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Blindfold Accomplishment Thread

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3:41.13[1:56.25] PB
Still only getting roughly 50% successes though. I also need to finish learning the algs to switch to M2 edges - I'm way too lazy about learning algs.
 

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Not a PB, but it felt nice because it's the first one I've tried in months. 7x7x7 BLD: 39:26.96 [21:01]. Weekly competition scramble. After reorienting, it was kind of easy - lots of obliques solved; good for not having practiced in a while.

After trying gigaminx BLD, even a 7x7x7 seems so easy.
 

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This is not a pb, but I was quite proud of this result. I went to Barnes and Noble last weekend and did a 5x5BLD solve in public, in the cafe. There were a good number of people around, and I got a success! I don't remember the time exactly, but it was right at about 16:45 minutes. Memo was around 9:30ish and solving took the rest. I'm not where I used to be, but it's nice to know that I can still be accurate under pressure :D

Now to work on getting a little bit of my old speed back :)

Not a PB, but it felt nice because it's the first one I've tried in months. 7x7x7 BLD: 39:26.96 [21:01]. Weekly competition scramble. After reorienting, it was kind of easy - lots of obliques solved; good for not having practiced in a while.

After trying gigaminx BLD, even a 7x7x7 seems so easy.

Wow, congrats Mike! Sub-40 seems so fast for 7x7x7BLD, that's great (I know you're much faster still)! I must be way out of the loop, when did you try Gigaminx BLD? What was the result?
 

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2/2 1:35.33[0:38]

EDIT: Oh, and a 4BLD 2:43.46. No biggie.
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r2 u' R2 r' F2 r2 L f r U' u' L f' R' f2 U2 B u2 U' r f F2 R2 B2 f2 U' D' L f F B r2 u F2 f2 U' F2 f' r B2
 
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Wow, congrats Mike! Sub-40 seems so fast for 7x7x7BLD, that's great (I know you're much faster still)! I must be way out of the loop, when did you try Gigaminx BLD? What was the result?

http://www.speedsolving.com/forum/s...ailures-Thread&p=849768&viewfull=1#post849768

I hope to try one again this week. But I doubt I'll have time to do one weekly - it just takes too long!

Oh, and I'm definitely not much faster still - this 7x7x7 was just a little over 2 minutes slower than my PB. But I do think that if I had been more in practice, this one could have been sub-35 (since the scramble was so easy); I had to stop and think about a number of the algorithms, especially the obliques, and I double-checked all the memo more than usual. Of course, the extra double-checking probably helped my execution to be fast, so it may not have really slowed me down.
 
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Antoine You should start learning BH , you will be Faster than anyone else , your TPS is INSANE , I'm really impressed :)

I agree that he should learn BH/3-style, but getting fast with it is not about TPS lol. It's about quick thinking and being able to memorize quickly without sacrificing your thinkahead. The reason you don't see so many people who are fast both at BLD and 3x3 is because 3-style is such a huge time-investment. Also, even if Antoine could shave 10 seconds off his execution with 3-style, it would likely hinder his memo from getting faster, which is probably more important at this point. Sorry for the rant, and I'm not trying to be negative, but I totally disagree with the view that it's all about TPS.
 

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30.29 :)

B2 U' F2 R2 U L2 D2 L2 R2 D F2 R D2 R2 U B' R' F' D2 R' B'

Memo:
Edges: ABraham MiSsed UFo's EDucation LeJ ("ledge")
Corners: DA QB UL, twisted corner "in"

Pretty good for a twisted corner + cycle break in corners. Sub 10 memo.

EDIT: FINALLY. 29.92. I'm pretty sure I haven't gotten a sub-30 since this video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=19Qb4CcOylk&list=UUxG0uFX5EDc-gVlTVgcSFaw&index=1 (April 1)

Edit again... woah...,

Average of 12: 43.88
1. 47.46 B' D2 U2 F2 L2 D2 F' U2 F' R2 F2 D L F' U2 B2 L' D' F2 D' U
2. 46.81 U' D R' F D F L2 B' L B2 U' L2 D R2 L2 B2 D' R2 B2 L2
3. 37.77 D2 B U R' D B L' B2 U2 D F2 L2 F' R2 B' L2 D2 R2 L2 F2 L2
4. 53.28 U2 F2 R' D2 B' R' F B2 R U2 F2 B2 L2 F2 D L2 U' L2 B2 D2
5. (DNF(40.95)) D F U' F B2 D' F2 L F R2 U R2 D B2 L2 D L2 F2 R2 U2
6. 54.82 R' B U' R B' D B' R D' B R2 B2 U2 R2 D2 B D2 R2 B2 D2
7. 45.08 U2 L2 U2 L2 B L2 B L2 R2 F2 R2 D' U2 L F U F2 D2 U F' L'
8. 55.25 F' B R U2 L2 U B R' L B' D' F D2 R2 F D2 F R2 D2 L2 F2
9. 35.69 D L2 U' R2 B2 F2 U' B2 U F2 D L F U2 B D R2 F' L D' R'
10. 29.92 F D2 L U2 R2 U F' L B D2 F2 R' F2 R2 B2 U2 D2 L D2 R2
11. 32.73 L2 F U2 B' U2 R2 B L2 R2 B' D2 U' L2 U L' U F2 R2 D2 F' L
12. (26.34) B U2 R2 U2 F2 R2 B' R2 B' D2 R2 D' U' F' L B2 F L B U B

Solves 8-12 make a 32.78 avg5. Solves 10-12 make a 29.66 mo3. Awesome. The 30.29 was the solve right before the first solve in the average of 12. :/
 
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I would really have to improve my memo time first. It would be stupid if I'd average 1:00 with 45 second memo and 15 second execution.

I agree :)

I agree that he should learn BH/3-style, but getting fast with it is not about TPS lol. It's about quick thinking and being able to memorize quickly without sacrificing your thinkahead. The reason you don't see so many people who are fast both at BLD and 3x3 is because 3-style is such a huge time-investment. Also, even if Antoine could shave 10 seconds off his execution with 3-style, it would likely hinder his memo from getting faster, which is probably more important at this point. Sorry for the rant, and I'm not trying to be negative, but I totally disagree with the view that it's all about TPS.

TPS is a factor of course , not a huge one , but still it is , and obviously he doesn't have any pauses in his execution , so I guess if someone like him put the effort and time in learning BH and be good at it , the HIGH TPS will make a difference , not a huge one , but it will obviously be an advantage , I'm no expert in BH like you of course :) , but this is what I think honestly
 
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