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sneaklyfox said:
You're on a roll!
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Yeah!

Look at this:
Mean: 20.55
Average: 20.57
Best time: 17.93
Median: 20.52
Worst time: 22.89
Standard deviation: 1.38

Best average of 5: 19.92
3-7 - 20.99 19.87 (21.98) 18.91 (17.93)

Best average of 12: 20.57
1-12 - 20.47 19.12 20.99 19.87 21.98 18.91 (17.93) (22.89) 20.49 22.16 20.55 21.20
[video=youtube_share;NScoFX73cL0]http://youtu.be/NScoFX73cL0[/video]
 
mark49152 said:
Nice one. What have you done to achieve such rapid improvement?
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LOL.. I wish I could point it out that easy. For one thing I have practiced many F2L cases (from Viktor Expert F2L). But I am sure that is not it. What I have been working on is not looking at the pieces while solving but looking at the cube as a whole. More something like glaring at the cube while solving. Btw, I have not really improved or anything. This is just an exceptional nice Ao12 which is very close to my PB.

EDIT, in the weekly comptetion I had a 4X4 single PB 1.29. First time that I broke my 1.36 (official) PB. :)
 
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Yeah improvement is a weird thing. Recently I made some great improvements and blew away all my PBs. In the few weeks since, it's been weird. Some days I feel fast but get terrible times and averages. Other days I feel slow and see lots of bad times go past, and get frustrated, but then the average turns out to be quite good and close to PB.

Also I went back to lookahead training (tracking one pair while solving another, blind) and found I was completely useless at it. This was what I practised to get these improvements in the first place so I'm surprised to have lost that ability so completely. This is my practise plan for the next couple of weeks :)
 
mark49152 said:
Yeah improvement is a weird thing. Recently I made some great improvements and blew away all my PBs. In the few weeks since, it's been weird. Some days I feel fast but get terrible times and averages. Other days I feel slow and see lots of bad times go past, and get frustrated, but then the average turns out to be quite good and close to PB.

Also I went back to lookahead training (tracking one pair while solving another, blind) and found I was completely useless at it. This was what I practised to get these improvements in the first place so I'm surprised to have lost that ability so completely. This is my practise plan for the next couple of weeks :)
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Yeah, I know what you mean. I have my special cube days that I feel like breaking a A0100 PB which turns out 4 seconds slower than my normal average.. LOL. I just did a an Ao12 in my coffey break (at work at home today :) :
Rubik's cube
23-apr-2014 15:45:50 - 15:54:34

Mean: 22.02
Average: 22.01
Best time: 18.56
Median: 22.41
Worst time: 25.57
Standard deviation: 2.34

Best average of 5: 20.88
1-5 - 23.30 20.78 18.57 (25.49) (18.56)

Best average of 12: 22.01
1-12 - 23.30 20.78 18.57 25.49 (18.56) 23.93 22.10 20.41 23.19 22.72 19.62 (25.57)

1. 23.30 U2 B2 D' L2 F2 L2 U B2 L2 D' B2 L' D' B R D U F' R B2 D' U'
2. 20.78 R2 F2 U' R2 D F2 U2 R2 B2 D F2 R B' R U2 F2 D2 F' U B U'
3. 18.57 U' F2 D' U' L2 U' F2 U B2 F2 U2 B U L B' D' B' U' R B' U' F
4. 25.49 F2 U2 B2 U2 L2 B2 U' F2 U' L' F2 U R2 D2 F D' B D L' U'
5. 18.56 B2 U L2 F2 U R2 F2 D' R2 F2 U2 R B2 F2 L B U R D2 R' L
6. 23.93 L2 D B2 L2 U' L2 D' B2 U F2 U2 L' B' R' L' F D' B F' U2 F U2
7. 22.10 B2 D' F2 R2 B2 R2 U2 B2 U' F2 D' F' R U2 F U' B' F L2 U F D'
8. 20.41 D2 F2 L2 U B2 F2 R2 D' L2 B2 L D R F' L2 D' F' U' B' D2
9. 23.19 B2 D R2 D' L2 D' L2 B2 D2 L2 U2 R L2 D2 U F R D' L' F' U2
10. 22.72 U' B2 U R2 D2 R2 F2 U2 L2 B2 U' L' D' L2 B D' L' B L' D2 F'
11. 19.62 R2 B2 F2 D F2 U' B2 D2 R2 D2 U' F' U2 B L2 F2 L F' D R F
12. 25.57 D B2 D F2 D R2 U' L2 D2 U' B2 R B2 F2 R D B' F2 U L F' R2
With two 18's and one 19 this makes it a prefectly good Ao12 for me. Sub 20's where very rare not so long ago.
 
Hurray for being on a roll! I guess I'm still on a roll too... new PB Ao100... 14.94. It's pretty exciting to have a sub-15 Ao100.

Edit: 14.84

11+: 4
12+: 20
13+: 46
14+: 65
15+: 55
16+: 46
17+: 31
18+: 16
19+: 6
20+: 6
21+: 1
 
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Marcel's Bar Cross+1 Comp

Late again, sorry. Special short weekend comp this time!

Round 6 results
1. Schmidt 5.70
2. MarcelP 5.90
3. mark49152 6.18
4. ThomasJE 6.22 (EOL+1)

Congrats Schmidt!

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

Closing time 04:14 UTC Mon 28 April
 

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mark49152 said:
Marcel's Bar Cross+1 Comp

Late again, sorry. Special short weekend comp this time!

Round 6 results
1. Schmidt 5.70
2. MarcelP 5.90
3. mark49152 6.18
4. ThomasJE 6.22 (EOL+1)

Congrats Schmidt!

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

Closing time 04:14 UTC Mon 28 April
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Round 7:
Average: 7.42
7.44, 8.94, 6.37, 8.02, (4.71), 8.89, 6.59, (10.39), 7.61, 6.55, 8.65, 5.10
This was my first time timing cross +1 before, and i really enjoyed it and will do it more now.
These times are really slow. I am actually glad about that though so now i have something to work on. I average around 26-27 on full solves.
 
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sneaklyfox said:
Hurray for being on a roll! I guess I'm still on a roll too... new PB Ao100... 14.94. It's pretty exciting to have a sub-15 Ao100.

Edit: 14.84

11+: 4
12+: 20
13+: 46
14+: 65
15+: 55
16+: 46
17+: 31
18+: 16
19+: 6
20+: 6
21+: 1
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That is awesome. Sub 15 sounds so cool :) And imagion only one sup 21 in there..

Edit: I just ordered the pre order Weilong V3 the AoLong. Cool stuff ;)
 
MarcelP said:
My youngest is a natural (Feliks watch out):
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Cool - are you teaching him?

Today's progress: broke single full-step PB twice. Was 16.60; got 16.43 then later a 16.01. So close to my first ever 15.xx solve!

16.01: L' F' R' F' B' U D' L D2 U B' L D2 L D F2 D B2 D F2 R2 D L2 D L2
16.43: U B F D R2 B2 F2 R' B' U F D U B F2 U' L B2 R2 F R U2 L B' R
 
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