Older cubers discussions

[Jason Green]

The problem is that in blind you already memo where everything goes so you would either have to do a longer memo or adjust each part of the memo which would lose any advantage you had from the scramble.

My phone has broken so I've lost all my times. It's an opportunity to choose a new Android app. What does everyone use?

plusTimer! I really like it. Been using it even when it used to crash, but that is fixed now.

 

[earth2dan]

The problem is that in blind you already memo where everything goes so you would either have to do a longer memo or adjust each part of the memo which would lose any advantage you had from the scramble.

My phone has broken so I've lost all my times. It's an opportunity to choose a new Android app. What does everyone use?

There's a bunch of great timer apps out there, but I've been using Nano Timer for a long time now and I really like it. I even paid the $1 for the "Pro" version. I think that just enables exporting/importing of times. It's simple but full featured. You can set up steps and create custom solve types for each puzzle which I find useful when trying to identify which steps I need to improve on with different methods on different size puzzles. It's useful just for keeping separate averages if you use different methods too.

I still prefer the look of SpeedCube Timer, but Nano Timer is the one I always use because of the extra features.


On another note, I just ordered a second Yuxin 6x6 and a couple sets of 5x5 springs to do spring swaps. I'm already pretty happy with this puzzle, but everyone says the spring swap makes a huge difference, so I'm gonna try it

 

[newtonbase]

There's a bunch of great timer apps out there, but I've been using Nano Timer for a long time now and I really like it. I even paid the $1 for the "Pro" version. I think that just enables exporting/importing of times. It's simple but full featured. You can set up steps and create custom solve types for each puzzle which I find useful when trying to identify which steps I need to improve on with different methods on different size puzzles. It's useful just for keeping separate averages if you use different methods too.

I still prefer the look of SpeedCube Timer, but Nano Timer is the one I always use because of the extra features.

It's Nano Timer that I was using.
I love qqtimer but I can't start and stop it on my phone.

 

[muchacho]

New 3x3 Ao5 PB: 18.610

Not big improvement (it was 18.636 from a week ago) but it has 2 counting 17s, previous to that it was 18.638, and 18.681 before that one, hopefully next will be 18.5xx at last

Spoiler

22888 14-jul-2016 8:32:21 00:22.758 D F2 D' L2 U' F2 L2 U' F2 U B L U R D' R D F2 D' B2 U
22887 14-jul-2016 8:31:39 00:17.975 D L2 B2 F2 U2 F2 D' B2 F2 R2 L2 B U L' F U2 L D R' D2 F2
22886 14-jul-2016 8:30:54 00:16.657 F2 R2 D R2 D2 B2 F2 L2 B2 D2 F2 L' U R' U' F' R2 D F2 L D'
22885 14-jul-2016 8:30:12 00:20.558 D F2 R2 L2 D2 U' B2 U' B2 L2 B' R F' D' L' D' L U2 R' F2 D2
22884 14-jul-2016 8:29:29 00:17.299 D B2 U' F2 D R2 U' R2 F2 D2 R L2 B F' L F2 D' F' D F2 U

 

[JohnnyReggae]

My phone has broken so I've lost all my times. It's an opportunity to choose a new Android app. What does everyone use?

I've been using plusTimer ... so far out of the countless apps I've looked at I've eventually settled on that one. I like it as I can export the times which I can them import into other apps or spreadsheets.

 

[mafergut]

I have been recommended plusTimer but have not installed any... yet.

By the way, 3x3 main selection crisis might be over. I have settled for a couple days on the Moyu Hualong and I'm liking it. After doing the weekly comp 3x3 scrambles and getting a nice average I continued solving with it and tied my PB Ao12 (obtained with the Yuexiao like 2 months ago).

Generated By csTimer on 2016-7-14
avg of 12: 17.55

Time List:
16.30, (21.54), 16.04, 17.48, 18.78, 18.29, 18.23, 17.66, (15.62), 18.54, 16.57, 17.57

Tried to roll the 21.xx but got nervous and failed. I would have liked a lot to get a sub 17.50 average with all sub-20 solves but nope.

 

[JohnnyReggae]

I have been recommended plusTimer but have not installed any... yet.

By the way, 3x3 main selection crisis might be over. I have settled for a couple days on the Moyu Hualong and I'm liking it. After doing the weekly comp 3x3 scrambles and getting a nice average I continued solving with it and tied my PB Ao12 (obtained with the Yuexiao like 2 months ago).

Generated By csTimer on 2016-7-14
avg of 12: 17.55

Time List:
16.30, (21.54), 16.04, 17.48, 18.78, 18.29, 18.23, 17.66, (15.62), 18.54, 16.57, 17.57

Tried to roll the 21.xx but got nervous and failed. I would have liked a lot to get a sub 17.50 average with all sub-20 solves but nope.

Lately when I have been solving in the evening I have been picking up my Hualong and doing a bunch of solves with it. It feels so much different than I initially remember after using all these newer cubes. My times are similar to my times with my other cubes. In the evenings it's the Gans V2, Yuexiao, and Hualong. I use the Gans during the day at work as it's quiet, and in the evenings I change every 10 solves or so to something else.

Recently pulled out my Tanglong and Aolong GT, and honestly as much as I really try to I don't like them at all these days. Not sure what to do with them, they are expensive cubes to use for mods.

Btw... congratulations on the ao12 ... it's 3 one-hundredth's of a second faster than mine ... 17.58 which I managed yesterday actually ....

17.38, 17.03, 18.84, (19.96), 16.76, 19.04, 16.51, 19.34, (14.11), 16.51, 18.32, 16.06

 

[mafergut]

Thanks, Brent @JohnnyReggae but I'd have liked to beat my PB even if only by 0.01
Also, before my other 17.55 in May, my PB was a 17.63 from Oct 2015 so, as you can see I'm quite stuck in a plateau that lasts close to a year right now. It looks like you're improving at a good pace, so you will pass me in a week or two

 

[JanW]

Finally learned the last G perms and can now say I know full PLL. I feel pretty comfortable with recognition, can tell which case it is pretty fast, but then I need some time to recall the alg in some cases. I think a lot of solves is the only thing that will help with this.

The last 2 algs I learned, Gc and Gd, quickly became my favorite PLL algs to execute. Especially D' R U R' U' D R2 U' R U' R' U R' U R2 flows really nicely when I figured out how to fingertrick it. Overall the G perms were not that bad. I think it could have been a good idea to learn them earlier.

 

[Lid]

Finally YuXin 6x6 here, only need a stickerless 2x2 now to be "complete". Did 6 solves and #5 was a new PB single, 4:05.11, 4x 4:3x & one worse, doing the springswap soon I guess.

 

[JanW]

First attempt at multiblind: 0/3

Spoiler

First cube off by one corner cycle (memo mistake) and 4 flipped edges. No idea how it's possible to get 4 flipped edges... 2nd cube off by one corner cycle and one edge cycle, 3rd cube off by one corner cycle and 2 flipped edges. Took me about 38 minutes. 25 minutes for memo and 13 execution. Took it very slowly as it was the first time I tried mbld.

Overall I'm quite pleased with the attempt. Could have been much worse. I haven't done much bld lately and had no idea if I would be able to memo 3 cubes when I set out to do this. Never even tried 2 cubes. I was quite surprised how well I was able to remember all three. Solved them in reverse order of memo.

The scrambles I used were the first 3 mbld scrambles from the weekly competition.

 

[newtonbase]

First attempt at multiblind: 0/3

Spoiler

First cube off by one corner cycle (memo mistake) and 4 flipped edges. No idea how it's possible to get 4 flipped edges... 2nd cube off by one corner cycle and one edge cycle, 3rd cube off by one corner cycle and 2 flipped edges. Took me about 38 minutes. 25 minutes for memo and 13 execution. Took it very slowly as it was the first time I tried mbld.

Overall I'm quite pleased with the attempt. Could have been much worse. I haven't done much bld lately and had no idea if I would be able to memo 3 cubes when I set out to do this. Never even tried 2 cubes. I was quite surprised how well I was able to remember all three. Solved them in reverse order of memo.

The scrambles I used were the first 3 mbld scrambles from the weekly competition.

Well done @JanW. I still have only one MBLD success (my 2nd attempt) but I find that the practice has improved my 3BLD.

I suspect that on the 4 flipped edges you have done the wrong sticker on the 1st one.

 

[h2f]

First attempt at multiblind: 0/3

Spoiler

First cube off by one corner cycle (memo mistake) and 4 flipped edges. No idea how it's possible to get 4 flipped edges... 2nd cube off by one corner cycle and one edge cycle, 3rd cube off by one corner cycle and 2 flipped edges. Took me about 38 minutes. 25 minutes for memo and 13 execution. Took it very slowly as it was the first time I tried mbld.

Overall I'm quite pleased with the attempt. Could have been much worse. I haven't done much bld lately and had no idea if I would be able to memo 3 cubes when I set out to do this. Never even tried 2 cubes. I was quite surprised how well I was able to remember all three. Solved them in reverse order of memo.

The scrambles I used were the first 3 mbld scrambles from the weekly competition.

Next try will be 3/3.

 

[muchacho]

I've received and solved the 2x2 Kilominx, it took me like twice the time I used to solve a Megaminx in, but it's almost 4 months since I stopped practicing that. It locked a lot and I would need to change some colors, but it's fun.

 

[MarcelP]

Ok, look at this wicket cross:

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

Spoiler: My solution

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

y2// inspection, I placed orange cross on right to fix with sexy move
R U R' U' R U R' // Cross with double sexy move (7)
z R U' R' U' R U' R' y U R U' R' // 1ST (13 OUCH)
U' R' U' R L' U L // 2ND (7)
y R U' R' y R U' R' // 3RD (8)
y' R U' R' U2 R U' R' // 4TH (8)
U R U R' U' R' F R F' // OLL (9)
U R U R' y' R2 u' R U' R' U R' u R2 U // PLL (15)
// 12.85 IN 67 moves is 5.2 TPS

Who needs efficiency when you can look ahead at 5.2 TPS. LOL
alg.cubing.net

 

[MarcelP]

Finally YuXin 6x6 here, only need a stickerless 2x2 now to be "complete". Did 6 solves and #5 was a new PB single, 4:05.11,...

You beat my 5x5 PB with that 6X6.. Not cool dude... LOL

 

[Shaky Hands]

Did anyone from this thread go to the European Cube Championships in the end? Any older names I should be looking out for?

As an aside, I see Feliks has already set 2 new world records in 7x7.

 

[MarcelP]

Did anyone from this thread go to the European Cube Championships in the end? Any older names I should be looking out for?

I saw Raoul from Spain on the competitor list.

 

[moralsh]

I registered but couldn't make it due to work constraints I'll try next year with worlds

 

[JanW]

Next try will be 3/3.

Not quite... 1/3.

DNFs both off by one edge cycle and one corner cycle. Again I was able to remember my memo quite well and had no large mistakes in execution. I'm confident I will succeed with a little more practice.