I don't mean to take all the credit for all the talk of OBLBL as of late, but I think that if this hadn't happened, at least 3 less people would be considering using/are using OBLBL ;)

1:34.14 Average of 25 for 4x4 using Reduction.

I'm now officially switching to OBLBL, because it's fun and I don't care much about speed on the 4x4 :)

What the hell is OBLBL?


EDIT : Holy crap I've been a post whore today.
 
:OOO Now that you're here.

With cubes that are 6x6 and bigger, how exactly would the last rows(s) of centers work. It seems like it wouldn't work because centers from previous layers would get in the way. Not that I plan on doing a 6x6 or bigger any time soon, I'm just curious. :)
I just do a few commutators. (For instance, for the final row on U, there are many options: 3R' U 2R U' 3R, 3R' U' r U 3R, x' r U 3R U' r' U 3R' U', x r' U' 3R' U r U' 3R U, and probably others.) There's probably a more efficient way to do it, but you don't lose much time at all if you have good lookahead.

It's an interesting method, isn't it? The layer building feels very different than any of the build-centers-and-edges methods. I like columns for the same reason.
 
2x2 Average of 50: 2.99
1. 2.30 U' R2 U' R U' R' F2 R' U'
2. 2.63 U2 F R' U' R2 U' R2 U2 R' U'
3. 2.33 R' F' U' F2 U F2 U' R' U'
4. 2.99 U' R2 U' F R' F R U' R' U2
5. (4.24) U' R U2 R' F2 R U2 R U
6. 2.14 F' U' R' F R2 U' R2 U F'
7. 2.65 R2 F2 R F2 R U' R U R2
8. 2.93 F' U' R' U2 F R2 F' U2 F' U'
9. 3.54 F U2 F' R' F U2 R F2 U'
10. 2.95 R2 U' F2 U F R2 U R' U'
11. 3.46 F R2 U2 F R F2 U2 R U
12. 2.55 F' U' F' U R2 F' R' U2 R
13. 3.01 U F U2 R2 F R' F R F' U2
14. 2.96 F2 U R U2 F' R U' R F
15. (4.55) U2 R' F U2 R' F R' F2 U2
16. 3.89 F R F' R U R' F2 U2 R
17. (1.63) F R' U' R U2 F2 R U F'
18. 2.78 U F2 U R' U F2 U' F2 R2
19. 3.10 F U' R2 U R' F' R2 F U'
20. (1.98) U2 F U' F R2 F2 U' F' R' U'
21. 3.40 R' U F R' U F R2 F2 R2
22. 2.93 F' R2 F' U R F' U F' U
23. 3.13 U F' R2 F2 R' F' R2 U2 F R'
24. 3.23 F R' U' F2 R' U2 R' F U
25. 2.60 U R F' U2 F R F2 R2 U2 R'
26. 3.29 U R' U' F' R U2 F' U2 F'
27. 3.95 U2 R U F2 R F2 U2 R U2
28. 3.79 F2 R' F2 U F2 U F' R F' U'
29. 2.67 U' R2 U R2 F' R F2 U' R'
30. 3.24 R' F2 R' U2 F R U' F2 R2 U'
31. 3.15 F' U2 R F U' F2 R U' F
32. 2.62 F U R F' U2 F R2 F2 U'
33. 2.81 R U F' R2 F R' F' U2 F' R
34. 2.77 F' U' F' U R2 F2 R' F R2
35. 2.66 R' U F2 R U' F2 U F' U'
36. 3.15 U2 F' U2 R' F' U2 R F' R
37. 2.66 U F' U R2 F R2 F' R U'
38. 3.21 F2 R F' U' R' U2 R F2 U'
39. 2.56 U2 R U2 R F' R' U' R U
40. 3.25 F U' R2 U' R F2 U R2 U'
41. 3.39 U' F2 U' F' R2 F U' F2 R
42. 2.50 R F' R2 F U' F R F U'
43. 4.11 R F2 U F2 R' U2 R F R'
44. 2.98 F U' R2 U R' F2 R' F' U' R2
45. (5.08) U R2 F2 R F R2 F R U
46. 3.29 U' R U2 R' U F2 U2 F2 U'
47. 2.82 U' R U' F U R U2 F R2
48. 2.46 U' F2 U F' U' F R F2 R'
49. 2.68 F R U2 R' U' F R2 U2 R'
50. (1.79) R2 U2 R U R' U2 F2 R2 U'
Woo. Guimond/Stern Sun ofc
Used CLL for 1.63 because lol layer.

Best avg 12 was 2.50, 4.11, 2.98, (5.08), 3.29, 2.82, 2.46, 2.68, 1.79, 3.18, (1.67), 2.31 = 2.81
Best avg 5 was 2.68, 1.79, (3.18), (1.67), 2.31 = 2.26

Keyboard
 
I gotta work on me LSE :D

Stats:
number of times: 100/100
best time: 2.32
worst time: 5.97

current avg5: 3.71 (σ = 0.09)
best avg5: 3.24 (σ = 0.65)

current avg12: 3.82 (σ = 0.56)
best avg12: 3.82 (σ = 0.56)

current avg100: 4.42 (σ = 0.75)
best avg100: 4.42 (σ = 0.75)

session avg: 4.42 (σ = 0.75)
session mean: 4.39

Times:
4.02, 5.17, 3.27, 3.25, 5.05, 3.49, 2.87, 4.27, 5.60, 3.85, 2.54, 3.56, 4.49, 4.94, 3.48, 5.33, 5.39, 3.09, 4.94, 5.42, 5.07, 4.19, 4.27, 5.09, 4.52, 5.28, 4.28, 4.27, 4.19, 5.08, 3.01, 2.45, 4.89, 4.16, 5.76, 4.66, 5.97, 5.26, 4.34, 3.64, 3.09, 3.74, 5.28, 4.89, 4.71, 5.33, 3.23, 5.25, 4.75, 5.30, 5.85, 5.55, 5.70, 3.11, 4.73, 3.53, 4.78, 4.69, 4.80, 5.39, 3.15, 4.93, 5.22, 4.56, 3.13, 3.46, 5.47, 5.14, 5.51, 4.25, 4.49, 3.34, 4.75, 4.29, 4.94, 2.35, 4.29, 4.19, 4.14, 4.68, 3.99, 4.40, 5.24, 5.84, 5.09, 5.72, 4.15, 5.10, 4.25, 4.53, 3.81, 4.41, 4.35, 2.50, 2.32, 4.23, 3.70, 3.51, 3.81, 3.63
 
Some nice 7x7 improvement, including my first sub-4 :D

3:56.14 single

4:11.23 avg5
4:14.97, (4:47.64), 4:13.88, 4:04.84, (3:56.14)

4:17.81 avg12
4:03.60, 4:12.36, 4:31.32, 4:22.12, 4:34.84, 4:14.97, (4:47.64), 4:13.88, 4:04.84, (3:56.14), 4:22.40, 4:17.72
 
my accomplishment? well i have lowered my pb using fridrich on my 3x3 to 34.71 seconds(still learning) and i am going to my first competition march 3rd in my state of michigan! oh and i hope to buy a 2x2 and get sub-10 in about 2 weeks or so.
 
oh AO12: 33.67
1. 33.94 F2 U2 B2 R2 F2 L2 D U R2 U' L' B2 D L D U' R' F' L' R'
2. 38.63 D' F2 U' L2 U2 F2 R2 U' B2 D' B2 L' B2 F2 D' F2 D' F' U' L' F'
3. 31.59 U2 R2 U F2 U B2 R2 F2 D' L2 R' F D' R B D' B2 D2 F U2
4. 28.92 B2 F2 U F2 U' L2 U2 R2 B2 U2 F' U R' F L U F' D' U2 F'
5. (1:05.48) B' U2 B' D2 B L2 B' U2 L2 B' D2 R' D' F2 U F' L B2 F R2
6. 29.30 D' L2 B2 D R2 U2 L2 B2 U' L2 D R' F L' B F2 D2 U' R' B' R2
7. 38.30 B' F2 L2 D2 U2 B2 L2 U2 R2 B L2 U' L2 D2 R' D' R2 U L U' B'
8. 35.05 D2 L B2 R2 U R F' B D F R' B2 R' D2 R2 B2 R' F2 L F2 L2
9. 28.40 L U' B2 R D2 B2 D2 F' U B' R2 B2 R2 F2 B2 U' D2 R2 D' F2 U
10. 36.83 U' R2 D L2 U2 L2 B2 U2 F2 D2 U' F R' B' R D2 R B' U R D'
11. (25.27) L2 R F2 L U2 B2 D2 R' D2 F2 R' U B' L B R F2 D' F' L D2 pll skip
12. 35.78 L2 U2 F2 U B2 D L2 D' R2 B2 D' R F D2 L' B2 R' D2 L U'

oh ao5 32.47
1. 29.98
2. 31.11
3. 36.33
4. (39.82)
5. (29.64)

oh ao5: 29.46
oh ao12: 32.16
1. 31.01 U R2 B2 R2 U' F2 U' L2 D' B2 U' B' U2 R B' F2 R U2 F L D'
2. 37.07 L B' R F2 B R U R2 U' B2 U2 R2 B' D2 R2 B' U2 B2 R2 F
3. (25.39) F L2 D' L F' U' F2 L U B' D F2 U2 D' F2 U' B2 D B2 R2
4. 28.54 F' L2 B' L2 U2 B2 R2 D2 R2 D2 R2 U' B' D2 F2 L F2 R2 U' L2 R'
5. 35.54 B2 U B2 R2 U F2 U' F2 U2 L2 B2 L' U B' U2 L D' B' F2 D2 F'
6. 31.42 D2 B2 U2 B2 R2 U' L2 F2 U' F2 U2 R' D U' R F L' R' D F U2
7. 28.42 B F D2 R2 D2 U2 F' L2 D2 L2 B L' U F R D F' R D L' B2

8. 37.34 F' L2 F' D2 U2 B' L2 D2 U2 F D' B2 R2 F D' L' B U2 L
9. 30.25 F2 R2 B2 R2 D R2 F2 D2 B2 D L U B L2 R' U2 B' L2 D R'
10. (42.22) U F' U L2 F' D2 F B' U' R' D' B2 U D2 F2 R2 F2 D' R2 F2 D
11. 34.26 B' D F U D' F2 L U R' B' U' R2 B2 L2 U2 B2 U' L2 D' R2 U2
12. 27.74 B2 F2 U2 B2 R2 D B2 R2 U' L2 B2 R' U R U' F U B' L D2 R'
 
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First ever LL skip. This one's on a 4x4. Mediocre reduction, and then out of nowhere LL skip without AUF :O I was stunned for like 1.5-2 seconds and then I hit the spacebar. It was a 57.10, so meh.
 
PB Average of 5 for 4x4 with OBLBL. 1:39.82. Don't worry, I'm still overall averaging in the 1:50s. >.<

1:37.68, (1:34.61), 1:41.42, 1:40.37, (1:44.50)

How do you do the last 2 dedges without messing up the 4x3x3 block you have?

Edit: I usually use d R F' U R' F d' But it messes up the block
 
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Somehow got a boost after my first competition

12.85, 13.90, 14.93, 13.62, (11.34), 13.54, 12.66, 13.55, 13.70, 11.85, (15.80), 14.47,
= 13.51 of 12

Also did my first Sub14.5 of 50 two days ago. I wasn't really sub15 before the comp :)
 
Several People, I finished a new interview (complete) with the own Feliks Zemdegs. About color neutrality, training, memorization and personal preferences. Will be posted in the blog's page. See ya.
 
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