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pipkiksass said:
Where we're all going wrong is trying to be fast, not trying to be smooth. They should change the name of the forum to smoothsolving.com to encourage this. I suggest everyone stop what they're doing and look ahead immediately, and we all average sub-10.

:D
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LOL..

In my lunch break did an Ao12. It was high 22. Bleh.. But.. there where two 15's in there, right after each other. I do not think I have ever done that. Full step and on film. I can't wait to finish work and watch the video tonight. I am pretty sure those two must have been pretty smooth.. :0


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I don think this has happend before..

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

[video=youtube_share;77wae6oPk5Y]http://youtu.be/77wae6oPk5Y[/video]
 
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I did not have a lot of practice time the last few days. I just did an Ao50 of 23.79.. Yuk!

But there was a

44. 13.58 U R2 D R2 U' L2 D F2 U2 R2 F2 R U B' F' R' D' R' F'

I could preserve the pair I spotted in inspection. It is on white cross. So all try if you could make a nice time with this scramble please:

I did:
x2 y // inspection, look at red/green pair on UBR
D' L2 y L' U L U2 R2 // X-Cross
R U R' U' R' U2 R U' F' U //2RD pair.. and wat do you know? 3rd pair is made ;)
U L U' L' // 3RD pair
R U2 R' U R U R' // Complete F2L
OLL etc
etc
 
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Reading the progress of you guys + gals has been quite inspiring.

How much time do you typically spend cubing each day, either in minutes, number of exercises or number of solves?

Since the survey about cuber ages and solve times, I am keen to improve my 3x3 average. I started timing my 4x4 solves last week and got myself an AoSu yesterday so I'm looking to get those down as well. My cubing is somewhat sporadic and I typically practice for a few days then I do nothing for a few days, perhaps a week. It's tough fitting it in around work, social and other hobbies! This leads to my times getting faster, slower, faster, slower but the general trend is getting faster.

I'm hoping to take time out during lunchtimes so that I can practice regularly on week days. I don't get to practice at weekends because my girlfriend hates the "clickety-clackety" noise.

I'm lagging behind you guys but you've inspired me to improve! Interested to know how much you practice...
 
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Logiqx said:
How much time do you typically spend cubing each day, either in minutes, number of exercises or number of solves?
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I try to find time to do at least an ao50 each day, plus some exercises like blind cross, F2L pairs or drilling algs. It does depend on other time pressures though. Things like PLL drills I will often do absent-mindedly while on the phone. This week I've only had time for about 10 solves total and my average has dropped by about 2-3 seconds :(
 
mark49152 said:
This week I've only had time for about 10 solves total and my average has dropped by about 2-3 seconds :(
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Dropped in the meaning slower? That sucks. I know my english sucks but I have been using the dropped word wrongly for ever then LOL.

I do the same as you Mark. I try to do at least one Ao50 per day. But I try to do one Ao100 per week. I do some excersises besides that. F2L cases, blind cross (yeah I have picked that up after your last comments on the matter).
 
MarcelP said:
Dropped in the meaning slower? That sucks. I know my english sucks but I have been using the dropped word wrongly for ever then LOL.

I do the same as you Mark. I try to do at least one Ao50 per day. But I try to do one Ao100 per week. I do some excersises besides that. F2L cases, blind cross (yeah I have picked that up after your last comments on the matter).
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You are using dropped right, Mark was using it wrong :P
 
Thanks for the replies. I'm going to try to practice more regularly and see what happens over the next few weeks.

I'm going on holiday soon so I might get some practice if I'm "allowed" to cube. Plane flights should be a good opportunity!
 
Marcel- Any further thoughts on color neutrality? I know in the CFOP substep thread you were saying that your white cross yielded better results. I know you have been color neutral (with a slight preference for W/Y as a fallback) for awhile now but sounds like you are questioning? I know you said you have more fun CN. I went through jskylers CN training several months ago and got my times almost the same as my white cross times, but I decided that I would be able to have more strategic practice if I stuck with white cross. I figure I did it once, and if I choose to go back to CN it will be easier than it was the first time since I already have some practice.
 
sk8erman41 said:
Marcel- Any further thoughts on color neutrality? I know in the CFOP substep thread you were saying that your white cross yielded better results. I know you have been color neutral (with a slight preference for W/Y as a fallback) for awhile now but sounds like you are questioning? I know you said you have more fun CN. I went through jskylers CN training several months ago and got my times almost the same as my white cross times, but I decided that I would be able to have more strategic practice if I stuck with white cross. I figure I did it once, and if I choose to go back to CN it will be easier than it was the first time since I already have some practice.
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Well... it got me worried. Doing the 'pairs' clearly showed difference in times on CN. So this week I did an Ao100 on white cross only expecting to break all the freaking records out there.. Well what do you know? It sucked major.. Doing white only forces me to do hard crosses also.. Ao100 was 23.87. The next day I did a CN Ao100 which was 22.01.. Yeah, I knew enough then.. ;) I will stick with CN for sure.. I need CN for easy crosses.
 
MarcelP said:
I did not have a lot of practice time the last few days. I just did an Ao50 of 23.79.. Yuk!

But there was a

44. 13.58 U R2 D R2 U' L2 D F2 U2 R2 F2 R U B' F' R' D' R' F'

I could preserve the pair I spotted in inspection. It is on white cross. So all try if you could make a nice time with this scramble please:

I did:
x2 y // inspection, look at red/green pair on UBR
D' L2 y L' U L U2 R2 // X-Cross
R U R' U' R' U2 R U' F' U //2RD pair.. and wat do you know? 3rd pair is made ;)
U L U' L' // 3RD pair
R U2 R' U R U R' // Complete F2L
OLL etc
etc
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z2
D L2 D2 B2
L' U L
U' R' U R y L' U' L
U' R' U R
R U' R' U2 R U' R'
F U R U' R' F'
U M2 U' M' U2 M U' M2 U2
 
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