Racing to sub-20

[Carson]

...On solve 9 the timer didn't start, so I performed the scramble twice and then solved that...

What I typically do:
If the fault is mine, such as having focus on the wrong window(two monitors); take a DNF.
If the fault is not mine, which rarely ever happens with a good keyboard; scramble twice. (as you did) I like this better than a reverse scramble. Someone made a nice post about the potential issues with reverse scrambles, but I'm too lazy to search for it now. Come to think of it, that may have even been Mike?

That's just me though.

 

[notfeliks]

Round 347
Average: 25.87
27.32, 22.97, 29.33, 26.42, 25.97, 23.43, (35.04), 22.30, 26.75, 27.92, (21.70), 26.32

Ew. Completely botched some of those PLLs and crosses. Better finish up on my PLLs or drop back a thread.

 

[ONikolay]

Round 347: 15.40

15.46, 15.93, 14.31, 16.18, (18.18), 12.86, 15.66, (10.31), 17.56, 17.03, 13.85, 15.19

New single PB. Previous 10.34.

 

[windhero]

Round 347
session avg: 18.79 (σ = 1.51)

15.34, 17.49, 17.91, 18.29, 25.14, 19.12, 22.46, 17.88, 19.48, 19.63, 18.22, 17.44

Dat 25 sec solve, I dont get myself. Something I've learned is that I really suck at cross and particularly cross tps.

In the end the average was great but this is just weird

 

[sneaklyfox]

Dat 25 sec solve, I dont get myself. Something I've learned is that I really suck at cross and particularly cross tps.

If you haven't already, learn to do wide moves during cross... it can help with finding more fingertrick-friendly solutions to cross.

 

[Mike Hughey]

What I typically do:
If the fault is mine, such as having focus on the wrong window(two monitors); take a DNF.
If the fault is not mine, which rarely ever happens with a good keyboard; scramble twice. (as you did) I like this better than a reverse scramble. Someone made a nice post about the potential issues with reverse scrambles, but I'm too lazy to search for it now. Come to think of it, that may have even been Mike?

That's just me though.

I don't know if I've ever posted about it, but certainly there are problems with inverse scrambles. There are a number of similarities between original scrambles and inverse scrambles; while they're not obvious, they are significant. For instance, corner-edge pairs or center-edge pairs that exist on the regular scramble will have equivalent pairs on the inverse scramble. This often means forming a cross is very similar.

You really notice this effect if you do lots of FMC and try inverse scrambles. You always wind up with the same number and type of pairs to start with either the regular or the inverse scramble.

I notice you said "reverse" scramble, not "inverse" scramble. If you simply reverse the order of the moves (rather than inverting the scramble - performing the opposite of each move in reverse order), I'm not sure if there are any issues with that.

I'm sorry I'm late on the next round; I'll try to have the next one up later today.

 

[Carson]

I don't know if I've ever posted about it, but certainly there are problems with inverse scrambles...

What you said is pretty much what I remember. Perhaps I am recalling a conversation instead of a post.

 

[Schmidt]

Schmidt : 21.50 (σ = 1.89)
24.63, 22.59, 22.55, 20.69, 18.47, 19.59, 18.65, 19.69, 21.41, 21.61, 27.52, 23.58
PB ao5=19.31

 

[kbrune]

Round 347

Ave: 19.73

27.45, 21.94, 14.67, 19.57, 18.51, 23.42, 19.02, 15.64, 20.76, 21.09, 18.85, 18.46

14.67 was a PLL skip. My first sub 20 average on this thread I think! I was quite surprised because my times have been really bad lately. before this average I had just finished averaging 22.75 for 25 solves.

 

[Mike Hughey]

Round 347 Results​

1. windhero 18.79
2. kbrune 19.73
3. Carson 19.76
4. TheOneOnTheLeft 20.52
5. Mike Hughey 20.67
6. Schmidt 21.50
7. Brian Kremer 23.05
8. TDM (ZZ) 23.20
9. notfeliks 25.87
10. sneaklyfox (Roux) 29.37

windhero is only one round away from graduating - good luck next round!

Alumni (these people have already achieved sub-20 three times with no over 20 results in between, and therefore are considered to have graduated):

1. ONikolay 15.40

Congratulations to everyone!

 

[Mike Hughey]

ROUND

Potential Closing Time - November 21, 2013 || 12:01PM EST​

Scrambles for the 348ts round:

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

 

[Mike Hughey]

Round 348
22.42
23.49, 21.55, 22.92, 23.08, 20.95, (24.30), 23.12, 22.92, 20.64, 22.47, 23.08, (16.72)

Finally a sub-20 solve on the last one; other than that one, I felt cursed on this average.

Sorry about being so late posting this round. Things were kind of crazy last week for me.

 

[Carson]

Round 348
22.68
24.35, 26.08, 21.94, 18.01,20.58, 24.79, 22.48, 20.23,18.94, 27.97, 23.15, 24.23

Pissed.

 

[TheOneOnTheLeft]

Round 348

20.43

23.72, 19.75, 19.46, (16.37), 18.71, 21.83, (24.79), 20.20, 20.28, 21.42, 19.04, 19.87

 

[TDM]

Round: 348
Event: ZZ
Times: 15.66, 23.24, 19.15, 28.95, 18.83, 24.99, 18.47, 17.38, 19.91, 20.85, 18.83, 22.52
Average of 12: 20.42

So close to sub-20 throughout. Good first single, relatively easy for the entire solve, but I still had two solves - the 28.95 and the 24.99 - with sup-10 EOLines. The 28 had a 15 second EOLine. Still, a good averaging considering I was using this as a warmup for a different forum comp.

 

[PeaceLuvCubing]

Round 348
Avg 12: 17.12
Times: 17.034, 18.857, 14.289, 17.842, 16.827, 18.362, 14.661, 17.046, (13.378), 16.352, 19.953, (26.083).
Almost all sub-20!!!! Solves 6-10 are pb avg 5

 

[Schmidt]

Schmidt : 24.31 (σ = 3.15)
30.68, 20.36, 21.08, 24.53, 21.13, 20.38, 27.05, 26.52, 27.68, 29.15, 23.55, 22.00

EDIT: I'm sorry if I mislead you last round, it was not intentionally.

 

[Methuselah96]

Round 348

Average of 12: 23.807
23.537 20.846 22.576 23.517 (38.455) 30.219 (18.943) 23.348 25.671 19.909 22.509 25.945

 

[windhero]

Round 348
session avg: 18.52 (σ = 1.59)

18.96, 18.26, 19.97, (16.27), 16.53, 17.11, 17.62, 17.25, (22.40), 21.79, 18.13, 19.54

I guess I graduated! I was really close to an exclusively sub 20 average too! I'm gonna stick with this thread until I am comfortably under 20 secs on average.

 

[kunparekh18]

Round 348 OH

22.52

1. 23.16 B U B L D2 L' F U2 F U2 D L2 B2 L2 U' L2 D R2 L2 F2
2. 19.02 B D2 R2 F D2 F2 L2 B' U2 R2 B U' L' R2 U' B' D' L' D' B L'
3. 21.96 B2 R2 B2 D' L2 U L2 U2 F2 U' F2 R D2 F' D2 U L R2 U' B F2
4. 28.58 B2 R F2 L' D2 L D2 F2 L' F2 L' U' F2 L' F D F2 U L' D2 R'
5. 15.13 L2 B2 L2 R2 D B2 U R2 D2 F2 R2 B U' L' R' U' B' F L F2 U
6. 21.59 D F2 U' R2 D' B2 L2 B2 U2 F2 U2 R F' R2 D F2 U B2 F2 R2
7. 18.54 U' F2 R2 B2 L2 U' F2 L2 D L2 U' R B' D2 U' L2 R D L U'
8. 24.17 L2 D2 R' D2 U2 F2 L2 U2 F2 L D B D L' R D2 R' D' U'
9. 27.56 L' U2 R2 B2 D2 L' B2 U2 R U2 R2 B' R D' F2 L' D' L' R F2 U'
10. 26.89 U' B2 D F2 L2 B2 F2 D' L2 U L2 R' B L U L2 B2 R' U' R' F'
11. 19.17 R2 B2 D U2 F2 D' R2 U' F2 L2 B R F L' R' B L2 U' F'
12. 23.16

scrambles used are competition scrambles only. Last 5 ruined the average. The 15 was PLL skip. Need to be consistently sub-20 OH before January