Blindsolving Accomplishment Thread

[Mike Hughey]

alexc, kemot_13, and Derrick,

Amazing times! You are all awesome! It's obvious to me that by the end of next year it will be necessary to be sub-1 to be considered good at 3x3x3 BLD.

Which is disappointing, because I have doubts as to whether or not I can ever be sub-1. But I have to admit I'll be happy with sub-1:30, and I'm convinced I can reach that someday.

 

[Derrick Eide17]

alexc, kemot_13, and Derrick,

Amazing times! You are all awesome! It's obvious to me that by the end of next year it will be necessary to be sub-1 to be considered good at 3x3x3 BLD.

Which is disappointing, because I have doubts as to whether or not I can ever be sub-1. But I have to admit I'll be happy with sub-1:30, and I'm convinced I can reach that someday.

Thanks mike! and dont worry you can be sub 1, just TWO solves before this i got very frustrated and quoted to a friend these exact words.

"I will NEVER get sub-1 I swear!"

Well... i was wrong

 

[Mike Hughey]

Thanks mike! and dont worry you can be sub 1, just TWO solves before this i got very frustrated and quoted to a friend these exact words.

"I will NEVER get sub-1 I swear!"

Well... i was wrong

Yeah, but you've been close for a while. I'm not even close. My best ever is still the 1:46 I got while warming up at the Cincinnati Open.

I hope that now that I'm saying this I'll suddenly be sub-1:30 today!

 

[ShadenSmith]

Thanks mike! and dont worry you can be sub 1, just TWO solves before this i got very frustrated and quoted to a friend these exact words.

"I will NEVER get sub-1 I swear!"

Well... i was wrong

Yeah, but you've been close for a while. I'm not even close. My best ever is still the 1:46 I got while warming up at the Cincinnati Open.

I hope that now that I'm saying this I'll suddenly be sub-1:30 today!

I witnessed that solve!

 

[Derrick Eide17]

Thanks mike! and dont worry you can be sub 1, just TWO solves before this i got very frustrated and quoted to a friend these exact words.

"I will NEVER get sub-1 I swear!"

Well... i was wrong

Yeah, but you've been close for a while. I'm not even close. My best ever is still the 1:46 I got while warming up at the Cincinnati Open.

I hope that now that I'm saying this I'll suddenly be sub-1:30 today!

Of course it will happen!

 

[Stefan]

found my own quirky ways for helping keep the pairs of 4 stick in my head a little longer

What four? I don't understand where you get that number from.

 

[blah]

What four? I don't understand where you get that number from.

memo was:

Corners: BGWWOW/A
Edges: ELRF VZKD MB

That's where. Just so that you know, I do six

 

[Pitzu]

Pyraminx blindfolded
Single: 4:09.61
Average(5): 4:52.02

4 successfull out of 5. The 5th was a 3:29 DNF (2 peaks twisted!!!)
It could be 2 times or more faster but I wanted to be quiet sure. A more professional method could be worked out.
I only wanted to check it off. All other puzzles have to wait until the European Championship.

 

[AvGalen]

István is on this forum?

yay!

And I really like his written accent. quiet sure and checking it off will be my new fun-phrases (no more plain/plane).

Don't forget to wear pink István!

 

[nitrocan]

I just did my fastest 3x3 bld, 6:05 I use orient and permutate, 1 by 1.

 

[Kenny]

You ought to use a colon, otherwise we'll think you're either an alien or a liar .

 

[nitrocan]

i am sorry, it was supposed to be 6:05, 6 minutes

 

[Brett]

I can solve the corners and centers of a 4x4x4 in under 20 minutes.

Since I'm not reading up on any guides or anything I still can't do edges. I want to figure it out myself.

 

[Mike Hughey]

Finally got another successful 6x6x6 BLD. 50:18.69 (23:06 memo). Still getting faster.

I still can't wait for my Cubesmith stickers; I hope he can get the V logos done soon so he can send them!

 

[alexc]

Congratulations Mike! I've pretty much given up on 7x7 bld, I want to try 6x6 first...I still need to get one though.

 

[nitrocan]

another 3x3 bld record, 5:21.41 , getting ready for my first competition

 

[Mike Hughey]

Congratulations Mike! I've pretty much given up on 7x7 bld, I want to try 6x6 first...I still need to get one though.

Awww, that's too bad - I bet your first attempt was mainly off due to just one or two little moves. But I do hope you can get a 6x6x6 soon so you can try it. A note, though - the advantage to being able to do a 6x6x6 much faster than a 7x7x7 is almost offset by the likelihood of popping. It's almost safer to try 7x7x7's, I think. If you do decide to go for 6x6x6, you might want to spend a good few weeks breaking it in first - the more you break it in (and the more you get used to it), the less likely it is to pop. I've never had an actual full pop in a 6x6x6 BLD solve yet, but I have had several times when I've caught the pieces as they were about ready to come out. And a couple of those times, I lost my place in a commutator because of it.

I'm still very jealous of your 3x3x3 BLD speed. I've gotten slower since Nationals - I'm almost always in the 2:30 range now.

 

[alexc]

Congratulations Mike! I've pretty much given up on 7x7 bld, I want to try 6x6 first...I still need to get one though.

Awww, that's too bad - I bet your first attempt was mainly off due to just one or two little moves. But I do hope you can get a 6x6x6 soon so you can try it. A note, though - the advantage to being able to do a 6x6x6 much faster than a 7x7x7 is almost offset by the likelihood of popping. It's almost safer to try 7x7x7's, I think. If you do decide to go for 6x6x6, you might want to spend a good few weeks breaking it in first - the more you break it in (and the more you get used to it), the less likely it is to pop. I've never had an actual full pop in a 6x6x6 BLD solve yet, but I have had several times when I've caught the pieces as they were about ready to come out. And a couple of those times, I lost my place in a commutator because of it.

I'm still very jealous of your 3x3x3 BLD speed. I've gotten slower since Nationals - I'm almost always in the 2:30 range now.

Yeah, I am still really mad at that 54 DNF. I pretty much am only doing 3x3 bld now because I didn't do well in it at Nats. 4x4 bld and multi have taken a back seat because I am now ranked 2 and 4 respectively, which is really good. (I'm still doing 4x4 a little though. I have not tried multi since Nats.) I will get sub 1:10 3x3 bld at my next comp though!

 

[Mike Hughey]

Yeah, I am still really mad at that 54 DNF. I pretty much am only doing 3x3 bld now because I didn't do well in it at Nats. 4x4 bld and multi have taken a back seat because I am now ranked 2 and 4 respectively, which is really good. (I'm still doing 4x4 a little though. I have not tried multi since Nats.) I will get sub 1:10 3x3 bld at my next comp though!

My goal for 3x3x3 BLD is to someday match your current competition best. I figure sub-1:30 is just enough to stay in the top 100 through the end of 2009; that's the reason it's my goal.

Yeah, I'd say those ranks are really good! I hope you get sub-1:00 3x3x3 BLD at your next competition.

I've only done a few little multis since Nationals. It's hard to get motivated to try another big one. Maybe results from the Dutch Masters will provide some incentive.

 

[Stefan]

I figure sub-1:30 is just enough to stay in the top 100 through the end of 2009

So that ought to be my next goal. I just checked and right now I'm exactly #100, so very soon I'll get thrown out of there.

This might work to get a better 6x6, which could be particularly helpful for blindsolving, I guess:
http://www.twistypuzzles.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=9&t=10667