Success Streak/Accuracy

[AvGalen]

I also think it is a psychological thing, but if it works, it works!

 

[Me]

Pretty sure that i'm about 1:7 (solve:attempt) ratio. I really need to get more consistant for the Caltech Fall

 

[AlexandertheGreat]

The brain fatigues just as the body does, that's why after doing a bunch of BLD solves in a row (or multi) you kind of get sick of solving for a little while. At least this is what happens to me after doing a bunch of solves in a row. I have found a positive change in my endurance though, meaning I can do more solves in a row more often. The brain needs rest, but it needs stimulation just as much.

 

[Mike Hughey]

So what is the main cause of DNFs for most people? Is it due to failed memory, or something else? Mine are almost never due to failed memory, which probably shows I spend too long on the memorization.

 

[joey]

What do you fail by then? Only a few times have I DNFed, because I did an algorithm wrong.

Most of the time, it is through failed memory.

 

[AvGalen]

I DNF because I forget to undo setup moves (sometimes) or because I use a cube rotation and rotate it back wrong (very often)

After driving back from the Polish Open I did the 2 3x3x3_bf solves for that weeks competition. Both of them were DNF's and took about 10 minutes. I gave the scrambles to Clément Gallet, closed my eyes and told him which pieces to orient/cycle. It turned out that I could still memorize both cubes perfectly.

When I attempted 5 cubes at the Lyon Open I still remembered all of them a couple days later.

 

[Mike Hughey]

Usually my failures are setup move mistakes, or that I misoriented the cube (leading to fully scrambled results), or that I cycled the wrong direction. I especially have problems with cycling the wrong direction on big cubes. Also, on big cubes, I get confused with my lettering system and cycle V when I was supposed to cycle W, for instance. (I just recently did that.)

I'd say I have memory failures about 1 out of every 10 DNFs. And at least half of those are just that I substitute a few pieces of a cycle from a previous solve in my current solve.

Arnaud, I suspect you're going to be very good at big cubes BLD once you finally try them. 2 things are necessary - being able to remember them (which it looks like you will be able to do), and being able to execute commutators successfully. And I suspect you're not going to have much trouble with that part either.

 

[AvGalen]

Thanks Mike, I think you are correct in that analysis. Memorisation and commutators won't be a problem.

 

[Mike Hughey]

Thanks Mike, I think you are correct in that analysis. Memorisation and commutators won't be a problem.

But that's all that's hard about big cubes BLD! (Well, other than little things like figuring out where the pieces go and keeping the lettering straight in your head, but you'll work those out with no problem.) You really need to try it. You might be the first person ever who's able to do 4x4x4 BLD quicker than 3x3x3 BLD.

 

[Karthik]

You might be the first person ever who's able to do 4x4x4 BLD quicker than 3x3x3 BLD.

Haha.That would be ridiculously funny!

 

[TimC]

I've only been able to do it 5 times so far. All the other times were mostly horrible mistakes that I had no idea what I did. The good thing though, is today I actually managed to solve 2 in a row with no DNFs, which won't probably happen again in a while.

 

[hdskull]

i find that usually i can't go over 4 or 5 solves because my brain tire out, when i do averages (of 5, which i've only done 2x), the 5th one is always a DNF, because i remember so much stuff from previous solves. and i find it really hard to concentrate and do bld, outside (80+% success rate at home vs. 10-15% success rate outside)

 

[Mike Hughey]

I think it's fun to practice 3x3x3 BLD in restaurants and fast food joints, solving under the table. It's a great way to practice in a noisy, distracting environment, and often you even have an audience who's watching you.

It's particularly hard to do when you've brought your family to the restaurant with you, and your youngest daughter is spilling her drink that you have to wipe up with one hand while trying not to lose track of where you are in the solve.

 

[hdskull]

I think it's fun to practice 3x3x3 BLD in restaurants and fast food joints, solving under the table. It's a great way to practice in a noisy, distracting environment, and often you even have an audience who's watching you.

It's particularly hard to do when you've brought your family to the restaurant with you, and your youngest daughter is spilling her drink that you have to wipe up with one hand while trying not to lose track of where you are in the solve.

and also when u'r getting into conversations with others.

 

[Derrick Eide17]

wow MATYAS has gotten 35 DNFS in a row before? wow i though you got perfect most of the time.. apparently not lol then there is still hope for me in BLD cubing lol.

 

[malcolm]

i DNF around 2/3 the time, need to work on it. But its normally in streaks, like 5 DNFs then 3 successes then 2 DNFs and a few more successes.

 

[AlexandertheGreat]

my accuracy is betting slightly better, but my times aren't improving much. i probably need to practice more

 

[KConny]

DNF is as good practise as a success. Keep on DNF'ing at 3 mins and you'll eventually get it. There is no point of 100% success rate at 8 minutes.

 

[malcolm]

I think alot of mine are due to cycling the wrong way, or forgetting a piece, but my cube rotations are normally spot on. Infact, i peek after i finish corners and have over a 80% succes rate on them, but a much lower success on edges which pulls me down.

 

[AlexandertheGreat]

DNF is as good practise as a success. Keep on DNF'ing at 3 mins and you'll eventually get it. There is no point of 100% success rate at 8 minutes.

good point