Racing to sub-20

Round 222
Average: 22.49

22.77, 20.95, 25.65, 27.25, 24.76, 19.65, 24.55, 19.95, 21.79, 20.95, 21.50, 22.05

Just started to really focus on look ahead. Scores are getting better. Most of the bad ones was when my dad distracted me.
 
Round 222 Results​

  1. mDiPalma (ZZ no inspection) 18.59
  2. Talon2461 19.15
  3. Musicalboy2 19.76
  4. Cubetastic 19.95
  5. immortalchaos29 20.80
  6. sneaklyfox 20.82
  7. Carson 20.84
  8. awesomecuber150 22.49
  9. Mike Hughey 23.62
  10. Outsmash 25.60
  11. kbrune 25.73
  12. Sillas (OH) 29.29
  13. Endgame 48.00

Congratulations to Musicalboy2, who graduates this round!

Talon2461 and Cubetastic are only one round away from graduating - good luck next round!

Alumni (these people have already achieved sub-20 three times with no over 20 results in between, and therefore are considered to have graduated):
  1. god of rubic 2 17.38
  2. Selkie 17.82

Congratulations to everyone!
 
ROUND
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Potential Closing Time - July 2, 2012 || 12:01PM EST​

Scrambles for the 223rd round:
  1. R2 U' R2 U' F2 L2 U' B2 L2 F2 D F R2 D' F R' F' U' F' U2 L
  2. L2 U R2 B2 R2 D' F2 U' R2 D F' R' D' F L' D' B R F' U' F
  3. L2 B2 F D2 R2 B L2 D2 U2 F' D U2 B' R' U R' B' D2 L2
  4. F L2 R2 B2 F' L2 D2 R2 U2 B2 L2 D R F R D' B' F' L' U R'
  5. D2 F R U R B L B R D' B' L2 F B U2 L2 B R2 L2 D2 L2
  6. U2 L' B2 L F2 L' D2 B2 F2 R D F D R2 B' R' U' L B
  7. L D' F B R' F' U2 F R' D R2 D2 F2 D' F2 B2 L2 D L2 U'
  8. U B2 D2 B2 D2 L2 D F2 R2 B2 U F' R' F2 U B U2 R2 F2 L U
  9. F2 U' L F L' F' R D' F' B' R2 F2 L2 D' F2 L2 U2 F2 D' R2 U'
  10. F R2 B R2 F U2 R2 B' F' L2 U2 R' U2 B2 U B D L F2 U' F'
  11. B2 U2 R2 D2 U F2 L2 D' B2 R2 D' R F U' R' F R B U' F' D
  12. F L2 B' L2 R2 D2 F L2 D2 L2 D2 U B' F' R D F R F2 R U
 
Round 223
Average: 21.56

19.61, (26.97), 20.70, 21.32, 19.80, (17.60), 21.50, 22.22, 24.56, 23.40, 23.98, 18.47

Three things.
1. Just before this average - Cleaned cube, lubed cube... I had forgotten how awesome my Guhong could feel! I love cubing!
2. Restickered with Cubesmith and changed some colours to bright... threw me off on some of those solves and I couldn't find anything for F2L to save my life. Now I wish I had stuck with the standard colours I'm used to, but I'll see if I can't get used to the new look.
3. Had baby in lap the whole solve. Still sub-22 yay!
 
Round 223
Event: ZZ no inspection
18.55, 13.33, 18.54, 16.28, 19.27, 17.17, 16.02, 17.14, 19.32, 18.86, 17.08, 19.47 = 17.82

i dont even
 
Round 223
Average: 20.69

Times:
17.23, 19.38, 19.52, 21.31, 18.32, 19.02, 20.26, 22.99, 24.22, 18.85, 35.80, 23.03

Though this was a decent average, I am NOT happy. The 35.80 was a pop which I managed to catch before the piece fell out, however it was during PLL so I had to go back and figure out where I was... would have been a sub-20 solve and a sub-20 average otherwise. Solves 1,2,3, and 5 had the same U perm.
 
Round 223
2H

Average: 20.88

21.72, 22.74, 18.97, 23.05, 21.38, 21.46, (14.90), 20.04, 18.43, (28.47[pop]), 19.01, 22.00

Quite good average for me. The 14.90 is one look OLL and PLL skip.
 
George - Round 223

... Finally ... but I can guarantee I will get 20.0x next round :rolleyes:

19.30, 19.56, 16.37, (24.75), 19.26, 22.14, 19.20, 20.44, 18.60, 20.51, 18.83, (16.25) = 19.42 Ao12

Started off really good and then just fell off a cliff, 8/12 sub 20
 
Round 223

Ave: 25.11 (didn't have time to double check, can some one confirm please)

29.98 worst
28.68
24.49
26.45
20.72 best
22.99
21.20
22.77
28.11
25.07
27.51
23.85

Slow start but over all this session felt good! 0.02 seconds saved me from a
30+ solve!

@ Sneaklyfox: were you at the NCR comp in May? And what type of lube do you use?
 
kbrune said:
Round 223

Ave: 25.11 (didn't have time to double check, can some one confirm please)

29.98 worst
28.68
24.49
26.45
20.72 best
22.99
21.20
22.77
28.11
25.07
27.51
23.85

Slow start but over all this session felt good! 0.02 seconds saved me from a
30+ solve!

@ Sneaklyfox: were you at the NCR comp in May? And what type of lube do you use?
Click to expand...

You should use qqtimer. It will give you all the stats. http://mzrg.com/qqtimer/

No, I was not at the NCR comp in May. It would have been difficult as my youngest son was only a month old. I haven't been to any comps yet (started seriously speedcubing since about Nov 2011), but I do plan to make it out one of these days. Hope the NCR comp will continue annually.

I'm using Lubix. Previously I was using Vaseline in my storebought *gasp of horror* but learned that that was terrible. I only got my first speedcubes like my Guhong in Feb this year and never used anything but the Lubix on that.
 
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12: 00:22.41
11: 00:19.37
10: 00:21.99
9: 00:20.56
8: 00:18.78
7: 00:20.92
6: 00:17.36
5: 00:22.63
4: 00:17.92
3: 00:22.71
2: 00:17.39
1: 00:16.69

Average: 19.89
Well, I've graduated, just barely though! Very inconsistent tonight, I think it's because my hands are cold.
 
sneaklyfox said:
You should use qqtimer. It will give you all the stats. http://mzrg.com/qqtimer/

No, I was not at the NCR comp in May. It would have been difficult as my youngest son was only a month old. I haven't been to any comps yet (started seriously speedcubing since about Nov 2011), but I do plan to make it out one of these days. Hope the NCR comp will continue annually.

I'm using Lubix. Previously I was using Vaseline in my storebought *gasp of horror* but learned that that was terrible. I only got my first speedcubes like my Guhong in Feb this year and never used anything but the Lubix on that.
Click to expand...

I normally use qqtimer but this session was on my cell. Thanks though.
You're cube progression sounds a little like mine lol. I got my first speedcube in jan and it was a cube4you brand.
I used jigaloo on it. I bought my.guhong at ncr in may and it made me wish I had been using that all along! I have yet to use lube on it and its still better then m first cube.

I'm alittle hesitant to use jigaloo again cause I had to clean my cube4you every 100-200 solves or so and that got really annoying! But I know my guhong can be faster if I use lube but I really don't want to have to clean it every 2-3 days again! How long until you felt like it was getting slower again?
 
kbrune said:
I normally use qqtimer but this session was on my cell. Thanks though.
You're cube progression sounds a little like mine lol. I got my first speedcube in jan and it was a cube4you brand.
I used jigaloo on it. I bought my.guhong at ncr in may and it made me wish I had been using that all along! I have yet to use lube on it and its still better then m first cube.

I'm alittle hesitant to use jigaloo again cause I had to clean my cube4you every 100-200 solves or so and that got really annoying! But I know my guhong can be faster if I use lube but I really don't want to have to clean it every 2-3 days again! How long until you felt like it was getting slower again?
Click to expand...

I considered cube4you too, but after reading and watching a lot of reviews, mostly from youtube, I decided I'd get a Guhong. I actually also got a Lunhui because of the torpedo feature and it was on sale at the time from speedcubeshop. Zhanchi sounded awesome too but I decided I'd get better first. I sort of told myself that I would get one after I get sub-20... sort of like a reward for myself though I heard the Dayan 6 is coming out in a couple months. Having to clean your cube every 100-200 solves is annoying for sure. I clean and relube my cube every 1-2 months I think (~100+ solves/day). The feeling is awesome right after lubing. Then the next day it's still good and then it stays that way for at least a month or more. I think I relube my cube more often than it needs though but it still feels great afterwards. I wonder how much of it is psychological. If you want to know what lube is good, you could probably find some discussion of it in the forums. (I've read about something called traxxas, for instance.) I wouldn't be the person to ask as I've only tried the Lubix but I think it's great for my needs. It's pricey but you don't need very much of it.

So I see you were at the NCR. You probably would've known if I were there. Chinese woman with three kids is hard to miss. (I say woman, but sometimes I still think of myself as a girl considering the company I'm in... this is a relatively young community and I don't feel old.)
 
Round 223

Average 25.87

26.63, 28.46, (19.95), 26.94, 27.68, 26.47, 26.56, 23.42, (29.69), 26.22, 23.34, 23.00

Thought I'd join in with this if you guys don't mind. Recently graduated the sub 30 thread. Spent the last couple of weeks trying to drop my times down. This is a fairly standard average for me (CFOP 3LLL). Been getting more and more full step sub 20s recently so I know I'm capable of it (the 19 was full step). That being said think I'll be around for a while on this thread before graduation! So hello to you all.
 
Round 223

Average 19.02

18.16, (20.72), 19.38, 19.75, 19.72, 17.53, 17.00, 20.40, 19.70, (16.15), 19.27, 19.25

Argh, so close to sub 19, but locked up on the LL for the last solve. Still managed the sub 20 :)
 
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