Blindsolving Failure Thread

[trying-to-speedcube...]

Sorry to hear that, Mats. I don't understand how you missed an l turn but solved the edges in that slice :/

 

[MatsBergsten]

Sorry to hear that, Mats. I don't understand how you missed an l turn but solved the edges in that slice :/

Thanks .

As I wrote I cannot explain how I did the first either. I may have faulty memories ,
the first was three days ago. I obviously mismemorized the other two too. But
now the frustration is over, those were rather good attempts all three and it is ok with
that.

 

[trying-to-speedcube...]

I tried a BLD relay of 1 2x2x2 cube and 2 3x3x3 cubes, but I failed miserably... The 2x2x2 was solved, but both 3x3s had 2 edges flipped :/

I know why those were flipped on 1 cube (wrong execution order), but on the other one, I had no clue...

 

[Kev43]

Solve 3: (only a minute ago). Lightning memo 13+. (Rather easy, 13 pieces solved without any parity). Nice and smooth (and fast) execution and I open my eyes: 26:25, PB with six minutes. But after some joyful moments I notice that BDL and BDR are twisted. Aaaarrgh again!!

So cruel!

I've done 11 DNFs in a row for 4 days. World record?
Total: 1 out of 13 since I've decided to train for a competition.
I'll try with another cube. Maybe...

 

[MatsBergsten]

I've done 11 DNFs in a row for 4 days. World record?
Total: 1 out of 13 since I've decided to train for a competition.
I'll try with another cube. Maybe...

How about going a little slower? When I practise for competition (or speed)
I memo faster, try to solve faster and get lots of lots of dnf:s

Good luck anyway

 

[Kev43]

Thanks

I used another cube, and I had a new DNF (off by 2 twisted corners), a then I managed to solve the cube with PB.

So, you're right, I'll try to go slower

 

[Mike Hughey]

Arrgh!!!
I must write off some frustration. This weeks contest was so infuriating, so close...

Me too, Mats. Pretty hard to get any closer while still getting all DNFs. My 5x5x5 BLD solves this week:
1. Only 3 X centers wrong.
2. Only 3 + centers wrong - I cycled them the wrong direction.
3. Only 2 corners twisted - I twisted them the wrong direction.

#3 really was pretty easy; my time was 16:42. But I had to mess up those corners...

Anyway, it feels a little better thanks to the fact that I got the 6x6x6 right this week.

 

[Anthony]

I know 3 tries are easier, once I thought I've got 3 tries, and succeeded on the third one then they told me it's just 2 tries.

French Open.. I remember that.. Everyone felt sorry for you.. I'm sure you'll sub 1:30 next time though.

 

[trying-to-speedcube...]

0/4 MultiBLD...

I missed a total of 9 pieces. That's about the closest you can get without having at least 1 cube solved...

 

[joey]

52.35 DNF
I was like "hm, shall I flip these corners now... or at the end of the solve"
I left them till the end of the solve.. but forgot to flip them

 

[John Lee]

I've had 16 unsuccessful blindfold solves in a row, with only one successful solve so far. I don't know where I'm messing up because i spend about 6 minutes on memo per solve. I guess blindfold solves aren't my thing.

 

[cmhardw]

I've had 16 unsuccessful blindfold solves in a row, with only one successful solve so far. I don't know where I'm messing up because i spend about 6 minutes on memo per solve. I guess blindfold solves aren't my thing.

John, everyone goes through this when you start BLD. A couple things that can help:

1) video tape your solves. This can help to try to identify what went wrong during the solve if it was a DNF. Plus, if it's a success you'll have it on tape ;-)

2) Realize that if you DNF and the cube is completely scrambled it doesn't necessarily mean you messed up *more* than a solve where a lot of pieces are correct. It often can mean that you messed up *earlier* in the solve than when a lot of pieces are correct.

3) Realize that a DNF is not that big a deal. Any practice is good practice for BLD, because you are still training your brain to think very hard and stay focused for the entire time.

Just a couple of points, hope it helps. Don't give up BLD though. If anything just take a break for a couple days and let your head clear. Everyone goes through this at some point in the early days of their BLD, so no worries man. We've all been there.

Chris

 

[Mike Hughey]

Very true, Chris. Everyone's had bad streaks somewhere along the line.

A word of advice: When I miss a bunch in a row, I go for something I know I can succeed. My suggestion to you: make sure you know your scrambles, and if you miss your next one, reapply the same scramble, and then rememorize; see if it matches what you memorized the first time. Then try solving again. If you do that several times in a row, eventually you'll get that scramble successfully. And you're likely to see some of the mistakes you made, so you won't make those same mistakes again.

Since you've gotten one right, you know you can do it, so it's only a matter of trying enough times on the same scramble and you're bound to either solve it or discover some mistake you've been making (in which case you'll probably solve it the next time). You learn a lot from the experience, and you also gain some much-needed confidence by eventually solving it.

 

[MatsBergsten]

I've had 16 unsuccessful blindfold solves in a row, with only one successful solve so far. I don't know where I'm messing up because i spend about 6 minutes on memo per solve. I guess blindfold solves aren't my thing.

I will not give advice, as the really great bld-solvers already have done that.
(and their pieces of advice are good).

Just encouragement . I have just (the last three days) missed five 4-bld in a row,
and I am supposed to be good at this, not a beginner (any longer). It's just to try
again.

 

[MatsBergsten]

52.35 DNF
I was like "hm, shall I flip these corners now... or at the end of the solve"
I left them till the end of the solve.. but forgot to flip them

My sympathy! (But I usually flip my edges, not corners )

Has that not happened a lot of times ?? I hate them (no, but very much dislike).
And try to do them immediately, at the end of the solve you are more concentrated
on letting go of the cube and finding the timer

 

[trying-to-speedcube...]

My total failures at Czech Open (actually only BLD failures...)

3x3Multi: 1/3 in 17:06 (was off by 3 edges on cube 2 and 3. Random fact: they were the same edges cycled in the same direction)
4x4BLD: DNF 26 minutes, DNF 22 minutes. (first missed 2 centers, some corners and a lot of edges, second was scrambled)
5x5BLD: DNF, DNS (after 2 minutes of memoing I realized that 5x5BLD is still too hard for me)
3x3BLD: DNF 2:55, 3:26.xx

Be ready for a really nice story again



Memo was fast, about 1:15. It wasn't very secure though. I started solving, first 6 edges done, realized that I forgot edges 3 and 4, so 4 edges back, solve those 2, resolve those 4.

I hope I did that right.

I finished off with the last 3 edges. Did the parity fix because I counted 11 edges, so started solving corners. I realized I had 8 items memorized for corners, but I had parity on the edges.

I think I'll just DNF it.

Then I realized that I missed edge 9 so undo the parity fix, undo the last 3 edges, solve that edges, resolve the edges, do the parity fix again, and continue with the corners.

I have made a mistake somewhere; I can feel it.

At last, I had to flip 2 corners, but I couldn't remember which way. I guessed.

This can't be solved.

I put off the blindfold and I saw a solved cube! WTF?!

 

[Novriil]

My total failures at Czech Open (actually only BLD failures...)

3x3Multi: 1/3 in 17:06 (was off by 3 edges on cube 2 and 3. Random fact: they were the same edges cycled in the same direction)
4x4BLD: DNF 26 minutes, DNF 22 minutes. (first missed 2 centers, some corners and a lot of edges, second was scrambled)
5x5BLD: DNF, DNS (after 2 minutes of memoing I realized that 5x5BLD is still too hard for me)
3x3BLD: DNF 2:55, 3:26.xx

Be ready for a really nice story again



Memo was fast, about 1:15. It wasn't very secure though. I started solving, first 6 edges done, realized that I forgot edges 3 and 4, so 4 edges back, solve those 2, resolve those 4.

I hope I did that right.

I finished off with the last 3 edges. Did the parity fix because I counted 11 edges, so started solving corners. I realized I had 8 items memorized for corners, but I had parity on the edges.

I think I'll just DNF it.

Then I realized that I missed edge 9 so undo the parity fix, undo the last 3 edges, solve that edges, resolve the edges, do the parity fix again, and continue with the corners.

I have made a mistake somewhere; I can feel it.

At last, I had to flip 2 corners, but I couldn't remember which way. I guessed.

This can't be solved.

I put off the blindfold and I saw a solved cube! WTF?!

haha Nice story.. really..
Too bad for the comp.

 

[Mike Hughey]

I have made a mistake somewhere; I can feel it.
...
This can't be solved.
I put off the blindfold and I saw a solved cube! WTF?!

I love when that sort of thing happens! It's one of the very best things about BLD for me. Something about the heroic struggle just to finish, and then it's rewarded. It doesn't happen very often, but when it does, you walk away smiling for a week.

 

[trying-to-speedcube...]

I didn't... Probably because the time sucked

 

[MatsBergsten]

I didn't... Probably because the time sucked

Still I find it amazing (again) that you can do all of that story in that time
Nice anyway!