How do you compare to other cubers your age?

[Skullush]

20
13.5ish
CFOP
Male

 

[Chree]

Age: 29
GLOBAL average: ~19 (I can reasonably expect my next Ao100 to round Up or Down to 19)
Method: CFOP
Gender: Male

Although I think age may have a factor, the amount of time one has been speedcubing might show for better data.

I agree. There's a big difference between a 18 year old that's been cubing since he was 10 and one that just picked it up last week. But that's data point for another day. Besides... then you'd have to get into the discussion of "well I've known how to solve the cube for years, but I only started speedcubing a few months ago".

 

[Antonie faz fan]

13
10.4
fridrich+ some old pochman tricks
male

 

[Mike Hughey]

Age: 52
GLOBAL average: 22 seconds
Method: CFOP
Gender: Male

Please read the original post before posting

I wasn't sure about my average because I haven't done many long averages lately, so I decided to go ahead and to an average of 50 right now. I got 21.46. My biggest problem is generally rustiness on algs; if I do an average of 100, my average tends to drift downward through it, so I suspect I'd easily beat 22 seconds. I felt like if I had continued this one, it might have gone sub-21.

I think the two proposed statistics each hold their place. Amount of time speedcubing could be useful. But the original poster in this thread was wondering specifically about older cubers, and I think there the current age may be a bigger factor. I don't have access to the age data in the database, but I know that I'm certainly one of the fastest 3x3x3 competing speedsolvers in the world over 50. Maybe even top 10. Which shows just how pathetically slow most of us are.

Ton will of course blow the over 50 statistic out of the water if he posts here.

I really feel like I'm on the verge of managing sub-20 global average. On this one, 20 of my 50 solves were sub-20 - that's the best statistic like that I've ever had on such a large average. A few averages of a thousand would probably really do it. But then, I felt that way a year or two ago too; I tried it and it didn't quite work. I'd say at my best I was around 21.

 

[cmhardw]

Age: 30
GLOBAL average: 16.50 seconds
Method: Fridrich with COLL added, forced myself to (attempt to) be color neutral, often fluid cross/1st pair transition (xcross, partial cross, 2x2x2, block building)
Gender: M

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[CLL Smooth]

Age: 35
Global Avg: 23
Method: CFOP

Just saw my qqtimer get to 19.97 Ao100 yesterday. 1st time sub-20. Most all of my averages as of lately are 18-20 but with your definition I'll guess 23. Mainly because of factors like if I've been drinking, what time of day it is, if my daughter is awake and I'm distracted, and so on...

 

[Sajwo]

Age: 17
GLOBAL average: 6.5
Method: Sarah's Intermediate
Gender: Male

 

[XTowncuber]

Age: 14
GLOBAL average: 8.8
Method: CFOP
Gender: Male

 

[Chree]

Age: 17
GLOBAL average: 6.5
Method: Sarah's Intermediate
Gender: Male

Is that your 3x3 or skewb average? Didn't think Sarah made her own intermediate 3x3 method

 

[somerandomkidmike]

Age: 21
Global Average: 14
Method: Sandwich
Gender: None

 

[sk8erman41]

Age: 30
GLOBAL average: 16.50 seconds
Method: Fridrich with COLL added, forced myself to (attempt to) be color neutral, often fluid cross/1st pair transition (xcross, partial cross, 2x2x2, block building)
Gender: M

Please read the original post before posting

Do you not normally solve CN? I thought that in the color neutrality thread a long time ago you talked about your progress over a long period and said you'd never go back to single cross color. What do you mean by "forced myself" and "attempt to be" here?

 

[KCuber]

Age: 15
Global Average: 8.8ish
Method: CFOP with WV, some VLS and some 2GLL
Gender: Male

 

[cmhardw]

Do you not normally solve CN? I thought that in the color neutrality thread a long time ago you talked about your progress over a long period and said you'd never go back to single cross color. What do you mean by "forced myself" and "attempt to be" here?

I consider myself dual color neutral in that I can solve white and yellow equally fluidly. I am not as fast on the other 4 colors, even still. I still force myself to solve color neutral for giggles. During an average that is going particularly well I will solve on white/yellow far more often than the other 4 colors to try to continue getting fast times. I can still get fast times on the other 4 colors, but not as often as I do when solving white or yellow.

 

[TDM]

Is that your 3x3 or skewb average? Didn't think Sarah made her own intermediate 3x3 method

I don't think anyone averages 6.5 with 3x3, so I'd guess Skewb

Age: 15, 16 in 2 and a half weeks. I completely forgot my birthday was soon.
GLOBAL average: 15. Mostly sub-15, but ~10% of the time I'm low 15.
Method: CFOP with 2lLL and 3lLL, quite a few COLLs and some WV.
Gender: Male... and btw, with there being so many gender jokes it's no longer funny.

Please read the original post before posting.

 

[Renslay]

Age: 27
GLOBAL average: 15 seconds
Method: Roux with [x2,y2] color neutrality
Gender: Male

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[kcl]

Age: 17
GLOBAL average: 6.5
Method: Sarah's Intermediate
Gender: Male

woah we're the same speed. I thought you were like sub 6 o.O

 

[Sajwo]

Yeah, sub6 avgs of 100 are pretty common for me, but I wouldn't say I am sub6 Stackmat and nerves on comps make me a little bit slower

 

[kcl]

Yeah, sub6 avgs of 100 are pretty common for me, but I wouldn't say I am sub6 Stackmat and nerves on comps make me a little bit slower

OHHH I see. I'm stuck at a 6.2 ao100.. I have a several sub 6 ao50 now though.

 

[giorgi]

Age: 15
GLOBAL average: 13
Method: CFOP
Gender: Male

 

[Jaycee]

Age: 16 (as of last week! )
GLOBAL average: 16.5 (My PB avg is way low, but this is what it will never exceed)
Method: CFOP
Gender: Male