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OH PBs (but I've only learned 2 new algs :()

10321 27-ene-2018 12:47:17 00:17.903 D2 L2 F2 D' L2 D' L2 U' L2 U' R2 F L F D2 B L' B' D' B' L2
10320 27-ene-2018 12:46:30 00:28.030 R2 U L2 D' F2 D' B2 U' F2 L2 U2 R B R D2 L2 U' R D' R2 B' U
10319 27-ene-2018 12:45:47 00:20.583 F2 D2 F2 U2 L2 U B2 U L2 F2 D2 L F' D2 B' F' R D2 R' D' L'
10318 27-ene-2018 12:44:58 00:23.999 B2 U L2 D B2 L2 U L2 U' F2 R2 B' F2 L F2 D L F D' B L U'
10317 27-ene-2018 12:44:17 00:21.103 R2 F2 U R2 U' F2 D R2 F2 U2 L2 F D2 L B U' L2 F' D2 L U

10319 27-ene-2018 12:45:47 00:20.583 F2 D2 F2 U2 L2 U B2 U L2 F2 D2 L F' D2 B' F' R D2 R' D' L'
10318 27-ene-2018 12:44:58 00:23.999 B2 U L2 D B2 L2 U L2 U' F2 R2 B' F2 L F2 D L F D' B L U'
10317 27-ene-2018 12:44:17 00:21.103 R2 F2 U R2 U' F2 D R2 F2 U2 L2 F D2 L B U' L2 F' D2 L U
10316 27-ene-2018 12:43:33 00:24.510 B2 U F2 D B2 R2 D B2 F2 D U2 F L D L U' F2 L' D R D U'
10315 27-ene-2018 12:42:49 00:22.438 F2 U B2 D' L2 U B2 L2 D R2 D2 B' L' D L U' R L2 F' L B' D'
10314 27-ene-2018 12:42:06 00:26.135 B2 F2 D2 U R2 U' R2 F2 D' U B2 R B' U' L B' F L F2 U' B2 U
10313 27-ene-2018 12:41:13 00:29.671 U2 L2 U' R2 D' L2 U' L2 F2 L2 D2 F' L D R' L D2 L D2 U F L2
10312 27-ene-2018 12:40:27 00:25.366 B2 U' R2 B2 R2 F2 U B2 D2 R2 U L' B L2 D2 L D' R B2 L2 B2 U'
10311 27-ene-2018 12:39:05 00:59.094 L2 D' R2 U L2 B2 D' R2 L2 U2 L2 B' D' R F' D' B' D' B F' R'
10310 27-ene-2018 12:38:19 00:23.686 D' U2 B2 L2 B2 F2 L2 D' U2 L2 U' L' U' L' F D2 B L2 B' R B2 U'
10309 27-ene-2018 12:37:33 00:22.526 L2 U2 F2 L2 D' B2 U' F2 L2 U' B2 R' B' U2 R2 L B2 L B D' R' L'
10308 27-ene-2018 12:36:16 00:20.111 U2 L2 D2 R2 B2 D U2 R2 U L2 U' F' D2 L B L2 U F2 U' F2 D' R

10351 27-ene-2018 15:17:51 00:25.527 L2 U2 F2 R2 F2 D B2 L2 D L2 U2 F R L2 D2 R D U L' F' R' U'
10350 27-ene-2018 15:17:11 00:22.503 F2 U' L2 D R2 D R2 B2 L2 D2 L D2 R' D F D L' D' B' R2 U'
10349 27-ene-2018 15:16:00 00:32.822 U' R2 D' B2 U B2 U' L2 F2 U2 R2 B' U2 F' U R2 B2 D' R' F2 U2 R
10348 27-ene-2018 15:15:08 00:29.639 D' L2 F2 L2 B2 U' R2 L2 B2 L2 D' B' R2 L' B' U2 F' R B2 U' F2
10347 27-ene-2018 15:14:27 00:20.167 F2 U2 L2 F2 D' B2 D' B2 F2 D2 U2 B' D L2 B R2 F R' L U R2 U'
10346 27-ene-2018 15:13:49 00:19.959 L2 U F2 L2 D' U' B2 R2 B2 R2 L2 F' R2 F U' B' L' U B U L
10345 27-ene-2018 15:13:06 00:26.078 F2 D B2 R2 L2 D' B2 F2 R2 L2 B' R' B2 F' D L B' F' D' B L2
10344 27-ene-2018 15:12:24 00:22.711 B2 F2 D L2 B2 U B2 D F2 R2 U2 R' L U2 B U B R' U2 F D'
10343 27-ene-2018 15:11:41 00:25.238 F2 R2 D F2 D F2 L2 D R2 D L' D' L' B D' F L B R B
10342 27-ene-2018 15:10:55 00:24.390 D' L2 D R2 B2 R2 F2 L2 D' U2 F2 R' F D' L2 F L' D' F2 D B' U'
10341 27-ene-2018 15:10:12 00:25.782 L2 D' B2 L2 D' B2 U F2 D U2 F2 R F' R D' R' D2 B D' B' D' U'
10340 27-ene-2018 15:09:24 00:27.494 F2 U' L2 F2 U L2 U B2 R2 F2 R2 B' R' L2 D' B2 L' U2 F' L2 D2 U'
10339 27-ene-2018 15:08:33 00:29.653 D U2 L2 B2 L2 U' R2 D2 U' F2 U' R F' L' D2 U L B D' F U'
10338 27-ene-2018 15:07:51 00:22.518 D2 F2 D R2 B2 L2 F2 U L2 D B' U2 R U2 B' R2 F2 U B F'
10337 27-ene-2018 15:07:09 00:21.640 U' F2 D' U2 F2 L2 B2 R2 F2 D B2 R' D2 R' U' L' D2 B' R2 B' L2 U'
10336 27-ene-2018 15:06:19 00:24.784 U' F2 R2 B2 U' F2 U L2 F2 U F2 L D B' R2 D R' L2 D2 B' F' U2
10335 27-ene-2018 15:05:35 00:26.312 D L2 U' F2 D R2 U' L2 D2 B2 U2 R' F' R2 F2 L' D B R2 L' U'
10334 27-ene-2018 15:04:21 00:25.407 R2 F2 L2 B2 U' L2 D' U' L2 B2 D2 L B' F2 L' D' L D2 L D' U
10333 27-ene-2018 15:03:39 00:26.342 R2 L2 U F2 D' F2 U' B2 D F2 D2 R F2 L B2 R U R2 U B' L'
10332 27-ene-2018 15:02:49 00:29.134 U F2 R2 D R2 D2 L2 F2 D' B2 D2 L B2 U' R' B F U2 R' F2 U
10331 27-ene-2018 15:02:07 00:25.190 D2 F2 U F2 U B2 L2 F2 U2 F2 L2 B' D2 U' B F2 D' R L' B D2 R
10330 27-ene-2018 15:01:20 00:26.575 B2 U' B2 D L2 U R2 F2 D2 B2 L2 B' D2 F D2 L' U B2 D2 L' B U'
10329 27-ene-2018 15:00:32 00:27.486 L2 B2 U R2 U2 L2 F2 U' L2 B2 D' B' D R' D R U B L2 U2 B
10328 27-ene-2018 14:59:47 00:23.566 D2 B2 U' B2 L2 B2 U B2 R2 F2 U2 F' R B R' B2 D' B' R2 F2 D
10327 27-ene-2018 14:58:59 00:28.471 L2 D B2 U L2 D2 L2 U L2 U R U' B2 U2 B' D' L2 U2 B R
10326 27-ene-2018 14:58:13 00:31.223 R2 F2 D2 L2 U2 F2 U B2 F2 D2 B R B U L F D L B2 U
10325 27-ene-2018 14:57:21 00:25.511 R2 D2 B2 R2 D L2 D' B2 F2 D' L2 F' R B2 D2 F D F2 U2 L F'
10324 27-ene-2018 14:54:38 00:21.575 L2 D' B2 D R2 D' B2 D' B2 F2 L2 B R2 L2 D' L2 B R' B' U' L
10323 27-ene-2018 14:53:49 00:30.398 U B2 U2 R2 B2 R2 D B2 R2 D' R' L2 D2 L B U R' F2 R2 L'
10322 27-ene-2018 12:48:03 00:56.492 R2 U L2 F2 D F2 L2 F2 D U L2 F' U' R2 U B R2 B' D2 R D2
10321 27-ene-2018 12:47:17 00:17.903 D2 L2 F2 D' L2 D' L2 U' L2 U' R2 F L F D2 B L' B' D' B' L2
10320 27-ene-2018 12:46:30 00:28.030 R2 U L2 D' F2 D' B2 U' F2 L2 U2 R B R D2 L2 U' R D' R2 B' U
10319 27-ene-2018 12:45:47 00:20.583 F2 D2 F2 U2 L2 U B2 U L2 F2 D2 L F' D2 B' F' R D2 R' D' L'
10318 27-ene-2018 12:44:58 00:23.999 B2 U L2 D B2 L2 U L2 U' F2 R2 B' F2 L F2 D L F D' B L U'
10317 27-ene-2018 12:44:17 00:21.103 R2 F2 U R2 U' F2 D R2 F2 U2 L2 F D2 L B U' L2 F' D2 L U
10316 27-ene-2018 12:43:33 00:24.510 B2 U F2 D B2 R2 D B2 F2 D U2 F L D L U' F2 L' D R D U'
10315 27-ene-2018 12:42:49 00:22.438 F2 U B2 D' L2 U B2 L2 D R2 D2 B' L' D L U' R L2 F' L B' D'
10314 27-ene-2018 12:42:06 00:26.135 B2 F2 D2 U R2 U' R2 F2 D' U B2 R B' U' L B' F L F2 U' B2 U
10313 27-ene-2018 12:41:13 00:29.671 U2 L2 U' R2 D' L2 U' L2 F2 L2 D2 F' L D R' L D2 L D2 U F L2
10312 27-ene-2018 12:40:27 00:25.366 B2 U' R2 B2 R2 F2 U B2 D2 R2 U L' B L2 D2 L D' R B2 L2 B2 U'
10311 27-ene-2018 12:39:05 00:59.094 L2 D' R2 U L2 B2 D' R2 L2 U2 L2 B' D' R F' D' B' D' B F' R'
10310 27-ene-2018 12:38:19 00:23.686 D' U2 B2 L2 B2 F2 L2 D' U2 L2 U' L' U' L' F D2 B L2 B' R B2 U'
10309 27-ene-2018 12:37:33 00:22.526 L2 U2 F2 L2 D' B2 U' F2 L2 U' B2 R' B' U2 R2 L B2 L B D' R' L'
10308 27-ene-2018 12:36:16 00:20.111 U2 L2 D2 R2 B2 D U2 R2 U L2 U' F' D2 L B L2 U F2 U' F2 D' R
10307 27-ene-2018 12:35:25 00:27.030 D' L2 F2 U2 B2 U' F2 L2 D F2 U' B' F2 U' R F L F' D B' D'
10306 27-ene-2018 12:34:38 00:31.462 U2 R2 D B2 U' B2 F2 U F2 U' L' F L' B' D L B2 D' B L' U2
10305 27-ene-2018 12:33:47 00:26.086 L2 D L2 D' B2 U2 F2 L2 B2 D' F2 R' L' D B' L2 D R U F2 U'
10304 27-ene-2018 12:33:06 00:20.862 L2 U2 F2 D' R2 D' F2 D' R2 D' F2 R' U' R L B' L U R L
10303 27-ene-2018 12:32:19 00:30.958 D' R2 D2 R2 D' B2 D F2 D R2 F2 R' D F' D U' F' R U B L2
10302 27-ene-2018 12:31:37 00:23.247 B2 F2 L2 D' U2 L2 F2 D2 B2 D R U R2 F L2 B' F2 L' U' B D'
10301 27-ene-2018 12:30:50 00:25.726 U' L2 D2 L2 B2 R2 D' L2 U B2 U L' U2 B R' L2 F' D B2 D B' U'
10300 27-ene-2018 12:30:02 00:28.639 U' R2 B2 U2 B2 F2 U2 L2 D2 U' F' D U2 F' R' F2 D2 B' U' R' D'
10299 27-ene-2018 12:29:18 00:25.805 D' B2 R2 D' R2 U' R2 L2 D L2 U B R2 D B' R U2 F2 U B R' U
10298 27-ene-2018 12:28:32 00:27.454 D' R2 F2 U R2 D2 U' R2 U2 R2 F2 R U' L' F' D' U2 B L' D' R'
10297 27-ene-2018 12:27:40 00:29.054 U' B2 F2 U' R2 D L2 F2 R2 U F D R' U L F' L' U L' F'
10296 27-ene-2018 12:26:49 00:29.045 D' B2 R2 L2 F2 D' R2 U L2 D' L2 F' R D L' B' D' L2 B2 R F L'
10295 27-ene-2018 12:26:06 00:27.358 U2 B2 F2 U' R2 F2 D' R2 D R2 F B2 D R L F R F2 U2 F
10294 27-ene-2018 12:25:16 00:31.270 U B2 L2 D U R2 L2 U' L2 U L' D2 B2 D B F D2 U B2 D'
10293 27-ene-2018 12:24:35 00:23.599 B2 D' U' B2 U' L2 B2 U' B2 D2 R F' D L2 F2 U' L2 F' R B U2
10292 27-ene-2018 12:23:50 00:27.333 U' L2 U' R2 U' R2 F2 L2 F2 D2 U' L' B' R' D2 R2 F' D2 U' R2 F' R
10291 27-ene-2018 12:23:00 00:29.054 R2 U R2 D2 U' F2 D' F2 L2 D2 F2 R D' L' B2 F' L' U2 B2 F' L'
10290 27-ene-2018 12:22:16 00:26.175 L2 U2 B2 R2 F2 D R2 D' B2 F2 D R B' F' D' F' U' L D2 B' F' U2
10289 27-ene-2018 12:21:26 00:31.446 L2 D2 L2 F2 U R2 U2 B2 D' F2 D' B' R' F D' B L B2 D' U' R2 U
10288 27-ene-2018 12:20:35 00:30.311 R2 L2 D' L2 F2 U R2 D' B2 R2 U' L B' R F U' R2 F D' L' D2
10287 27-ene-2018 12:19:47 00:29.063 F2 L2 D' F2 D F2 U B2 D2 L2 B2 R' B2 R' B2 L U' B' D2 F L U'
10286 27-ene-2018 12:18:59 00:23.647 D2 F2 D L2 D2 F2 D L2 U L' U' B L U B' D B2 U' L'
10285 27-ene-2018 10:35:02 00:25.294 D' B2 U2 L2 D' L2 U R2 D R2 L2 B' D2 L D' L' U2 B U' R D U
10284 27-ene-2018 10:34:13 00:25.950 D2 B2 L2 D B2 F2 D' R2 B2 U' L B' L F L' B' U2 R' B'
10283 27-ene-2018 10:33:21 00:31.583 L2 D U2 L2 F2 D2 U R2 B2 U' F R' F D U B' D B R F' L
10282 27-ene-2018 10:32:35 00:26.447 B2 R2 F2 L2 U' B2 R2 U2 B2 L2 U2 R L' F' L B F2 D' B R' D U'
10281 27-ene-2018 10:31:47 00:28.118 F2 D L2 D' L2 U' R2 B2 U' F2 D2 L D L' U F' L' F2 D F U'
10280 27-ene-2018 10:30:47 00:27.543 U2 L2 D' L2 B2 F2 U' R2 D R2 L2 F' R D' L D' U' F D2 L2 B2 U
10279 25-ene-2018 15:24:24 00:24.918 U R2 D' F2 D' F2 D' B2 U' L2 U' R' U L2 B' R' L' D' B2 U' L2
10278 25-ene-2018 15:23:35 00:25.878 U R2 U' B2 D F2 R2 B2 L2 U' F2 R' B' F U' R' D2 F' R' U
10277 25-ene-2018 15:22:47 00:26.511 F2 L2 F2 R2 U L2 D' F2 D' F2 L2 F L U B U2 L2 F' D2 R D'
10276 25-ene-2018 15:21:59 00:25.287 F2 R2 D2 R2 U R2 F2 U F2 U2 F' U R L D F L U R F U
10275 25-ene-2018 15:21:15 00:22.151 U L2 F2 D' R2 U' L2 U2 B2 L2 F2 L F' U R' D' L F2 D B' D'
10274 25-ene-2018 15:20:26 00:26.455 U' F2 R2 D B2 D B2 R2 D' R2 U2 L D F L' B D' L' F2 R F U'
10273 25-ene-2018 15:19:44 00:22.888 D2 L2 U B2 U' B2 U F2 U B2 L2 F' L F2 U' R F2 R2 U' B' R'
10272 25-ene-2018 15:18:48 00:26.326 R2 U2 L2 U' L2 U B2 D U2 F2 U F' D R B2 L B' F R L D2 U2
10271 25-ene-2018 15:18:01 00:24.070 B2 F2 D' F2 D2 F2 R2 U' B2 D L2 F' U' R' F2 D' U' B U' F' U L'
10270 25-ene-2018 15:17:02 00:32.862 B2 U' R2 D' F2 U B2 R2 U' F2 U2 R D2 F' R F' R2 B2 U L' F U'
10269 25-ene-2018 15:16:13 00:27.470 D R2 B2 D2 U L2 U2 R2 F2 R2 D' R' L2 D2 B' U' F' R' B2 U2 L U2
10268 25-ene-2018 15:15:28 00:22.462 U' R2 L2 F2 D' F2 L2 D U2 B2 U' L F R2 F2 L' U' F R' U B' U'
10267 25-ene-2018 15:12:58 00:28.206 B2 F2 R2 F2 U' R2 D' B2 U B2 D2 F' D2 F' D U L U2 B' F2 R2 U
10266 25-ene-2018 15:12:10 00:24.246 U B2 R2 U F2 R2 D' L2 D R2 B D L' F' U R' B F' R' L' D
10265 25-ene-2018 15:11:23 00:23.190 F2 R2 U' L2 D2 R2 L2 B2 U F2 R' L' U' L2 F R B' R U R2 U'
10264 25-ene-2018 15:10:35 00:29.982 L2 U B2 U' F2 D' R2 U2 B2 U' R2 B D B R' B F U2 F' L2 F' U'
10263 25-ene-2018 15:09:13 00:26.926 R2 D' R2 B2 R2 F2 L2 D F' B2 U' L D2 R U2 B2 R2 U2
10262 25-ene-2018 15:08:28 00:31.397 D' R2 U' B2 U2 R2 F2 D R2 D' L' F L2 F' U F R2 D2 U R
10261 25-ene-2018 15:07:41 00:24.120 D U' L2 F2 U L2 U R2 B2 L2 F2 R' F' R2 U2 B2 F' D' F R' D U'
10260 25-ene-2018 15:06:46 00:24.055 L2 D B2 L2 U B2 D' U' L2 D L D' F U2 F' U' L2 B2 D' B U'
10259 25-ene-2018 15:05:52 00:27.791 U2 L2 D' B2 L2 F2 L2 U' F2 L2 U2 L B' R2 U' B2 F R2 U' R2 D2
10258 25-ene-2018 15:05:07 00:21.302 R2 F2 D' R2 F2 D' B2 F2 U R2 U L D B' L B R2 U2 L' D2 U'
10257 25-ene-2018 15:04:22 00:24.062 U F2 D2 F2 D2 L2 U F2 R2 L2 U2 L D2 B' R' F' L D' U R' B U
10256 25-ene-2018 15:03:35 00:22.542 R2 D B2 U L2 U F2 D R2 L2 U2 F R2 D U R B2 L D' L' U'
10255 25-ene-2018 15:02:50 00:29.663 B2 D' R2 B2 D F2 L2 U' F2 R2 F2 R' F R2 F2 D' R2 F2 R U B D
10254 25-ene-2018 15:02:02 00:23.494 D2 L2 D L2 F2 U R2 U' R2 L2 B' F' R U2 B D2 L U' F
10253 25-ene-2018 15:01:15 00:24.615 R2 D2 R2 F2 L2 F2 D' R2 D' R2 U2 L' B' F' D' R2 B' L2 D' F R' U2
10252 25-ene-2018 15:00:34 00:20.167 B2 L2 D B2 U R2 D2 R2 D' B' R2 F' R' L2 B' L' D B' F' D'
 
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Selkie said:
@mark49152 , @Logiqx - Thanks gents, will try and keep comp nerves under control which really only effect me on 3x3.

@Shaky Hands - Best of luck today my friend, see you tomorrow


If a comment on my 3x3 ao12 is anything to go by, it looks like Marcel might be coming back to cubing. That would be awesome :D
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That would be great hope to see Marcel back soon!
 
Selkie said:
If a comment on my 3x3 ao12 is anything to go by, it looks like Marcel might be coming back to cubing. That would be awesome :D
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Yeah, I have a lot of gratitude for this oasis for the aged, even though we never interacted much before he drifted into other interests. Here's hoping he at least pops in and takes a bow.
 
Logiqx said:
@Selkie - Well... you're getting closer to a sub-15 average. I'm sure you're gutted to miss it ever so slightly but you've halved the gap from your previous comp best. You also did it twice in one day. That OH single as well!!!

@Shaky Hands - Great 7x7 time dude!
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Thanks Mike. I left it to my final solve to get a PB at today's comp! And lot of credit for that should go to good hardware from someone that I know lurks in this thread from time to time. ;)

It could have been better really as I did the wrong PLL and there were no quick wins in L2C. I've had some sub-6m solves at home but still need to gain consistency to get a mean in comp (... although today's time would have got me one at the previous comp before the cutoffs were reduced.)

I'll get a 7x7 mean at some point though I think, hopefully in 2018. Positive thinking.
 
Well, I think my next comp has finally showed up. Great Lakes regionals in Ft. Wayne late May, opens up for registration in a few days. This would be a bigger comp than usual for me but it also the only one in the area holding 3bld, and it'll be my mbld debut if I do register. Now I have a real reason to get the dust off my blind solves.
 
pglewis said:
Well, I think my next comp has finally showed up. Great Lakes regionals in Ft. Wayne late May, opens up for registration in a few days. This would be a bigger comp than usual for me but it also the only one in the area holding 3bld, and it'll be my mbld debut if I do register. Now I have a real reason to get the dust off my blind solves.
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I’ll have to look into that one! It’s abit of a haul, but could be a good time.
 
pglewis said:
Well, I think my next comp has finally showed up. Great Lakes regionals in Ft. Wayne late May, opens up for registration in a few days. This would be a bigger comp than usual for me but it also the only one in the area holding 3bld, and it'll be my mbld debut if I do register. Now I have a real reason to get the dust off my blind solves.
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Only 5 minutes for 3BLD? That’s not something I could do at this point. I don’t know what the learning curve is, but with competition pressure that might be a bridge too far for me.
 
SpartanSailor said:
Only 5 minutes for 3BLD? That’s not something I could do at this point. I don’t know what the learning curve is, but with competition pressure that might be a bridge too far for me.
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It'll definitely be some work for me but I have nearly 4 months to get it there. I expect to be back to ~10 mins since I haven't been practicing but that should drop back down to 6-7 within a week or two of regular practice. The plan of attack from there is spamming tracing practice since I can probably drop 2-3 minutes off my memo if I can trace without so much fuss. I haven't been drilling my images but I still have all the images I've collected thus far in a spreadsheet and collecting them is the time consuming part.

mbld might be the bigger challenge, mostly finding enough practice time to be prepped for a 3-5 cube attempt on top of getting my 3bld under the cut.
 
pglewis said:
It'll definitely be some work for me but I have nearly 4 months to get it there. I expect to be back to ~10 mins since I haven't been practicing but that should drop back down to 6-7 within a week or two of regular practice. The plan of attack from there is spamming tracing practice since I can probably drop 2-3 minutes off my memo if I can trace without so much fuss. I haven't been drilling my images but I still have all the images I've collected thus far in a spreadsheet and collecting them is the time consuming part.

mbld might be the bigger challenge, mostly finding enough practice time to be prepped for a 3-5 cube attempt on top of getting my 3bld under the cut.
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I get to where I’m tracing my memo 3-4 times to make sure I have it. I still get tangled up tracing the pieces to be sure I got them all...
 
SpartanSailor said:
I get to where I’m tracing my memo 3-4 times to make sure I have it. I still get tangled up tracing the pieces to be sure I got them all...
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When you start 3BLD. tracing takes a while on top of memo'ing what you just traced. No shortcut but keep practicing until you get comfortable without any finger tapping or calculating (how many targets you traced, etc).
Since the whole 3BLD session (tracing + memo + execution) will take time at this point, you may want to practice corner and edge separately based on which one takes longer for you. or, as previously commented, trying to memo series of random alphabets so that you don't have to create images during the tracing. When I first started 3BLD, I didn't attempt the whole solve until I get comfortable with both edge and corner with decent success rates, like 2+ min per each with ~50% success rate. My first success was 5:02 min, but not because I was "genuinely" good but because practiced separately quite a bit.
I still do this to improve my edge memo (audio), advanced M2, and corner for orozco.
 
As @openseas says, practice the individual parts of the solve.
Tracing is easy with hand scrambles. You can do a lot in very little time.
This link generates letters so you can practice creating images http://tobip.ch/letter_pair_generator/
Roman's site has loads of practice resources http://bestsiteever.ru
Sub 5mins in 4 months is very doable. For multi you can just do 2 cubes at a time but memo multi style.
 
Indeed the sub 15 official average still escapes me but better progress than in 2016. Here are the three 3x3 averages today:-

Round 1: 16.92s - 15.40, 16.51, 18.84, (19.66), (14.79)
Round 2: 15.27s PB - 14.42 16.40 (13.67) (18.52) 15.00
Final: 15.25s PB - (17.01) 14.34 16.47 14.95 (14.07)

Round 1 followed the same theme as comp averages last year so really tried to keep concentration up for round 2. Two 15.2x averages that failed sub 15 because of two counting 16.4x solves! That is consistency :confused:

Talking of consistency the first 3 solves of my OH average were 1:10.99, 42.56, 23.54!!

Here is the pick of the bunch, the 15.25s average in the final:-


Sub 15 will have to wait for another day :)

Great to catch up with my buddy @Shaky Hands as always.
 
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