Race to sub-25 (a.k.a. soft transistion between 30 and 20)

[JF1zl3]

Round: 4
Average: 26.58
Mean: 25.95
Event: 3x3x3 Speed (Modified CFOP)


====Solves Set 1====
#1 ----------- 19.64
#2 ----------- 23.57
#3 ----------- 28.85
#4 ----------- DNF
#5 ----------- 21.81
#6 ----------- 32.29
#7 ----------- 28.39
#8 ----------- 21.48
#9 ----------- 29.37
#10 ---------- 34.31
#11 ---------- 25.88
#12 ---------- 19.87
Average ------ 26.58
Mean --------- 25.95
Ao12 --------- 26.58
Ao5 ---------- 24.74 #1 - #5
Best --------- 19.64 #1
Worst -------- DNF #4
Comments: Terrible Terrible Terrible times, I could have gotten sub-25 if it werent for #4, #6, and #10.
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[Schmidt]

Round 4 results​

1. sneaklyfox : 26.26 OH
2. JF1zl3 : 26.58
3. MarcelP : 27.39

 

[Schmidt]

Round 5 scrambles​

1. D2 U' B2 U2 L2 B2 U' R2 F2 L2 F2 R B L U' L2 U' L2 U F' R'
2. F2 L2 U2 R2 D2 B' R2 F2 D2 F' D2 R F2 D' U' F R D L' R2
3. R2 U2 L U2 R D2 L B2 D2 B2 L2 D' B' F' D' L' B2 F2 L2 U R
4. U B2 D R2 D' U2 B2 L2 D R2 U2 L F U' R' U R' D' B2 R' D
5. L2 D' F2 U F2 R2 U' L2 U B2 R2 F D' L' B' R F2 D F2 R2 B
6. L2 D2 B' F2 D2 U2 R2 F L2 R2 B2 R' B2 D R F2 D' B' D R2
7. F2 D' R2 D' F2 U R2 F2 U L2 F2 R F' L R F U2 B U' R'
8. U2 B' R2 L F' D2 B' L D' F R D2 L' U2 L2 U2 B2 R F2 L2 B2
9. R D2 U2 R U2 L U2 R D2 B2 D' F D U B2 D2 F D U
10. U B2 L2 D' B2 D2 F2 U R2 U R2 F' R D' R F' R U2 B' D2 F
11. D R2 D' B2 D2 U L2 R2 F2 U2 F2 L' B U B' L2 F' U F2 R B
12. R2 U2 R2 D2 B U2 F U2 R2 D2 F2 U L' B' D R D2 L U' L' F

 

[pipkiksass]

Round 5 - average 25.70

Spoiler

27.68
24.34
27.76
23.68
24.92
26.06
27.22
28.86
25.97
22.19
24.73
24.97

My first attempt at this race. Not awful - pretty consistent, best RA5 25.11 - no sub-20's, but no sup-30's. S.D. only 1.85.

I promised myself no timed solves this week, just cross practice and lookahead, but I'm failing on that as ever. I always just end up timing myself. I've long ago stopped improving through lazy practice - averages have stayed in about 26 range for about 6 weeks. But then I have a tiny baby and little time to cube, and I enjoy being sub-30. So much to work on, and so little time!!!

 

[sneaklyfox]

Round 5 (OH)
Average: 25.26
26.25, 23.65, 23.42, 27.90, (31.62), 24.64, 23.32, 23.75, 26.22, 29.79, (22.98), 23.68

Wow... that was pretty good for me. If not for a couple terrible solves (execution problem), it would've been sub-25. 7 sub-25 solves in this average!

 

[kunparekh18]

R5 Speed

26.89 (19.25) 20.84 23.73 20.40 21.09 28.40 23.07 22.31 (29.45) 21.12 20.75 = 22.86

Not sub-22 Could've been so if not for solves 1, 7 and 10. Graduated, now race to sub-20.

 

[MarcelP]

Round 5


28.44 26.48 (21.52) 27.82 28.13 (34.77) 26.13 25.75 21.61 26.29 27.63 27.52 = 26.58

Awesome.. great solves

 

[Lid]

Round 5 (OH)

(25.51), 30.73, 29.50, (33.45), 27.19, 32.49, 26.25, 27.62, 26.56, 25.59, 28.88, 26.94 = 28.18

Should have warmed up some more.

 

[Schmidt]

Round 5 results​

1. kunparekh18 : 22.86 [3]
2. sneaklyfox : 25.26 OH
3. pipkiksass : 25.70
4. MarcelP : 26.58
5. Lid : 28.18 OH

Graduates

 

[Schmidt]

Round 6 scrambles​

1. L' U' D2 R2 L U R F' R' U2 R2 F D2 B' U2 F' L2 D2 R2 F
2. U B2 D' F2 L B' D' R2 D' R U2 B2 U F2 B2 U D' F2 U' R2 B2
3. U2 L2 U' R2 D' R2 D2 U' B2 U F2 L U2 L B' L2 D' L2 F2 U' L'
4. D2 U2 B' F' U2 B' L2 F' L2 D2 U2 L' F2 U2 F L F2 U B D' L2
5. L B2 L' B2 L U2 F2 D2 U2 L2 D2 F U F D' R' F D R2
6. L D2 B2 R B2 F2 R' F2 D2 F2 L2 U' L2 B L D2 F' L2 B' L
7. F L2 U2 F U2 L2 U2 R2 B2 R2 B D R' D U' F U2 L D F' D'
8. L2 F2 L' F2 L' B2 U2 F2 D2 R U' F' R' U B' D' B U' F
9. D U2 L2 U B2 R2 U' B2 R2 D' B' L F' D2 R' B2 U B2 D R'
10. F2 D2 B' R2 B L2 U2 B D2 F2 L2 U R' B2 U' L' R2 F2 D2 F2
11. B2 U B2 L2 R2 U R2 D2 F2 L2 U2 B' D L2 B L U B2 D' F2
12. L2 F L2 R2 D2 L2 B' F2 R2 B' D2 U' L2 R2 B2 F' R' D2 F' D2 R2

 

[sneaklyfox]

Round 6 (OH)
Average: 24.77
27.33, 22.94, 25.27, 26.89, 24.74, 24.82, 23.16, (20.19), 23.33, 24.98, 24.19, (29.16)

Nice! First sub-25 average in this thread.

 

[MarcelP]

Round 6 (OH)
Average: 24.77
27.33, 22.94, 25.27, 26.89, 24.74, 24.82, 23.16, (20.19), 23.33, 24.98, 24.19, (29.16)

Nice! First sub-25 average in this thread.

You always seem to improve. Awesome. I have hit a wall. I am having problems to make the slightest improvement. I do practice a lot but I keep having the same averages. Time for some changes in my routines I guess.

 

[mark49152]

Time for some changes in my routines I guess.

What's your current practice regime?

 

[MarcelP]

What's your current practice regime?

Every day:
-in the train to work about 100 slow solves.
-at home, half an hour or so fewest moves (I enter two competitions with FMC)
-at home 12-24 timed solves on 3 X 3
-at home 5 solves on 4 X 4 (slow to learn improve center building with Yau)
-If the chance arises do a substep comp., weekly comp., or this comp.

Practice is not paying off like it used to LOL.. I might switch back to dual cross color solves to see if I can get a quick win there.

 

[mark49152]

Practice is not paying off like it used to

Do you do any dedicated substep practice? Like PLL time attacks, doing cross or F2L pairs blind, metronome training for lookahead, etc?

 

[MarcelP]

Do you do any dedicated substep practice? Like PLL time attacks, doing cross or F2L pairs blind, metronome training for lookahead, etc?

Yeah, in the train where I can not speed solve without disturbing other passengers I do sometimes blind crosses, or 2FL trianing like take a quick look at the cube, close eyes and do F2L pair. I do not do PLL attacks. I just have never bothered to train last layer. My last layer is 1/3 of the solve. That's fine with me. At home I only do full solves or OLL training (with my ALG trainer).

How about you? How is your daily training schedule?

 

[mark49152]

How about you? How is your daily training schedule?

I try to mix it up, to keep improving. So I'll do loads of metronome one week, or cross, and not many full solves; then after a week or two when I've improved at those and/or am bored, I'll go back to full solves and work my new abilities in. I'm always pushing something and try not to just settle into an easy routine.

I do lots of PLL attacks though. They are great for warm up, and I think it's the best way to improve tps and turning accuracy, and develop finger techniques that are also useful for other parts of the solve.

 

[MarcelP]

what is your fastest PLL-attach? I have never done one in my life. I might try one this weekend and film it. I suspect it will be around 2 minutes LOL. I don't even know how to make an order of executing them.

 

[mark49152]

77 secs. The hardest thing is just completing it without screwing up or popping I worked out a good order but will post it in your update thread to avoid hijacking this competition further

 

[jayefbe]

Marcel, I think many people would do better doing less timed solves (like me), but I think you would do better doing more timed solves. While slow solves help with things like look ahead, F2L efficiency and reduced rotations, I only find that push to increase speed when doing timed solves. I don't know if this is the case, but it's possible that you've reached a state of complacency. Because you do so few timed solves, most of your practice is spent going at a steady pace that is comfortable to you. I think you may need that timer going in the background to force you out of that comfort zone and get you to solve faster. I'm not sure if this will actually help, but given how you practice this is what I would add. Your large number slow solves without a lot of timed solves might actually be training you to solve at a slow pace.