Older cubers discussions

[mark49152]

How does the lettering scheme work?

The same. For wings you only ever look at one sticker of each wing, so the lettering is the same as for 3BLD but you have about twice as many targets. For example, assuming Speffz, the front right edge in 3BLD has stickers J and P. Depending on the solve, you would solve either J or P because they are attached to the same piece. In 4BLD you must solve both J and P because they are different pieces. J is the FRd sticker, P is the RFu sticker.

Centres are also easy. Each uses the letter of its closest corner sticker. So the Ufr centre is C, etc.

 

[h2f]

Oh right, see that's how much I know about bigger BLD lol, in other words, nothing How does the lettering scheme work? I know, I know, lmgtfy.com, but sometimes it's good to get a brief rundown from people who know what they're talking about rather than try to sift through the entire internet

Read what Mark wrote and watch this:

 

[moralsh]

and in even bigger blinds is also similar, you just add different kind of pieces:

You have edges and corners in 3BLD
wings, centres and corners in 4BLD
wings, corners, x centres (same as 4BLD), + centres and midges (same as 3BLD edges) in 5BLD
corners 2 sets of wings (outer and inner), 2 sets of x centres (outer and inner) and 2 sets of obliques centres in 6BLD
corners, 2 sets of wings, midges,2 sets of +centres, 2 sets of x centres and 2 sets of obliques in 7BLD

and so on.

Each set consists in less than 24 different targets so you can add a lettering scheme to all of them. Learning how to do them is not hard. The hard part is getting locating pieces and getting used to execution. Also that you need 100% accuracy.

@mark49152 I did try to solve 1 or 2 6x6 a day for the 2 weeks prior to the comp, first week I was around 6:30 almost everyday, but second week started paying off.

@Rastinha feels nice, doesn't it? at my first comp I had 2 DNF by a twisted edge and the buffer in around 10 minutes each, second comp brought me first success and sub 3, keep at it and you'll see how easy is to improve.

 

[phreaker]

Yes. I've seen @mark49152 use them!

If they don't smell.. some of them smell AWFUL. Though I will admit I carry a blindfold with me, it is for sleep not BLD. Haven't learned BLD yet .

 

[newtonbase]

I do product reviews on Amazon so get a lot of heavily discounted stuff. I get blindfolds whenever possible for sleep and for 3BLD. There are some really nice contoured ones that block out almost all light and they often come with ear plugs.
Saying that, when I practice I tend to just look away.

 

[newtonbase]

Macclesfield Open is 30-31 July. Anyone interested? @mark49152?

 

[mark49152]

Macclesfield Open is 30-31 July. Anyone interested? @mark49152?

Of course . It's only 1h20 from me, probably won't even need to stay over.

 

[newtonbase]

I could stay in Salford or Southport easily. Maybe much closer if my wife comes as we have friends local to it.

 

[Logiqx]

Macclesfield Open is 30-31 July. Anyone interested? @mark49152?

I'd like to attend but I have other commitments that weekend.

I did a dozen 6x6 solves today and I'm really enjoying the AoShi. I'm pretty slow right now (8:36 single, 9:31 Ao5) but I feel like I'm starting to get the hang of it. I also did a couple of 7x7 solves and both were 16:xx. I think I'll start to practice these events so it will be interesting to try the new YuXin cubes.

 

[mafergut]

I'd like to attend but I have other commitments that weekend.

I did a dozen 6x6 solves today and I'm really enjoying the AoShi. I'm pretty slow right now (8:36 single, 9:31 Ao5) but I feel like I'm starting to get the hang of it. I also did a couple of 7x7 solves and both were 16:xx. I think I'll start to practice these events so it will be interesting to try the new YuXin cubes.

That sounds more or less like the times I expect to get when I buy a 6x6, probably I'll be a bit slower at the beginning. I just did like a couple untimed solves with my AoFu GT and 3 timed ones with a best time of 20:xx Since then I went back to 4x4, now 5x5, still 1 min to shave off of 5x5 until I get to 6x6. Maybe it's time to get that Yuxin 6x6 as Lightake will probably take a month to ship it

 

[moralsh]

I'll try some solves tomorrow to know where my splits are, maybe it can help you guys.

 

[Jason Green]

After getting the sub 22 ao100 last weekend and discussing that it was not on stackmat, it made me want to do another. I thought of doing it during the week, but my week day practice is much sloppier and I'm more tired, even if I do a couple hours. So I did a session today and it confirmed what I suspected, stackmat is basically a wash for me. I actually did better than last week, and set new PBs for ao5, 12, and 100. Of course I'm a one week more experienced cuber now. I think the big thing is just my posture and focus that make up for the pickup time with the mat. The stopping time I think I'm just as fast as with a space bar.

I streamed the first 30 minutes on FB which makes me nervous too, part of why I like to because I think it's good practice for comps. I also caught a cam PB of 16.42. I'll upload that when I edit it.

Edit: Here's the PB

If you want to watch the whole stream (pretty boring)

https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=10156996594005425

 

[Rastinha]

So I got a skewb last weekend and learned to solve it on Monday because we had friends staying the weekend. I learned Sarah's method and was getting around 25-30s ish with the occasional 40 something and more occasional around 20s one, with one sub 20 fluke at 18.xx.

Then I left it alone for a couple of days and picked it up when I first woke up this morning and did an ao12, and for some reason I was really good at skewb, lol:

My previous best ao5 was something like 23.xx and ao12 26.xx, so I shaved like 8-9 seconds of each of those and 10 seconds off my single. Now I don't want to try it again in case I'm back to being rubbish, lol.

Weird! Especially since I had just woken up. Funny brain.

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[Jason Green]

Brains are hilarious! I've solved skewb a handful of times, never timed it though.

 

[Shaky Hands]

Macclesfield Open is 30-31 July. Anyone interested? @mark49152?

Very much so. Will check with work as it may require a rota change.

I did a dozen 6x6 solves today and I'm really enjoying the AoShi. I'm pretty slow right now (8:36 single, 9:31 Ao5) but I feel like I'm starting to get the hang of it. I also did a couple of 7x7 solves and both were 16:xx. I think I'll start to practice these events so it will be interesting to try the new YuXin cubes.

My current Ao5 for these are 7:52 and 11:25 respectively. I'm sure that with your 3x3 skills relative to mine, you'll be able to better that in short order. I do enjoy both and the Weekly Competition has been a big motivator for me picking these up. Have fun!

 

[chtiger]

Haven't posted here in a while, but I at least try to check in on the weekend to see how everybody is doing at comps (and at home). Congrats Raul on official 5BLD success!

Here's some more official old person results for the others who like to follow the oldies at comps.
http://cubecomps.com/live.php?cid=1554&compid=14

Very pleased to get a sub 20 3x3 single and an average that's even good for at home. I almost missed out. I had already walked out the door to go home after the first round of my events, and decided I should go back and make sure that I didn't advance to the 2nd round. They let 75% thru to second round, so I made 3x3 and 2x2. They also let 75% thru to finals, so I even made 3x3 finals (and missed 2x2 by .02 seconds), but I didn't find that out til I got home. It never crossed my mind that I might have made final round.
2x2 was a tad worse than my goal (7.50), but close enough to be satisfied.
Pyraminx wasn't good, but not too bad, and wasn't expecting much for first time in comp.
3BLD was horrible.

Clock and 4Bld tomorrow.
Clock goal is sub 11.80 avg. Would love to get sub 11 avg and sub 10 single. Two rounds(!) to get it (assuming I don't totally screw up the first round)
4Bld goal is any success, preferably sub 20, more preferably sub 17. Have a current at home streak of 6 successes (best is 13:18), but I have a way harder time with BLD at comps.

 

[h2f]

Nice results. Congrts Chad!

 

[newtonbase]

Haven't posted here in a while, but I at least try to check in on the weekend to see how everybody is doing at comps (and at home). Congrats Raul on official 5BLD success!

Here's some more official old person results for the others who like to follow the oldies at comps.
http://cubecomps.com/live.php?cid=1554&compid=14

Very pleased to get a sub 20 3x3 single and an average that's even good for at home. I almost missed out. I had already walked out the door to go home after the first round of my events, and decided I should go back and make sure that I didn't advance to the 2nd round. They let 75% thru to second round, so I made 3x3 and 2x2. They also let 75% thru to finals, so I even made 3x3 finals (and missed 2x2 by .02 seconds), but I didn't find that out til I got home. It never crossed my mind that I might have made final round.
2x2 was a tad worse than my goal (7.50), but close enough to be satisfied.
Pyraminx wasn't good, but not too bad, and wasn't expecting much for first time in comp.
3BLD was horrible.

Clock and 4Bld tomorrow.
Clock goal is sub 11.80 avg. Would love to get sub 11 avg and sub 10 single. Two rounds(!) to get it (assuming I don't totally screw up the first round)
4Bld goal is any success, preferably sub 20, more preferably sub 17. Have a current at home streak of 6 successes (best is 13:18), but I have a way harder time with BLD at comps.

Well done @chtiger. Good luck today.

 

[moralsh]

Yeah, best of lucks, gogogo 4Bld!

 

[mark49152]

PB 4x4 ao5: 1:01.87 without a sub-1. 1:02.18, 1:02.13, (1:23.00), (1:00.13), 1:01.30. No music this time .

Oh and good look @chtiger with the 4BLD!