phenomenal decrease in times?

[koreancuber]

I was average around in the 19s range, until yesterday, when I starting averaging 16~17. Can anyone think of a reason this happens? (it's happened to me from 30 second averages to suddenly around 25)

 

[dabmasta]

It happened to me too. I went from 40 to 34 seconds in like a day. I don't question it though

 

[iChanZer0]

I've had a decrease in my times I was averaging about 27 easily and now I can average 24 is easily

 

[JeffDelucia]

I've noticed whenever I spend a day casually cubing ALL DAY at my friends house or something I lose quite a bit of time the next day after I rest.

 

[souljahsu]

cool I should try that

 

[koreancuber]

the weird thing is that I don't cube the whole day. Only around 1 hour.

 

[Zonda]

Sounds like your cross improved.

 

[koreancuber]

my cross takes 1~2 seconds.

 

[TheMachanga]

I went from 19 to 17-18 averages from yesterday to today. Pretty big for me.

 

[Chrish]

If I practice a lot in a day I'll improve a good amount that day. But the next day I usually do ****.

Then if I stop for a day or two because I'm busy, I'll usually be pretty bad when I pick the cube back up, but I'll quickly do better than my usual.

Reason? I don't know. = \

 

[cincyaviation]

I went from 25 to 22-23 in an hour once

 

[MTGjumper]

It happened to me for OH (29 -> 26) and sq1 (18 -> 16). It's probably somewhat psychological.

 

[FatBoyXPC]

I went from mid-high 20's (25-27, occasionally getting 21-23, but it was like 1/20 solves), down to low 20's (21-23, quite a few sub20 about 3/10 solves or so) in just a couple days, but these were days I had all week to do what I wanted and cubing took up a minimum of 3 hours each day (a week before battle of lexington).

 

[ben1996123]

Once I was averaging 18 on 3x3, then for about 2 or 3 hours, I started averaging 14, then went back to 18

no idea why it happens...

 

[Chapuunka]

I was averaging high 30s-low40s, then went to Hawaii for a band trip. I was there for a week, not solving much, never timed myself. By the time I got back I was mid-20s.

HAWAII DROPS 10 SECONDS. GOGOGO.

 

[EnterPseudonym]

I was averaging high 30s-low40s, then went to Hawaii for a band trip. I was there for a week, not solving much, never timed myself. By the time I got back I was mid-20s.

HAWAII DROPS 10 SECONDS. GOGOGO.

but im too poor. D:

 

[RyanReese09]

I would cube every day, for hours a day. (I was averaging 29) and then i slept 16 hours outa nowhere, completely random. Outa nowhere, I just got 24second averages, and each consecutive day, I lowered a second. Now I'm at 21 ish.

 

[hawkmp4]

Yeah, plateaus followed by sudden jumps are extremely common. Rarely is progress smooth. It can be frustrating while you're stuck on a plateau, but just as rewarding when your times finally make the jump.

 

[Samania]

Somebody dropped a bucket of pixie dust on you, causing a miraculous change in the quickness of your hands.

 

[CubesOfTheWorld]

Short breaks tend to help cubers with their look ahead and fingertricks. If you practice too much, you will get into a rhythm of being that slow. I used to do 100+ solves a day,(Don't try this at home, kids) and I stayed at 26 seconds for about 2 months. I went down to myrtle beach, and I got more focused on wiffleball when I got back. Now that I practice a little less, my times are around 23 on average. I also got into color neutrality for a while. That kind of helped, too.

So, for anyone who does 80+ solve a day, you have to take a break. Trust me. It works.