Older cubers discussions

[MarcelP]

Well that's a crappy start - 7.86 ao50. I nearly gave up about 15 solves in when I got a 15.98.

LOL. great idea Mark. Will put up results later today.

 

[moralsh]

Sounds like fun, Can I join?

I've tried 3 times at work and decided to try it at home later today after the crappy results

13.42 I think I left the F2L pairs at home, couldn't find any, also very crappy cross
6.54 Seems ok for me, even nice
11.03 awww, crap

I've also never done a cross average, might do it latter also.

 

[MarcelP]

Sounds like fun, Can I join?

Hey Raoul, long time no see. How are you doing? Still BLD as your main event?




Ok, I am worse than I thought.. but I allready improved during the Ao50.. Wow.. After the first 20 solves my times became more stable.

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[tr]
[td]Start point[/td]
[td]Goal[/td]
[/tr]
[tr]
[td]Ao50 6.84 [/td]
[td]Ao50 sub 5 by summer[/td]
[/tr]
[/table]

Spoiler

Mean: 6.84
Average: 6.83
Best time: 3.84
Median: 6.60
Worst time: 10.22
Standard deviation: 1.44

Best average of 5: 5.96
24-28 - 4.81 6.76 6.30 (7.35) (3.84)

Best average of 12: 6.41
18-29 - 5.60 5.86 7.48 6.36 7.40 (9.13) 4.81 6.76 6.30 7.35 (3.84) 6.20

 

[mark49152]

Welcome to
~~ Marcel's Bar ~~
Winter Festival of Cross+1
"Get in here and grab a beer!"​

A celebration of the joy of cross - open to all. No rules, except your own. Fun is mandatory

[table="width: 700, class: grid"]
[tr]
[td]Jolly punter[/td]
[td]Starting point[/td]
[td]Goal[/td]
[td]PB progress[/td]
[/tr]
[tr]
[td]Marcel[/td]
[td]Ao50 = 6.84[/td]
[td]Ao50 < 5 by summer[/td]
[td][/td]
[/tr]
[tr]
[td]Melody[/td]
[td]ao50 = 3.99[/td]
[td]ao50 < 3.5[/td]
[td][/td]
[/tr]
[tr]
[td]Kennan[/td]
[td]ao12 = 2.39, ao5 = 1.88[/td]
[td]ao12 < 2[/td]
[td][/td]
[/tr]
[tr]
[td]Mark[/td]
[td]ao50 = 7.03[/td]
[td]ao50 < 6 by 31 March[/td]
[td]Day #1 fail 7.86, too much to drink[/td]
[/tr]
[tr]
[td]Raoul[/td]
[td]??[/td]
[td][/td]
[td][/td]
[/tr]
[/table]

 

[ThomasJE]

This event is discriminatory towards ZZ solvers.

Just kidding; I'll do an EOL+1 average instead if I get time.

 

[mark49152]

This event is discriminatory towards ZZ solvers.

Just kidding; I'll do an EOL+1 average instead if I get time.

You can do whatever you want. Event is open to anyone who wants to set a personal goal for focused substep practice, and participate in mutual encouragement in the atmosphere and spirit of Marcel's Bar. First to meet their target buys the drinks!

 

[moralsh]

Just did a few solves to have starting point:

number of times: 19/19
best time: 4.74
worst time: 9.85

current avg5: 6.43 (σ = 0.71)
best avg5: 6.43 (σ = 0.71)

current avg12: 7.15 (σ = 1.04)
best avg12: 7.06 (σ = 0.99)

session avg: 6.91 (σ = 1.05)
session mean: 6.95

5.86, 6.40, 6.66, 8.65, 6.97, 5.98, 5.45, 8.80, 6.90, 7.24, 7.18, (9.85), 8.63, (4.74), 6.23, 7.71, 7.22, 5.84, 5.78

Marcel, I practice almost Equally 3BLD and 3x3x3, but I don't time myself as often as I'd like to, I have a comp in 1 month in which I intend to do 2x2x2, 3x3x3, 4x4x4, 5x5x5, Pyra, FM, 3BLD, OH and MBLD, but I still suck at almost everything. I'd be happy if I do a sub 25 Avg on 3x3x3, sub 1m OH, and sub 2m 3BLD, the rest I'd be OK with just participating.

I'm also trying to go to Euro 2014, are any of you going?

Edit: forgot to add my goals: sub 6 by summer, sub 5 3 months later. I'll try to report at least weekly

 

[MarcelP]

I'm also trying to go to Euro 2014, are any of you going?

Where is that?

EDIT: never mind: http://www.worldcubeassociation.org/results/c.php?i=Euro2014 I doubt I will be going there.

 

[kunparekh18]

Sorry I'm a teetotaler

 

[mark49152]

Sorry I'm a teetotaler

Coke?

 

[pipkiksass]

I need to get in on this. My cross is still (proportionately) the weakest part of my solve.

In other news, do any of you guys OH?

I just started OH while watching TV last weekend... and my 2H averages have dropped by over a second!!!

Not saying it's a miracle, but I think it must really help lookahead?!

 

[kunparekh18]

OH does help lookahead. But when you get fast in OH (like 19-20s) it's the reverse, you have to count on your 2H lookahead to get better OH times.

 

[Schmidt]

Where is that?

EDIT: never mind: http://www.worldcubeassociation.org/results/c.php?i=Euro2014 I doubt I will be going there.

From Shakespeare's Hamlet:

Marcellus said: Something is rotten in the state of Denmark.

 

[ajayd]

Can I join in?
Cross+1 Avg of 12
4.44 seconds
Thoughts: LOL this is pathetic, im sub 15. There's no reason for such an awful cross first pair time...
Goals: Sub 4, Sub 3 might be a reach
Deadlines: August

 

[MarcelP]

From Shakespeare's Hamlet:

Marcellus said: Something is rotten in the state of Denmark.

Are you going? It will be fun ofcourse to beat you in a competition. I might come after all

 

[Schmidt]

I can't :,(

 

[sneaklyfox]

I need to get in on this. My cross is still (proportionately) the weakest part of my solve.

In other news, do any of you guys OH?

I just started OH while watching TV last weekend... and my 2H averages have dropped by over a second!!!

Not saying it's a miracle, but I think it must really help lookahead?!

Yeah, I OH. It does help with lookahead some because you can't move as fast so you try to make up for it with lookahead.

 

[AmazingCuber]

I'd love to go to Euros, but it'll be very hard.

 

[mark49152]

I'd love to go to Euro 2014 but for me it will be difficult to get to any competition due to family commitments.

On cross+1: ao50 = 7.60. My first goal is to figure out why I'm so much slower than my 7.03 the other day, and retake that ground.

 

[mark49152]

Tonight's cross+1 ao50 = 7.29. Did a little bit of blind training before that, maybe 10 crosses.

Cross is the weakest part of my solve, and the stage I have practised least. For my average, my cross should be about 22% faster than it is, and cross+1 27% faster. However, strangely, I was comparing my recent splits to splits from March last year, and cross is the stage I have improved most at, being 57% faster compared to 47-49% faster for all other stages and for full solves. Weird...