mark49152
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I never heard of Jeff so just looked up his profile. That is one heck of a big improvement. I wonder how he's been practising?
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h2f
Premium Member
Good job on @Jason Green and @phreaker!
@phreaker - about eating... I've noticed I really dont help me to eat dinner during comp. I've never successed in 3bld after a dinner.
@phreaker - about eating... I've noticed I really dont help me to eat dinner during comp. I've never successed in 3bld after a dinner.
newtonbase
Premium Member
He says he's still not learned full comms. These were massive overall PBs but with 8s memo on 2 of the solves I'm sure there will be more to come.
Food fogs my brain. I do most of my blind practice at lunchtime and I go downhill as soon as I start eating.Good job on @Jason Green and @phreaker!
@phreaker - about eating... I've noticed I really dont help me to eat dinner during comp. I've never successed in 3bld after a dinner.
mafergut
Legend
Slow but steady improvement at OH. Running session reached 800 solves and exactly 40.00 mean.
PBs improved to 32.92 Ao5, 35.01 Ao12, 37.62 Ao50 and 38.02 Ao100. More than 5 seconds of improvement on my Ao100 since I had last seriously practised OH (last summer).
Time to stop spamming timed solves and learn some extra OLLs?
PBs improved to 32.92 Ao5, 35.01 Ao12, 37.62 Ao50 and 38.02 Ao100. More than 5 seconds of improvement on my Ao100 since I had last seriously practised OH (last summer).
Time to stop spamming timed solves and learn some extra OLLs?
Lid
Veteran
Random OH a12 PB today: 23.354 (= -0.081)
The 17.45 was full step
Cube, Valk 3 stickerless.
Which leads me into my current mains list:
2: WeiPo
3: YueXiao
4: WuQue
5: YuXin
6: YuXin
7: AoFu, but planing to get a YuXin
Sq: QiYi
Px: MoYu M
Sk: QiYi
Mx: X-man
All stickerless
+ a Rubik's for Clock.
And I'm still too lazy to get into blind
The 17.45 was full step
Average of 12: 23.354
1. (17.450) F2 D' R2 U' L2 F2 D' B2 L' U2 B' D B' R2 D' L2 U L2
2. 22.621 B2 U2 B R2 D2 F2 D2 F' U2 F L2 R D B2 F2 D2 L' R2 B' R'
3. 23.191 R2 U L2 U' F2 D2 U L2 D2 F2 U2 L B' D B R2 D' F2 L' B U
4. (29.603) R2 B' D2 B' D2 B' D2 U2 F' D2 B R' U' L D B2 R D2 F' U F'
5. 21.443 D2 F' U2 D2 R' U' F2 B R' F R2 B2 L2 U R2 F2 U' F2 D B2
6. 24.354 B L2 F' R2 B2 L2 U2 L2 F' D2 F R' B' U2 L D2 B L D' L F
7. 29.117 F' R D2 L' D R2 U' B2 R F' L2 U2 F L2 D2 B' R2 D2 L2 B2
8. 23.422 U R D R2 U L U' F2 L' B' D2 L2 B L2 B' U2 L2 D2 R2 F
9. 21.748 U2 B2 R2 D2 R2 U' B2 U' B2 U L2 F L2 U' R U R' U2 B2 U
10. 21.805 D2 R2 B L2 B R2 F L2 F' R2 D2 R' B' L R D B' R2 D R F'
11. 25.083 D B2 F2 U F2 R2 D2 L2 U2 B2 U' F L' B' L2 U F L2 F' R D2
12. 20.754 L2 B' R2 F2 L2 R2 B' R2 F' U2 L2 D F' D' L' U2 B' D' L2 F R
1. (17.450) F2 D' R2 U' L2 F2 D' B2 L' U2 B' D B' R2 D' L2 U L2
2. 22.621 B2 U2 B R2 D2 F2 D2 F' U2 F L2 R D B2 F2 D2 L' R2 B' R'
3. 23.191 R2 U L2 U' F2 D2 U L2 D2 F2 U2 L B' D B R2 D' F2 L' B U
4. (29.603) R2 B' D2 B' D2 B' D2 U2 F' D2 B R' U' L D B2 R D2 F' U F'
5. 21.443 D2 F' U2 D2 R' U' F2 B R' F R2 B2 L2 U R2 F2 U' F2 D B2
6. 24.354 B L2 F' R2 B2 L2 U2 L2 F' D2 F R' B' U2 L D2 B L D' L F
7. 29.117 F' R D2 L' D R2 U' B2 R F' L2 U2 F L2 D2 B' R2 D2 L2 B2
8. 23.422 U R D R2 U L U' F2 L' B' D2 L2 B L2 B' U2 L2 D2 R2 F
9. 21.748 U2 B2 R2 D2 R2 U' B2 U' B2 U L2 F L2 U' R U R' U2 B2 U
10. 21.805 D2 R2 B L2 B R2 F L2 F' R2 D2 R' B' L R D B' R2 D R F'
11. 25.083 D B2 F2 U F2 R2 D2 L2 U2 B2 U' F L' B' L2 U F L2 F' R D2
12. 20.754 L2 B' R2 F2 L2 R2 B' R2 F' U2 L2 D F' D' L' U2 B' D' L2 F R
Cube, Valk 3 stickerless.
Which leads me into my current mains list:
2: WeiPo
3: YueXiao
4: WuQue
5: YuXin
6: YuXin
7: AoFu, but planing to get a YuXin
Sq: QiYi
Px: MoYu M
Sk: QiYi
Mx: X-man
All stickerless
+ a Rubik's for Clock.
And I'm still too lazy to get into blind
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mafergut
Legend
@Lid, I would consider also Qiyi for 5x5 and specially if you're planning on buying a 7x7. Also, did you use the Valk just because? Or do you have a different main for 2H and OH? The Yuexiao is nice but unless you really have an issue with the smaller size for 2H, the Valk is even nicer IMHO. But I have a Valk3 and I'm using a Yan3 right now so... 
mafergut
Legend
Funny, in my case it's the other way around. I also have a Yuxin 5x5 but it's nowhere near as good as my WuShuang
Good job on @Jason Green and @phreaker!
@phreaker - about eating... I've noticed I really dont help me to eat dinner during comp. I've never successed in 3bld after a dinner.
I think most of mine are after dinner. I need more practice. The memo is real demanding on my head though, but my M2 is getting faster, and faster... which means memo will get easier.
A good point about the times I put up... getting new PBs should be real possible
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pglewis
Veteran
And what a round 2 you had! Official PRs crushed.
mafergut
Legend
chtiger
Regular
Quick comp rundown -- 4 BLD success, woohoo!! sub-10 clock avg and 7.58 single, woohoo!! MBLD fail. 5BLD, nah.
http://cubecomps.com/live.php?cid=2138&compid=5
http://cubecomps.com/live.php?cid=2138&compid=5
I skipped day 1 popular events and just did day 2 oddball events.
MBLD -- hadn't done a mbld since my last official one in early December. Was just going to do 4, flipped a coin whether to add another, yes, did it again, yes, again, no. So 6 it was.
DNF 2/6, time unknown but slow. 2 cubes were off by 3 edges, 1 cube off by flipped edge, 1 cube scrambled.
Clock rd 1 -- I thought my PB single from last week might last forever, but it only lasted 1 week. Had a shot at sub-10 avg but messed up at end of last solve
10.38, 7.58, 10.91, 9.78, 12.68 = 10.36
Clock rd 2 -- this wasn't scheduled, so got an unexpected extra chance. The weird thing is while practicing before the round, I was doing horrible, messing up badly every time, probably not even sub-20 my last 5 practice solves. but then (aided by some nice scrambles)
9.55, 9.14, 8.11, 9.45, 9.80 = 9.38
4BLD -- 1st solve I quit when I had an edge in my memo that I had already done earlier. 2nd solve I forgot an edge pair and guessed, but had other stuff messed up too. 3rd solve was extra safe, extra slow, extra mess-ups of center memo, but was successful.
DNF, DNF, 16:15.00
skipped 5BLD, quit on a high note. There's another comp in June with 5BLD.
MBLD -- hadn't done a mbld since my last official one in early December. Was just going to do 4, flipped a coin whether to add another, yes, did it again, yes, again, no. So 6 it was.
DNF 2/6, time unknown but slow. 2 cubes were off by 3 edges, 1 cube off by flipped edge, 1 cube scrambled.
Clock rd 1 -- I thought my PB single from last week might last forever, but it only lasted 1 week. Had a shot at sub-10 avg but messed up at end of last solve
10.38, 7.58, 10.91, 9.78, 12.68 = 10.36
Clock rd 2 -- this wasn't scheduled, so got an unexpected extra chance. The weird thing is while practicing before the round, I was doing horrible, messing up badly every time, probably not even sub-20 my last 5 practice solves. but then (aided by some nice scrambles)
9.55, 9.14, 8.11, 9.45, 9.80 = 9.38
4BLD -- 1st solve I quit when I had an edge in my memo that I had already done earlier. 2nd solve I forgot an edge pair and guessed, but had other stuff messed up too. 3rd solve was extra safe, extra slow, extra mess-ups of center memo, but was successful.
DNF, DNF, 16:15.00
skipped 5BLD, quit on a high note. There's another comp in June with 5BLD.
Michael919
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Fun few days for this old, 40 second solver:
1) I successfully magnetized my Valk and my GTS2. I went back and forth whether I prefer M cubes over the "bumpless" feel of a non-M cube. That first hour was weird. Although subtle, the feel was different enough that it felt like a different puzzle, if you know what I mean. However, as time passed, it became harder and harder to not be convinced that M cubes are definitely an advantage. Consider me a convert. Next up, my Air, 356 and my Tanglong. N35's in them all using DMCuber's method.
2) I started spending some serious time planning out my cross and I'm getting better at making bad edges good. Up until this weekend I'd plan out the first two, locate the next two and just wing them after the first two. Lazy. Now I'm planning out all four. I have a long way to go, but I'm progressing.
3) Working on my f2l, I discovered how useful d moves can be to avoid rotations and to simplify some insertions. I can't believe I never thought of d moves before for f2l.
1) I successfully magnetized my Valk and my GTS2. I went back and forth whether I prefer M cubes over the "bumpless" feel of a non-M cube. That first hour was weird. Although subtle, the feel was different enough that it felt like a different puzzle, if you know what I mean. However, as time passed, it became harder and harder to not be convinced that M cubes are definitely an advantage. Consider me a convert. Next up, my Air, 356 and my Tanglong. N35's in them all using DMCuber's method.
2) I started spending some serious time planning out my cross and I'm getting better at making bad edges good. Up until this weekend I'd plan out the first two, locate the next two and just wing them after the first two. Lazy. Now I'm planning out all four. I have a long way to go, but I'm progressing.
3) Working on my f2l, I discovered how useful d moves can be to avoid rotations and to simplify some insertions. I can't believe I never thought of d moves before for f2l.
Jason Green
Veteran
Thanks guys! Round 2 was very nice, when I watch my round 1 video I can hear how tired I was. Haha. I'll edit together some videos later. I thought about streaming more but the connection in there was bad, and I was so busy on staff I never tried to hunt down the WiFi code.Oh boy!!! @Jason Green you are getting way too fast
JanW
Veteran
That was 1000 solves ago. For comparison, here are the stats for the next 1000 solves:
Ao1000: 21.47 (>1 second improvement!)
320 sub-20 solves (+119)
176 sub-19 solves (+67)
80 sub-18 solves (+35)
34 sub-17 solves (+15)
12 sub-16 solves (+8)
2 sub-15 solves (+1)
125 sup-25 solves (-95)
22 sup-30 solves (-18)
Progress has been so slow lately that it feels like it has stagnated. However, those numbers don't lie. There's definitely steady improvement! If I can keep this up, then I only need a couple of thousand solves more and maybe I can finally call myself a sub-20 solver.
A new single pb is definitely overdue. Yesterday I already got a sub-15 full-step solve (14.84, Sune + U-perm). With a good F2L, it would even be possible to break my 6 months old pb without any skips. With a good F2L and some skip, I bet a 12.xx is possible, if not even a sub-12.
I just got a 15.60 single! Sort of a stupid scramble though.
Scramble: U2 F2 U2 L2 F2 L2 U2 F2 U' B2 L2 F' D' F2 R' F' U' B' U' F' L2
Attempted a reconstruction:
Scramble: U2 F2 U2 L2 F2 L2 U2 F2 U' B2 L2 F' D' F2 R' F' U' B' U' F' L2
Attempted a reconstruction:
z y // Inspection
R2 U M' r B' // FB
R' U' r U r' M r' U' r // SB
U2 U' R U R' U' R' F R F' // lucky CMLL (I still use 2L)
U2 U2 M' U' M' // 4a
U2 M' U2 M' U' M2 U' // 4b
M2 U2 M' U2 M // 4c
https://alg.cubing.net/?setup=U2_F2...2_M-_U2_M-_U-_M2_U-_//_4b M2_U2_M-_U2_M_//_4c
R2 U M' r B' // FB
R' U' r U r' M r' U' r // SB
U2 U' R U R' U' R' F R F' // lucky CMLL (I still use 2L)
U2 U2 M' U' M' // 4a
U2 M' U2 M' U' M2 U' // 4b
M2 U2 M' U2 M // 4c
https://alg.cubing.net/?setup=U2_F2...2_M-_U2_M-_U-_M2_U-_//_4b M2_U2_M-_U2_M_//_4c
