Hi, Gordon from Swizerland here!

Something strange just happened to me...
I found my first ZhanChi, which is a Lubix one. I thought I will take this one today for my solves even if I didn't like it's turning very much.
After warming up with some 2x2 and 3x3 solves I paricipated in the weekly competition:


Average of 5: 28.722
Individual times: (24.691), 29.292, (29.652), 28.982, 27.892

... I've never ever had more than two or three sub-30 solves in a row, and now five, and in a competition. I hope I can now hold this level or at least beat this before the end of this year.

And I will definitely use this cube for some time now.
 
Gordon said:
Something strange just happened to me...
I found my first ZhanChi, which is a Lubix one. I thought I will take this one today for my solves even if I didn't like it's turning very much.
After warming up with some 2x2 and 3x3 solves I paricipated in the weekly competition:


Average of 5: 28.722
Individual times: (24.691), 29.292, (29.652), 28.982, 27.892

... I've never ever had more than two or three sub-30 solves in a row, and now five, and in a competition. I hope I can now hold this level or at least beat this before the end of this year.

And I will definitely use this cube for some time now.
Click to expand...

It also happens to me. It seems that I improve put of nowhere. One moment I'm averaging 30 seconds, the next I average 27 oO
 
Heilige Bim-Bam!

Today I wantet do do an average of 50. The first few solves were bad (57seconds on second solve...) but then some crazy things happened...
With solve 14, I broke my Avg of 5 PB, then with every single solve between 15 and 22 I broke my Avg of 12 PB and with number 22 again my Avg of 5:

Average of 5: 28.246
Individual times: 29.007, (27.413), (29.675), 28.020, 27.710

Average of 12: 29.392
Individual times: 29.380, (38.419), 27.581, 28.345, 37.181, (25.575), 29.610, 29.007, 27.413, 29.675, 28.020, 27.710

This is my first sub-30 avg of 12, with only two sup-30 times, and 7 sub-30 times in a row.

Then the magic disapeared... until solve 30:
New single PB: 21.024 no idea how I did that... That's more than three seconds faster than my old single PB!

I tried to complete the average of 50, but I couldn't concentrate anymore...

All times and scrambles:
number of times: 31/31
best time: 21.024
worst time: 57.680

current avg5: 32.699 (σ = 1.69)
best avg5: 28.246 (σ = 0.68)

current avg12: 31.739 (σ = 3.13)
best avg12: 29.392 (σ = 2.87)

session avg: 32.380 (σ = 4.14)
session mean: 33.117

41.510 (D2 F' R D B D' F L B' R F2 R2 D' L2 U' F' R2 D2 R2 F' D L U' R F2)
57.680 (R D' F' D L' U' L2 D' B U2 B R2 F2 R B' L U R' U R U2 F' L' F2 L')
39.980 (F2 D' R2 B U' L U R' D R2 U2 F2 R2 F2 D2 B L F2 D' B' R' B2 L2 U B')
32.552 (D' L D2 R' B2 R2 B2 U2 L' F D F' R2 B2 L' D L B D2 B R B2 D F2 U)
31.254 (F2 R F L F L D F U2 B' R2 D R2 U2 R D2 F' D F D R D F D2 F')
32.806 (F' L' B D' B' R2 B2 L2 B R F' L' F U2 R2 D2 B' D2 F2 D' R B' L' D2 B)
34.109 (D' F' R' B L2 U' L' F2 D2 R' U2 B D L U' L2 F D2 B' R U' R D F U2)
30.122 (F' U2 F' U2 L2 U2 F D2 F' D' L' D2 F L' F2 D2 L2 F2 R2 B' R' B' U2 F L')
48.082 (R2 F2 D F' D2 R B' L' D2 B2 L2 U2 B L' F2 R2 U2 B2 R2 D2 B U' L' F' U2)
28.955 (R' D F U' R2 B' R B' L B R2 U2 L B2 R' U' L2 B' R' U' F' L2 U2 R D')
29.380 (B' D2 R' D' F D2 F2 D R2 B' L2 U' F2 U2 R2 U' F R2 F2 R2 F U R' D B)
38.419 (B' D L2 U2 L2 B' D F' U2 L' B2 D B U' R2 B2 U F' U' F2 R D L2 F U)
27.581 (F' D R2 D' L' B R B R2 U B U B U B' D2 F2 D' L2 U L B U2 F2 U')
28.345 (B' U' R2 B' U' L B U2 L' D2 L2 B R' D' L' U' F U L' F' D2 L B' L U)
37.181 (L' B' R D L D' L' F' D F' R' F R U2 B2 U R F2 L F D2 R' F' D F)
25.575 (L2 D' L' U2 L2 U F L2 D' F' R2 B' U2 F U L' B2 L2 D' L2 D' B' U2 F2 L2)
29.610 (B' L F D' R B U R B' R' B' D2 B2 L2 U2 F' U F U' B' D' R F D2 L')
29.007 (U' B' L2 D2 R' D R2 U2 F2 U F2 R D' B' D L2 U2 B2 R2 U R D2 B2 L' U')
27.413 (R2 B' U2 F2 R' U' B U2 F2 R D' L2 B2 D2 R' F2 R' B2 L' B2 L F2 L2 U' F')
29.675 (D F' D2 B D F D2 L' U' F2 R' D2 F R' F2 D2 R2 F' L D B U R2 D' B')
28.020 (B' L' D2 L D2 B D2 R2 F R' F' D2 F L U' F R D' L' F R' F2 L' U2 B)
27.710 (D L B D F' D' L D B' D2 R2 D L2 D R2 F' U B L' U B L2 F R' D')
38.649 (F2 D F2 D F2 L' D2 L2 F U B U' F2 U L' F2 U2 L2 F R' F' L2 F2 U R2)
32.782 (R' F L2 B L2 F' R F' U2 L2 B' U R2 B2 D2 B2 R2 B' U2 L2 U' R U B D2)
36.674 (L2 F2 D2 B D F2 L2 D B R2 F' L2 D2 R U2 F2 U2 R U2 L2 D2 R' U2 F L)
29.083 (L' B D R2 U' F2 U2 F' R2 D R' D F R' U2 B2 U2 R2 U' B R2 D L B' R2)
32.913 (F2 U B2 U2 L B D2 R' D' B' U2 L' B2 U2 L2 F D F2 U L D B2 R' D2 R2)
35.345 (B2 D' B2 U2 F2 L2 F L2 B2 L2 F2 L' U B2 U2 R2 U2 F U2 B2 D2 R B2 D2 F')
34.273 (F' L2 U2 B2 U F U' R' U' L' F' L D' B U' B' R B' R B' L B2 R' U R)
21.024 (R B2 U F' U' R2 U R2 B' R2 B' U2 F R' D B2 L' U R' D2 B2 U L F2 L')
30.912 (L' U2 L' F U' B' U' L U' B2 D2 F R' D' R F D' L B' R2 F R2 B' D B2)
 
The first two where indeed pretty cool. They where fluent with just small pauses. I saw you turned slow so you could look ahead. In the thrid solve I noticed you started speeding up the moves.. You loose look ahed immediatly. I laughed out loud when you turned the cube upside down to check the cross after sloving the cross in the third solve.
 
Yep... The third solve messed up everything. I got distracted and then could not concentrate anymore. Maybe the next time I record I will get a sub 30 avg of 5 on video.

Today I received my black and white Panshi from HK Now Store.
Iv'e assembeled the black one, and I must say that I like it for now. It's not yet lubed or tensioned correct, but I have no clicking or anything like that. In fact, the cube feels realy smooth.
I expect a good cube when it's lubed, tensioned and broken in.

Maybe the next video is with the Panshi :)
 
Now that I loosened the tension by some turns, mine is also clicky... I guess it was tensioned too tight to be clicky.

Btw... I've received my Tuttminx today :D I guess the Panshi has to wait to be broken in and lubed.
 
No, I don't think so... I'm a bit afraid of stickering.
Did you loosen it before you stickered? Mine is so tight, I can't even move a face.
Because in the Instructions they write that you have to turn the faces before stickering...


[video=youtube_share;v-N1p_kDTJA]http://youtu.be/v-N1p_kDTJA[/video]
 
Like heck no! *giggle*

You sticker it before you loosen any faces. It is so you don't accidentally turn it into a wrong state and then sticker it.

It says so clearly on the site: http://www.verypuzzle.com/index.php?route=product/product&product_id=50

The very bottom section on the page.

Put the caps on, sticker it, take the caps off again and tension and lube it.
Fast facts in summary: it comes assembled but not stickered, all screws come tight and not ready for play(loosen it a bit before play), better sticker it before any move.
 
Thanks for your tips. I don't know what I've read in my excitement when the Tuttminx arrived, but I thought 'Check the Package' means 'Check if every face turns' ;)

Today I've started stickering. This is hard work. Got seven faces until now, not more...

Tuttminx.jpg


Meanwhile, six other faces are stickered too. The six ones opposite of the faces next to the white one. So 19 faces left and I still have to decide which color will come opposite of the white face, black or yellow...
 
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Stopped with stickering. My eyes are hurting :) Will continue tomorrow.
At least I think that I know that I will put black opposite of white.


I wanted to do an average of 50 instead with my Panshi, but had to stop after 30 solves...
Some good times, and some really bad times... no consistency:

Cube type: Rubik's Cube
Number of Solves: 30
Best Time: 24.113
Worst Time: 1:04.876

Averages:
Mean of 3 27.635
Average of 5 29.326
Average of 12 30.527

Individual times:
1: 30.087 (B2 D' L' U B2 D' B R2 D' L B D2 L F D2 L U2 B D' F' R' B' L' U2 R2)
2: 31.284 (U2 B U F' R' D2 L2 B' L2 B2 L' F2 L' U L F R2 F D F' L F' U F2 R2)
3: 33.112 (R2 B' U R' F2 L' B2 L' B U' F2 D2 R' B' R U F2 D' R B' R' D2 R D2 L)
4: 24.113 (D R' B' L' U L' F U L2 U F2 D2 B2 R2 U' L' F' D F' R2 D' R F' U2 L2)
5: 30.141 (D2 L F U' F' R B2 U' L2 D' B' D' F R' F U2 B' R' U2 B R U F' R B2)
6: 31.286 (R2 U R2 F2 L' U' L' F2 D' F' L F2 D L2 B D2 B2 R2 U2 L2 F L2 F2 L D)
7: 27.643 (F2 L2 B' D2 R' U2 B2 L D F2 U2 F R D' F' U' F U' R' B' U F D B' R2)
8: 32.852 (F2 U2 R2 U' F2 D2 R2 B D F' D2 L B2 U2 R2 U' B2 D2 L2 D2 R B2 U B2 U2)
9: 1:04.876 (D R2 U' L2 D' L' U2 B R' B' U' L' D2 R' B2 L' D2 B' D' L' F L2 F U' B)
10: 34.549 (D R U L B2 D2 L U' F' L2 D L D' B2 U2 B U' B2 D2 R' F' U L2 D2 F')
11: 33.505 (L' D' B R' U2 L' F L' D B' U' F D' B R2 U' F U' B2 L B L2 B U2 B2)
12: 31.411 (L F2 L2 D' B U' L2 D' B' D R' B2 U2 F' R' F' L' F' L' D F2 L2 D' R2 D)
13: 35.472 (R2 U2 R D B2 R2 U R' D' B' U2 R' D F2 D' L2 F' D' B2 D R2 U' B2 U' F')
14: 26.817 (U' R D' B D2 B2 D2 B2 R D B2 L D' F2 U F' U2 B' L2 B D' F D' F U')
15: 51.881 (D' R B' R B L2 U' F U2 L D' B2 R' U F' D L F U2 F2 U F D2 L2 F2)
16: 37.879 (F2 D2 F2 D2 R F2 R2 F2 D L D' L U L U2 R B' U' R F' L' B L2 D' R)
17: 32.109 (D L' B L2 F' D' L' F R U2 L2 B D B2 L2 F' R F' D2 R2 F' U F' U L2)
18: 32.480 (B D' R2 D L F L F L B2 D B' R2 B2 U F D2 R' D' F2 R' F2 L' B L2)
19: 26.048 (L2 F D R' D2 F2 R' F2 U B' R F L B R2 B2 L2 B' R' D2 L' D' F D' R)
20: 27.851 (B2 U' L' U2 F D2 F D' R' D F R' B2 L' B D B U F' U2 L B D B R2)
21: 37.048 (L2 U2 B L2 U2 L' D2 B U2 F' R' U2 L' B' L2 F2 R' F' R' B2 D B2 L' B R2)
22: 37.910 (R2 U2 F' R2 U F D2 R2 U F2 U2 B R U2 L2 F2 L2 B L B' D B' L2 D2 L)
23: 25.477 (R B' D2 F R2 B' D L' D' F R D' F R' D2 R U2 L' U2 L D L F2 U R)
24: 25.148 (U L U' B' L' F' D2 F' L F L U2 B R' D B2 R2 D' R U2 R' D' R F L2)
25: 32.280 (B' U' R F2 D' F' L' F2 U B R' F' R' B' R B2 U2 L' D2 B2 R2 U' R' U B)
26: 30.222 (D2 R2 B R F2 U' R F' D2 B' L2 B R F2 D2 F R' U' L' D L' U2 B U' R2)
27: 33.541 (R2 D' B' R B U F' L' D R U F2 D' L2 U2 R' U' R2 B2 D2 F L' U2 R U)
28: 28.217 (R2 D' L' D2 B2 L F2 D' B' L B L' D R2 B R' F U R2 B2 U' R F' R' U2)
29: 1:01.738 (L B2 D2 B D2 L' F R2 D F D F R B2 U' F L F2 D' R U' B' R' F' U)
30: 30.745 (U2 L F2 D' R' B L2 U F U2 R B2 U' R2 U' F' L' D' B L F2 U L2 U L2)
 
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