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[MarcelP]

Spoiler: Ao12 red=26.16

Generated By csTimer(www.cstimer.net) on 2012-12-30
solves/total: 12/12

single
best: 21.52
worst: 32.66

mean of 3
current: 23.96 (σ = 2.76)
best: 23.96 (σ = 2.76)

avg of 5
current: 25.40 (σ = 1.82)
best: 25.40 (σ = 1.82)

avg of 12
current: 26.16 (σ = 2.38)
best: 26.16 (σ = 2.38)

Average: 26.16 (σ = 2.38)
Mean: 26.32

Time List:
1. 26.38 L D2 B R U2 L U2 R2 F2 B L' U R F' R2 F2 L2 B L' U2 D F' U F' U2
2. 23.31 B' F' U D2 F' R L2 F2 L D' F R U2 B2 D' F' R F L2 U2 D R' B D2 R2
3. 26.93 U2 L U R' B R D U2 B' F' R' U' B' U R F U R' L2 B' R2 D2 U2 L2 D
4. 27.46 B' D F' U2 F2 U' B' R2 B U' R2 D F' D2 F' L F2 B L' U2 B R2 B2 U L
5. 32.66 F B R F2 L2 U L' R B2 D L' F2 D2 U B U L' F B R2 L' F' U F L2
6. 24.56 U' R' F U B R L U' L2 B2 L D' L F L' U' F' L B U2 L U2 L' D' F
7. 25.28 U' D2 R2 B' L2 D2 L' F D F2 L F U F' U L' U2 L' F2 R U F L2 D' R
8. 31.52 D' L' F2 L R2 D2 B' R F' B' U2 B L' D' R2 F R2 B' U B' D' F2 L2 U' B'
9. 25.83 L B2 F D' U L U B2 L D' R' F2 R' D' R' B' F L' U D' F' L2 R D R2
10. 26.96 R' L B2 U R2 L D2 U2 R F' R' F' L2 F2 D2 R L U' R F U' B' U L2 B2
11. 23.40 D2 L' R F D' F L' F2 U L F2 B R' D' R2 U' B2 L B F U L2 R B U
12. 21.52[Unimpressive LL skip] R' B2 U' L2 R D' R U F B' L U D F B D2 F' R' F R U B2 D B' L

Nice! What is your average on white?

 

[Schmidt]

24.53 Ao50 according to my entry in this.

 

[BenVdd]

I'll do an ao12 with cross on red later today

 

[ajayd]

I've waited my whole cubing life for an LL skip. Seriously?

 

[BenVdd]

cross on red :

Spoiler

number of times: 12/12
best time: 29.27
worst time: 1:00.96

current avg5: 37.35 (σ = 1.43)
best avg5: 37.35 (σ = 1.43)

current avg12: 44.99 (σ = 8.17)
best avg12: 44.99 (σ = 8.17)

times (reset):
47.53, 1:00.96, 57.11, 48.85, 29.27, 59.46, 47.65, 35.48, 41.78, 36.00, 39.34, 36.73

 

[MarcelP]

24.53 Ao50 according to my entry in this.

Are you full color neutral?

 

[Schmidt]

I'm too lazy to find the best cross, so I just do white.

 

[MarcelP]

I'm too lazy to find the best cross, so I just do white.

What a big waist of talent. If I had 2 seonds between an Ao12 on white and on red I would definatly be color neutral. All the true fast cubers are...

 

[MarcelP]

I just did an Ao12 on green. Average 43.57 Man, that is tough.. LOL

EDIT: second Ao12 cross on Green: 39.19
37.21 42.29 35.41 44.61 42.48 42.46 35.76 (47.73) 37.73 36.33 37.60 (33.60)

I guess it is quite easy to get used to..

 

[Schmidt]

They all are. The worst thing is if you can see a corner with white on you tend to put it on D.

 

[MarcelP]

I just had a nice scramble when I did a few normal cross on White:

U2 B2 F2 U R2 D B2 D' F2 R2 U B L D R B D2 L B2 F' U2 L2

[video=youtube_share;HxuhLo4R4SQ]http://youtu.be/HxuhLo4R4SQ[/video]

 

[MarcelP]

I have been doing cross on green for two days now. The times are just barely sub 40. I was expecting faster progress. So I did an Ao100 on white to see if everything is still OK

I broke my Ao100 PB so I am guessing that the cross on green has positive effect. I will continue the full 5 days cross on green to if it gets faster. Then I will decide to stop or continue color neutral training.

 

[Username]

I have been doing cross on green for two days now. The times are just barely sub 40. I was expecting faster progress. So I did an Ao100 on white to see if everything is still OK

I broke my Ao100 PB so I am guessing that the cross on green has positive effect. I will continue the full 5 days cross on green to if it gets faster. Then I will decide to stop or continue color neutral training.

I also recently switched to color neutral, and i am about the same speed as you are. I'd say go for it, it gives you an easier cross most of the time. My method of turning color neutral was to just start solving the easiest cross right away.

 

[MarcelP]

I also recently switched to color neutral, and i am about the same speed as you are. I'd say go for it, it gives you an easier cross most of the time. My method of turning color neutral was to just start solving the easiest cross right away.

That's interesting. How long have you been practicing CN? And are your times getting closer to you white cross?

 

[ThomasJE]

I have been doing cross on green for two days now. The times are just barely sub 40. I was expecting faster progress. So I did an Ao100 on white to see if everything is still OK

I broke my Ao100 PB so I am guessing that the cross on green has positive effect. I will continue the full 5 days cross on green to if it gets faster. Then I will decide to stop or continue color neutral training.

Are you opposite colour neutral (white and yellow)? I did think of doing that before I switched to ZZ, in fact I may still do that with ZZ.

 

[MarcelP]

Are you opposite colour neutral (white and yellow)? I did think of doing that before I switched to ZZ, in fact I may still do that with ZZ.

Yes, I did an Ao50 on yellow before I started on green. I had 31 something. So I guess I am almost opposite color neutral.

 

[Username]

That's interesting. How long have you been practicing CN? And are your times getting closer to you white cross?

My times dropped about 5-10 seconds. Yellow was easy, green and blue and red wasn't too hard either. Orange was harder than i expected. Now I am averaging about 26 seconds with all colors. Orange feels like my weakness though.

I have to say I feel most confident about white and yellow.

 

[MarcelP]

My times dropped about 5-10 seconds. Yellow was easy, green and blue and red wasn't too hard either. Orange was harder than i expected. Now I am averaging about 26 seconds with all colors. Orange feels like my weakness though.

I have to say I feel most confident about white and yellow.

That is awesome. If I only drop 0 seconds and could get my current times on other colours I would be very happy.

 

[Username]

That is awesome. If I only drop 0 seconds and could get my current times on other colours I would be very happy.

Try a couple of solves doing the best cross. It doesn't work for everybody, but it surely worked for me. It takes a while to get used to the colors in F2L. For me it helped that i searched for a corner piece, and then i repeated the two colors of the matching edge in my head until they were matched up.

 

[omer]

My times dropped about 5-10 seconds. Yellow was easy, green and blue and red wasn't too hard either. Orange was harder than i expected. Now I am averaging about 26 seconds with all colors. Orange feels like my weakness though.

I have to say I feel most confident about white and yellow.

Since I was always color neutral this is something I don't really get - how is solving on orange any different than any other color? why do colors have so much importance when you solve?