Used my LS + LL approach in a fast solve! 12.53

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

x2 L' D M x
L U L' y' U' L' U L
U2 R' U' R L U' L'
U R U' R' y R U R'
y' U2 F' U F R U2 R'
U R U R' U2 R U2 R' U' R U2 R'
R' U' R y R2 u R' U R U' R u' R2
 
Used my LS + LL approach in a fast solve! 12.53

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

x2 L' D M x
L U L' y' U' L' U L
U2 R' U' R L U' L'
U R U' R' y R U R'
y' U2 F' U F R U2 R'
U R U R' U2 R U2 R' U' R U2 R'
R' U' R y R2 u R' U R U' R u' R2

cool !!!
 
Average of 5: 8.339
1. 7.665 B2 D B2 D L2 D R2 B2 U2 L2 U R' D2 U' L R B' R B' F L2
2. 9.480 F2 R2 F2 D2 L2 U R2 B2 L2 F2 R2 F D B' L' R B' U2 R U F
3. 7.873 B' U2 B2 L2 F' U2 F' R2 F' R2 B U' F2 L2 F L2 F' L' D U' F'
4. (10.755) F2 D2 F' U2 F D2 B L2 F D2 F2 L' R D' F2 U L D B2 R2 U2
5. (7.593) R' B2 R' U2 L' R2 F2 R2 B2 D2 U' L' B F D2 F R U' L2 D'
 
Did a session of about 300 top first solves. I was getting frustrated with my times (6.2 session average) when I saw a really easy V->L4E scramble, followed by another, which soon turned into a 3.xx average of 5.

Average of 12: 3.76
1. 3.30 U B R U B R' B' U l b
2. 3.82 L' R' L B' L' U' L U' r u
3. (8.27) B' L' R' L' B R U' L' l' r' b
4. 3.42 R' L' U R U' L' B L' l' b u'
5. (2.54) B R' B R' B' R B' R l' r' u
6. 4.50 U L' R' B' R' B' U L l' r' u'
7. 3.39 U R L' R' L' U B' L' l r'
8. 3.09 L' B L' B' R' L' B' R' l' u
9. 5.50 U B R' U L' B' U R r
10. 3.20 R U B R U R' U B' r' b u'
11. 4.84 U B L' U B' R' U L' l' r u
12. 2.56 U L R U R L R' L b' u'

3.30 average of 5 in there, not PB, but I think the average of 12 is PB, no idea as I don't keep track of it.

Two of the solves I used one flip and they were the 8 and 4.84 >_<
 
42.34 Skewb single. First timed solve ever.

Edit:

number of times: 6/6
best time: 17.65
worst time: 1:28.53

current avg5: 36.68 (σ = 4.77)
best avg5: 36.68 (σ = 4.77)

session avg: 38.10 (σ = 4.81)
session mean: 43.09

PBs for now
 
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Pb Average of 100: 11.18
10.01, 12.41, 12.81, 11.28, 10.24, 13.12, 11.75, 11.31, 10.42, (8.42), 9.84, (9.23), (15.49), 12.78, 9.96, 11.54, (9.16), 12.63, (8.85), 10.16, 11.21, (14.03), 11.91, 11.80, 10.06, 11.25, 10.10, 9.66, 11.17, 9.37, 10.25, 12.75, 10.39, 11.34, 10.26, (14.37), 11.51, 11.03, 11.23, 11.98, 11.92, 11.56, 10.47, 12.02, 11.04, 10.71, 10.33, (9.20), 10.53, 10.55, 11.15, (13.46), 12.30, 11.19, 12.93, 11.29, 11.32, 10.00, 12.46, 11.80, 9.95, 11.63, 11.44, 11.97, 10.86, 12.28, 11.52, 10.72, 10.79, 9.75, 12.68, 10.57, 10.26, 12.35, 11.35, 11.19, 11.69, 10.42, 11.74, 11.31, 13.19, 11.06, 10.83, 11.43, 9.79, 9.54, 9.42, 13.42, 11.18, 11.88, 12.94, 12.22, 11.12, 10.54, 10.46, 9.28, 13.17, 11.99, 11.98, 11.18, 12.43, 11.43, 11.71, 9.32, (14.43), 12.06, 10.46, 10.00, 10.12

Bolded is pb Average of 50: 11.02
Underlined is pb Average of 100: 11.18
 
Average of 12: 41.020
1. 38.181 f F2 r2 R2 u' U' D' F2 u' L2 R B2 r' R2 U r2 u r' U D2 f L2 D f2 U' f2 L u' F' B2 u' L' u' R' D' F r2 L F' U'
2. 39.514 R2 F r2 u' r2 F' R2 u2 U2 r2 D' r2 B F D u U2 B u' L F2 D' U' B' D U r' L' D R' L' F' f u' F R r' F' D2 r'
3. (47.444) U f' L r2 D' U2 r' B2 r' B2 u' f2 D f' u' F D2 u' B2 F D2 U L' u r' L' B' f' D B' U f2 D' U2 r' f u' R' B' r2
4. 41.501 D' L2 D u' B' U D2 B2 f' L2 f' u' R F' R F' f L2 r' F2 L2 R u' L2 R U2 F r u2 B' f D2 R' D' u L u U2 r u
5. 40.759 L U' u2 F' f D2 u2 U2 f' L R2 D f R' L' U' L' F2 u F' u2 D2 R2 u r f2 L' f' F' U' L2 r2 B D r2 R' L' B' D2 r2
6. 42.610 R' U' L' B2 r R' f r' f r2 R' U2 u2 R D' f r U2 f R2 f2 r' B' L2 u R' F D L2 r F' R u' f B2 U D R' u r
7. 41.822 U2 B u' F' f' u' B L2 u' B' R' u U2 f R f R F2 D2 B2 D R2 L' r' u' R2 u f2 U R r L U' F' L2 B f D2 R' B
8. 37.640 L2 U2 r L R2 f2 R B D2 f2 B' D r' U2 f' U2 B' r2 B' L u2 L' B' U2 u2 F2 R B' u' L' U2 D2 B U R r f' R u f2
9. 44.145 r' f' L' u F' f' L R r F' U f U' F2 R B2 U2 r2 F2 D' B' f2 R' B2 u2 U' R D' r' B u2 r L2 f' B' u' B2 r2 B2 F2
10. 45.271 R F' r2 u2 F u D2 f U2 F' L2 D F r B' R2 L2 D' u F' L2 F' B2 f D f F2 L2 D' U' R B' D' B D2 B2 u' D' R r'
11. 38.753 U2 F2 R' B' u2 r' L' R u' R2 u R2 f2 L u2 r2 F2 D2 U2 B' R B2 u L r U2 f' F' B2 R' r' u' B D f2 B' u U L' D2
12. (35.872) B L r f r u' R U B' u' r2 R' D' F u B' D r u2 B2 r2 u2 r L' f u' U f r2 u2 L2 D' U' f' U2 F2 u' L' F U

Half centers are freaking awesome
 
Explain? Is it like... J-LINE :P

What I do for half centers is.

Step 1: Solve 3 half centers and store them all in the L slice relative to each other leaving the U center free and reducing the rest of the centers to r U.
Step 2: Make a line for the F center on U and then store it on B.
Step 3: Make a line for the D center on U and then store it on B, pushing the other half of the F center to D.
Step 4: Make a line for the B center on U, store it on B, and centers are done :D

I don't always do this approach. Sometimes center by center is better.
 
Skewb PBs

number of times: 16/16
best time: 14.90
worst time: 1:01.67

current avg5: 38.00 (σ = 3.28)
best avg5: 28.64 (σ = 2.36)

current avg12: 34.16 (σ = 4.68)
best avg12: 30.34 (σ = 5.61)

session avg: 33.75 (σ = 8.47)
session mean: 34.32

Also had a 27.28 avg5 earlier. Skewb is fun.
 
Skewb PBs (again)

number of times: 33/33
best time: 13.02
worst time: 52.54

current avg5: 28.57 (σ = 3.43)
best avg5: 23.37 (σ = 4.35)

current avg12: 27.61 (σ = 3.08)
best avg12: 26.07 (σ = 6.13)

session avg: 28.28 (σ = 5.90)
session mean: 28.92
 
Average of 12: 41.020
1. 38.181 f F2 r2 R2 u' U' D' F2 u' L2 R B2 r' R2 U r2 u r' U D2 f L2 D f2 U' f2 L u' F' B2 u' L' u' R' D' F r2 L F' U'
2. 39.514 R2 F r2 u' r2 F' R2 u2 U2 r2 D' r2 B F D u U2 B u' L F2 D' U' B' D U r' L' D R' L' F' f u' F R r' F' D2 r'
3. (47.444) U f' L r2 D' U2 r' B2 r' B2 u' f2 D f' u' F D2 u' B2 F D2 U L' u r' L' B' f' D B' U f2 D' U2 r' f u' R' B' r2
4. 41.501 D' L2 D u' B' U D2 B2 f' L2 f' u' R F' R F' f L2 r' F2 L2 R u' L2 R U2 F r u2 B' f D2 R' D' u L u U2 r u
5. 40.759 L U' u2 F' f D2 u2 U2 f' L R2 D f R' L' U' L' F2 u F' u2 D2 R2 u r f2 L' f' F' U' L2 r2 B D r2 R' L' B' D2 r2
6. 42.610 R' U' L' B2 r R' f r' f r2 R' U2 u2 R D' f r U2 f R2 f2 r' B' L2 u R' F D L2 r F' R u' f B2 U D R' u r
7. 41.822 U2 B u' F' f' u' B L2 u' B' R' u U2 f R f R F2 D2 B2 D R2 L' r' u' R2 u f2 U R r L U' F' L2 B f D2 R' B
8. 37.640 L2 U2 r L R2 f2 R B D2 f2 B' D r' U2 f' U2 B' r2 B' L u2 L' B' U2 u2 F2 R B' u' L' U2 D2 B U R r f' R u f2
9. 44.145 r' f' L' u F' f' L R r F' U f U' F2 R B2 U2 r2 F2 D' B' f2 R' B2 u2 U' R D' r' B u2 r L2 f' B' u' B2 r2 B2 F2
10. 45.271 R F' r2 u2 F u D2 f U2 F' L2 D F r B' R2 L2 D' u F' L2 F' B2 f D f F2 L2 D' U' R B' D' B D2 B2 u' D' R r'
11. 38.753 U2 F2 R' B' u2 r' L' R u' R2 u R2 f2 L u2 r2 F2 D2 U2 B' R B2 u L r U2 f' F' B2 R' r' u' B D f2 B' u U L' D2
12. (35.872) B L r f r u' R U B' u' r2 R' D' F u B' D r u2 B2 r2 u2 r L' f u' U f r2 u2 L2 D' U' f' U2 F2 u' L' F U

Half centers are freaking awesome

<3
 
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