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[Logiqx]

Thanks so much that is awesome! So this is all the WCA official results right? Does it query by age or do you have to specify what users to pull?

I'm trying to see if it is valid to say I am officially the 26th faster cuber over 40 in the world.

Unfortunately it's not a full list as the WCA don't provide ages in their database.

I believe they plan to allow people to "opt in" to sharing their age at some time in the future.

 

[Selkie]

Finally... I got off my arse and coded this in Python; automated download through to generation of the BB code.

https://www.speedsolving.com/forum/...competitions&p=1153846&viewfull=1#post1153846

Give me a nudge when you want to see it updated.

I completely forgot about this thread. The real irony is I forget a lot of stuff at my age like really stupid things like "Did I lock the door 10 seconds ago!" So pleased so much solving is in muscle memory

Interesting to know I'm second in magic and mmagic, a retired sport bbut motivating to see how many ranks I can climb by getting 'X' better at a certain discipline.

More than anything I think this thread and your work are important so as to show more mature cubers they aren't 100000th etc. Will be waiting with baited breath to see how I improve in the ranking after Exeter Open in April :tu

 

[Jason Green]

Unfortunately it's not a full list as the WCA don't provide ages in their database.

I believe they plan to allow people to "opt in" to sharing their age at some time in the future.

Ok so I guess I'll say I'm the 26th fastest known cuber. (over 40, maybe I'll just mumble that bit at the end)

This thread was on my mind a lot at my first comp last month. I really wanted to not DNF so I could be listed. Haha. Thanks again, it's a lot of fun for me.

On a different topic some of the teachers at my son's kinder found out about my cubing and were pretty excited about it. They asked if I'd like to start a cubing club at the school, and I said yes! So I'm anxious to see what comes of that!

 

[mark49152]

On a different topic some of the teachers at my son's kinder found out about my cubing and were pretty excited about it. They asked if I'd like to start a cubing club at the school, and I said yes! So I'm anxious to see what comes of that!

Now that is cool - good luck!

Finally tonight a 4BLD success, after 6 slow motion car-crash DNFs in a row. And it wasn't too slow either, at 10:15. I was on the verge of giving up on 4BLD! The last 3 attempts were done in a hotel bathroom as the light in the main bedroom is awful. I think my recent mistakes have been execution not memo, due to the number of pieces messed up, but I have no idea what I've been doing wrong and haven't been able to diagnose.

 

[Selkie]

This thread was on my mind a lot at my first comp last month. I really wanted to not DNF so I could be listed. Haha. Thanks again, it's a lot of fun for me.

On a different topic some of the teachers at my son's kinder found out about my cubing and were pretty excited about it. They asked if I'd like to start a cubing club at the school, and I said yes! So I'm anxious to see what comes of that!

That's is great news Jason, go for it. We sometimes cocoon ourselves in the speed cubing world and compare ourselves to sub 10 averages when in reality speed cubing is a niche group and anyone outside is in awe of our acomplishments. I am all for spreading the past time :tu

Finally tonight a 4BLD success, after 6 slow motion car-crash DNFs in a row. And it wasn't too slow either, at 10:15. I was on the verge of giving up on 4BLD! The last 3 attempts were done in a hotel bathroom as the light in the main bedroom is awful. I think my recent mistakes have been execution not memo, due to the number of pieces messed up, but I have no idea what I've been doing wrong and haven't been able to diagnose.

Congratulations, sounds like it had been well, well earned sir. Persistence at BLD apparently does pay off and reminds me of my commitment to Exeter in April and BLD, a commitment for which I am struggling badly. Horses, courses and all that

 

[newtonbase]

Did my first timed 3x3 solves since Manchester and initial thoughts were "dear God, what have I done" as I got a 1:24 and a 53s. It did improve but it shows how quickly we get rusty. I'll make myself do at least an AO12 daily as I work on 3BLD. My newly acquired g-perms are far from competition ready.

 

[muchacho]

Good job everyone! the slow turning ao5 being the least impressive of all

 

[h2f]

Morning session 20.02 ao50 and i had to leave home.

patataj patataj patataj

 

[Shaky Hands]

Looks like everyone has been making some good progress. Congratulations everyone.

It does make me want to share my own achievements in the past week.

1. first sub-30 Ao100 at 3x3 (29.48)
2. 2nd successful week in the Race to Sub-30 thread in the Forum Competitions folder; hopefully next week will earn me a graduation
3. first sub-20 at Clock (19.xx)
4. first sub-30 Ao25 at Clock (27.57)
5. new PB at 4x4 (2m 3s, still a long way from UK average cutoff but it's heading in the right direction)
6. learned a random OLL case (#44, M' U M U2 M' U M)

My 5x5 solve times remain laughable and my main reason for registering for it at the next competition is to encourage me to practice it more. There are some PLL's I really struggle with on cubes bigger than 3x3 (F, G's, Ja, Na) that I need to drill a bit more to improve the muscle memory.

 

[Logiqx]

Nice session...

13+: 1
14+: 3
15+: 6
16+: 14
17+: 26
18+: 20
19+: 16
20+: 9
21+: 2
22+: 2
23+: 1

Spoiler

Generated By csTimer on 2016-2-24
solves/total: 100/100

single
best: 13.95
worst: 23.04

mean of 3
current: 18.79 (σ = 1.88)
best: 15.46 (σ = 1.78)

avg of 5
current: 18.79 (σ = 1.88)
best: 15.66 (σ = 1.00)

avg of 12
current: 18.81 (σ = 2.30)
best: 17.24 (σ = 1.54)

avg of 50
current: 18.12 (σ = 1.42)
best: 17.87 (σ = 1.37)

avg of 100
current: 18.13 (σ = 1.37)
best: 18.13 (σ = 1.37)

Average: 18.13 (σ = 1.37)
Mean: 18.15

Time List:
1. 20.48 L B D2 B U F' L B2 D R2 B' R2 F2 B D2 F' R2 D2 F U2
2. 18.00 R L2 D2 F2 R2 D2 F2 D' B2 U R2 D2 R F' L2 B U' L R B' D'
3. 16.63 U L2 F L2 F' L2 D2 R2 F2 R2 B D' R D2 B L2 R2 D' B' R'
4. 18.97 U' R' F2 R2 L' B' L U L' F U' B2 D B2 R2 B2 L2 D L2 D'
5. 17.98 D' F2 U' R2 D' L2 U2 R2 U F2 R2 F' U2 B L2 R' D B' L' F R
6. 16.36 F' R2 L U D2 R B' U F U' D2 R' D2 R2 D2 R B2 L U2
7. 17.16 U' R U B2 D2 F B' R2 U' L' D2 R' D2 L' F2 L2 U2 F2 R'
8. 20.40 B2 D2 B L2 R2 U2 L2 F' L2 F' R2 L D' R' D2 R2 F' R' D U2 L'
9. 19.87 U R B2 D2 R' B2 U2 R2 U2 L' R2 B' R F2 U' L' R D2 L' D'
10. 16.16 L2 U' B2 U B2 U L2 R2 B2 U B2 L' F2 L2 B' R2 U' F D2 R'
11. 19.66 L2 F R B2 D' R F' B L2 D2 F2 R' U2 B2 L2 F2 L B2 L F
12. 17.82 U2 L B2 R' B2 F2 D2 R' D2 B2 L' U' R2 B2 F L' D L2 B' F' L'
13. 18.46 F2 D' L2 R2 B2 U2 R2 U B2 U' R B L2 F' R D' L' D B D2
14. 18.73 F2 U' R2 U2 R2 D B2 D B2 D R B F2 U' L2 F D F' L2 U2
15. 16.66 U' F' L2 R2 B L2 F' D2 L2 B D2 F D L2 U L D L2 R B2
16. 18.53 R2 F2 R' F2 L B2 R' B2 R' B2 U2 B R B U' F' D' B' R U' F2
17. 18.00 R2 D' B2 F2 D2 B2 U' R2 B2 L2 D2 F' D R U2 F' D B F' L U'
18. 17.27 R B2 L U2 L2 B2 R2 B2 D2 R B2 F' R2 D B L' D2 B R' F2 L'
19. 14.86 B2 U L2 R2 U' F2 R2 B2 F2 U' R2 F L' U' F2 U B' D' F L' B2
20. 17.88 F2 U' B' L' U F' R2 U' F U2 F2 U R2 B2 U R2 D R2 D2 R2 L'
21. 17.15 F D2 R' L D' B' R D L2 F2 U2 R' F2 U2 L' U2 B2 U2 L D'
22. 16.90 B2 R2 B' U2 F' D2 L2 F' L2 R2 F U L' B' L2 D U2 B F2 R' F
23. 20.06 B2 U2 R2 B2 R' F2 R2 F2 L B' U2 B' L B D2 B' D' B2 U
24. 17.40 F' U' F' D' R' D2 L2 U R2 D2 B2 R2 F2 L' D2 R2 F2 D2 R F
25. 19.91 R2 D2 B' D2 B D2 F2 U2 R2 B' R2 L B U' R' B L2 F' L' D F'
26. 17.24 L2 F D2 R2 D2 U2 B2 L2 B' U2 B' D' F R' B' L2 R2 D2 R' U2
27. 16.71 R2 B' L2 F' U2 B R2 U2 F D' R B' F2 U L2 B2 U' F U'
28. 17.89 R2 D2 F2 D L2 R2 F2 L2 B R' F' U2 B F2 R' U2 F D
29. 17.92 F' R2 F' U2 F' L2 R2 F' R2 B D' F R2 U F' U2 F2 R' B' U
30. 18.17 U' B' R2 U2 F' U2 R2 U2 B D2 L2 F L U F2 L' D2 B' D2 F' L2
31. 14.58 U' B2 D U' B2 R2 B2 R2 D2 R2 U' B R' B F L D2 B R' F R'
32. 20.64 R2 D2 B2 U F2 D B2 U' L2 B2 R' U' L' U' F L' B2 D' U R
33. 17.72 F2 D2 B L2 F2 R2 F' D2 L2 R2 F2 R' B D' F' U2 R' U F L2 B2
34. 17.13 R D2 L F2 L R2 D2 F2 R F2 R B D2 U R' F D B U2 F' R2
35. 20.13 F' U2 F2 D' B2 U' F2 D F2 L2 B2 R2 B' D F R' U' B L2 U R'
36. 17.97 U2 F' D2 B' D2 B D2 F2 D2 L2 U2 L U' B' D B' L' R' F D
37. 21.81 U2 R2 F' R2 F R2 D2 F2 R2 B R2 D' L F' R D' R' B' U2 F2 R
38. 22.36 R F2 D' U' R2 D2 U R2 B2 D' R2 B' R' B2 D F L' D2 U2 F'
39. 14.07 L' B2 L2 D2 F2 D2 B' F2 U2 R2 D' F2 D R U' B' F2 L' U'
40. 19.72 L D2 U2 F2 R' F2 L2 D2 R B2 R' B U' B L' D' R D' B L F'
41. 17.28 D F' U' L B U2 R D B' D' R2 L2 D' R2 D F2 D L2 F2 R'
42. 18.70 R2 D2 U2 F' U2 L2 B2 R2 F R2 F D' F R' B F' L2 U F' R' U2
43. 19.01 D2 R U2 R U2 B2 R U2 F2 R2 B' L2 U R' F L D F L2
44. 19.31 B2 L2 D L2 F2 L2 D2 B2 U R2 D R' F L' F D' L' B' F' D' F2
45. 18.95 R' D R2 F2 D2 B2 R2 U B2 D B R' D U F' U2 B2 U' B
46. 16.54 R2 D2 B2 F2 L2 D F2 U' L2 U' B R F2 U F2 U2 L' D2 U2 L'
47. 16.11 U' D2 B2 L' D2 F2 L' D2 U2 R' U2 R' D' L2 B R' U' L U2 B2
48. 18.08 B F D2 L2 R2 F' L2 U' B' L' R2 F2 U B L F2 L2
49. 17.03 U2 F D2 F' D2 R2 D2 L2 U2 F2 U2 R U' L' F' R B2 D2 F2 D U
50. 19.68 F L2 B' R2 F' L2 B' F2 U B2 D' F' D' F' L B' U2 F
51. 18.28 D2 B2 L B2 L U2 R' B2 L B2 R' B D' R U B U2 R' D' F2
52. 21.57 F R2 B U2 B' U2 F' L2 U2 B D2 R' B' U2 L' F R' U F2 R B
53. 18.83 B D' R2 U L2 D2 L2 B2 D F2 D' R D2 L' F2 R U2 B2 F' L2
54. 16.81 B2 L2 F2 L U2 F2 R2 B2 L2 B' D' L D2 U' F' D2 F R F2
55. 15.15 L2 D F R' U F' D' B2 U' B' U' F2 D' L2 U B2 U' F2
56. 15.00 B' R2 F' D2 F' L2 R2 B U2 D' F D L' B' R F R2 D' F'
57. 17.42 L2 U2 F2 U' B2 D L2 B2 L2 F2 D2 B L B2 U L' B2 U2 R U'
58. 13.95 F U' D2 B D' B2 D F' B R D R2 U L2 D' R2 F2 D2 R2 D
59. 17.20 U' R2 F2 U2 R2 D' L2 R2 D2 F2 U' R' F' D2 L' U' R' U' B2 F
60. 19.73 U2 R2 L2 B' D' R2 B R' B U F2 R2 U' B2 R2 D L2 B2 D' F2
61. 20.29 B2 U D' L' B U' R D L2 B L2 U' R2 U' R2 U R2 U' L2 U' F2
62. 19.88 U2 L2 U' R2 U R2 B2 U2 F2 U F2 L' R2 F L' R U B' R U R2
63. 17.77 D' F2 D2 L' U2 F2 R' U2 R2 F2 U2 D B' F U' L2 R F' L F
64. 18.10 D2 R' U' F L D R2 F' R B U2 D2 R2 F2 D R2 L2 U F2 L2
65. 17.58 F B U D2 B' D' L' U L2 U L2 F2 L2 U' D2 R2 D' B2 R'
66. 19.33 F2 B R D F' U D2 R D' B L2 D2 B2 U' F2 B2 L2 D L2 U B2
67. 19.90 B' L2 F' R2 D2 F D2 L2 D2 B' R2 L' B' R2 D U' B2 F2 R B U'
68. 19.62 F2 U2 B2 U' F2 U B2 R2 D' L2 U' L' U F R2 D L F R2 U2 L2
69. 18.75 U2 R' B2 F2 U2 R' B2 D2 F2 R2 D B2 U' B U' L D2 R2 U L'
70. 18.20 R F2 B U D F D F L B L2 U' F2 U' R2 D2 R2 F2 U B2
71. 17.68 D U L2 B2 D B2 F2 U B2 D' F2 R B' D2 L' R2 D2 R D F' D
72. 19.73 D' F2 U R2 D L2 D F2 R2 D R D F' R' U R' D L R'
73. 19.01 R' L2 B' R2 F R2 F' L2 R2 D2 B' R' D L R U2 L' U' B F'
74. 18.60 U' R' D2 F U' L U2 B' L F R2 U2 L2 B2 D L2 B2 D F2 R2
75. 20.13 R2 F U' F2 R U B D B' L2 B U2 B R2 B2 R2 D2 B U2 L'
76. 15.37 L2 B' R2 F R2 U2 L2 D2 B' L2 B2 U L' R' D R' U2 F' U B' R2
77. 17.23 F D2 L2 F2 D2 U2 F R2 B R2 D2 L D B' R2 D' U R2 F L' U2
78. 17.99 R U' R2 L2 B U2 R L D' B L2 F2 L D2 R2 B2 U2 F2 R D2
79. 16.26 F2 R2 U F2 D F2 L2 D2 L2 U L D2 R B2 F2 L2 D B' D2 U2
80. 18.11 B2 F2 R B2 L B2 R U2 R' D2 F2 D' B' L2 D' L2 F2 R F R
81. 16.99 U' R2 D R2 U R2 U R2 F2 R2 U R' D U L' B D F' D' U' B
82. 16.98 F' R' U D2 R' L D R2 B' D F D2 F2 R2 F R2 L2 U2 B' U2
83. 17.84 D' R2 D' L2 U' B2 D' L2 R2 B2 R' D' B D' L2 B U' L' B2 L'
84. 16.46 F' D' B L U' R U2 L F2 L' D B2 R2 U' L2 D L2 U2 R2
85. 17.96 F L2 R2 D2 R2 B2 F L2 B D2 F' D L' U L2 R' U2 F' L B'
86. 17.48 U2 L2 D2 F2 R2 F2 U' F2 R2 U' F2 L F U F R' D2 B F L' F2
87. 18.40 U' B2 L' U F U L' F D' F R2 D2 B2 R2 B U2 F D2 R2 B'
88. 17.05 D2 L2 B2 D2 B2 D' R2 U L2 B2 F R B' U F L' R2 D' B F R'
89. 20.06 L2 F2 D2 B L2 F' U2 L2 U2 L2 F' D L U' B' U2 L' F L2 R' D
90. 22.90 F' U2 R2 B2 D2 R B2 F2 U2 B2 F2 L U' L2 F2 L' F D' F' U2 L'
91. 18.43 D' R2 F2 B' U' R L' U L2 F' D2 F2 B2 L2 U2 D' F2 L2 B2
92. 19.84 R' U' D' R' F' B' R' U' L' B' L F2 B2 R U2 L' U2 R' F2 U2
93. 15.45 U2 F' D2 L2 B' D2 F2 U2 B' U2 D L2 U B' U2 F R U' B F'
94. 15.22 R D2 L' F2 D2 L' R' U2 B2 L U L2 R2 F' L B' D U' R'
95. 19.29 L' F2 L' U2 R2 D2 F2 R F2 D2 R' D U R' D R B' F R2 U2 R'
96. 15.69 U2 L2 F2 U L2 U' R2 F2 D' L2 B2 L F' R2 D2 R' F U B2 L' D'
97. 23.04 B2 F2 R2 D' F2 D' B2 R2 D U F L' B' U2 B F2 L B' R U'
98. 18.87 R2 L B D B' L2 F2 L' F' D2 F2 L U2 D2 F2 R D2 L2 F2 D2
99. 16.86 D' L2 F2 L2 D F2 L2 D L2 R2 D2 L' D R F R' F2 U2 R U'
100. 20.62 B2 D' L2 U2 L2 B2 R2 B2 D2 U' B' L D' L' F' R' B2 U2 L2 F2

 

[MarcelP]

Morning session 20.02 ao50 and i had to leave home.

patataj patataj patataj

So close to getting 19.xx averages Good job!

Nice session...

13+: 1
14+: 3
15+: 6
16+: 14
17+: 26
18+: 20
19+: 16
20+: 9
21+: 2
22+: 2
23+: 1

Spoiler

Generated By csTimer on 2016-2-24
solves/total: 100/100

single
best: 13.95
worst: 23.04

mean of 3
current: 18.79 (σ = 1.88)
best: 15.46 (σ = 1.78)

avg of 5
current: 18.79 (σ = 1.88)
best: 15.66 (σ = 1.00)

avg of 12
current: 18.81 (σ = 2.30)
best: 17.24 (σ = 1.54)

avg of 50
current: 18.12 (σ = 1.42)
best: 17.87 (σ = 1.37)

avg of 100
current: 18.13 (σ = 1.37)
best: 18.13 (σ = 1.37)

Average: 18.13 (σ = 1.37)
Mean: 18.15

Time List:
1. 20.48 L B D2 B U F' L B2 D R2 B' R2 F2 B D2 F' R2 D2 F U2
2. 18.00 R L2 D2 F2 R2 D2 F2 D' B2 U R2 D2 R F' L2 B U' L R B' D'
3. 16.63 U L2 F L2 F' L2 D2 R2 F2 R2 B D' R D2 B L2 R2 D' B' R'
4. 18.97 U' R' F2 R2 L' B' L U L' F U' B2 D B2 R2 B2 L2 D L2 D'
5. 17.98 D' F2 U' R2 D' L2 U2 R2 U F2 R2 F' U2 B L2 R' D B' L' F R
6. 16.36 F' R2 L U D2 R B' U F U' D2 R' D2 R2 D2 R B2 L U2
7. 17.16 U' R U B2 D2 F B' R2 U' L' D2 R' D2 L' F2 L2 U2 F2 R'
8. 20.40 B2 D2 B L2 R2 U2 L2 F' L2 F' R2 L D' R' D2 R2 F' R' D U2 L'
9. 19.87 U R B2 D2 R' B2 U2 R2 U2 L' R2 B' R F2 U' L' R D2 L' D'
10. 16.16 L2 U' B2 U B2 U L2 R2 B2 U B2 L' F2 L2 B' R2 U' F D2 R'
11. 19.66 L2 F R B2 D' R F' B L2 D2 F2 R' U2 B2 L2 F2 L B2 L F
12. 17.82 U2 L B2 R' B2 F2 D2 R' D2 B2 L' U' R2 B2 F L' D L2 B' F' L'
13. 18.46 F2 D' L2 R2 B2 U2 R2 U B2 U' R B L2 F' R D' L' D B D2
14. 18.73 F2 U' R2 U2 R2 D B2 D B2 D R B F2 U' L2 F D F' L2 U2
15. 16.66 U' F' L2 R2 B L2 F' D2 L2 B D2 F D L2 U L D L2 R B2
16. 18.53 R2 F2 R' F2 L B2 R' B2 R' B2 U2 B R B U' F' D' B' R U' F2
17. 18.00 R2 D' B2 F2 D2 B2 U' R2 B2 L2 D2 F' D R U2 F' D B F' L U'
18. 17.27 R B2 L U2 L2 B2 R2 B2 D2 R B2 F' R2 D B L' D2 B R' F2 L'
19. 14.86 B2 U L2 R2 U' F2 R2 B2 F2 U' R2 F L' U' F2 U B' D' F L' B2
20. 17.88 F2 U' B' L' U F' R2 U' F U2 F2 U R2 B2 U R2 D R2 D2 R2 L'
21. 17.15 F D2 R' L D' B' R D L2 F2 U2 R' F2 U2 L' U2 B2 U2 L D'
22. 16.90 B2 R2 B' U2 F' D2 L2 F' L2 R2 F U L' B' L2 D U2 B F2 R' F
23. 20.06 B2 U2 R2 B2 R' F2 R2 F2 L B' U2 B' L B D2 B' D' B2 U
24. 17.40 F' U' F' D' R' D2 L2 U R2 D2 B2 R2 F2 L' D2 R2 F2 D2 R F
25. 19.91 R2 D2 B' D2 B D2 F2 U2 R2 B' R2 L B U' R' B L2 F' L' D F'
26. 17.24 L2 F D2 R2 D2 U2 B2 L2 B' U2 B' D' F R' B' L2 R2 D2 R' U2
27. 16.71 R2 B' L2 F' U2 B R2 U2 F D' R B' F2 U L2 B2 U' F U'
28. 17.89 R2 D2 F2 D L2 R2 F2 L2 B R' F' U2 B F2 R' U2 F D
29. 17.92 F' R2 F' U2 F' L2 R2 F' R2 B D' F R2 U F' U2 F2 R' B' U
30. 18.17 U' B' R2 U2 F' U2 R2 U2 B D2 L2 F L U F2 L' D2 B' D2 F' L2
31. 14.58 U' B2 D U' B2 R2 B2 R2 D2 R2 U' B R' B F L D2 B R' F R'
32. 20.64 R2 D2 B2 U F2 D B2 U' L2 B2 R' U' L' U' F L' B2 D' U R
33. 17.72 F2 D2 B L2 F2 R2 F' D2 L2 R2 F2 R' B D' F' U2 R' U F L2 B2
34. 17.13 R D2 L F2 L R2 D2 F2 R F2 R B D2 U R' F D B U2 F' R2
35. 20.13 F' U2 F2 D' B2 U' F2 D F2 L2 B2 R2 B' D F R' U' B L2 U R'
36. 17.97 U2 F' D2 B' D2 B D2 F2 D2 L2 U2 L U' B' D B' L' R' F D
37. 21.81 U2 R2 F' R2 F R2 D2 F2 R2 B R2 D' L F' R D' R' B' U2 F2 R
38. 22.36 R F2 D' U' R2 D2 U R2 B2 D' R2 B' R' B2 D F L' D2 U2 F'
39. 14.07 L' B2 L2 D2 F2 D2 B' F2 U2 R2 D' F2 D R U' B' F2 L' U'
40. 19.72 L D2 U2 F2 R' F2 L2 D2 R B2 R' B U' B L' D' R D' B L F'
41. 17.28 D F' U' L B U2 R D B' D' R2 L2 D' R2 D F2 D L2 F2 R'
42. 18.70 R2 D2 U2 F' U2 L2 B2 R2 F R2 F D' F R' B F' L2 U F' R' U2
43. 19.01 D2 R U2 R U2 B2 R U2 F2 R2 B' L2 U R' F L D F L2
44. 19.31 B2 L2 D L2 F2 L2 D2 B2 U R2 D R' F L' F D' L' B' F' D' F2
45. 18.95 R' D R2 F2 D2 B2 R2 U B2 D B R' D U F' U2 B2 U' B
46. 16.54 R2 D2 B2 F2 L2 D F2 U' L2 U' B R F2 U F2 U2 L' D2 U2 L'
47. 16.11 U' D2 B2 L' D2 F2 L' D2 U2 R' U2 R' D' L2 B R' U' L U2 B2
48. 18.08 B F D2 L2 R2 F' L2 U' B' L' R2 F2 U B L F2 L2
49. 17.03 U2 F D2 F' D2 R2 D2 L2 U2 F2 U2 R U' L' F' R B2 D2 F2 D U
50. 19.68 F L2 B' R2 F' L2 B' F2 U B2 D' F' D' F' L B' U2 F
51. 18.28 D2 B2 L B2 L U2 R' B2 L B2 R' B D' R U B U2 R' D' F2
52. 21.57 F R2 B U2 B' U2 F' L2 U2 B D2 R' B' U2 L' F R' U F2 R B
53. 18.83 B D' R2 U L2 D2 L2 B2 D F2 D' R D2 L' F2 R U2 B2 F' L2
54. 16.81 B2 L2 F2 L U2 F2 R2 B2 L2 B' D' L D2 U' F' D2 F R F2
55. 15.15 L2 D F R' U F' D' B2 U' B' U' F2 D' L2 U B2 U' F2
56. 15.00 B' R2 F' D2 F' L2 R2 B U2 D' F D L' B' R F R2 D' F'
57. 17.42 L2 U2 F2 U' B2 D L2 B2 L2 F2 D2 B L B2 U L' B2 U2 R U'
58. 13.95 F U' D2 B D' B2 D F' B R D R2 U L2 D' R2 F2 D2 R2 D
59. 17.20 U' R2 F2 U2 R2 D' L2 R2 D2 F2 U' R' F' D2 L' U' R' U' B2 F
60. 19.73 U2 R2 L2 B' D' R2 B R' B U F2 R2 U' B2 R2 D L2 B2 D' F2
61. 20.29 B2 U D' L' B U' R D L2 B L2 U' R2 U' R2 U R2 U' L2 U' F2
62. 19.88 U2 L2 U' R2 U R2 B2 U2 F2 U F2 L' R2 F L' R U B' R U R2
63. 17.77 D' F2 D2 L' U2 F2 R' U2 R2 F2 U2 D B' F U' L2 R F' L F
64. 18.10 D2 R' U' F L D R2 F' R B U2 D2 R2 F2 D R2 L2 U F2 L2
65. 17.58 F B U D2 B' D' L' U L2 U L2 F2 L2 U' D2 R2 D' B2 R'
66. 19.33 F2 B R D F' U D2 R D' B L2 D2 B2 U' F2 B2 L2 D L2 U B2
67. 19.90 B' L2 F' R2 D2 F D2 L2 D2 B' R2 L' B' R2 D U' B2 F2 R B U'
68. 19.62 F2 U2 B2 U' F2 U B2 R2 D' L2 U' L' U F R2 D L F R2 U2 L2
69. 18.75 U2 R' B2 F2 U2 R' B2 D2 F2 R2 D B2 U' B U' L D2 R2 U L'
70. 18.20 R F2 B U D F D F L B L2 U' F2 U' R2 D2 R2 F2 U B2
71. 17.68 D U L2 B2 D B2 F2 U B2 D' F2 R B' D2 L' R2 D2 R D F' D
72. 19.73 D' F2 U R2 D L2 D F2 R2 D R D F' R' U R' D L R'
73. 19.01 R' L2 B' R2 F R2 F' L2 R2 D2 B' R' D L R U2 L' U' B F'
74. 18.60 U' R' D2 F U' L U2 B' L F R2 U2 L2 B2 D L2 B2 D F2 R2
75. 20.13 R2 F U' F2 R U B D B' L2 B U2 B R2 B2 R2 D2 B U2 L'
76. 15.37 L2 B' R2 F R2 U2 L2 D2 B' L2 B2 U L' R' D R' U2 F' U B' R2
77. 17.23 F D2 L2 F2 D2 U2 F R2 B R2 D2 L D B' R2 D' U R2 F L' U2
78. 17.99 R U' R2 L2 B U2 R L D' B L2 F2 L D2 R2 B2 U2 F2 R D2
79. 16.26 F2 R2 U F2 D F2 L2 D2 L2 U L D2 R B2 F2 L2 D B' D2 U2
80. 18.11 B2 F2 R B2 L B2 R U2 R' D2 F2 D' B' L2 D' L2 F2 R F R
81. 16.99 U' R2 D R2 U R2 U R2 F2 R2 U R' D U L' B D F' D' U' B
82. 16.98 F' R' U D2 R' L D R2 B' D F D2 F2 R2 F R2 L2 U2 B' U2
83. 17.84 D' R2 D' L2 U' B2 D' L2 R2 B2 R' D' B D' L2 B U' L' B2 L'
84. 16.46 F' D' B L U' R U2 L F2 L' D B2 R2 U' L2 D L2 U2 R2
85. 17.96 F L2 R2 D2 R2 B2 F L2 B D2 F' D L' U L2 R' U2 F' L B'
86. 17.48 U2 L2 D2 F2 R2 F2 U' F2 R2 U' F2 L F U F R' D2 B F L' F2
87. 18.40 U' B2 L' U F U L' F D' F R2 D2 B2 R2 B U2 F D2 R2 B'
88. 17.05 D2 L2 B2 D2 B2 D' R2 U L2 B2 F R B' U F L' R2 D' B F R'
89. 20.06 L2 F2 D2 B L2 F' U2 L2 U2 L2 F' D L U' B' U2 L' F L2 R' D
90. 22.90 F' U2 R2 B2 D2 R B2 F2 U2 B2 F2 L U' L2 F2 L' F D' F' U2 L'
91. 18.43 D' R2 F2 B' U' R L' U L2 F' D2 F2 B2 L2 U2 D' F2 L2 B2
92. 19.84 R' U' D' R' F' B' R' U' L' B' L F2 B2 R U2 L' U2 R' F2 U2
93. 15.45 U2 F' D2 L2 B' D2 F2 U2 B' U2 D L2 U B' U2 F R U' B F'
94. 15.22 R D2 L' F2 D2 L' R' U2 B2 L U L2 R2 F' L B' D U' R'
95. 19.29 L' F2 L' U2 R2 D2 F2 R F2 D2 R' D U R' D R B' F R2 U2 R'
96. 15.69 U2 L2 F2 U L2 U' R2 F2 D' L2 B2 L F' R2 D2 R' F U B2 L' D'
97. 23.04 B2 F2 R2 D' F2 D' B2 R2 D U F L' B' U2 B F2 L B' R U'
98. 18.87 R2 L B D B' L2 F2 L' F' D2 F2 L U2 D2 F2 R D2 L2 F2 D2
99. 16.86 D' L2 F2 L2 D F2 L2 D L2 R2 D2 L' D R F R' F2 U2 R U'
100. 20.62 B2 D' L2 U2 L2 B2 R2 B2 D2 U' B' L D' L' F' R' B2 U2 L2 F2

sub 18 Ao50 in there,, That is pretty cool

 

[earth2dan]

Looks like everyone has been making some good progress. Congratulations everyone.

It does make me want to share my own achievements in the past week.

1. first sub-30 Ao100 at 3x3 (29.48)
2. 2nd successful week in the Race to Sub-30 thread in the Forum Competitions folder; hopefully next week will earn me a graduation
3. first sub-20 at Clock (19.xx)
4. first sub-30 Ao25 at Clock (27.57)
5. new PB at 4x4 (2m 3s, still a long way from UK average cutoff but it's heading in the right direction)
6. learned a random OLL case (#44, M' U M U2 M' U M)

My 5x5 solve times remain laughable and my main reason for registering for it at the next competition is to encourage me to practice it more. There are some PLL's I really struggle with on cubes bigger than 3x3 (F, G's, Ja, Na) that I need to drill a bit more to improve the muscle memory.

Nice. My 4x4 times were around 2:15 when I started breaking sub-30 on 3x3 so I'd say you're right on pace. I'm still not great at 5x5 either, but I've been practicing a bunch and am close to pulling down sub 3:00 averages. Cyoubx has a 5x5 video series that really helped me. After taking some of his pointers I went from 5:00+ to sub 4:00 in just a few days. Here's a link if you want to check it out. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xEEXkFtTfXA.

There are some big cube PLL algs you could look up that might make life easier for you, depending on what 3x3 algs you're using now. My approach was to practice slowly executing PLL's on 3x3 and paying close attention to how they work. Sometimes when we commit them to muscle memory we totally forget how to execute them slowly, which will kill you on big cubes. This can also help you recover from a botched PLL.

 

[Selkie]

Indeed I have a number of algs that I cannot perform on big cubes as the fast execution on 3x3 has burned into muscle and I just cannot repeat them slowly.

Couple of great averages there h2f and Logiqx.

Back on 3x3 and following that highly unimpressive 9.8 avg haha been working on all out TPS to the extent my hands physically wont go faster, desperately hanging onto look ahead for dear life. Sub 15.75 Ao25. Hmm, might be some improvement to be had - at the expense of hand ache

 

[Shaky Hands]

Nice. My 4x4 times were around 2:15 when I started breaking sub-30 on 3x3 so I'd say you're right on pace. I'm still not great at 5x5 either, but I've been practicing a bunch and am close to pulling down sub 3:00 averages. Cyoubx has a 5x5 video series that really helped me. After taking some of his pointers I went from 5:00+ to sub 4:00 in just a few days. Here's a link if you want to check it out. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xEEXkFtTfXA.

Thanks. I will check those out. I got a new PB on 5x5 earlier of 5m 12s, so managed to shave a minute off my previous 6m 12s in a couple of days. I figure I used to practice 5x5 so rarely that I must have a lot of room for improvement. Would be really happy to be averaging sub-5m by the comp at beginning of April just so I have a good shot at registering a time for WCA.

There are some big cube PLL algs you could look up that might make life easier for you, depending on what 3x3 algs you're using now. My approach was to practice slowly executing PLL's on 3x3 and paying close attention to how they work. Sometimes when we commit them to muscle memory we totally forget how to execute them slowly, which will kill you on big cubes. This can also help you recover from a botched PLL.

Makes sense for sure. I realise for example that on 4x4 and 5x5 my F-perm seems to go into a T-perm at the end. Will work on it. I've only timed myself on less than 50 solves so far and only know a couple of Parity algs off by heart.

Indeed I have a number of algs that I cannot perform on big cubes as the fast execution on 3x3 has burned into muscle and I just cannot repeat them slowly.

Yep, my TPS isn't particularly fast but with 3x3 I just look at something and know how to process it (with PLL at least.) I'd be really slow if I needed to explain how to perform a PLL to someone else via cubing notation without it written in front of me.

 

[DELToS]

Does "older cuber" mean age wise, or how long you've been cubing? I've been cubing for 2 and a half years but I'm only 13

 

[Jason Green]

Does "older cuber" mean age wise, or how long you've been cubing? I've been cubing for 2 and a half years but I'm only 13

It's referring to our age, a lot of us are over 40. But others are welcome to join in. Sometimes we get advice from younger cubers as well.

 

[Logiqx]

Do you qualify for the over 40s ranking Andy (Shaky Hands)?

If so then let me know your year of birth and I'll add you to the list.

@Lid: I've added FMC averages. Can I have your year of birth as well?

 

[Logiqx]

sub 18 Ao50 in there,, That is pretty cool

First time ever!

I think I can probably call myself sub-19 now as my last 1000 timed solves average 18.8. Recent sessions have varied between high 17s and high 18s.

Two other cool things about the session... exactly half of the solves are sub-18 and the big averages are within 0.07 of your PBs.

 

[Shaky Hands]

Do you qualify for the over 40s ranking Andy (Shaky Hands)?

Thanks for the offer. Whilst I think it's fair to say I'm an old-ish cuber and would happily tell you pretty much anything in person at a comp, I do try to stay fairly age-anonymous on the internet. No offence intended. Cheers.

 

[Logiqx]

Ok. No worries.

Hopefully see you at a competition some time later this year.