22.67 3rd place mean at US Nats 2023:
Overall thoughts: Happy to get 3rd (especially considering who was ahead of me on the podium 😀). After the last attempt I was mentally prepared to become the best 4th/5th place mean ever so to sneak onto WR podium was a nice surprise.
Congrats to...
24.67 PR mean, second at FMC Americas, first sub 25 and first pure DR mean :D
1. R' U' F U R2 F2 U F2 D' U2 R2 B2 D2 B D2 L2 R' U B2 U' L' D2 B R' U' F
2. R' U' F U' L2 U B2 U F2 D' B2 U R F2 L' B' D L2 B2 U2 L U' R U' R' U' F
3. R' U' F D2 U2 R2 F' D2 B' F R2 D2 B' D L' R U2 R' D R B' D'...
Zac did 20 to 3e and got 6-4 insertion lol
22
L (B2 U’ R’) // EO
U2 B // SQ
F2 // set up for next sq
B D B’ // solve edge for pre existing sq
D2 U’ F2 // f2l-1
B’ D’ B D B’ D2 B D // 3E (20)
L U2 * B2 F2 D B’ D2 U’ F2 B’ D’ B D B’ D2 B D R U B2
*= U2 L’ R B2 R’ L (6-4 HAHAHAHHAHAHA)
Solute: R...
27.33 mean from Nats, 4th at the comp
1. 28
2. 26
3. 28
Overall, this mean definitely wasn't what I'd hoped for going into Nats, but I feel like I put too much pressure on myself to do well based on my results at Nats 2018 and Worlds 2019. These scrambles were pretty hard overall in my...
Here is my 25.33 winning mean from Worlds:
1. 24
2. 27
3. 25
Overall thoughts: Very solid mean, I've been in an FMC slump for the past couple of weeks and this was the perfect way to break out of it :D. Almost getting 24.67 is pretty dumb when my PR single is still 24 though (three 24s and...
Solutions from my 25.00 winning mean at US Nats
Far and away my proudest cubing achievement :D
1. 26
2. 24
3. 25
The one thing I have to say about this mean as a whole: getting lucky is not a crime :p
Good luck getting better at FMC then.
Just do the 15 moves to L5C, that's a pretty good skeleton and optimal insertions should give around a 26
EDIT: Just checked Insertion Finder and optimal for your skeleton is 23, insertions cancel 5 and 3
solutions from my 26.67 mean at Maryland 2018 yesterday
scrambles (generated with cube explorer):
1. U' B2 L' D R2 U' B' U2 R' F' D' L' F2 B2 U D2 F2 U' D2 F2
2. U L' F' D2 R L' U B2 D L F B2 L2 U2 D2 F2 B U2 F L2
3. F R F D2 B2 L B L2 D R L D2 L' F2 R' U2 B2 L2 F2 R2
solutions: