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[mafergut]

Another 4x4 Ao100 and another 3+ seconds off my previous best one. Down to 1:22.9x. If the WuQue gives me a couple seconds I should be able to manage sub 1:20 next year
Finally, after 1 week in "processing" status my Lightake order with the 3 Qiyis shipped today.

 

[pglewis]

Still not in full command of my improved lookahead but still making steady progress. When I'm in a groove I'm near the point where I expect one or two sub 30s in an ao12. Got a pair of 28.x back to back last night-- best solves so far other than the 23-- plus a surprise 37 with a green cross. White looked awful and green had three edges in place, just had to drop in the fourth and swap an opposite pair. It's still a bit fleeting, plenty of sup 40s showing up and they like to gang up on me, seems to fall off a cliff when it goes. Sub-30 ao5 and sub-35 ao12 are probably good next milestones. Death to all solves above 35!

Crusty cuber stats updated... just click the link in my signature.

I don't see @Shaky Hands in there?

@mafergut: I suspect you will really like the WuQue in the 3x3 stage.

 

[mafergut]

Nice improvement, Phil @pglewis I'm sure those targets are within reach with some practise. My lookahead comes and goes, actually and some times I have to actually force myself to look elsewhere instead to what I'm doing. That's more evident with things like 4x4, where I have to force myself to start looking for edge pieces when finishing the last center, etc.

Regarding the WuQue I'll really looking forward to getting it after so many rave reviews and favorable comments in this thread as well. And I can say I have fully re-adapted to 62mm 4x4s so that should not be a problem.

 

[mark49152]

@Shaky Hands is still a spring chicken.

 

[pglewis]

@Shaky Hands is still a spring chicken.

Sometimes it's good to push yourself... officially joining the over 40 club isn't one of those times

 

[pipkiksass]

First ever timed 5x5 solve - 9:34.36!

Feliks is quaking in his boots.

Still struggling with parity, but now have a WuShuang, and it's LOVELY.

I can tell when I do/don't have last 2 edge parity, but I really want to work out how to reduce to simple cases, rather than learn new algs when I'm still procrastinating and avoiding OLL!!


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[Logiqx]

Last week's posts by @mark49152 prompted me to learn how to speed solve the skewb.

My "triple-sexy" method sucked big time so I decided to learn Sarah's beginner method last week and her intermediate method tonight. My times took a hit at the start of tonight's session but they were getting a lot better towards the end of the Ao100.

I started on the original MoYu skewb but I received the magnetic one today. It feels great!

Here's my progress so far...

 

[mark49152]

Last week's posts by @mark49152 prompted me to learn how to speed solve the skewb.

Was that the post where I said that skewb was evil?

 

[Logiqx]

Was that the post where I said that skewb was evil?

I almost broke my skewb last night. I tried to pick it up with a hand that was already holding a 4x4. Skewb pieces all over the kitchen floor!

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[Shaky Hands]

Last week's posts by @mark49152 prompted me to learn how to speed solve the skewb.

My "triple-sexy" method sucked big time so I decided to learn Sarah's beginner method last week and her intermediate method tonight. My times took a hit at the start of tonight's session but they were getting a lot better towards the end of the Ao100.

I started on the original MoYu skewb but I received the magnetic one today. It feels great!

Here's my progress so far...

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Great progress Mike.

In fact, the magnetic Skewb was part of my final Amazon order of the year and should be with me tomorrow.

I'm not planning on learning too much more with Skewb for the time being. I'd be happy just maintaining what I've learned so far to try to get a single and average at Manchester if I can make it. Of course, there's plenty of things I want to get done that I may or may not have time to do...

My current practice notes, roughly in order of priority:

1. Get 6-8 specific OLL cases into muscle memory.
2. Replace the F triple-sexy F' OLL with the R' U' R U' R' U R U' R' U2 R version. Been putting this off too long.
   
3. Learn the mirror of the Big Cube case Dd R F' U R' F Dd'. I really should know this by now with the amount of Big Cube practice I do, but have probably been putting this off too long too.
4. Ongoing 3BLD practice, separating memo and execution.
5. Review Mollerz's Clock tips video.
6. Incorporate parts of Rob Yau's alternative Clock method for NL cases.
7. Review the Ortega for 2x2 that I knew a few weeks ago but have forgotten.
8. Learn 2-look OLL for OH (probably won't happen anytime soon.)

 

[pglewis]

@Logiqx:

1) I think your OH algs for the N perms got reversed on your PLL page

2) That (R' U L' U2' R U' L) (R' U L' U2' R U' L) is almost guaranteed to become my new go-to two handed alg. for Nb (I'll probably keep using the RUD version of Na)

 

[CLL Smooth]

I found a way to record my slidy puzzle game.
I did a spontaneous Ao5 on 15 puzzle: 17.87
Then a nearly PB single on 24 puzzle: 24.63

 

[muchacho]

Have you tried this one?
https://www.reddit.com/r/speedsliding/comments/50w9kk/v270_released/

That's not me, I think I averaged like 45 seconds or so

 

[CLL Smooth]

I practiced it a bit back when I had a computer. I was never as good with the keypad or mouse as I am with the touchscreen though.

 

[Logiqx]

@Logiqx:

1) I think your OH algs for the N perms got reversed on your PLL page

2) That (R' U L' U2' R U' L) (R' U L' U2' R U' L) is almost guaranteed to become my new go-to two handed alg. for Nb (I'll probably keep using the RUD version of Na)

Thanks for letting me know. I'll fix it soon.

 

[Shaky Hands]

Quick question... I seem to remember a tutorial once talking about a website that can calculate an optimal CFOP Cross for a given scramble. Is anyone aware of what site this is and if it still exists?

 

[JanW]

I finished my Ao1000 with an embarrassingly bad performance. Last Ao100: 25.26. Overall the Ao1000 is 24.94. The last 100 solves were the worst 100 solves, which is kind of annoying. I thought my times were supposed to improve with practice...

I think it's some kind of mental thing. Here are the first 50 solves of today:

Spoiler

Generated By csTimer on 2016-12-22
avg of 50: 25.26

Time List:
1. (19.92) F B2 U' F' U2 R2 U2 L' U D2 R B2 D2 R B2 R2 D2 L D2
2. 24.75 R B2 L2 D2 R D2 L B2 L2 F2 U' R U2 B D2 L D F R D'
3. 23.77 D2 F2 R2 B2 R2 D' B2 R2 D' B2 U F R2 B D' F U2 R' F2 L F'
4. 22.37 B U2 B2 L2 D2 L2 F D2 U2 R2 L' U R' B L2 B' D U L' B2
5. (19.62) L2 U B2 D R2 D2 U' L2 U L2 F2 R' F' L2 R U' F2 U B U F'
6. 28.50 B2 R' D L U2 F U B' U' F2 R2 F2 R2 D2 R2 B' U2 D2 R2 B2
7. 22.91 U F2 L2 D2 B2 U L2 D B2 U2 R2 F L' D' U B U' L' R' U' R2
8. 21.17 F L2 D' R2 U2 F2 R2 D2 R2 U2 B2 F' R U2 L2 U L' U' F2 U'
9. 22.11 D B2 D' F2 D B2 F2 L2 U R F2 L U2 B2 F2 R2 D F U'
10. 21.14 F U2 B R2 B' L2 U2 B2 L2 F' U2 D F U F2 R' B U2 L' D R2
11. (38.27) L2 F D2 F' R2 F2 L2 B F2 D2 F' R D' F R2 B' U2 B2 F' U2
12. 28.93 D2 B2 U2 B' F2 L2 R2 F' R2 U2 F2 U' R2 U L' U' F2 L' R' F2 D
13. 23.71 F L2 D2 R2 D2 U R2 F2 U L2 B2 D' L U F' U2 R' D' R' F2 D2
14. 25.27 L2 F2 U R2 F2 U2 R2 D R2 F2 U2 L' R B' D2 R D2 U2 F' U F
15. 27.13 U' F2 R2 B' L2 F2 L2 U2 L2 B R2 U' L' F' U L U R B' R
16. 24.15 U2 F' D2 L2 F' L2 D2 B2 R2 U2 F R U' F2 L B2 L2 U' B D F'
17. 24.16 F' L2 B' D2 B' U2 B' R2 F' L2 U B' R' B2 U L2 D L F2
18. 25.29 D F' L F L U R' B' D U2 F2 B2 R2 B2 R' F2 U2 L F
19. 26.47 D L2 D B2 F2 U' L2 U2 L2 R2 F L' F2 D2 R' U B F2 D' B'
20. 23.42 L2 B2 R U2 L R2 F2 R' B2 R' D' F L F2 U R B D L' U2
21. 29.08 B2 D2 R2 B' L2 R2 D2 B U2 F' L2 R B F' U R F' R' D' B F'
22. 28.81 B R2 B' L2 R2 U2 B' U2 L2 F' D' L F2 U' L' R' B' D2 U2 L'
23. 22.86 R' U2 F R2 U F' R2 U' R' D2 R L D2 B2 D2 R L D
24. 29.50 U' D2 R' F' D B D2 L F' B2 U' R2 L2 B2 U B2 D B2 R2 U'
25. 24.82 U2 B2 L' R2 U2 B2 R2 F2 L F2 D2 B' U F' R' B D' U' R D R'
26. 26.87 F2 D' F2 D' L2 D R2 U2 L2 D R' B U' F R B L D2 F L
27. 31.39 F' R U2 B' R' D2 F2 D B L D L2 D' R2 F2 R2 F2 U' F2 B2 R2
28. 22.39 B' U2 F' D2 B U2 R2 D2 F' U2 B2 U B2 R2 F' U R' D' B2 U' F'
29. 23.80 L2 B2 D2 R' F2 U2 R U2 L U2 R D R2 B' D2 R' B2 F' D R' U2
30. 26.34 B2 D' R2 D2 R2 F2 R2 B2 R2 D' B' R U' L D B2 F2 L2 B' U2
31. 22.91 B' D2 L2 D' B D R' F D L U2 F2 R2 L' B2 R2 U2 D2 F2
32. 29.20 L' D L2 U F2 L U D2 R F' L2 D2 F2 L2 B' L2 B' L2 D2 B
33. 24.82 B2 R2 D2 R2 U' L2 R2 U' L2 F2 D' B L2 D2 F2 U F L' B2 R2 F
34. 29.16 R' F' B' U' B U' D2 L' D' R2 D2 F2 D' B2 R2 D' F2 R2 F'
35. 24.48 L2 B' D2 L2 U2 F' L2 F R2 F2 L2 D' L B L U2 B2 D2 U'
36. 25.59 L' R2 D2 R' B2 L D2 F2 D2 L B2 F' L2 U' R F2 R' B2 R' B' U
37. (31.77) D2 R2 U2 L2 U B2 D2 U B2 L2 U B' D2 U F' L2 R D' B' R' D'
38. 20.56 D F2 U2 B2 F2 L' F2 R' D2 F2 D L U2 R' F' L2 R' D L
39. (33.19) B2 D' R2 F2 D F2 D L2 D' B U2 L2 F L' F D2 F' R' F'
40. 25.07 B2 L2 R2 U L2 D2 R2 F2 U F2 U2 F' D' F2 D2 L R2 F2 D2 B R
41. 23.54 U2 F2 R F2 R F2 R U2 F2 L' R2 F' D' U L' R' F' U B2 L' F
42. 25.95 U' R' D2 L R' D2 F2 D2 L' B2 D2 R' U F' U' R B' D' R' U2 R
43. (17.58) L2 U2 R U2 L' R' B2 R' D2 U2 R' U F2 R U R2 D2 F' U2 B2
44. 29.75 L2 D' R2 B2 L2 U2 B2 D' B2 U2 F2 B' L R U2 F D' F2 L R U'
45. 23.46 U2 R2 D' F2 L2 U' F2 U2 F2 R2 D' R B2 D' L2 B2 L' B' U F L'
46. 27.61 D2 R U2 F2 L' R' U2 B2 L2 F D' F U' R' B2 L' R B2
47. 20.51 B2 D L2 D' F2 D R2 D F2 R2 U' L R' D R B R2 D R2 U L'
48. 25.39 L U' R2 B L2 B' R2 L U2 F2 D' B2 L2 U' L2 D2 L2 B2 U L'
49. 26.43 L2 B2 L B2 R F2 R F2 R B2 U' F2 R D' F L D' R' U' F
50. 25.51 R' L2 U2 F2 U2 B R2 B' L2 U2 F2 L B2 D' U2 L' U' F U' B2

First 10 solves everything is good. The 22s solves feel like standard solves, while a good solve is well below that. Solving is relaxed and I feel like I should easily be able to average sub 23. Then comes one major mess up in solve 11 and everything goes south from there. After that the solves that feel like standard solves end up at around 25s. The feeling of "this is not going very well" seems to add 10-15% to my solve times.

It might also be some concentration issue. After 50 solves I took a short break before continuing. When I continued I again started with a sub-23 Ao12, then it got a lot worse. Maybe I should try getting up and taking a few steps around the apartment every 12 solves or so.

 

[muchacho]

50 solves is all I can do without needing a break (mentally, less solves if doing OH but because of pain), if I'd stop every 12 I would probably need some warmup solves to be fast.

Sub-30 OH Ao5 and some other PBs

Single: 22.150
Ao5: 29.107
Ao12: 32.373
Mo100: 35.850

After more than 6 weeks I have received the Kungfu 4x4... it's too late now, I'm focused on OH.

 

[mark49152]

Quick question... I seem to remember a tutorial once talking about a website that can calculate an optimal CFOP Cross for a given scramble. Is anyone aware of what site this is and if it still exists?

I used to use JARCS but I think it's dead now. There's a recent thread on the topic.

 

[Logiqx]

You might recall that I taught a bunch of colleagues to cube around 2-3 weeks ago. It took 4 sessions in total (around 45 minutes each) and I've uploaded the slides should you be interested

I've uploaded my PPT slides to GitHub and added a link to my signature:

https://github.com/Logiqx/cubing-docs

I've also added the "improver" method which builds on the "beginner" method.