Blindsolving Failure Thread

illucid said:
I've been practicing sighted 3x3 BLD (old pochmann) for a month now once or twice a day. I had my memo image recognition/recall down and setup moves took no thought at all, so two days ago I started actually trying to do the memo. I would do edges and corners each as a separate step. I successfully did memo and execution for edges and parity. Then did memo and execution for corners. I was surprised that the memo was not as difficult as I had imagined. I had been psyching myself out for so long and I don't know why I never got around to actually trying an actual, full, blind solve.

So, I tried my first 3x3 BLD attempt ever just now and I was off by 2 twisted corners. On my second to last shoot, I shot to FLU instead of UFL. I look forward to my first official solve at Dayton 2012 next weekend, but I have some questions to ask. Is there a time limit for BLD? I thought I read in the regs that most events have a time limit of 10 minutes if no other limit is stated. Also, what is the difference between a soft and hard cap? Lastly, I don't own a blindfold. No time to have one shipped online. Can I pick one up at a pharmacy? I've seen sleeping masks there before, but not sure if they are equivalent or what the regulations state. If I show up with a blindfold that blocks my sight is that good enough?
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It seems that they don't have time limits for 3x3 BLD listed on Dayton's site, so I would contact the organizer. I would assume at least a 10 minute hard cut off due to WCA regulations. A hard cut-off means that if you don't make it under that time on any of your solves in the average, you will be stopped, given a dnf, and will not be able to complete the average. If you fail to get one of your first two solves under the soft or combined limit, then your single times will be recorded in the WCA, but you will not get to complete the average. Competitors are responsible for bringing their own blindfolds If you don't think you will not be able to buy one in time, I would email the organizers and see if you could borrow one.
 
illucid said:
I was surprised that the memo was not as difficult as I had imagined. I had been psyching myself out for so long and I don't know why I never got around to actually trying an actual, full, blind solve.
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This is so much like me, I think I knew how to do 4BLD for about a year before I actually attempted a solve :fp

illucid said:
Lastly, I don't own a blindfold. No time to have one shipped online. Can I pick one up at a pharmacy? I've seen sleeping masks there before, but not sure if they are equivalent or what the regulations state. If I show up with a blindfold that blocks my sight is that good enough?
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Sleep mask = blindfold. You should be able to get one at most pharmacies, you might not want to call it a blindfold though unless you want some strange looks :p
 
MultiBLD [Attempt of 8] mo3: 29:27.13 (σ = 63.71)

6/8 - 30:31.43 One off by 2 twisted corners, the other 3 edges cycled incorrectly

4/8 - 29:25.93 Complete failure, lots of edges screwed and it looks like a flubbed a turn on two cubes while doing corners

6/8 - 28:24.02 One off by 2 twisted corners, the other 3 edges cycled incorrectly... Again! >_________<


My accuracy has dropped and I don't know why. This is awful and frustrating. I also did this in one sitting. My brain hates me.
 
Cubenovice said:
Don't worry: your brain is getting some good practice!
You will only get better for it.

Twisted corners: did you not see them or recall failure?
If it is a recall issue you might consider a different way to memo twisted corners?
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I just went over the scrambles and my memo/recall was solid for corners. It was an execution fail =P
 
Ollie said:
then put corners in at the end for STM.
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What is STM? Safe commutators?
Ollie said:
How long ago did you sub-9??? I've had so many close attempts to sub-10 now it's unreal (latest being a 9:44.xx DNF with 2 incorrect +-centers :( )
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I think a month a go it was 8:59, and two weeks ago I did 8:48.
Memo sub-4:30 + think ahead + comms for everything = sub-10 :) I guess you are capable to do all these things :tu Good luck!
 
Cubetcha 2012
October 6th 2012

1) DNF
2 Flipped edges [2:3x.xx]

2) DNF
I knew I memorized wrong, so I quit [2:07.xx]

3) DNF
I don't know what went wrong, it was off by alot.
 
5BLD DNF(8:50.52) d u' R2 f' B D l' D b2 D2 L2 r2 l F2 R2 F' r2 d B' R2 f2 r2 L u2 f' L' d2 b' U2 d' B2 D2 r2 b' l' F2 D u f' l2 f2 u2 f2 r' l2 b2 B' d' U2 F2 b L' d R B F2 r2 b B' l2

An L2 out during center execution, so quite a few pieces off. But reviewing the video afterwards everything else was spot on and the cube solved when I tried the scramble + memo again.

Memo around 4:30. I'm not expecting times anywhere near this good at UKO 2012 but I'll be going all out.
 
Hadn't practiced much, then decided to do 5BLD last night. Thought I would try 1-pass memo for giggles.
10:15 memo (good for me), 14:09 execution (very bad, lots of recall delay). Off by +centre 3-cycle and wing 3-cycle, not sure if it was memo or execution errors. I think I'll stick to reviewing for 5BLD until I get a lot better at it.
 
MBLD: 0/4 20:48.65[10:51.03]
1st: 2 mis-oriented corners.
2nd: 3 corner cycles
3rd: 2 unoriented corners and 3 corner cycles
4th: 4 unoriented corners
Switched to comms for corner, I think thats why. probably did with wrong cases. Bah, I need more understanding with corner comms.
 
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