moralsh
Veteran
Hi there!
After about 6 months posting on the forums I've finally decided to introduce myself although I've done it already if you mix my first posts in other threads on the forums
My name is Raúl, I'm 30-all years old and I work as a software developer manager, mainly web development for e-leaning but also some other things as a freelance. I live in Madrid, Spain
I first had access to a cube in the 1980s, and got as far as F2L and EO of the last layer, very few hard to find tutorials and no youtube back then, so I got bored and just forgot about it almost 30 years.
In summer 2011 I went to Budapest and saw a lot of Rubick's cubes but although I was tempted I passed on buying one, however something started itching inside me.
I ordered a couple of cubic things (I just can't call them cubes anymore) on dx.com, a 3x3x3 and a 5x5x5, as the 3x3x3 was both lock and pop prone I learnt beginners and as soon as it definitely stuck I learnt how to do the 5x5x5 and practiced both 5x5x5 and 3x3x3 on the 5x5x5.
Between April and May IIRC, I decided to learn Fridich my goal back then was to be just sub 1:00 and as soon as a stickerless Zhanchi and Guhong arrived I got there in no time, that was in August.
I also ordered a Megaminx (which I loved and took a lot of time from 3x3x3), a Pyra that I haven't learnt a method yet although I can solve it, a 4x4x4 and a 6x6x6 and a 2x2x2. I can solve them all now although I still mix the parities on the even big cubes.
On 3x3x3 I started pushing a bit more when Marcel told me about the weekly competitions, I'm pushing to be sub 30 right now and just can't stop practicing whenever I get some spare time at home, which isn't very often, but oh well. I even bought a mini Zhanchi to take always in the pocket of my coat
I learnt Old Pochmann a couple of weeks ago but haven't get to memo the cube yet, I'll try it very soon. I also like to start practicing OH, but I'm averaging like 2 minutes and can't see how to even half it, but I guess practice will get me there.
And now, after that brick of an introduction, I need to brag about my first Ao100 of the year, I broke most of my PBs
Mean of 3: 25.81
Ao5: 26.81
Ao12: 28.54
Ao100: 31.08
Yay!
After about 6 months posting on the forums I've finally decided to introduce myself although I've done it already if you mix my first posts in other threads on the forums
My name is Raúl, I'm 30-all years old and I work as a software developer manager, mainly web development for e-leaning but also some other things as a freelance. I live in Madrid, Spain
I first had access to a cube in the 1980s, and got as far as F2L and EO of the last layer, very few hard to find tutorials and no youtube back then, so I got bored and just forgot about it almost 30 years.
In summer 2011 I went to Budapest and saw a lot of Rubick's cubes but although I was tempted I passed on buying one, however something started itching inside me.
I ordered a couple of cubic things (I just can't call them cubes anymore) on dx.com, a 3x3x3 and a 5x5x5, as the 3x3x3 was both lock and pop prone I learnt beginners and as soon as it definitely stuck I learnt how to do the 5x5x5 and practiced both 5x5x5 and 3x3x3 on the 5x5x5.
Between April and May IIRC, I decided to learn Fridich my goal back then was to be just sub 1:00 and as soon as a stickerless Zhanchi and Guhong arrived I got there in no time, that was in August.
I also ordered a Megaminx (which I loved and took a lot of time from 3x3x3), a Pyra that I haven't learnt a method yet although I can solve it, a 4x4x4 and a 6x6x6 and a 2x2x2. I can solve them all now although I still mix the parities on the even big cubes.
On 3x3x3 I started pushing a bit more when Marcel told me about the weekly competitions, I'm pushing to be sub 30 right now and just can't stop practicing whenever I get some spare time at home, which isn't very often, but oh well. I even bought a mini Zhanchi to take always in the pocket of my coat
I learnt Old Pochmann a couple of weeks ago but haven't get to memo the cube yet, I'll try it very soon. I also like to start practicing OH, but I'm averaging like 2 minutes and can't see how to even half it, but I guess practice will get me there.
And now, after that brick of an introduction, I need to brag about my first Ao100 of the year, I broke most of my PBs
Mean of 3: 25.81
Ao5: 26.81
Ao12: 28.54
Ao100: 31.08
Yay!
),
, the four leaf clover avatar has been with me for a very long time (13 years) in Spain it also means luck which is kind of apropriate in cubing 
Just try it! It isn't as hard as you'd think
lol
