DeVry Open 2010

fatboyxpc said:
I could send Jim an email if you'd like. I wish the results could get DNF'd :P I really don't want to see how I failed at 3x3 :/ Also, did you talk to Alex today?
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I'm getting around to it. I haven't yet, since I was fairly busy yesterday. Things should hopefully be up this evening...
 
fatboyxpc said:
Ben: Try not to be intimidated, honestly. Everybody was at that range at a point in time, and this is by far one of the friendliest communities about how to get better at the given "sport" that I've ever seen. I'm not sure if you're into online video games, but they are the worst at sharing information, so this community came as a big shock to me about how open everything is. Were you the one in the striped shirt? I think I remember the 2x2 DNF, it wasn't that big of a deal, you just recognized wrong (I do that ALL the time at home, but at competitions I somehow get lucky lol). There is a competition in Dayton, Nov 6th, so practice up!!!
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I can't make it to Dayton. I really wanted to because it sounds like there is going to be even more people, but I have something that weekend that is going to keep me in Cincinnati.

Yes, I was the guy in the striped shirt. The problem was I learned Ortega about a month beforehand. I know I had put a lot of my effort into 3x3, but I thought I had put enough practice into 2x2 - apparently not. The right algs were just not there when I needed them.

I do enjoy that the cubing community seems so accepting of all people at all skill levels, but that doesn't stop me from wishing I was much, much faster.
 
Seth Hovland (cincyaviation) is wanting to have a meetup in Cincinatti sometime, you should go to that if one ever happens :P It's a shame that you can't make it to Dayton, but from the talks of it Mitchell Romito (he was the one scrambling most of the time) is going to have one at OSU in January.

Are you doing Fridrich/CFOP for 3x3? If so, you can take a big jump from 40ish range to mid 20s if you get the F2L cases into muscle memory. The easiest way to achieve that is look at a case, close your eyes, solve it (don't do any rotations or face moves before you start). That will really help you in getting a nice look ahead.

For 2x2, there are only 5 PBL algs to learn (if you know the standard 3x3 PLLs). If you know J/T/A, and Y, you only need to learn 4 more algs (I believe). Just practice them until you get them. I recommend Andy Klise's website (http://www.kungfoomanchu) for easily printable algorithm sheets that you can print out, fold up and take with you.
 
fatboyxpc said:
Seth Hovland (cincyaviation) is wanting to have a meetup in Cincinatti sometime, you should go to that if one ever happens :P It's a shame that you can't make it to Dayton, but from the talks of it Mitchell Romito (he was the one scrambling most of the time) is going to have one at OSU in January.
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Must you insist on giving me a heart attack every time you mention the Home of the Reds?
 
fatboyxpc said:
Are you doing Fridrich/CFOP for 3x3? If so, you can take a big jump from 40ish range to mid 20s if you get the F2L cases into muscle memory. The easiest way to achieve that is look at a case, close your eyes, solve it (don't do any rotations or face moves before you start). That will really help you in getting a nice look ahead.
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I'm disappointed I'll be missing Dayton too. I'll keep my eyes open for an OSU comp in January though. A Cincinnati meetup would be cool too.

I do use CFOP. There are a lot of areas of improvement for me yet. I'm still using a 4-look LL for example, but I will have to give that practice method a try.
 
Ben: 4LLL can still be really fast as can LBL with 4LLL. Erik posted a video some time ago of a sub20 average with LBL and 4LLL :P Everybody's big obstacle to overcome is look ahead, so find ways you can improve that. Turn speed doesn't really matter until you get into the 15ish area, unless you really do only do one turn per second, then it will matter :P

Tim: Yay! I'm wanting to see the rest of the results :P
 
Hey, my 2x2 times dropped by over 50%! There were a good handful of people that this was their first competition. For Chester, Jim, and Mitchell, I know none of them practiced any cubes since Nats (but I swear Mithcell had to have practiced 3x3, he sub18'd at DeVry but sup20'd at Nats :P)

Tim: Is there a separate script to update everybody's times on the top of their profile pages? It shows my 15.72 single at DeVry but not where all my best times for each puzzle up at the top.

Edit: Maybe it just took some time, I hit refresh and there it was :P
 
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