Im quitting BLD forever.

[Mike Hughey]

I don't understand how you could be discouraged about not improving with BLD when you just in the last couple of days got your new personal best!?! My current personal best with 3x3x3 BLD was almost two months ago, and I'm now trying to learn M2, and it's pretty frustrating - accuracy is bad and speeds are all over the place - I sometimes go over 5 minutes on some solves! But some solves are really good and they show promise - I think I'm close to beating my personal best, and sub-2 seems achievable finally for me. So I'm not giving up, even though it's currently frustrating.

Of course, I'm not nearly as good as you, so maybe it's not the same. But I would think that if you can get 1:06 with old Pochmann, you can probably go very much sub-1 with a more modern method. Although you'll probably go through the same kind of pain as I'm going through learning M2 on the way, and that has certainly been frustrating for me.

 

[Lofty]

im always just stuck around the same time and if not i just get WORSE i have done avgs of 100 before and i practice TONS so i know practice is not the problem what else?

so I assume you are talking about OH since averages of 100 for BLD would be crazy lol. And I am not just talking about a couple averages of 100 I am talking about averages of 100 everyday! Like i have practiced OH so much I get 2H amnesia and the cube feels more comfortable in OH than 2....so you can always practice more... also I have tried like 9821561765 algs for each PLL and only 237486 for each OLL case in order to find the best one for me for OH.
Edit: Can you video chat on anything I'll teach you OH and you teach me BLD

 

[joey]

so I assume you are talking about OH since averages of 100 for BLD would be crazy lol.

It's been done

 

[Derrick Eide17]

Although you'll probably go through the same kind of pain as I'm going through learning M2 on the way, and that has certainly been frustrating for me.

oh you have NO IDEA.. lmao i hate M2 with a BURNING passion. lol.

so I assume you are talking about OH since averages of 100 for BLD would be crazy lol. And I am not just talking about a couple averages of 100 I am talking about averages of 100 everyday! Like i have practiced OH so much I get 2H amnesia and the cube feels more comfortable in OH than 2....so you can always practice more... also I have tried like 9821561765 algs for each PLL and only 237486 for each OLL case in order to find the best one for me for OH.
Edit: Can you video chat on anything I'll teach you OH and you teach me BLD

oh wow... i never knew someone practiced as much as i do in cubing.. maybe.. even more... well for OH anyway, but 3x3 and SOME other things i work my ASS off as well so im glad to see others just as determined as me and its like every post by you Brian gives me another shot of inspiration thanks. sorry dont have webcam though or that stuff, but i added you on msn, are u on much?

so I assume you are talking about OH since averages of 100 for BLD would be crazy lol.

It's been done

Oh yes it has by only ONE PERSON ever. and I have him on my msn!

 

[Lofty]

I was unaware I had msn lol whats my account name?

 

[joey]

Noo lofty, we are talking about a certain someone who did a BLD average of 100!

 

[Lofty]

Yes I know the last line was about someone else but int he paragraph above it he said he added me on msn.
And I downloaded msn and there was already an email in it so i logged on lol.

 

[Derrick Eide17]

Yeah a certain SOMEONE that names starts with R :


also u dont have msn Brian? awww was looking forward to chatting with you. i added ur email though on my msn h20lofty@gmail correct? OMG wait you have googletalk?!?! cause i do too! ill add you!!


Edit: So you HAVE msn now? XD

 

[Lofty]

haha yes i have msn now
i don't have google talk lol...
I logged on to msn with [email protected]. I guess since i have xboxlive and that is microsoft I use the same account and password for everything..

 

[Derrick Eide17]

hooray! im busy for a few min but after that im definetly going to add you! its time for you to help me achieve my FIRST EVER sub 20 OH solve!!!

 

[Lofty]

ok well how long is a few minutes? I have class again and have to leave in 20-30 minutes.
and if i am getting you that OH time what do I get in Bld like a sub 2? sub 1:30?

 

[Derrick Eide17]

hehe darn yeah ill be gone for like 20-30 mins EXACTLY lmao. so i guess later then and as much i even hate to THINK about BLD lately now I'll try my best of course, but you know you can learn from a LOT better people then sucky old me lol.

 

[Mike Hughey]

ok well how long is a few minutes? I have class again and have to leave in 20-30 minutes.
and if i am getting you that OH time what do I get in Bld like a sub 2? sub 1:30?

A sub-20 OH solve has got to be worth at least a sub-1:30 BLD, the way people are now improving at BLD. I suspect by the end of the year it might take a sub-2 BLD just to be in the top 100 in the world. (Which is why I'm afraid I might not make it.) Right now sub-2 is top 30. See if it isn't 40 or more after this weekend.

 

[Cubie Newbie]

Derrick, perhaps your slow progress is caused partly by the attitude that you want to quit? Just as taking a break sometimes helps psychologically, having a mindset like this may also be hurting you.

There was this one saying that was: Jack of all trades but master of none.
I would say that you're a master of BLD. Certain people that have been alluded to in this thread could be considered to be a jack in all "trades" or actually BLD, 2H, OH, feet, etc.

The main thing is, though, that, if Einstein as a child looked at all the leading scientists at that time and concluded that he could never be as smart as them because he wasn't as smart as them at that time, he would have given up science and math and never become the famous scientist he was.

Don't give up! Keep cubing, but if you need a break take one. Just please don't make that break infinitely long...

 

[Derrick Eide17]

Derrick, perhaps your slow progress is caused partly by the attitude that you want to quit? Just as taking a break sometimes helps psychologically, having a mindset like this may also be hurting you.

There was this one saying that was: Jack of all trades but master of none.
I would say that you're a master of BLD. Certain people that have been alluded to in this thread could be considered to be a jack in all "trades" or actually BLD, 2H, OH, feet, etc.

The main thing is, though, that, if Einstein as a child looked at all the leading scientists at that time and concluded that he could never be as smart as them because he wasn't as smart as them at that time, he would have given up science and math and never become the famous scientist he was.

Don't give up! Keep cubing, but if you need a break take one. Just please don't make that break infinitely long...

Very inspiring, Thanks

 

[Dene]

Well I must admit I don't see any reason to give up, you and Mr. Strehlau are the only reasons I'm sticking with Old Pochmann!! (not that I BLD much anyway....)

 

[niKo]

What works best for me when cubing is to make sure I don't have any sort of expectation of myself - I just let it flow and try to get everything else out of my mind. Whenever I succeed at doing that, cubing seems so much easier,and I get my best times. That might be something to consider. Kind of going along with "Cubie Newbie"s suggestion of attitude.

-niKo

 

[cmhardw]

Derrick the way I see it, if you're going to quit do it for a good reason like "I don't like BLD cubing anymore." Don't do it for a stupid reason, for example "I'm not fast enough" or something to that affect. Also, if you're really going to quit then just quit. Don't whine about it to everybody.

Having said that I hope you don't quit, but if you really must then don't do it for a stupid reason.

Chris

 

[fanwuq]

Derrick not fast?! But you are the fastest with Old Pochmann!
I wish I can just sub-5min on a BLD solve.
Perhaps learn turbo?

 

[Lofty]

ok one day on MSN and Derrick already broke his PB! 21.59! He'll be sub-20 soon! Then for my sub-1:30 think you can do that for me this quickly?
p.s. add me on msm [email protected]!