[Help Thread] Advice and Tips for Competitions

[D4vd]

Oh, you're in Australia. lol.

No he is in New Zealand

 

[Cubezz]

I think you should have titled this "Any tips on how to not get nervous?" to make it a little easier to understand (I thought you were wondering why you do not get nervous, which is the opposite of the point of this thread).
Anyhow, people say cubing in public helps. Also going to competitions. Eventually, you let it go, and get used to it. But I don't really have the "right" to say this because I don't cube in public.

 

[~Phoenix Death~]

Pretend the camera isn't there. If you mess up, remember, you can always redo it. So it's not the same thing as LIVE on stage

 

[y3k9]

No he is in New Zealand

I meant the continent.

 

[Faz]

Still no.

 

[splinteh]

I get really nervous when solving in public.

 

[D4vd]

I meant the continent.

http://lmgtfy.com/?q=Is+New+Zealand+part+of+Australia?

 

[Zane_C]

The more you do something you'll find it easier, so just keep on practicing while filming and relax.

 

[y3k9]

Still no.

Anything below the equator is Australia to me. anyway, I'm pretty sure the earlier posts explain it all (How not to get nervous, that is).

 

[Dene]

Including most of South America and a decent chunk of Africa?

 

[Innocence]

Still no.

The name of the continent that New Zealand is part of has always been called Australia. Not Oceania or Australasia or any of that crap.

 

[D4vd]

Including most of South America and a decent chunk of Africa?

No, of course not. They're part of Europe

 

[Dene]

The name of the continent that New Zealand is part of has always been called Australia. Not Oceania or Australasia or any of that crap.

No it has not. Anyone that thinks New Zealand is part of the continent of Australia has absolutely no understanding of continents and how they are defined.

 

[D4vd]

"New Zealand is not on the same continental shelf and so is not part of the continent of Australia"

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australia_(continent)

 

[cmhardw]

y3k9 think about your next post very hard if you post again in this thread. I am so close to banning you it's not even funny.

 

[hic2482w]

Competition advice?

Hi everybody,

I am entering my first competition in a few months. My Avg5/PB isn't very good (36.24 and 33.27 respectively), so I'm not expecting anything huge from myself. But do you guys have any tips/advice to prepare (like I am planning on learning full PLL by the competition in March) and/or not publicly shame myself with a 50+ second solve?

 

[cuberkid10]

Dont cram algs. You may forget them and completely embarass yourself. (Like this person)

Make sure your cubes are ready. (Lubed, tensioned, all caps glued in)

Pretend you are just practicing at home.

Dont try any sort of move or alg you are not 100% sure on.

 

[bigbee99]

To be quite honest, no one will really be watching you, just have fun, and try to make some friends.

 

[Cubenovice]

Have a look at Chris Hardwicks's corner on Speedsolving.com, there's an excellent article on competitions.

 

[cubersmith]

I am in the same position as you