Blindsolving Accomplishment Thread

[Zane_C]

YES!

I got my first 4x4 blindfold success today.

Great!

 

[NeedReality]

I completed 2 out of the 3 blindfold solves I did at UIndy, which was my first time doing BLD in competition (I hadn't done blindfold solving at all since my first BLD solve at home in Jan. until 2-3 weeks ago). They were 5:15.13 and ~6, which is a bit off from the three and a half-ish minutes I've been getting at home. I was so nervous, I even felt like I was going to pass out for some reason, so the fact that I got any successes makes me happy.

 

[RyanReese09]

I completed 2 out of the 3 blindfold solves I did at UIndy, which was my first time doing BLD in competition (I hadn't done blindfold solving at all since my first BLD solve at home in Jan. until 2-3 weeks ago). They were 5:15.13 and ~6, which is a bit off from the three and a half-ish minutes I've been getting at home. I was so nervous, I even felt like I was going to pass out for some reason, so the fact that I got any successes makes me happy.

The judge should have had a cover for your to take off...but yeah. Don't fret about first time successes. My first success is currently my only success in competition. Due to stupid mistakes though.

You'll get more comfortable

Even though it was a small reaction, I like the little grin at the end .

 

[JonnyWhoopes]

First ever ao5 IIRC, and PB single. Previous PB before this was 1:55. I should practice more. I'm finally starting to trust auditory, and it's awesome because it's literally instant to say the letter of where it goes. Corner memo is fast .

http://www.speedsolving.com/forum/s...lindfold-race!&p=554153&viewfull=1#post554153

Get a little faster, and we'll race. Gogogo!

 

[RyanReese09]

Get a little faster, and we'll race. Gogogo!

Come to competitions I go to and then I'll get faster and then we'll race. Gogogo!

 

[RyanReese09]

1:32.15 [33.xx] PB .

Had parity. 1 corner and 1 edge solved.

 

[Phlippieskezer]

Just got to a double-digit amount of successful BLD solves (not multi)...

...I think I'll stop counting now.

 

[JonnyWhoopes]

1:32.15 [33.xx] PB .

Had parity. 1 corner and 1 edge solved.

I'm gunna try to make it to Nationals. Let's both gogogo and race there.

 

[Jakube]

New PB 4x4x4 BLD: 8:55.90 [4:18.36]
First sub 9 solve. This was the first solve this morning.

Straight after getting this great result, I tried a 5x5x5 BLD and managed also a PB: 25.08.43 [13:21.59]
What a great day!!!

I only use the easiest methods like:
4 Letters = 1 Sentence
U2 for centers
R2/M2 for wings/edges
Old Pochman for Corners

Scrambles form the Weekly competition 2011-14

 

[cmhardw]

Congrats Jakube! That's really great!

 

[MaeLSTRoM]

2x2x2 BLD sucess!

My first 3 BLD sucesses ever, just need to work on my memory and then move up to 3BLD!

Times: 2:43.74 - 1:14.05 - 1:38.38

 

[JonnyWhoopes]

2x2x2 BLD sucess!

My first 3 BLD sucesses ever, just need to work on my memory and then move up to 3BLD!

Times: 2:43.74 - 1:14.05 - 1:38.38

Out of curiosity, were these actual 2BLD solves, or just corners on a 3x3?

 

[MaeLSTRoM]

Actually all on a 2x2x2. just used the unaffected corner in a 3gen scramble as reference, then same buffer as if on a 3x3x3

 

[RyanReese09]

YES. First(only try) success using edge comms. 6:45, made my memo images so I wouldn't easily forget, did corners, had parity, setup finally into R perm.

My solve

Spoiler

Corners, R perm

TR--[U L2 U',M2]
JK-L2 [L' U L, E2] L2
WD-- F [E', L' U2 L] F'
VB-- F2 y[D, M' U M]y' F2
P/Parity--E' L y' R perm undo

Edit-UF buffer. Been able to find a comm for 99% of cases, only a few sighted solves so far where I've screwed up with a flipped edge (I close eyes when I have my fingers on the pieces, to help simulate in a BLD solve).

I'm transitioning now, maybe not fully unless I get times down to M2/OP (competition on the 23rd)

Edit again-Question, when memo'ing and you need a new cycle, will you guys purposefully memo a different sticker (aka I/J are same piece, different stickers) in order for the comm to be easy? Is it easy to recognize which will be easier during memo? Is it worth thinking about during memo?

 

[Robert-Y]

First post:

555 BLD success with memorisation typed out (First attempt ever )

Execution time was about 30+ minutes

Not sure about memorisation.

Scramble:

Rw' Fw L2 Lw2 Rw2 R B U2 Fw' D2 Uw2 U2 B2 Fw2 Rw2 F L' Rw' R2 Bw2 Dw U R' Fw' F2 Lw U R2 U2 Rw R' B2 Dw' U2 Lw' R F' U' B' Lw' U F' L Bw L B2 L2 Lw Dw' L Rw D2 Rw B' F U F U2 R2 B'

Memorisation:

Corner O: 1212 2121

Corner P: BFE

Edge centres: AGE HI UK VJ OQ FP LM NR BX TW CS

Corner centres: BJU SG EV PT IR OC FX QM DN

Corner/Midge parity: NO

Midges: NF PL DA JX HU SV

Wings: MR IG AT FJ KW CB HL SE ON PV DU XU


I can't believe it. Yesterday and the day before that, I had a go at doing a 4BLD solve with memorisation typed out and failed both times



Now to get a 4BLD success.

 

[cubeflip]

Taught myself 2x2 BLD. I know, I'm a noob. I want to learn 3x3 BLD this summer.

 

[stone]

can someone tell me if the parity remains the same on old pochman method if you'r doing corners frst then edges? parity it's just a simple R permutation?

 

[Zane_C]

can someone tell me if the parity remains the same on old pochman method if you'r doing corners frst then edges? parity it's just a simple R permutation?

Yes, parity remains exactly the same. Just do an R-perm once you've finished whatever you execute first (corners or edges).

For the future, there's a thread for BLD questions.

 

[stone]

i dont need to do any cube rotations? just execute R(a)-perm just the way i hold cube?

 

[EricReese]

Depends where the effected pieces are on your R perm. There are algs for just about every angle on R perm.. I know with me I need to do a y' rotation, then do my R perm.