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Blindsolving Accomplishment Thread

Two nice 3BLD sessions today, totaling 70 solves (14 successes).
mean was 1:30.99, memo 34.49, exec 56.49.
Had a 1:09.48 solve which probably could have been pb if I hadn't had a really slow memo and execution due to somebody trying to start and continue a conversation with me mid-solve :P
 
14min 17.19s 5BLD PB, centers weren't as easy as previous PB

(14:17.190)
22/12/2016 12:08:19
F2 R2 F2 U2 Fw' Bw Dw2 B' F2 U Uw2 B Dw Bw2 Fw' Lw2 Rw' D' F Dw2 U Bw2 Fw Rw' B' Dw Uw' D' R Lw Fw F2 Rw' Dw' Bw' Lw' Fw' Bw2 Uw2 Lw' Dw R2 Lw' B Fw Rw2 R' Uw L' Rw Fw U2 Lw2 F' U D' Uw2 Bw L' Dw 3Fw
 
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Late night 3BLD ao12: 25.50.

Now to work on competition anxiety so I can get WR mo3... (or at least sub-25 :P)
 
Objectively on what measure?
Comms are the same for the most part (or arguably better, even), especially for edges where any case has a sub1-able comm. The reason it's better is because UF/UFR give the best 400+ 1C1E parity algs, and they are the first pieces you see when starting your memo. It's a small difference, but using UF/UFR as your primary buffers is probably the easiest way to be sub-20 global.
 
And now production of the evolution of my recent 3BLD PB singles:

3:01.54[2:11.05] - So close to sub-3 :mad:

DNF

DNF

2:48.62[1:44.32] - Yus! sub-3:)

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*bows* *hears clapping*
Thank you, thank you
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Now, I need a better mean and ao5. Both are sup-7 and from months ago.
It would probably help if I practiced outside the weekly comp, which I will now!
 
13min 9.75s 5BLD PB :)

I've accomplished what I wanted for 5BLD this year.

(13:09.750)
23/12/2016 13:39:14
Rw D2 U2 B2 F D2 Fw R2 Dw2 Lw2 Rw U' Uw2 Fw' F' Uw' B L B Fw' F U2 B Uw2 Dw U2 Bw' B2 Fw D2 Bw2 Uw2 F' Bw' Lw2 D R Dw' Uw' D Lw Fw2 D' U L2 R' U2 Dw' L2 Dw' D' U2 B Uw' Bw Lw' L2 B D2 Fw 3Fw' 3Uw2
 
First 5BLD attempt... 32:06 DNF by three midges.

Calling it a success since I was so close for my first attempt, but still really frustrated.
 
Merry Christmas to all! And a big Thank you to all who run the WCA and the forums, who delegate, organize and hold comps and a special thanx to all (those very few) who were placed behind me in the weekly competition this year :D

And here comes the blind accomplishment: Santa and the Weihnachtsgan

 
yesterday I got 3 21's and a PB single

20.55 B2 U2 F2 D R2 F2 U B2 U L2 D L' R U' L' F' D B R2 D' F2

Reconstruction
MEMO: BFVWCH
LNWD BHJF AOXA

[x' z':[U' L' U, M]]
[z U:[L', U M U']]
u M' u2 M' u
[z' r U':[M', U2]]
[z':[U' R U, M']]

[U R':[U2, R' D' R]]
[x:[R U R', D2]]
[L' D' L, U2]
 
yesterday I got 3 21's and a PB single

20.55 B2 U2 F2 D R2 F2 U B2 U L2 D L' R U' L' F' D B R2 D' F2

Reconstruction
MEMO: BFVWCH
LNWD BHJF AOXA

[x' z':[U' L' U, M]]
[z U:[L', U M U']]
u M' u2 M' u
[z' r U':[M', U2]]
[z':[U' R U, M']]

[U R':[U2, R' D' R]]
[x:[R U R', D2]]
[L' D' L, U2]

dude... fix your comms! this could have easily been sub 18.
 
which cases are you talking about
that floating buffer is really bad, not sure of a better case though because I am still working on DF

for the second consider [F2 : [E' , R U' R']] or [r U' E' : R' E' R2 E R']

third do L to S 8 mover, sub ~0.7s

fourth do [E' , l' U l] sub ~0.6s

last corner comm you should really use the RUD 9 mover

if you want my unsolicited advice: don't learn UF comms until you learn how to properly come up with advanced comms, it's pointless to try to compare the buffers or learn new comms when in reality you will have to replace hundreds of them later on.

let me test you on some random cases:
DF->RD->FR
DF->FR->BL
DF->FU->BD
DF->UF->RF
UBL->DFL->BUR
UBL->FDL->UBL
UBL->FDR->LUF
UF->BR->FL
 
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First mo3 in a while, 3rd ao5 ever, both pb's:

Generated By csTimer on 2016-12-26
avg of 5: 1:37.95

Time List:
1. (DNF(1:22.57)) R2 B' R2 B U2 L2 F L2 B L' D B' D U' R D2 L D' F' Fw'
2. (1:29.74) B2 L2 D' B2 D2 U B2 L2 U' F2 R2 B' L' D2 R' U L R2 D2 B' R' Rw Uw2
3. 1:49.11 R2 U B2 R2 D L2 U B2 F2 U' L' D B D' L U F2 L' D R' F Rw2 Uw'
4. 1:30.08 B2 L2 D2 B2 L U2 B2 L D2 L U2 D' R2 D L2 F' L2 B R B2 Uw
5. 1:34.65 R U2 R' B2 R' B2 R' U2 B2 U2 D' L' D' B R' U R2 D' L' Rw' Uw2

Rolled the ao5 with a 2:22 :P
 
*sigh*
20.26 R' U L' U' D F U' R' D F D2 F' B2 D2 F' L2 F R2 L2

EDIT: video is on my channel
 
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Just got my first 4BLD success! My third attempt ever, with the time 19:28.87 [15:14.92], which is over a minute below the Norwegian NR. I'm going for a sub-15 NR single at Nationals in March. Now onto learn 5BLD since I'm also going for 5BLD NR. Also just curious, how good of a 4BLD time is this considering I average ~4:30 at 3BLD?
 
Generated By csTimer on 2016-12-27
avg of 5: 1:22.89

Time List:
1. 1:21.84 R2 F' D2 U2 B' U2 F D2 U2 B2 R B2 D R' F2 L D' L2 D' B Rw'
2. 1:21.98 U' R' B' U L D R2 B' D' F' R B2 D2 R' U2 R F2 R' D2 Uw
3. (DNF(1:43.95)) F D2 B2 U B L2 U2 D L' F2 B2 U2 R2 B R2 F' R2 B2 D2 R2 Rw' Uw
4. (1:13.42) U R2 L' F' L' D F' U' R D' F2 R2 U D B2 D2 R2 F2 L2 F2 Rw Uw'
5. 1:24.83 F2 D F2 U' R2 B2 R2 D2 U' B2 U B' R' D U' L' U2 L2 D' B' F Rw Uw'

Sweeet
 
first 4bld sub 20 mins 18:15.21

R B' R' Uw D2 U' R L' D' Rw' Uw Rw' F2 U Rw F' Uw Fw' Rw2 Uw' U' B Rw Fw D' Fw L' Rw Uw' U2 R L2 B' Fw2 D2 L2 D R' F U'
 
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