Blindsolving Accomplishment Thread

[dChan]

Yay, I broke my personal best BLD time with 4:13.63 in the weekly contest.

 

[martijn_cube]

had my first 2x2 bld solve today. first time around 4 min.(that was with memo like: 5L 3U 2R, etc) and now i had a time of 2:14.21 with pure visual(just memo the path of the stickers). i'm happy. not yet a 3x3 bld solve, but getting closer

 

[ajmorgan25]

I did my first bld a few months ago but kinda gave up after that when I had multiple DNFs after that. I kind of understood the bld method but I got messed up in certain situations.

anyway, I decided to go back to BLD this past weekend and I read the guide I learned from again to really understand what I was doing. I got a successful bld solve on saturday and two successful solves on sunday.

So, since returning to bld I'm now 3/3. I use Bill McGaugh's method btw.

 

[dChan]

Wow, great job to DAE JA VOO, martijn_cuber, and ajmorgan25. It is cool to see that blindfold cubing still has a lot of new people coming in. And here I though I was the only speedcuber who hadn't picked up BLD yet.

I broke my personal best in the weekly contest with 4:13.63 - yay. Using Macky's 3-Cycle method is actually very good. I finally decided that I probably won't change to a sticker method until I'm fast enough at 3-Cycles with orientation.

 

[alexc]

1:08.31 3x3 bld! Non lucky, but really easy, with 22 s for memo. My first sub 70! I can feel a sub minute coming on in the next couple months.

 

[dChan]

Alexc, you keep making me feel bad at my personal bests. You are mean.

 

[Mike Hughey]

Alexc, you keep making me feel bad at my personal bests. You are mean.

Relax - he seems to be doing that to just about everybody. Alex, you're just getting entirely too good. I take comfort in knowing that once you're sub-1, your progress will probably slow down a little.

Daniel, you're getting quicker pretty fast. Sub-5 in less than a month is pretty good! It took me a little more than 2 months to get that fast.

 

[dChan]

@Mike Hughey: Heh, thanks Mike. I guess some people just progress faster than others. But the way Alex is moving, it is like he is getting faster just to shame everyone, lol. It was like right after I posted he posted. I was thinking, "Yay, sub-5 in the weekly contest!." Then, alexc posts, "Awww... I thought I was good."


I'm just joking, though. Great job, alex. Keep up the superb work.

 

[alexc]

Sorry Daniel, I think that is the second time I've accidentally done that to you!

My first 4x4 blindfolded success!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 20:24.79!!!! (10:14 memo) I'm so happy!!!!! I did this on the first scramble of this week's contest! I did the second scramble too and I got an 18:14.77 DNF. (8:50 memo) It was off by two centers. I still have to do the third scramble.

EDIT: I put your name as Dennis accidently! It's Daniel, right?

 

[Mike Hughey]

Sorry Daniel, I think that is the second time I've accidentally done that to you!

My first 4x4 blindfolded success!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 20:24.79!!!! (10:14 memo) I'm so happy!!!!! I did this on the first scramble of this week's contest! I did the second scramble too and I got an 18:14.77 DNF. (8:50 memo) It was off by two centers. I still have to do the third scramble.

EDIT: I put your name as Dennis accidently! It's Daniel, right?

Congratulations, Alex! Wow - this is great - it seems like we're having about one new person solving a 4x4x4 BLD every other day or so. Good luck on the third scramble!

 

[alexc]

Sorry Daniel, I think that is the second time I've accidentally done that to you!

My first 4x4 blindfolded success!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 20:24.79!!!! (10:14 memo) I'm so happy!!!!! I did this on the first scramble of this week's contest! I did the second scramble too and I got an 18:14.77 DNF. (8:50 memo) It was off by two centers. I still have to do the third scramble.

EDIT: I put your name as Dennis accidently! It's Daniel, right?

Congratulations, Alex! Wow - this is great - it seems like we're having about one new person solving a 4x4x4 BLD every other day or so. Good luck on the third scramble!

Thanks Mike! I think I will do the 2x2, 3x3, and 4x4 relay blindfolded this week too!

 

[joey]

Garh Alex! You are getting good!! Stop practicing, until I can start again stupid exams!

 

[alexc]

Garh Alex! You are getting good!! Stop practicing, until I can start again stupid exams!

Ha, I have final exams too, so you have nothing to complain about!

 

[dChan]

Sorry Daniel, I think that is the second time I've accidentally done that to you!

My first 4x4 blindfolded success!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 20:24.79!!!! (10:14 memo) I'm so happy!!!!! I did this on the first scramble of this week's contest! I did the second scramble too and I got an 18:14.77 DNF. (8:50 memo) It was off by two centers. I still have to do the third scramble.

EDIT: I put your name as Dennis accidently! It's Daniel, right?

It is okay Alex! No one can blame you for being so good and practicing so hard. Oh, and yes, it's Daniel.

Amazing 4x4x4 BLD! Are you going to blow Mr. Hardwick out of the water in this event?

 

[alexc]

Amazing 4x4x4 BLD! Are you going to blow Mr. Hardwick out of the water in this event?

I doubt it!

 

[dChan]

lol, I am pretty sure if you practice a bit you just might. You already are killing so many people with your 3x3x3 times.

 

[masterofthebass]

Using letters for edges... 9:30 memo

 

[dChan]

That sucks, you only had to incorrectly orientated corners. Good job with the time though!.


EDIT: Did you use visual for everything else? Oh and what was your method?

 

[Mike Hughey]

Dan, was that just the three cubes you're holding, or did you do the other cube and the Pyraminx as well?

 

[joey]

Dan, was that just the three cubes you're holding, or did you do the other cube and the Pyraminx as well?

I think Mike forgot to add a "" to the end of his post!!