Older cubers discussions

[pipkiksass]

Not been on for ages, but I'm subscribed to @Jason Green on YT, and just watched your PB fest video, so thought I'd stop by, as it's a special occasion. I doff my hat to you, sir!!

Anyone use this forum on iOS and have any tips for getting it more like Tapatalk? I rely on notifications etc., and miss Tapatalk tbh, before I had it I was on Android, using Chrome and had it set up well, now I'm iOS and Safari and bleugh!

In other news, placed a Cubicle order last week for the first time in donkeys, because jperm posted a review of the Weilong GYS2 M, and I noticed it's about $20 cheaper than other magnetic cubes, as its mass produced. Arrived today, along with some lubicle 1 and DNM (or whatever the acronym for the other cubicle labs lube is). I just wanted to see how a mass produced magnetic cube compares with my DIY Valk.

First impressions are good, factory setup is a bit loose and unstable for my liking, and quite a dry and scratchy cube. Dropped some lubicle 1 in, and immediately as smooth as silk! One side has spring noise, so I'll be dismantling and tensioning later, but only done maybe 20 solves and getting decent averages, and had a 12.xx single, which is probably 1/100 for me. Promising!

 

[muchacho]

OH PB single: 19.006 (was 19.518 from 3.5 months ago)

5607 06-jun-2017 10:51:32 00:19.006 D R2 L2 U2 R2 D' B2 R2 U' B2 D B' D' B' D F' R B F2 R' U L'
z
Uw U2 M' Lw' U Lw' z2 // FB
...and I can't remember how I did SB exactly

edit: also Ao12 PB: 25.871 (was 26.991 from 1.5 months ago)

Spoiler

5617 06-jun-2017 11:16:45 00:28.518 D' F2 U L2 U B2 L2 D' F2 L2 D R' F' D F' L2 B F2 R' L U2
5616 06-jun-2017 11:15:59 00:25.802 D2 L2 B2 L2 D L2 D R2 F2 D2 U' B D2 R B' D2 L' U' B' U' B'
5615 06-jun-2017 11:15:11 00:28.222 B2 U2 R2 F2 L2 U B2 L2 D2 U F D' B' R B2 D2 U R' D' U' L' U2
5614 06-jun-2017 11:14:20 00:28.141 U L2 U B2 R2 F2 D2 L2 U F2 U' F D' R B2 U F U2 R2 L2 U2
5613 06-jun-2017 11:13:31 00:25.335 D R2 F2 D U F2 D' F2 L2 F2 L F R L' B F L B L2 U B
5612 06-jun-2017 11:12:47 00:22.694 R2 D R2 D L2 F2 D B2 U2 B2 U' R F2 R' U2 L2 B' R L' B2 L2 U2
5611 06-jun-2017 11:12:02 00:26.133 D' R2 F2 R2 F2 L2 D2 L2 D F2 U L B' L F R' B2 D' B2 L' D' U'
5610 06-jun-2017 11:11:00 00:30.998 R2 U F2 D' B2 F2 R2 D U2 L2 U2 L B' F' U B L D2 L' F2 D2
5609 06-jun-2017 11:10:18 00:21.671 U' L2 B2 D U2 F2 L2 F2 L2 U B2 L D2 R B2 D2 F D R B F D
5608 06-jun-2017 11:09:17 00:40.125 F2 R2 D F2 L2 U2 B2 R2 D R2 U' F' L D2 F' R2 U2 R' U B L2
5607 06-jun-2017 10:51:32 00:19.006 D R2 L2 U2 R2 D' B2 R2 U' B2 D B' D' B' D F' R B F2 R' U L'
5606 06-jun-2017 10:50:49 00:21.199 L2 U' B2 R2 U B2 L2 U' L2 D2 U' B R B2 F' L' U B2 U F D' U'

edit2: And Mo100 from 30.544 to 30.136

 

[Shaky Hands]

I'm a few weeks behind on this mega-thread so here's an overdue catch-up.

There are lots of helpful image lists out there, and Anki is a good tool for learning them.

This looks interesting. Will be taking a good look into this. Thanks.

Hi Oldies, I've not posted on here for a while. I thought I'd give a quick update on my feet progress. I'm not quite sure why, but I've been focusing almost exclusively on practising feet in the past couple of months, and have made good progress. I'm reasonably hopeful that I'll qualify for Worlds...

My progress looks like this:

My PBs are:

single 55.91
mo3 1:06.73
ao5 1:08.23
ao12 1:14.43
ao50 1:21.70
ao100 1:23.52

It turns out floor surface makes a really big difference. Those times are on carpet, but I've also been practising on a stackmat on a wooden floor, in which case I'm definitely slower, but getting better.

Also, I think it's having a bit of a knock-on effect on my normal 3x3 solving. I've been at a 23ish plateau for ages now, and lookahead has definitely been my nemesis. Solving with feet forces you to go slower, so I'm definitely finding myself doing much more lookahead.

Anyway, in conclusion: feet is fun. Give it a go.

Practice paid off for you. Well done indeed!

So far I've gotten at least one PB every comp I've attended. The pressure mounts to keep improving those stats, but why do I care? If I don't break a comp PB tomorrow will future competitions be more enjoyable? If I do, will the pressure keep mounting? Why do I care? Hopefully I can just relax and have fun, but that usually only happens once a PB is broken. I'm curious how others feel about this. And why am I still practicing OH when there is no OH tomorrow?

I'm also on a PB streak (14.) I figure at some point I'll lose the streak and I'll be more relaxed at future comps as a result!

Working on bigger cubes...

I actually started timing 5x5 solves. I think I ALMOST can solve L2E, intuitive now, it is getting closer and closer, I only hit a parity I can't solve about one solve in 10 at most. (And I know 5x5 parity is much less frequent than that, I need to learn 5x5 parity for real.)

Time: 8:22. (Yes, I'm slow.) Using Freeslice. Really fun... but my TPS is slow, and I suspect I could do better in spots with making the centers in less moves. Though I will say my "look ahead" during centers is getting better and better... same with edges.

Hope you enjoy 5x5. As with most cubing-related activities, if you put the time in, you can make decent improvements with it.

You are also on standaupmath's newest video from UK Champs.

Most of the UK oldies are on there but I didn't see @Logiqx or myself.

You guys look too scary.

Mark got 10/14. Ben Ridley got 14/15. Andy and I DNFed. I got 2/5... :-(

Results are here now: http://cubecomps.com/live.php?cid=2261&cat=19&rnd=1

Yeah, I tried to improve from my previous 2/4 but only managed a 1/3. Will try to do a post-comp report.

Also great to see Weston-super-mare open has had its initial announcement @Shaky Hands my friend. Should be a blast buddy

Indeed. Looking forward to organising a competition for the first time. Selkie & Shaky, the dynamic tag team!

 

[h2f]

I'm back to 3bld practice. I havent done any session for 2 months maybe. I've caught today nice single, though I had better solves earlier and yesterday. But this is on cam. Let me know if you want a reconstruction though there's a link to my blog where I put it. It could be PB but I've wasted some time searching orientation.

 

[newtonbase]

It could be PB but I've wasted some time searching orientation.

It's not as easy as it should be. I can't do it quickly using instinct so I tend to put the top colour where it should be then rotate on that axis. Does anyone have a better technique?

 

[mark49152]

Nice solve @h2f.

It's not as easy as it should be. I can't do it quickly using instinct so I tend to put the top colour where it should be then rotate on that axis. Does anyone have a better technique?

I think it's one of those things that just starts happening automatically with enough practice. I used to do what you do but honestly couldn't say how I do it now.

 

[NewbieCuber]

Alright! I just got a 1:57 with beginners method even though I missed final corner rotation and had to do it twice. It's my first week in and anything under 2 minutes is awesome for me.

 

[h2f]

It's not as easy as it should be. I can't do it quickly using instinct so I tend to put the top colour where it should be then rotate on that axis. Does anyone have a better technique?

Nice solve @h2f.


I think it's one of those things that just starts happening automatically with enough practice. I used to do what you do but honestly couldn't say how I do it now.

Same me. Sometimes I look for a top yellow but most often I just rotate. In this case I've took yellow on top beacause I couldnt figure out where's blue/yellow.

@Shaky Hands Nice progress in 5x5.

 

[Shaky Hands]

Alright! I just got a 1:57 with beginners method even though I messed final corner rotation and had to do it twice. It's my first week in and anything under 2 minutes is awesome for me.

Good stuff, well done. I remember being similarly satisfied when I got my first sub-2m solve.

One of the best things about the early days of cubing is that these are the days where you'll see the biggest percentage improvement. Keep up the good work!

 

[NewbieCuber]

Good stuff, well done. I remember being similarly satisfied when I got my first sub-2m solve.

One of the best things about the early days of cubing is that these are the days where you'll see the biggest percentage improvement. Keep up the good work!

Yep, as a beginner, I also see a big variance in times. A sub 2 minute solve can be followed immediately by an over 4 minute solve I'm sure consistency will come with practice.

 

[pglewis]

In other news, placed a Cubicle order last week for the first time in donkeys, because jperm posted a review of the Weilong GYS2 M, and I noticed it's about $20 cheaper than other magnetic cubes, as its mass produced.

Good to see you, glad you made the check-in. The stickerless GTS2 (non-M) is still my main since I got it. It was unclear for a little while if it would stick since the Valk is more stable but it really suits my current turning style. I'm sure magnets shores up the stability. The biggest flaw so far is I've had it corner twist a couple times and I'm not particularly prone to them. Low incident still, it hasn't been a chronic problem.

Yep, as a beginner, I also see a big variance in times. A sub 2 minute solve can be followed immediately by an over 4 minute solve I'm sure consistency will come with practice.

Totally, I've only been speedsolving a little over a year so I'm not far removed from that (and I'm still not very consistent). If you're comfortable solving with the beginners' method at this point I'd suggest tackling F2L asap. You can get a lot faster with the beginners' method still but it has no advantage over F2L other than being easier to learn initially. It's difficult to justify early on because it will slow you down a lot over what you already know but I guarantee it will be even harder to justify if you push on and get under a minute with beginners'. Actually, you already know a limited subset of F2L: just the cases where the corner is already solved. If you pay close attention when you solve a 2nd layer edge you'll see that you end up taking the solved corner out, pairing it with your edge, and putting them back in as a pair. F2L is rougly half the work (solving 4 pairs instead of 8 pieces), so if you get half as fast with it you'll probably be back to your current times. There are a lot of cases and it can seem overwhelming at first but it's the place for focus... my gains are still primarily from getting faster at F2L/lookahead and it'll probably still be that way a year from now.

 

[Selkie]

Indeed. Looking forward to organising a competition for the first time. Selkie & Shaky, the dynamic tag team!

And the first UK comp with a licensed bar in the same room as the solving. That's what you get when you leave mature cubers to choose a venue huh mate? :confused:

 

[newtonbase]

And the first UK comp with a licensed bar in the same room as the solving. That's what you get when you leave mature cubers to choose a venue huh mate? :confused:

Excellent. In that case can we have blind events on the Saturday morning and nothing else for the rest of the weekend please.

 

[mark49152]

And the first UK comp with a licensed bar in the same room as the solving. That's what you get when you leave mature cubers to choose a venue huh mate? :confused:

LOL very good. Are the under 18s allowed in?

Excellent. In that case can we have blind events on the Saturday morning and nothing else for the rest of the weekend please.

Multiple pints blindfolded? Not sure I can do 14 though, getting too old for that .

 

[newtonbase]

LOL very good. Are the under 18s allowed in?


Multiple pints blindfolded? Not sure I can do 14 though, getting too old for that .

But you'll have a whole hour?

At Macclesfield 2016. I was the quickest at downing a pint. I'd like to make that official.

 

[mark49152]

Some BLD from Crawley. Watching this tells me a few more obvious things I need to work on in practice .

 

[pglewis]

New PR single, 20.13... just let me get this milestone already lol

 

[h2f]

Some BLD from Crawley. Watching this tells me a few more obvious things I need to work on in practice .

Nice solve. You are very fast in execution. You know what slowes you down...

 

[mark49152]

Nice solve. You are very fast in execution. You know what slowes you down...

I have thoughts on it, but tips would be appreciated. Maybe there's something I missed.

 

[NewbieCuber]

As I learn this skill I found myself amazed yesterday when I realized that even though my solve times are between 2 and 4 minutes, I've completely lost the "fear" of the cube. It's no longer a case of "How can anyone solve this?" It's now "Oh rats, I messed up my last layer, now I have to fix that."

I would not have thought that I could go from confusion to confidence (even at this low level) in a week.

Also, I got a 1:44 this morning. Followed by a 2:06 followed by a 4:07 (oops)