Blindsolving Accomplishment Thread

[KConny]

3x3 BLD: 2:06.24!

PB by 15 seconds!!

Nice Simon!!

Thank you! I'm getting faster And I'm currently learning how to do 4x4 BLD.
I got this time right after Daniel had told me that he doesn't recall his memo, so I tried it, and got this

I do recall my memo, I just don't rehears it before donning the blindfold.

2. RVONBT HJELC - reverend on a boat, then it got hijacked by an elc (I don't know what an elc is, but I was kinda picturing an elf...)

An Elkperhaps? And ofc, good job. Very fast.

 

[Sakarie]

After 18 failures, I finally (on the 19:th try) managed to solve a 5x5 blindfolded, in 34 minutes. That feeling were totally undescribable, but that moment is the biggest reason I still do blind.

 

[Micael]

Congratulation Arvid. Wow 34min is very good!

By the way, I recently learned 4x4 bld thank to this thread you started. I use those 18 alg for centers (well, 12 so far).

 

[Sakarie]

Congratulation Arvid. Wow 34min is very good!

By the way, I recently learned 4x4 bld thank to this thread you started. I use those 18 alg for centers (well, 12 so far).

Oh, that is so fun to hear!! To be honest, I haven't learned all the algorithms yet! Right now, I mostly use r2, waiting for a good BH-guide, covering all the possibilities on a cube bigger than 3x3. But I'm very glad that I helped you learn! That method is probably much better than the one I use right know.

 

[Tim Major]

First 3x3 success! I wasn't timing but I'd guess it took around twenty minutes total. I was really surprised when I saw it was a success because I felt that my memorization was off(compared to previous attempts). Has anyone else experienced this?

Congratulations. I soon want to be able to post this type of comment. I just still can't do edges, even not bld.

 

[vrumanuk]

First 3x3 success! I wasn't timing but I'd guess it took around twenty minutes total. I was really surprised when I saw it was a success because I felt that my memorization was off(compared to previous attempts). Has anyone else experienced this?

Congratulations. I soon want to be able to post this type of comment. I just still can't do edges, even not bld.

Thanks. Well, keep at it. Continue doing full sighted solves until you fully understand your method, then move to bld.

 

[Tim Major]

First 3x3 success! I wasn't timing but I'd guess it took around twenty minutes total. I was really surprised when I saw it was a success because I felt that my memorization was off(compared to previous attempts). Has anyone else experienced this?

Congratulations. I soon want to be able to post this type of comment. I just still can't do edges, even not bld.

Thanks. Well, keep at it. Continue doing full sighted solves until you fully understand your method, then move to bld.

I didn't get Eric Limeback M2 tutorial, so I will now watch Badmephisto's Old Pochmann tutorial. I've heard good things about it. How did you learn.

 

[waffle=ijm]

Great Achievement for me. I have decided take BLD seriously now.

First 3 Solves since I stopped BLD
DNF - Off by M2
DNF - Twisted Corners
2:56.11

 

[vrumanuk]

First 3x3 success! I wasn't timing but I'd guess it took around twenty minutes total. I was really surprised when I saw it was a success because I felt that my memorization was off(compared to previous attempts). Has anyone else experienced this?

Congratulations. I soon want to be able to post this type of comment. I just still can't do edges, even not bld.

Thanks. Well, keep at it. Continue doing full sighted solves until you fully understand your method, then move to bld.

I didn't get Eric Limeback M2 tutorial, so I will now watch Badmephisto's Old Pochmann tutorial. I've heard good things about it. How did you learn.

I learned from badmephisto's tut mainly (make sure to watch the clarifications video). Also, be ready to watch the video multiple times before grasping everything fully. What memo system are you using? I just use visual (tapping)

 

[Tim Major]

I learned from badmephisto's tut mainly (make sure to watch the clarifications video). Also, be ready to watch the video multiple times before grasping everything fully. What memo system are you using? I just use visual (tapping)

That's one of my problems. I find setup moves hard to remember, so they kind of muck up my memo. I've tried a few different things, but I've not been vry successful. The few corners only success I've had, have had small setup moves usually. 3 moves or more, completely throw off my memo. I think my execution is fine, as I'm not really going for speed.

 

[Micael]

[...] Right now, I mostly use r2, [...]

I'm a bit confused, you use r2 for edges, right? I do it too and like it, since I already master it from M2 (just added 3 alg for 4x4).

Not to be too much off topic, I have an accomplishment: I now have official times! I added the code in my profile so it should appears now.

 

[peterbat]

First 4x4 BLD success! This took me at least 10 tries.

24:28.37 (14:xx memo)

Now it's time to get faster than "really slow".



PS: Thanks to everyone for encouragement! You pushed me over the edge into the warm, comfortable mud-bath of success. Ahh...

 

[cmhardw]

First 4x4 BLD success! This took me at least 10 tries.

24:28.37 (14:xx memo)

Welcome to your new addiction

Chris

 

[mr.onehanded]

First blind solve. I'm so happy I finally got one.

 

[DavidWoner]

2. RVONBT HJELC - reverend on a boat, then it got hijacked by an elc (I don't know what an elc is, but I was kinda picturing an elf...)

An Elkperhaps? And ofc, good job. Very fast.

Or perhaps an elcarc?

First 4x4 BLD success! This took me at least 10 tries.

24:28.37 (14:xx memo)

Welcome to your new addiction

Chris

You know, you said the same thing to me after my first success, yet I have only done a couple of attempts since then. I think for me it was more of a "now I can say I've done it" sort of thing. Maybe I'll get into it someday.

 

[peterbat]

First 4x4 BLD success! This took me at least 10 tries.

24:28.37 (14:xx memo)

Welcome to your new addiction

Chris

Thanks

I could see myself getting into this if I found a more fun way of memorizing. Currently, I memo corners visually, and memo edges and centers using letters. Visual corners I'm fine with, but the letters are a literal pain to load into memory (I think I actually groaned in pain during the Berkeley competition this past weekend during my second 4x4 bld attempt). I need a long time to burn them in. Maybe I should make stories...

 

[cmhardw]

You know, you said the same thing to me after my first success, yet I have only done a couple of attempts since then. I think for me it was more of a "now I can say I've done it" sort of thing. Maybe I'll get into it someday.

@David

That's just something I like to say, because, for me at least, the feeling of my first successful big cube BLD was a true turning point in my cubing career. It was just the most awesome, amazing, coolest feeling ever! I can understand if you'd rather rock the speedsolving (which you do well!), but big cube BLD will always be something that you can fall back on

Thanks

I could see myself getting into this if I found a more fun way of memorizing.

@Peter

You might want to try the linked lists memory method. It is so much easier than simply just using letters. Google "linked lists memory method" or something similar to learn more. Using this style of memorization it is easy to get to sub-10 for 4x4x4 BLD. The only downside is that it is very difficult to do more than one solve in a row without taking a significant break between solves (read: it is very difficult to use the linked lists method in competition. I know this from experience!).

Chris

 

[TMOY]

First sub-2 at 3^3 BLD for me 1:57.32.
The scramble was quite easy.

 

[trying-to-speedcube...]

4x4 BLD: 9:21.08 on stackmat!

4:36 memo.

 

[Muesli]

4x4 BLD: 9:21.08 on stackmat!

4:36 memo.

That takes some guts