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@Mike Hughey - Hardware has moved on so much in recent years. I would echo what most have said. Maybe useful to outline my mains at this stage:-

2x2 - Moyu Weipo - I bought the Gans 249v2 but I really dont think magnets are needed or improve 2x2 at least in my old extremities.

3x3 - Cubicle Labs Weilong GTS2M - Very close rival to the Valk 3M.

4x4 - Moyu Aosu GTS M - Just prefer this over my Cubicle Labs WuQue M though it does pop internals if I am not careful. Prefer the Aosu size.

5x5 - Cubicle Labs Wuchuang - Heard great reports of the yet to be released aochuang GTS M

6x6 - Yuxin Red with 5x5 springs - magnetised by Evan Liu for me - Evan really knows how to magnetise bigger cubes and I love this

7x7 - SpeedCubeShop SuperNova Wuji 7x7M - If the prices of magnetised bigger cubes is a bit eye watering you could do a lot worse. Takes some breaking in but sure an awesome cube now.

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Selkie Jnr (Guy) is progressing so well, so proud of him. We had not timed any of his solves since the first one so we decided this evening to film a few and he ended up with this PB average of 5 with 2 consecutive PB singles:-

Average of 5: 50.96
1. 42.10 D' F2 L2 U2 F2 R2 D' L2 F2 R2 U' F' R' U' B U' L D' L F' U'
2. (39.52) B2 L R2 F2 U2 R B2 R' B2 U2 R D B2 U' R2 U L B' D2 R2 B
3. (1:10.79) D' U2 R2 D2 R2 F2 U' L2 R2 B2 U' R D B R2 D2 L B2 D R2 F'
4. 50.18 D2 U' R2 U2 F2 R2 F2 D B2 R2 F2 L' B' D F2 U L U' B2 U B2
5. 1:00.61 D2 B U' L F2 B U' D2 F U2 R' B2 L B2 L2 U2 B2 U2 F2

 
Finally some 3x3 PBs after many months.

Old
Ao5: 14.798 (9-Aug-17)
Ao12: 16.080 (1-Sep-17)

New
Ao5: 14.683 (25-Feb-18)
Ao12: 15.877 (25-Feb-18)

62708 25-feb-2018 10:49:51 00:14.081 D' F2 D2 B2 L2 D R2 U' B2 R2 D B D L' D2 R' D R D U' R2 U'
62707 25-feb-2018 10:49:01 00:14.911 R2 U B2 F2 R2 B2 D B2 U B2 D B D' U2 R U2 R2 F U2 L' B'
62706 25-feb-2018 10:48:26 00:16.632 L2 D2 B2 L2 U' F2 D R2 F2 D F L' F D' L2 U' R F2 D B' F' U'
62705 25-feb-2018 10:47:41 00:14.151 L2 D F2 U L2 U F2 R2 U' F2 U B' L F' D2 R D2 U F R' D' U'
62704 25-feb-2018 10:47:04 00:14.989 D' R2 L2 U F2 D' R2 U F2 U R' U2 B2 U F' U2 R2 U' F R2 D'

62711 25-feb-2018 10:52:06 00:17.135 B2 L2 D' L2 F2 U L2 U' B2 U2 L2 B' D U2 F' U F2 L B2 U L'
62710 25-feb-2018 10:51:17 00:18.015 D R2 B2 L2 U L2 D' F2 D R2 D2 B F L' D L D' R2 L2 B R D'
62709 25-feb-2018 10:50:30 00:16.536 L2 D' F2 U' F2 R2 D2 U' B2 L2 F R' F' U F U L' D F2 L
62708 25-feb-2018 10:49:51 00:14.081 D' F2 D2 B2 L2 D R2 U' B2 R2 D B D L' D2 R' D R D U' R2 U'
62707 25-feb-2018 10:49:01 00:14.911 R2 U B2 F2 R2 B2 D B2 U B2 D B D' U2 R U2 R2 F U2 L' B'
62706 25-feb-2018 10:48:26 00:16.632 L2 D2 B2 L2 U' F2 D R2 F2 D F L' F D' L2 U' R F2 D B' F' U'
62705 25-feb-2018 10:47:41 00:14.151 L2 D F2 U L2 U F2 R2 U' F2 U B' L F' D2 R D2 U F R' D' U'
62704 25-feb-2018 10:47:04 00:14.989 D' R2 L2 U F2 D' R2 U F2 U R' U2 B2 U F' U2 R2 U' F R2 D'
62703 25-feb-2018 10:46:29 00:16.273 F2 D' L2 B2 U' R2 U B2 U B2 D' R' F U B2 L2 D' F R U F
62702 25-feb-2018 10:45:43 00:17.686 R2 U' B2 U' F2 D' F2 D2 R2 U' F2 L' B L B D2 U' R2 U F' U
62701 25-feb-2018 10:45:00 00:15.072 D B2 L2 U F2 D B2 U' R2 U F2 R U F D' U2 R U' L' F' R2
62700 25-feb-2018 10:44:26 00:15.391 D2 L2 B2 D2 R2 F2 U' L2 F2 L2 B' R D' U' B U2 B' L' B2 D


Edit: Also
Mo100: 17.885 (07-Oct-17)
Mo100: 17.635 (25-Feb-17)

62787 25-feb-2018 14:25:06 00:16.535 L2 F2 R2 U' L2 F2 U' R2 L2 F2 D' B D' R U B' U2 F2 L U' L
62786 25-feb-2018 14:24:26 00:16.239 U B2 U2 R2 U B2 L2 U2 L2 U B2 R U' F' L2 U2 B' D' B2 R2 L
62785 25-feb-2018 14:23:33 00:15.687 R2 B2 D2 B2 U2 R2 D' F2 R2 U R L2 D F D B F' D' R L D
62784 25-feb-2018 14:22:55 00:18.119 F2 D2 F2 U' R2 F2 U F2 L2 D2 L U B' L' D' F L' F2 D' R2 U'
62783 25-feb-2018 14:22:15 00:17.360 D2 U F2 D F2 R2 B2 D R2 L2 F' R L' B F2 D' F L2 D'
62782 25-feb-2018 14:21:27 00:15.688 F2 D L2 U B2 U2 F2 R2 B2 U' R F L D L2 B' R2 L U' B'
62781 25-feb-2018 14:20:16 00:17.262 R2 B2 L2 D2 L2 F2 D' B2 U F2 L2 B R2 U' B2 L' U2 R' U2 F' U'
62780 25-feb-2018 14:19:35 00:17.615 D' F2 U' R2 B2 F2 U' B2 U B2 U' R L D' B2 U2 F' D2 B' R' D' U
62779 25-feb-2018 14:18:38 00:17.654 U' F2 L2 U' L2 B2 U R2 U' F2 D' F' U F' R2 B2 L' B U' F' U'
62778 25-feb-2018 14:18:03 00:17.359 U F2 L2 B2 U' L2 D' R2 U' F2 U' B' R2 B2 U R2 D2 R B2 D R2
62777 25-feb-2018 14:17:14 00:15.895 F2 R2 U' F2 R2 L2 U B2 D2 L2 D2 R B' D F U F2 L' U2 R' U' F
62776 25-feb-2018 14:16:33 00:19.094 D R2 B2 F2 U' L2 D' U2 B2 U' F2 L U2 F' D B U R2 D' R D
62775 25-feb-2018 14:15:47 00:15.632 D2 R2 D' R2 U2 B2 U L2 U L2 F' U2 L' B2 D' B2 D2 L' B' U
62774 25-feb-2018 14:15:09 00:14.559 R2 D' F2 R2 D' F2 D' L2 D L F2 U' R L2 F R2 B2 U2 B' U L'
62773 25-feb-2018 14:14:27 00:17.320 U B2 U R2 D' B2 R2 D F2 U2 L2 F R2 U R' D2 B U' R D' L' U2
62772 25-feb-2018 14:13:10 00:14.190 D' B2 R2 D' U2 F2 R2 L2 D B2 U' F' R F2 D' B' R2 D' R' U' R U2
62771 25-feb-2018 14:12:30 00:15.223 B2 L2 B2 R2 D2 L2 D' F2 U L2 U' B' R' F2 R2 L2 D2 U' R D' B2 D2
62770 25-feb-2018 14:11:54 00:19.615 F2 L2 F2 U R2 U2 F2 U L2 B2 D B' L F D F' L D B L' U
62769 25-feb-2018 14:11:18 00:14.631 U2 B2 D B2 R2 B2 U2 L2 U' L2 U2 B R U2 R2 D2 L F2 U B2 L' U'
62768 25-feb-2018 14:10:39 00:19.622 R2 F2 L2 D' B2 D U R2 U' F2 D2 F D U2 R D L' U B2 R L
62767 25-feb-2018 14:10:00 00:19.391 F2 D' R2 D2 F2 R2 D F2 L2 F2 U' L D' F' R' F U B2 L' B R'
62766 25-feb-2018 14:09:22 00:18.177 U' B2 U' R2 D L2 D' B2 U' F2 U F' L U R F R2 B2 L D2 R2 U'
62765 25-feb-2018 14:08:45 00:19.327 D R2 U2 L2 D B2 L2 F2 D B2 U' B F D F' U L F U' B2 F2 D'
62764 25-feb-2018 14:08:08 00:19.037 D L2 B2 R2 U R2 D R2 F2 U2 R2 F' L' F' D2 B' D2 B2 R2 L D'
62763 25-feb-2018 14:07:29 00:17.919 R2 U' B2 D F2 U' B2 L2 D U' R2 B' U' B2 R F2 L' B' F2 L2 F' U'
62762 25-feb-2018 14:06:49 00:17.777 L2 D' F2 L2 D2 F2 L2 F2 D' F2 U2 L' D' F L' D B' F D2 B' L2 U'
62761 25-feb-2018 14:06:11 00:18.038 F2 R2 F2 U F2 U B2 U B2 U' B2 R' D2 B D' R D2 R' B' R2 F
62760 25-feb-2018 14:05:35 00:15.911 F2 D' L2 U2 R2 D R2 B2 D2 B2 U' R D R' F' R U' L B' L D2 U'
62759 25-feb-2018 14:04:58 00:16.367 B2 U2 L2 D F2 R2 U2 B2 L2 D2 B2 R' F' L B R' L2 B' D' U B
62758 25-feb-2018 14:04:22 00:15.973 L2 F2 D F2 R2 U2 F2 U2 B2 U2 R2 F L2 U R' U F2 U' R2 D2 R2
62757 25-feb-2018 14:03:45 00:16.311 L2 D B2 F2 R2 B2 U L2 D L2 F2 R' F' D L D' B U' L B R D
62756 25-feb-2018 14:03:07 00:19.127 U' B2 F2 L2 B2 R2 L2 D' U2 B2 U L F R' F' D' R2 L U2 F' U
62755 25-feb-2018 14:02:28 00:18.198 U R2 B2 D2 B2 U R2 U2 F2 R2 D B' R L U2 R2 B F2 U' R2 U
62754 25-feb-2018 14:01:50 00:17.646 R2 F2 D' R2 L2 U L2 F2 D' U' F2 R' B D F2 R U' R2 D F' R2 U'
62753 25-feb-2018 14:00:59 00:27.902 B2 R2 L2 D' B2 D L2 F2 U F2 D L U B' R2 D' F2 D2 F2 D' F' D'
62752 25-feb-2018 14:00:20 00:14.095 D U B2 D2 U R2 D B2 R2 B2 R2 B' R F2 R' U2 F' D2 F2 L' B
62751 25-feb-2018 13:59:43 00:17.334 U2 R2 D' B2 U' F2 D2 L2 D' R2 U L' U2 F R' F2 R D R' D2 L'
62750 25-feb-2018 13:35:24 00:19.447 U2 R2 D' R2 U2 B2 L2 F2 L2 D R2 F' L' D2 F' D' L' B2 L D' R'
62749 25-feb-2018 13:34:47 00:15.535 R2 D R2 D' L2 B2 F2 U2 L2 B2 D2 F D U' F D2 F' U' L' B D2 U2
62748 25-feb-2018 13:34:09 00:18.614 D2 B2 L2 D R2 U B2 R2 B2 R2 U' B' R' U' F' U B' L' B2 R' B U
62747 25-feb-2018 13:33:30 00:17.374 D' F2 U2 L2 B2 U2 L2 F2 L2 F2 D' R' F' U' L D2 U2 F2 D2 L' U
62746 25-feb-2018 13:32:50 00:20.103 L2 F2 U R2 U' L2 D2 F2 D R2 U' B D' F' U2 L D2 R' F U' R U
62745 25-feb-2018 13:32:17 00:14.103 U2 L2 U R2 U2 R2 U' L2 D' R2 U B U B2 F L2 D2 R' D B' U'
62744 25-feb-2018 13:31:44 00:14.655 F2 D2 U' R2 D L2 F2 D L2 U L F2 U' F' U2 B' R U' L2 D' R U2
62743 25-feb-2018 13:31:03 00:17.063 F2 U' F2 U' R2 D2 U L2 D' U2 B' R D' L B2 R B D B
62742 25-feb-2018 13:30:29 00:17.743 B2 D2 R2 B2 U2 R2 D' F2 L2 D R' U2 F' U2 B' R2 D L' B' D2 L2
62741 25-feb-2018 13:29:48 00:20.031 U L2 D B2 R2 D2 L2 F2 L2 U B2 R D' B F2 R' U L2 F2 U B' U'
62740 25-feb-2018 13:28:43 00:16.431 D' B2 F2 R2 U' F2 L2 U B2 F2 R' F U R2 F' R B U R'
62739 25-feb-2018 13:28:07 00:14.534 U' F2 U F2 R2 D F2 L2 U' F2 U R D2 R' F D2 U' R' B D L' U2
62738 25-feb-2018 13:27:29 00:18.071 U R2 U2 L2 D R2 B2 D F2 U2 F' D' B' L2 U L' D2 B' R F' D2
62737 25-feb-2018 13:26:47 00:15.328 F2 D2 U' F2 D R2 U' R2 U B2 U' R F R2 F2 U' R' F' L B2 U' L'
62736 25-feb-2018 13:26:13 00:16.623 U2 L2 D' F2 D R2 U' B2 R2 D2 B L' U2 F2 R' D F2 R2 B F2 U'
62735 25-feb-2018 13:25:32 00:17.391 D R2 U L2 F2 R2 B2 D F2 R2 U' L D2 R' U2 F D' B L' B' D'
62734 25-feb-2018 13:24:56 00:16.543 U R2 B2 L2 B2 U F2 U' L2 D' F U' L2 D L U' R2 F' D' F' U'
62733 25-feb-2018 13:24:18 00:16.799 F2 U2 F2 D L2 U' B2 F2 U' L2 U R' B R' D2 R2 F' L B' D' L2 U
62732 25-feb-2018 13:23:36 00:18.632 D' B2 R2 D2 L2 F2 U' F2 U2 L2 F2 L U' F L D' L2 D R B D' U'
62731 25-feb-2018 13:22:56 00:16.262 U' L2 U2 L2 F2 L2 U F2 U' L2 U R' U B2 L' B2 F D' U' L' D2
62730 25-feb-2018 13:22:18 00:19.855 U' B2 U2 F2 U' L2 D2 B2 L2 U L' F R' D2 B' U' R L' D2
62729 25-feb-2018 13:21:38 00:18.464 U' L2 U' B2 D L2 U F2 D2 F2 L2 F' D2 U2 R B' D2 U L' U2 B' U'
62728 25-feb-2018 13:21:02 00:16.184 U2 L2 D2 F2 D B2 D R2 B2 L2 U L F D' F U R U' B D2 U'
62727 25-feb-2018 13:20:20 00:22.151 L2 D F2 U2 R2 U2 L2 B2 U' R2 F2 L F D' U' B' F2 L' F L' D U'
62726 25-feb-2018 13:19:40 00:17.263 R2 U F2 L2 D R2 L2 U' L2 U2 R' F' R2 F2 L2 D U R' B D2 U'
62725 25-feb-2018 13:19:05 00:17.742 R2 D' B2 D R2 B2 U2 R2 D2 U' F2 R D L2 F' D' U B' D2 L' B2 L'
62724 25-feb-2018 13:18:24 00:17.736 L2 U2 B2 D R2 B2 L2 U' B2 U B' L D U F' D' L' D' F' L' D2
62723 25-feb-2018 13:17:49 00:15.100 L2 U' L2 B2 F2 U' R2 L2 U2 F2 D F D2 B' L' D2 U B2 L' D U
62722 25-feb-2018 13:17:12 00:20.286 B2 U R2 U B2 L2 U R2 F2 D2 L2 B U' R D L' U L2 D' F' D
62721 25-feb-2018 13:16:31 00:18.712 R2 L2 U2 L2 F2 U' F2 D2 L2 F2 L2 F U' B U' B' R' L2 B D2 B
62720 25-feb-2018 13:15:50 00:20.855 R2 F2 D2 R2 D B2 U' F2 R2 F2 L D2 R D2 F U2 R B2 D B' U2
62719 25-feb-2018 13:15:13 00:16.167 D F2 U F2 L2 D' F2 D' B2 D U R L U F2 L2 B' D' L D2 U
62718 25-feb-2018 13:14:33 00:18.451 U F2 R2 L2 D2 B2 U' R2 D' L2 F' L2 U' F R' F' U2 F L' F U2
62717 25-feb-2018 13:13:53 00:19.951 R2 F2 L2 F2 D' R2 U2 F2 D L2 U L' U' B2 D' U' R2 F D F2 L U
62716 25-feb-2018 13:13:13 00:22.711 L2 F2 R2 U2 F2 U' B2 U2 B2 U' L2 B F' D' F' L B R D' L' D2
62715 25-feb-2018 13:12:35 00:18.728 D R2 D2 R2 U B2 D' F2 R2 F2 U' F' R' L' U' F2 R L' D R B' U'
62714 25-feb-2018 13:11:54 00:24.334 D2 L2 D' B2 D2 F2 D B2 D L2 D R' D2 F D' R' F L F' R D U'
62713 25-feb-2018 13:11:12 00:21.598 R2 L2 B2 D' L2 D2 B2 D' U L' D' B' F R D2 L' U B L2
62712 25-feb-2018 13:10:29 00:22.496 U2 L2 B2 U R2 D' U' B2 R2 U F2 L U2 R F' U B' D' R' L2 B D'
62711 25-feb-2018 10:52:06 00:17.135 B2 L2 D' L2 F2 U L2 U' B2 U2 L2 B' D U2 F' U F2 L B2 U L'
62710 25-feb-2018 10:51:17 00:18.015 D R2 B2 L2 U L2 D' F2 D R2 D2 B F L' D L D' R2 L2 B R D'
62709 25-feb-2018 10:50:30 00:16.536 L2 D' F2 U' F2 R2 D2 U' B2 L2 F R' F' U F U L' D F2 L
62708 25-feb-2018 10:49:51 00:14.081 D' F2 D2 B2 L2 D R2 U' B2 R2 D B D L' D2 R' D R D U' R2 U'
62707 25-feb-2018 10:49:01 00:14.911 R2 U B2 F2 R2 B2 D B2 U B2 D B D' U2 R U2 R2 F U2 L' B'
62706 25-feb-2018 10:48:26 00:16.632 L2 D2 B2 L2 U' F2 D R2 F2 D F L' F D' L2 U' R F2 D B' F' U'
62705 25-feb-2018 10:47:41 00:14.151 L2 D F2 U L2 U F2 R2 U' F2 U B' L F' D2 R D2 U F R' D' U'
62704 25-feb-2018 10:47:04 00:14.989 D' R2 L2 U F2 D' R2 U F2 U R' U2 B2 U F' U2 R2 U' F R2 D'
62703 25-feb-2018 10:46:29 00:16.273 F2 D' L2 B2 U' R2 U B2 U B2 D' R' F U B2 L2 D' F R U F
62702 25-feb-2018 10:45:43 00:17.686 R2 U' B2 U' F2 D' F2 D2 R2 U' F2 L' B L B D2 U' R2 U F' U
62701 25-feb-2018 10:45:00 00:15.072 D B2 L2 U F2 D B2 U' R2 U F2 R U F D' U2 R U' L' F' R2
62700 25-feb-2018 10:44:26 00:15.391 D2 L2 B2 D2 R2 F2 U' L2 F2 L2 B' R D' U' B U2 B' L' B2 D
62699 25-feb-2018 10:43:50 00:20.102 B2 U R2 L2 F2 U' L2 D2 F2 L2 B2 R F2 D' B U' B D2 R' L2 B D
62698 25-feb-2018 10:43:13 00:19.982 B2 F2 U2 B2 L2 U L2 U' R2 D2 B F' R' F2 D' F U B U F2
62697 25-feb-2018 10:42:33 00:18.646 D' R2 F2 D F2 U' B2 R2 D2 R2 D2 B' L B R B' D R' F' L' B' L
62696 25-feb-2018 10:41:51 00:17.239 U' L2 U2 R2 U' B2 L2 F2 R2 U L' B2 F D' F2 D2 L F' R2 D U'
62695 25-feb-2018 10:41:11 00:22.216 F2 R2 D R2 L2 D' L2 U F2 U F2 L F' D L D R2 L2 U' L D U2
62694 25-feb-2018 10:40:28 00:16.965 F2 L2 D' U2 B2 D2 B2 R2 F2 R' D2 B D L2 D R' B2 L' F2 D'
62693 25-feb-2018 10:39:47 00:19.079 L2 D2 U' R2 D' R2 L2 U F2 L2 F R2 L' D' B2 D2 U' L' B' R U2
62692 25-feb-2018 10:39:04 00:17.096 U L2 D2 R2 U' R2 U R2 U F2 U2 B' R' U' F' D' B R' F' L2 U' F'
62691 25-feb-2018 10:38:29 00:16.336 F2 R2 D' U2 R2 B2 U' F2 R2 L2 U2 R' L2 D U2 F L' F U2 B2 F U'
62690 25-feb-2018 10:37:55 00:16.857 R2 B2 U R2 F2 U R2 D' U2 L2 D' B F U B2 U F2 L2 U' L' F'
62689 25-feb-2018 10:37:16 00:16.614 F2 L2 B2 D L2 U L2 F2 U B2 F2 R' D2 B' U' R' F' D2 L' B' U' R2
62688 25-feb-2018 10:36:36 00:17.687 D L2 F2 R2 L2 D2 F2 D L2 D2 U2 L F U' L2 B2 D F U' B U'
 
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I've been having "that" stretch at BLD. Every attempt seems to be off something small, and odd.

Some are tracing, some are execution, memo is holding up but until the other two are solid... I'm not going to push it.

Last night I literally mis-traced the last corner, one letter off my first success in a bit...

i know I'll break the dry streak and some of it is the conversion over to two letter words and pure verbal. But still. Ugh!

That said, I'm starting to remember and reuse words more and more... memo speed is getting faster. Execution smoother. Just needs more practice. And more practice... and probably some more.

I'll win yet :).
 
I've been having "that" stretch at BLD. Every attempt seems to be off something small, and odd.

Some are tracing, some are execution, memo is holding up but until the other two are solid... I'm not going to push it.

Last night I literally mis-traced the last corner, one letter off my first success in a bit...

i know I'll break the dry streak and some of it is the conversion over to two letter words and pure verbal. But still. Ugh!

That said, I'm starting to remember and reuse words more and more... memo speed is getting faster. Execution smoother. Just needs more practice. And more practice... and probably some more.

I'll win yet :).

Sounds like you and I are in the same boat, so to speak... I am always keeping an open mind about my BLD practice. I mean, it may “seem” routine to us, but on the whole... I’m trying to solve a 3x3 blindfolded!! That’s pretty awesome and I have come to expect that success is NOT a 100% given.

I like the practice and then more practice mindset.
 
Sounds like you and I are in the same boat, so to speak... I am always keeping an open mind about my BLD practice. I mean, it may “seem” routine to us, but on the whole... I’m trying to solve a 3x3 blindfolded!! That’s pretty awesome and I have come to expect that success is NOT a 100% given.

I like the practice and then more practice mindset.

I know I can do it... My mind is holding things better and better. I'm developing "patterns" of sound. Like Jack, Jick, JoK, and JuK all are are different. And getting my G/J sounds straight, C/K's.. etc. It is all practice.

Memo is an art... I'm sold on that.
 
I know I can do it... My mind is holding things better and better. I'm developing "patterns" of sound. Like Jack, Jick, JoK, and JuK all are are different. And getting my G/J sounds straight, C/K's.. etc. It is all practice.

Memo is an art... I'm sold on that.
For sure! I definitely enjoy doing blind practice. It’s very rewarding to close your eyes with a scrambled cube and when you open them to see a solved one. I’m still new to the blind solving experience, but it’s a different beast and genuinely a great feeling to have success.
 
For sure! I definitely enjoy doing blind practice. It’s very rewarding to close your eyes with a scrambled cube and when you open them to see a solved one. I’m still new to the blind solving experience, but it’s a different beast and genuinely a great feeling to have success.

Oh yeah... I thought I had two quiet moments yesterday at a volunteer event, so I went to memo a cube, and solve it... then the kids came... and they were amazed to see my hat over my face, and me attempting a blindfolded solve. The other was with adults... but still a fail. People are damn impressed when you even try, can't imagine the feeling of success in front of others. :)
 
My first official attempt will be at a comp in Charleston, SC, on march 31. My old college roommate will be taking my son and I to the comp. not sure if he’ll stick around (probably will...), but I’d LOVE to get a success with him watching.
 
My first official attempt will be at a comp in Charleston, SC, on march 31. My old college roommate will be taking my son and I to the comp. not sure if he’ll stick around (probably will...), but I’d LOVE to get a success with him watching.

I registered, too. Not sure whether we'll be actually going there (need to fly :-() but we'll see.
 
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