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[SpartanSailor]

You and your son? Oh man... I just checked the competitors... I’d LOVE to meet you guys in person. Hope it works out for ya!

 

[openseas]

@SpartanSailor / You and I

 

[SpartanSailor]

@SpartanSailor / You and I
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That’s us!!

 

[SpartanSailor]

@SpartanSailor / You and I
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Now, I have some real motivation to do well on 3x3! Lmao

 

[openseas]

You and your son? Oh man... I just checked the competitors... I’d LOVE to meet you guys in person. Hope it works out for ya!

Me, too!

 

[SpartanSailor]

That 25.03 Ao5 had lots of mistakes and two plus 2s....

 

[JanW]

Geez what a scramble! Not the best solve, though.

Time List:
1. 14.89 D2 R2 U L2 D' F2 L2 F2 D L2 F' D F2 U' L D2 L' R D2

I had to try solving it again differently and got a 10.75! F2L in 14 moves, but i admit the 3rd inserted F2L pair was entirely accidental.

x2 y // inspection
U R2 U2 R U R' U R2 // 2nd F2L pair
y' U2 R' U R2 U2 R // 4th cross edge, 3rd and 4th F2L pair
U R U R' U' R' F R2 U R' U' F' // OLL
U' F-perm // PLL

Edit: tried doing the same solution once more and got it done in 8.64. At least now I know what it feels like to solve in less than 10 seconds.

 

[h2f]

The 2nd day of the competition in Warsaw was much better for me - I've menaged to get 2nd place in FM. There was only one attempt. I've found lucky 24 moves skeleton to 3 corners and it ended 30 moves solution. Luckily 2 other competitors found 30 and one found 24. I was too tired for 3bld - I've slept very bad (only 4 hours). Next weekend hopfully there will be more chances to get sub-1 3bld.

 

[mark49152]

Nice job on the FMC Grzegorz!

 

[h2f]

Nice job on the FMC Grzegorz!

Thanks. 2 DNFs in FMC last Sunday make their job - few guys showed me there how they deal with hard scrambles plus I did these 2 scrambles again in home starting with another beginning and with 1 hour limit of course.

Next Saturday there will be 3 rounds of 3bld. I'm very motivated after talk with Maskow - he's really out of scale: he dont practice 3bld and managed to get 26.93 single and 32.68 mo3. And still he's a Master!

 

[Lid]

Haven't been cubing too much the last weeks (read been watching the Olympics ...)
Well back on track with a new a5 & a12 PB
a12 = 14.686 / a5 =13.354 (last5) (old 14.931/13.859)

Spoiler: Times & Scambles

1. 15.060 D B2 F2 R2 B2 D' B2 D2 R2 D' F2 L D R F2 D U F' R D L2
2. 13.793 R2 B D2 B F L2 U2 L2 B' L2 B U F2 U' L' D F' L2 B2 R' B
3. 14.062 L2 B2 D R2 B2 U B2 U' F2 L2 R' B2 D F' D B L2 D
4. (17.146) B2 D L2 B2 U' L2 D' L2 U2 R2 U2 R B2 F' D2 B' L' D2 R' F R2
5. 16.714 F' R2 B D B' D L F D' R D B2 L2 D F2 B2 U' L2 U2 B2 L2
6. 15.099 U' F2 U2 F2 R2 F2 R2 D U2 L2 B2 L D2 B2 F' D2 L' D B' L2 U'
7. 15.320 B2 U' L2 D F2 D' B2 F2 L2 D' L2 B R2 B2 U' B2 U B' R F L'
8. (12.622) B' L' B2 L2 D2 B R B2 U F D2 R2 F2 L2 B2 L2 U F2 L2 U D'
9. 16.754 F2 D2 U' L2 R2 U' F2 D' F2 L2 D2 F' R' D' F D' R B' U' B' U
10. 13.824 U2 L' U2 L B2 U2 L D2 U2 B2 U2 B' D F D2 F' D2 L B D'
11. 13.249 F2 L' F2 R' U2 F' B U2 R D' L2 U2 F R2 D2 F2 L2 B' R2 L2 D2
12. 12.988 B2 L2 B D2 L F2 B' D L' U' L2 B D2 B2 D2 B D2 B D2 L2 B'

 

[Mike Hughey]

My work on 4x4x4 Hoya is finally paying off. I finally have an average of 5 and average of 12 that is faster than I think I ever did with simple reduction - I got a sub-1:20 average of 12 today! Still 6 seconds shy of my best single, but that's just luck anyway.

 

[SpartanSailor]

My work on 4x4x4 Hoya is finally paying off. I finally have an average of 5 and average of 12 that is faster than I think I ever did with simple reduction - I got a sub-1:20 average of 12 today! Still 6 seconds shy of my best single, but that's just luck anyway.

I've only had a handful of singles under 1:20 ever! Great work.

 

[phreaker]

Finally broke my 3BLD skunking... Got one last night.

I'm getting closer and closer to being consistent enough to push memo and execution.

Also got a 5x5PB... dropping me to 4:47. (Which while not impressive here.. is a nice drop from 5:26.)

 

[SpartanSailor]

I'm about to sit down for some 3BLD practice... it wouldn't hurt my feelings if I got a success tonite. LOL

Update: my first attempt... I have no idea what happen, but I’d have been better off just randomly turning the cube. I must have had my orientation off.

My second attempt—SUCCESS! Feels so good. I’m going to end early and take that success for the night.

 

[cubeshepherd]

I'm about to sit down for some 3BLD practice... it wouldn't hurt my feelings if I got a success tonite. LOL

I am not quite old enough to be posting stuff in this thread, (not even in my 20's yet) : ) But I came across your comment and I wanted to wish you the best in your 3x3 blind solves with some success, if you have not yet gotten any. There was nothing more satisfying for me in cubing then getting me first blind success, and I am sure that you will feel the same if you have not yet already had some.

 

[SpartanSailor]

I am not quite old enough to be posting stuff in this thread, (not even in my 20's yet) : ) But I came across your comment and I wanted to wish you the best in your 3x3 blind solves with some success, if you have not yet gotten any. There was nothing more satisfying for me in cubing then getting me first blind success, and I am sure that you will feel the same if you have not yet already had some.

I’ve had a few successes, but not that many... still learning and have to remember that its okay to have a failure—as long as you’re enjoying the process. Plus, if failure weren’t an option, it’s be far less enjoyable when successful.

 

[newtonbase]

Got my 4BLD DNF streak up to 11 which I believe is a PB. Yay me.

 

[openseas]

Got my 4BLD DNF streak up to 11 which I believe is a PB. Yay me.

After my first sub-10, 12 DNFs in a row, many were close but still....

edit: now, 13 :-(

 

[SpartanSailor]

I’m going to begin tracking my DNF PB!! I think this is something I could be competitive at! Lol.