Blindsolving Accomplishment Thread

[MistArts]

Clock BLD in 8:20.xx

This was my first attempt.

 

[fanwuq]

Sighted M2 pochmann corners execution in 49.52!
I had some horrible over 2min tries before that where I messed up in the middle. When I don't mess up, I average just over a minute. When Blindfolded, I average just over 1:30. I should be more confident and execute faster...

 

[Mike Hughey]

Megaminx BLD: 48:11.31 (24:30 memorization).

Second scramble in this year's first weekly competition. Since the first scramble was a DNF, and I'm going to just speedsolve the other three, this is going to be a rather "interesting" average of 5.

I'm so happy to finally get one with Stefan's algorithms - it's so much faster! I was really getting frustrated before this solve (something like 5 DNFs in a row), so it's really nice to finally get another one.

I'm starting to actually get used to some of the setup moves now, but I'm still pretty slow at it. Sub-30 should be fairly attainable with a couple of months practice (doing one a week, which I will try to do). Mondo's recent performance still seems a little outrageously fast for me, though, and the times Chris Brownlee supposedly got seem even more unattainable. But at least I can go well under an hour now.

I'm going to try to write up my method and post it sometime in the next week, now that I've gotten a successful solve with the new algorithms. There's nothing special about the method, but I figure if I write it all up exactly the way I do it, maybe it will be easier to figure out and more people might try it.

 

[McWizzle94]

1:17.00 3x3x3 BLD =] M2 + 3-cycle, though I am starting to use freestyle corners (I'm not as fast with it yet though)

EDIT: 1:40.39 3x3x3 BLD M2 + Freestyle =]

 

[Pitzu]

Congrats Mike! Megaminx blind is my new year pledge.

 

[Mike Hughey]

Congrats Mike! Megaminx blind is my new year pledge.

Thank you! I figured you'd go for megaminx next. Now I need to go back and get all those other puzzles you did in 2008. (skewb, pyraminx, 15 puzzle, weren't there others too?)

 

[Zava]

Congrats Mike! Megaminx blind is my new year pledge.

Thank you! I figured you'd go for megaminx next. Now I need to go back and get all those other puzzles you did in 2008. (skewb, pyraminx, 15 puzzle, weren't there others too?)

Uhm, I'm not sure, but maybe square-1.

 

[Rosson91]

after a few DNFs i got my first 3x3 BLD solve: 7:31.00....i hope i'll get better soon

 

[boiiwonder]

Delayed multi bld SUCCESS 3/3 cubes done

I memorized them a week ago ( last year ). I thought about the memo only about three times. As soon as I got home from school I put my blindfold on and went to solving them. The execution took about 6 mins., but yea a succcess.

Im going to go for two weeks this time

 

[tim]

6/6 in 16:50, 9:50 memo.

First multi bld attempt since Dutch Masters and obviously i became really slow...

 

[Pedro]

6/6 in 16:50, 9:50 memo.

First multi bld attempt since Dutch Masters and obviously i became really slow...

oh, poor Tim...he's so slow now...

I didn't get 6 cubes yet, and my times are always like 23-25 min

 

[peterbat]

Started doing 3x3 BLD at the beginning of the holidays with ~30 minute times, and just got my first sub 4 (non-lucky):

3:57.58! Yay!

 

[F.P.]

25/25 multi bfd; don't have that many cubes so I had to scramble, memo, scramble, memo...execute, scramble, execute...just like last time.

first try though; last time I did 15.

 

[tim]

25/25 multi bfd; don't have that many cubes so I had to scramble, memo, scramble, memo...execute, scramble, execute...just like last time.

first try though; last time I did 15.

Haha, when's your next competition?

 

[F.P.]

The next one would be the Swiss Open I think; can't go there.

Should get to a competition before the rules get completely changed though.

 

[tim]

Should get to a competition before the rules get completely changed though.

Why? I guess, you aren't only accurate, but also very fast.

 

[F.P.]

Should get to a competition before the rules get completely changed though.

Why? I guess, you aren't only accurate, but also very fast.

I don't know...as far as I remember your 24/24 took about 1 hour and 30 minutes, right?

If rules get changed before I manage to go to a competition, I will practice my speed first.
Memo isn't really a problem, it's the execution.

 

[tim]

Should get to a competition before the rules get completely changed though.

Why? I guess, you aren't only accurate, but also very fast.

I don't know...as far as I remember your 24/24 took about 1 hour and 30 minutes, right?

If rules get changed before I manage to go to a competition, I will practice my speed first.
Memo isn't really a problem, it's the execution.

Uhm, add 1 hour to the 1 hour and 30 minutes o_O.

 

[joey]

That's scary that he thought it took 1h30

 

[F.P.]

Should get to a competition before the rules get completely changed though.

Why? I guess, you aren't only accurate, but also very fast.

I don't know...as far as I remember your 24/24 took about 1 hour and 30 minutes, right?

If rules get changed before I manage to go to a competition, I will practice my speed first.
Memo isn't really a problem, it's the execution.

Uhm, add 1 hour to the 1 hour and 30 minutes o_O.

Oh, ok then.

But did it take you 1 hour to execute?

I always like to repeat everything after I memorised it and then start executing; if I can get rid of this, then I could be pretty fast. I'm not sure in how far it will influence my accuracy though; coupled with the nervousness during a competition, this could be fatal.