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Did an ao100 and broke almost all my PB's except single and mo3 :-) Best single for the day 13.88

ao5 = 15.93
(14.95), 15.38, (18.96), 17.33, 15.07

ao12 = 16.75
17.11, (19.19), 16.31, (14.26), 16.37, 17.13, 18.90, 14.95, 15.38, 18.96, 17.33, 15.07 = 16.75

ao100 = 17.88

Today things just gelled ... tomorrow I suspect that I will have brain freeze and not be able to do anything properly :-)
 
teacher77 said:
Hey look at this ! At this rate, I'll be sub-20 before the end of september.

Kidding appart, I wonder what a realistic goal would be.

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Yeah when I started I said if I kept the pace I'd be faster than Feliks in several months. :)

For just an average of > 10 sub 20 it will be much faster than globally, as others said. I won't think of myself as global sub 20 until virtually no solves are over 20 seconds (maybe < 5%). So that any type of average I do is more or less guaranteed to be sub 20.

Who knows some kids get there in a matter of months. Most older cubers seem to be 1-2 years I think. Of course hours of practice is one of the biggest variables too.
 
mark49152 said:
Yeah everyone seems to have their own definition so it's best to state what yours is rather than just say sub-20. For me, it's rolling ao1000, meaning average with best and worst 5% excluded. On a graph, I like to see my rolling ao100 line stay well below the ao1000 line. The delta between them is a kind of metric of improvement. If they converge too close, it shows I'm stagnating and should think about changing how I practise.
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Which software/website does averages of 1000 ?
 
Jason Green said:
Chris, other YouTubers. In case you didn't figure out the code, when I like your video post on the forum it means I'm excited to watch it. When I like it on YouTube I watched it. :)
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Ah I didnt realise, will keep it in mind mate :)

h2f said:
I'm breaking in my Thunderclap v2 and the session finished with 19.02 ao50 (new pb) and 19.60 ao100 due to bad ending. I had all the time ao12 sub20 till last 10 solves. I was tired (and got few drinks ;) ) and over 20 ao12 showed its face after 98 solves. Still thunderclap needs some work.
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Wow your CFOP seems to be coming on great on your return to it :)

Lid said:
Doing Megaminx also here...
First real a12 with the Xman - 1:56.34, 2:01.61, 1:50.68, 1:51.94, 1:58.02, 1:49.08, 1:59.69, 1:54.93, (2:09.31), (1:48.67), 2:05.13, 1:51.99 = 1:55.94 :D

There were some 1L-PLLs also, like a J, an odd Y, an odd T & a Q2 EP (in all I know 43/151 PLLs).
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Wow, something to aim for myself. Thats a lot of PLLs. Think I can call myself sub 2:25 now but not letting up on concentration on megaminx. Ever film any of your solves?

mark49152 said:
Yeah absolutely. IMHO, proficient F2L (2H) requires the ability to solve to all four slots without bias to FR, including the use of empty slots either to avoid rotations or to make the setups easier/shorter.
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Couldn't agree with Mark more on this point. Well put.

JohnnyReggae said:
Did an ao100 and broke almost all my PB's except single and mo3 :) Best single for the day 13.88

ao5 = 15.93
(14.95), 15.38, (18.96), 17.33, 15.07

ao12 = 16.75
17.11, (19.19), 16.31, (14.26), 16.37, 17.13, 18.90, 14.95, 15.38, 18.96, 17.33, 15.07 = 16.75

ao100 = 17.88

Today things just gelled ... tomorrow I suspect that I will have brain freeze and not be able to do anything properly :)
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Looking great. Sorry to be ride but given the thread title, mind if I inquire how young you are? ;)

Megaminx!

Do feel I am globally sub 2:30 now and very nearly my first sub 2:20 ao12. Progression has slowed but feel there is room for more improvement before Guildford Open in October.

stats: (hide)
number of times: 35/35
best time: 2:05.64
worst time: 3:06.40

current avg5: 2:24.62 (σ = 2.98)
best avg5: 2:15.68 (σ = 5.11)

current avg12: 2:25.82 (σ = 7.19)
best avg12: 2:20.28 (σ = 6.00)

session avg: 2:24.36 (σ = 8.79)
session mean: 2:25.23
 
Hey guys,

I just managed a 25.47 s and I think the last alg was an Aa or Ua perm so this time it's not an LL skip and I don't have to be ashamed ;-)

The shuffle was R2 D F2 D L2 D F2 D R2 B F2 D U' B' F2 L D R' U2 B

I tried a shot at reconstruction but just can't seem to figure something that ends with an A or U perm, so either my memory is off or my reconstruction is wrong (or maybe I screwed up while shuffling)... But anyway, he're what could have happened :

y // inspection
R' U2 F' y D R2 x2 // cross
R' U' R d' R U R' // 1st pair
R' U R U y' R U R' y // 2nd pair
R' U' R d2 L' U L // 3rd pair
U2 R U2 R2 F R F' // 4th pair
U2 R U R' U' R' F R F' // OLL
y2 F R U' R' U' R U R' F' R U R' U' R' F R F' // Yperm

I'm not sure how to compute TPS (anyone ?) but if I could cube rotations as "one turn" and double turns as "one turn", this would have been 2.51TPS, which seems nice to me, at my stage.

I'd love to know how you guys would have solved this more efficiently (using CFOP).
 
teacher77 said:
Hey guys,

I just managed a 25.47 s and I think the last alg was an Aa or Ua perm so this time it's not an LL skip and I don't have to be ashamed ;-)

The shuffle was R2 D F2 D L2 D F2 D R2 B F2 D U' B' F2 L D R' U2 B

I tried a shot at reconstruction but just can't seem to figure something that ends with an A or U perm, so either my memory is off or my reconstruction is wrong (or maybe I screwed up while shuffling)... But anyway, he're what could have happened :

y // inspection
R' U2 F' y D R2 x2 // cross
R' U' R d' R U R' // 1st pair
R' U R U y' R U R' y // 2nd pair
R' U' R d2 L' U L // 3rd pair
U2 R U2 R2 F R F' // 4th pair
U2 R U R' U' R' F R F' // OLL
y2 F R U' R' U' R U R' F' R U R' U' R' F R F' // Yperm

I'm not sure how to compute TPS (anyone ?) but if I could cube rotations as "one turn" and double turns as "one turn", this would have been 2.51TPS, which seems nice to me, at my stage.

I'd love to know how you guys would have solved this more efficiently (using CFOP).
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Nice solve. To reconstruct I use alg.cubing.net. It shows your solve in every metric scale. I dont add rotations, just turns. So here is 59 HTM and 59/25.47=2.31 TPS. Nice.

My suggestion is only you should make cross on bottom. It will pay off. And in the 3rd pair you could not do d2 because you can insert without it.
My solution is almost the same in HTM - 58 and 21.62 (first solve of the day).

x2 // inspection
F L F2 D' F2 D'
R' U2 R U R' U' R2
U F R U R' U' F' R'
U' L' U' L2 U2 L'
y'U' R U R' U' R U R'
U2 L F' L' U' L U F U' L'
UR2 U' R' U' R U R U R U' R U

alg.cubing.net
 
Selkie said:
Looking great. Sorry to be ride but given the thread title, mind if I inquire how young you are? ;)
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:) No worries ..... 46 turning 47 next Sunday ;) .... I was going to say that I still feel like a spring chicken, however my sore knees and back and the fact that bruises take forever to heal are tell-tale to my age creeping up on me :)
 
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