Cube yourself) Weekend 2016 in Madrid on Feb 27-28, is the same venue as last year's MAD Cube weekend, which was awesome.

Come on, you may still find cheap flights.

mafergut, muchacho, it's closer for you guys, it'll be fun!

EDIT: Comp link: https://www.worldcubeassociation.org/results/c.php?i=CubeateWeekend2016

I would love to go but I'm afraid I'll have other priorities, as always. Will check if I can make it at least for 1 day, though. Thanks for sharing.

 

[Douf]

Hi Marcel,

Love Holland! Been many times. I'm 36 and have just started cubing in the past month. I'm the same. Can do a sub-2:00 minute solve but i want to get under a minute, and maybe see what I can do from there. Also trying to work at F2L right now.

Let us know how you are progressing and if you've discovered anything that can help us whose hands don't work the same as some of these insanely fast teenagers - and lord knows my brain doesn't either!

 

[mafergut]

So I register for my first comp, and 23 solves later I've beaten my mo3 2 times, my ao5, and my ao12 4 solves in a row. That's a good sign

Mo3: 20.731 (was 22.153)
Ao5: 21.865 (was 22.154)
Ao12: 24.017 (was 24.935)

Congrats! And also, I'm envious that you will go to a comp!

Also, I had never been very consistent on my solves. My PB Ao5 of 15.58, for example, has a 19.57 as worst (discarded) time and even a counting low 18. So I have been tracking the best worst time in my Ao5 and Ao12. Up to now, my best worst in an Ao5 was an 18.14 and I just have one fully sub-20 Ao12 on record. Yesterday I was solving again, after 6 months of changing mains, with my good old YJ Chilong, which was my main for almost a whole year. And this happens:

(16.84), 17.04, 17.51, 16.86, (17.51) = 17.13

Today, again with my Chilong, while warming up for the weekly competition 3x3 scrambles, this happens:

(17.37), 17.89, (17.90), 17.59, 17.37 = 17.62

I also had a strike of like 40 solves with just 4 or 5 sup-20 solves scattered in between.

So, should I stick to my Chilong and forget about all the supposedly great new 3x3s I own? (Yueying, Hualong, Meiying, Tanglong, ...)

 

[MarcelP]

J

Hi Marcel,

Love Holland! Been many times. I'm 36 and have just started cubing in the past month. I'm the same. Can do a sub-2:00 minute solve but i want to get under a minute, and maybe see what I can do from there. Also trying to work at F2L right now.

Let us know how you are progressing and if you've discovered anything that can help us whose hands don't work the same as some of these insanely fast teenagers - and lord knows my brain doesn't either!

Thanks... I am fairly sub 1 by now

 

[Jason Green]

Hi Marcel,

Love Holland! Been many times. I'm 36 and have just started cubing in the past month. I'm the same. Can do a sub-2:00 minute solve but i want to get under a minute, and maybe see what I can do from there. Also trying to work at F2L right now.

Let us know how you are progressing and if you've discovered anything that can help us whose hands don't work the same as some of these insanely fast teenagers - and lord knows my brain doesn't either!

Yes Marcel averages well under 20 seconds now, close to 16 or 17? I got into speed cubing just around July and have come from where you are too about 26-27 seconds. This is definitely a good thread to hang out in so welcome!

 

[Douf]

Wow I guess I should look at the date of the post before I respond. Well congratulations to you guys, your progress is amazing. The chase is on! hah

What cubes are your mains?

 

[mafergut]

Wow I guess I should look at the date of the post before I respond. Well congratulations to you guys, your progress is amazing. The chase is on! hah

What cubes are your mains?

I have been changing during the last 6 months between YJ Chilong, Moyu Huanying, Congs Yueying, Moyu Hualong, Congs Meiying, Moyu Tanglong. Before that I also used a Moyu Aolong. I have tried other cubes but none of them I have considered as my main (Gans 357, Yuxin 3x3, etc.).

 

[MarcelP]

Yes Marcel averages well under 20 seconds now, close to 16 or 17?

Last big average I did was 250 solves.. and it was sub 19. But just barely. I have had one sub 18 Ao100.

Wow I guess I should look at the date of the post before I respond. Well congratulations to you guys, your progress is amazing. The chase is on! hah

What cubes are your mains?

I adore the Gans 356 with corner mod. (file down the sharp points on corners.) Gans is comming out with a new version.. Can't wait.

 

[JanW]

I haven't had much time for cubing in the last few weeks, which unfortunately shows in a lack of progress. As expected. I was hoping to be sub-30 by now, but that doesn't happen without practice. I will try my best to get there, but due to some extra projects that came up, it will probably take me a while.

What cubes are your mains?

I mainly use a stickerless Weilong v2. I'm trying my best to get used to the my gray TangLong, but still have some problems with recognition on that one, because of the gray background. It has gotten a lot better since I first tried the cube and I already average about same times as on the Weilong, but my eyes get tired quite fast. I also now have a black TangLong, but it isn't anywhere remotely as good as the gray one. Feels like a completely different cube. I tried lubing and tensioning it, but I cannot make it feel at all the same as the gray one. I bought the TangLongs from different stores, the gray one came lubed while the black one was completely dry. I'm guessing the gray one was lubed with some much better quality lube than the one I have, which is the reason for this big difference.

 

[muchacho]

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

After I solve a cube I can't remember exactly what I did, but with this one it was veeery easy to retrace (is retrace the correct word?):

x y // inspection
U M' Uw U L U' L' // FB (7)
M2 U' R2 U' M' R U' R' U' L' B' L // SB (12)
F R U R' U' F' // CMLL (6)
U' M U M' U' M' U2 M' U M2 U' M' U2 M2 U2 M' // Finish (16)

41 moves (STM)

https://alg.cubing.net/?setup=L2_U2... U-_M_U_M-_U-_M-_U2_M-_U_M2_U-_M-_U2_M2_U2_M-

 

[h2f]

Nice solution. Loooks like optimal LSE.

 

[mark49152]

Been doing 6x6 recently, since I really enjoyed my focus on 5x5 leading up to the WTC comp. Got down to 6:39 ao12, and then... BOOM. AoShi meltdown. Pieces everywhere. That's the end of 6x6 for me.

In other news, I haven't been doing so much BLD recently but am delighted to see that the Exeter comp in April will have 4BLD and 5BLD. Will definitely be practising those.

Any oldies doing Square-1?