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[newtonbase]

I've got cracking the cube as well. I've also got a QiYi 6x6 and QiYi Sq1. 6x6 needs breaking in but feels like it has potential. I haven't a clue what I'm doing on the Sq1. It'll take me a long time to figure out by myself... maybe by the end of 2017.

Goals... hmm.

Get competent at the other small puzzles... Skewb (sub-12 global) & clock (sub-15 global) during Q1 / Q2. Start doing mega during Q3. Start doing Sq1 during Q4.

Maybe I'll decide to improve at Pyra (sub-8 global) and 2x2 (sub-5 global) as well.

Regular events... sub-16 global 3x3 & sub-27 global for OH. I need to solidify what I know and
Continue making the progress I was seeing earlier this year.

No specific goals for 5x5 upwards. I should practice them more often though!

I also need to finish documenting all of my algs.

It's going to be a busy year if I'm going to achieve that lot!


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I see no mention of blind?

 

[Logiqx]

I see no mention of blind?

I don't think it'll happen in 2017.

Maybe towards the end of the year.

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[h2f]

There's offer CB4x4 - you guys here wrote a lot good words about it. Are there any specific models or it's just Cyclone Boys?

 

[One Wheel]

There's offer CB4x4 - you guys here wrote a lot good words about it. Are there any specific models or it's just Cyclone Boys?

I have the G4. It was great until I lost an inner piece yesterday.

 

[h2f]

Thanks.

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[Jason Green]

There's offer CB4x4 - you guys here wrote a lot good words about it. Are there any specific models or it's just Cyclone Boys?

Definitely G4, I had the original also and it wasn't as good.

 

[pglewis]

I haven't had as much practice time this past week with the Holiday chaos. I did add a new drill I think I'm going to keep timing up until comp: cross + 1 pair. This forces me to pay more attention to lookahead between the steps versus just straight cross drills. I'm slow there at best, probably 6-8 seconds but I'm also really slow there, over 15 seconds in some cases. Obviously adds a layer of difficulty to getting sub-30 times if half that is already burned by cross+1. Also may push me to start looking for x-cross.

 

[One Wheel]

Has anybody had the 57mm CB 4x4? I saw it on cubezz I think it was yesterday, and I must admit I'm curious.

 

[h2f]

@One Wheel @Jason Green thanks for the help. I didnt buy it - i've thought it's a kind of scam.

I do practice 4x4 again - first for a half of a year. I got few nice results but look at this scramble: F' B Rw' L U L2 F' D2 L2 Rw' Fw2 R' Rw Fw2 Uw2 D2 L' Fw L' D' R D' Rw2 B' L' Uw' L2 F' D2 R2 Fw' L Rw2 R B2 U D L2 U2 R

I got 52.10 on it.

 

[pglewis]

Time distribution from 50 cross+1 solves, as my baseline. Tells a story and there's pay dirt to be had in there.

 

[Shaky Hands]

Have you tried Yau? I believe it has a slightly lower movecount than Hoya, i.e. is slightly more efficient. I like it, and find it interesting when solving. But, as above, it's probably all down to how much you practice each event.

Yes I've tried Yau in the past but what works well for others doesn't seem to work well for me here.

I was amused in a recent competition to overhear Rob Yau himself being asked if he used the Yau Method.

Pretty sure 3:00 on 5x5 is doable, did a single solve earlier, which was 3:48.54. PLL skip, but even without, would have been my first sub-4.

Sub-3m is definitely doable. My records show that my first sub-3m single came on my 555th timed solve and my first sub-3m Ao5 came from solves #1002-1006, but you're so much of a better cuber overall than I am that I'm sure you'll be there in a fraction of the time it took me.

I recall breaking my AO5 and AO12 last Christmas day. Can't see it happening tomorrow but who knows.

I had to settle for my 2nd-best 7x7 solve on Christmas morning.

I've been given Cracking the Cube and a hoodie. It's not orange but it does make me feel more of a cuber.

I've got cracking the cube as well.

Awesome. I was also a good boy this year and Santa brought me a copy of Cracking the Cube too. Looking forward to getting stuck into it, although several other reading-related presents will be competing for my attention.

I've also got a QiYi 6x6 and QiYi Sq1. 6x6 needs breaking in but feels like it has potential. I haven't a clue what I'm doing on the Sq1. It'll take me a long time to figure out by myself... maybe by the end of 2017.

Goals... hmm.

Get competent at the other small puzzles... Skewb (sub-12 global) & clock (sub-15 global) during Q1 / Q2. Start doing mega during Q3. Start doing Sq1 during Q4.

Other than the first solve, Square-1 didn't take me too long to figure out. This said, I haven't been practicing it recently and the algs I did know are likely fading from memory. I was never fast at it anyway. From memory, my PB single was 1m 57s or something similarly useless. I do like the puzzle though and will return to it later in the year. No SQ1 at the Birmingham Open (not that I can definitely make it there for it) so no immediate focus needed on this by me.

Is your sub-15 target for Clock at home or in-comp? Hope you enjoy Clock; I think it's an under-appreciated puzzle. Good to have 3 delegates in the UK who are all fond of it.

 

[1973486]

No SQ1 at the Birmingham Open (not that I can definitely make it there for it) so no immediate focus needed on this by me.

*Manchester, I think

Also I will try to convince Nevins otherwise

 

[Shaky Hands]

*Manchester, I think

Also I will try to convince Nevins otherwise

Ah yeah, you're right Mr. Wink-Wink Nudge-Nudge I Won't Say Here. Brain has been rotted by too much meat and beer over the festive season.

 

[mark49152]

@pipkiksass , @Shaky Hands : Yau is a little more move efficient than Hoya but that has to be weighed up against pauses and lookahead. With Yau you need to find two cross edges at a time to form each dedge; with Hoya you just solve one at a time as you find them, and you can generally solve the first 3-4 very efficiently cross-style. I find it way easier to keep moving in Hoya, and switching to Hoya was a breakthrough for me on both 4x4 and 5x5.

@bubbagrub : No mention of BLD anywhere in your goals...!

 

[newtonbase]

Also I will try to convince Nevins otherwise

Given recent results I think a round of Square-1 could be justified.

Brain has been rotted by too much meat and beer over the festive season.

Too much? Huh?

 

[pipkiksass]

@Shaky Hands, I had my 7x7 PB on Boxing Day. Also first and only ever 7x7 solve. My brother has an old pillowed VCube 7, which turns like blocks of concrete held together with rusty cast iron springs. Took me about 90 minutes, most of which was figuring out last 2 centres and last 2 edges, but otherwise most of the hassle was just turning the thing!!

Went back to my QiYi 5x5 afterwards and, cool optical illusion, it looked concave for the first 5 minutes!

I'm barely doing 3x3 any more, but my New Years resolution is to bloody learn full OLL already!! And get sub 3 on 5x5, can see why people enjoy it so much, it's a nice balance of challenge and speed solve.


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[Logiqx]

Yes I've tried Yau in the past but what works well for others doesn't seem to work well for me here.

I was amused in a recent competition to overhear Rob Yau himself being asked if he used the Yau Method.



Sub-3m is definitely doable. My records show that my first sub-3m single came on my 555th timed solve and my first sub-3m Ao5 came from solves #1002-1006, but you're so much of a better cuber overall than I am that I'm sure you'll be there in a fraction of the time it took me.



I had to settle for my 2nd-best 7x7 solve on Christmas morning.





Awesome. I was also a good boy this year and Santa brought me a copy of Cracking the Cube too. Looking forward to getting stuck into it, although several other reading-related presents will be competing for my attention.



Other than the first solve, Square-1 didn't take me too long to figure out. This said, I haven't been practicing it recently and the algs I did know are likely fading from memory. I was never fast at it anyway. From memory, my PB single was 1m 57s or something similarly useless. I do like the puzzle though and will return to it later in the year. No SQ1 at the Birmingham Open (not that I can definitely make it there for it) so no immediate focus needed on this by me.

Is your sub-15 target for Clock at home or in-comp? Hope you enjoy Clock; I think it's an under-appreciated puzzle. Good to have 3 delegates in the UK who are all fond of it.

When I say figuring out Sq1, I mean without following a tutorial. The only puzzle I haven't figured out for myself is the 3x3. I suspect Sq1 is probably going to be the hardest to figure out by myself. I doubt I'll pick it up again to try properly until after the summer.



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[JanW]

My timer was resting over the holidays. Instead I worked on getting more comfortable with the new OLLs I've learned. Currently at 32/57. I'm also trying to learn to recognize all PLLs without ever looking at the back of the cube. I suppose that would be 3-sided PLL recognition. Aiming to eventually be able to recognize them all from any 2 sides, but I think that's still quite a long way off.

Learning OLL sure pays off. Today I again improved all averages Ao5-Ao100. So close now to sub-20 Ao5 (20.04) and sub-24 Ao100 (24.09). Biggest improvement was to Ao12, where I shaved off 0.8 seconds with my new 21.41 pb.

Plan for 2017: Learn full OLL, sub-20 Ao1000, get back into 3bld and mbld, maybe learn 4bld. We'll see about other events if I get inspired to practice them more.

 

[Logiqx]

@Shaky Hands - most of my goals are for a typical Ao100 at home since I can rarely attend official competitions. I like to back up my home performances with official results but I think it adds extra pressure when I know the next chance is 6-9 months time!

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[Shaky Hands]

When I say figuring out Sq1, I mean without following a tutorial. The only puzzle I haven't figured out for myself is the 3x3. I suspect Sq1 is probably going to be the hardest to figure out by myself. I doubt I'll pick it up again to try properly until after the summer.

Ah I see. Yes, quite a challenge I'm sure. Good luck.