Blindsolving Accomplishment Thread

[Ickathu]

:fp if i knew this i would have changed to corners first from the start, and there was me wondering why the elites do corners first and thinking it was a memory thing, i see i can stick with edges fist but it now looks so much easier to do corners first

The fast people do corners first because it's easy to create a fast, temporary, short audio memo for corners and use firm, strong, vivid images for all of the edges. I personally do Corners first, but IMO edges first is simpler parity/execution-wise.

 

[tseitsei]

Super good session for me:
number of times: 13/16
best time: 1:06.41
worst time: 2:09.96

current avg5: 1:21.50 (σ = 13.85)
best avg5: 1:19.43 (σ = 2.31)

current avg12: DNF (σ = 82.93)
best avg12: 1:27.12 (σ = 17.88)

session avg: DNF (σ = 83.15)
session mean: 1:23.58

avg12 is PB
avg5 is really good and also too sub-1:10 singles are great
still no sub-1 though...

My accuracy is increasing.
Also my execution is getting faster, mostly because I remember my memo better than before...
And maybe the best part was that 11/16 solves were sub-1:30

 

[jorgeskm]

The fast people do corners first because it's easy to create a fast, temporary, short audio memo for corners and use firm, strong, vivid images for all of the edges. I personally do Corners first, but IMO edges first is simpler parity/execution-wise.

But I think if you can memorise all the edges with audio is better do edges first.

 

[AbstractAlg]

Second 4BLD try:
15:18.20[6:20.98]

u2 F2 R2 F' r' u2 R' r' B' F' f U F2 R' U u2 R' B L u' L2 F' L2 D2 f2 U' F u2 U D' F D L' R f D2 U B' r2 R'

Memo: edges, corners, centers.
Execution: r2 edges, comm corners, comm centers.

Holy cow!! Almost sub15!

 

[CHJ]

42min 4BLD, finally done the 4x4 centres and edges! Shame i panicked with the corners though and misoriented them, closest i ever got with a 3x3 error, for me that is a success, now i know i CAN do it! Also my M2 is working its magic since i learnt it 2 days ago with a 3:01.36. Lastly today a sub8:30 2/2 MBLD

 

[hatter]

after two days of learning/practicing, i can solve the corners of a 3x3 bld very consistently (of my last 21 solves, i only messed up 5). I average about 3 minutes for memorization and execution.

 

[AbstractAlg]

3bld 47.12

It's been a while since I got something nice like that. Non-lucky in any way, just very very nice memo.
My memo got much worse last 2 weeks, I barely sub30, which compared to sub20 from before is terrible.

 

[jorgeskm]

Congratulations AbstractAlg!

First sub8 on 4x4BLD:
1. 7:58.17 Fw U D' L F B2 R F' Fw2 B' Uw D2 L2 U2 B Uw' Fw2 Uw F' Fw B Rw2 F2 L D2 L' F Fw B L' R2 U' D' Rw F2 B L R D F
Memo in 4:50+-.

 

[AbstractAlg]

Congratulations AbstractAlg!

First sub8 on 4x4BLD:
1. 7:58.17

Thanks and you now also belong to the group of sub8s for 4bld, niiice.
What are your breakdowns in percents if you maybe know?

 

[Applecow]

AbstractAlg what methods do you use for 3bld?

 

[AbstractAlg]

AbstractAlg what methods do you use for 3bld?

Standard M2 for edges, and commutators for corners.

 

[jorgeskm]

Thanks and you now also belong to the group of sub8s for 4bld, niiice.
What are your breakdowns in percents if you maybe know?

Yees, thanks!
I memorise the edges (letter pair) with two phrases in about 2:45. I memorise the centers in 1:45 (visual and audio loop) and the corners visual in 30 seconds.
Then, I execute the corners(BH) in 15, the centers (comms) in 1:15 and the edges(r2 with comms) un 1:30.

 

[porkynator]

Average of 12: 37.90 (PB)
1. 39.88[12.10] L2 F2 L2 R2 D2 R2 U2 F' R2 D2 F D' R U' F2 D B2 F R' F' D
2. 37.48[9.03] L U L F R' F B2 R B U F2 U2 B2 D2 R U2 L2 B2 R' B2 U2
3. 36.44[9.59] B' D' B2 U B' D R U R2 F2 U2 D2 R' U2 R2 L' B2 R
4. 44.81[10.15] B' D2 B L2 B L2 R2 B' D2 B F' L' D U2 B' D' R2 F' L2 R' D'
5. 42.06[11.22] B2 D R2 U2 L2 D' R2 D B2 U2 B U L2 U2 L B R2 D L2
6. 33.64[11.09] U R2 F2 U F2 D L2 U L2 D R B2 U' F' D' F2 R B' R F2
7. 38.01[13.12] R2 D2 R2 U' R2 D F2 D' L2 U2 B2 F' R B L2 R' F L' D2 R' U'
8. 37.27[12.51] B2 U2 R' D2 L' F2 L' D2 R' U2 L U R F2 R F R' U B' R
9. (DNF(44.79)[12.31]) D' L2 U' L F R' B U D2 L' B' U2 F2 U2 F R2 U2 B' R2 F' U2
10. 29.97[9.82] U2 R2 F L2 B F D2 F' L2 R2 B' D F2 U' L' D L2 R D' B2 L'
11. 39.45[13.78] L2 B' U2 B' F2 U2 B' D2 R2 U2 L2 R F2 R' B2 U B L
12. (29.91[8.31]) R2 D2 L2 B2 D' F2 D L2 R2 F2 U' F L' B2 F2 D2 U2 L2 D' B' U2

 

[AbstractAlg]

Holy mother of cubing!!

4BLD: 8:06.16 [4:30]

B R' F2 B2 f2 r2 F' L' u f' U2 R' u' f B' r2 R D2 r L B D2 U L' r2 D U2 B2 r2 D' u2 U2 B' F2 U2 r2 F' r' L f2

I am not sure for memo time, I think it was somewhere around 4:30, everything was so nice, memo was smooth, execution very nice also.
I should think about 8min barrier that I set, I may even cross it, and much sooner than I expected.

So happy!!

 

[Ollie]

Holy mother of cubing!!

4BLD: 8:06.16 [4:30]

B R' F2 B2 f2 r2 F' L' u f' U2 R' u' f B' r2 R D2 r L B D2 U L' r2 D U2 B2 r2 D' u2 U2 B' F2 U2 r2 F' r' L f2

I am not sure for memo time, I think it was somewhere around 4:30, everything was so nice, memo was smooth, execution very nice also.
I should think about 8min barrier that I set, I may even cross it, and much sooner than I expected.

So happy!!

So much for 8m limit! Insane! Congrats

 

[AbstractAlg]

So much for 8m limit! Insane! Congrats

Thanks!

It was fifth attempt, it took me a bit to get used to edge positions (tracking) and center solving, and I need to improve memo a lot, because I remember all by sound, which is kinda hard when you have so many pieces.
And I wanna try 5bld so badly, but don't have cube.

 

[Ollie]

I need to improve memo a lot, because I remember all by sound, which is kinda hard when you have so many pieces.
And I wanna try 5bld so badly, but don't have cube.

If it works, it works! (but 5x5x5 does have a maximum 92 pieces to remember...) I'm trying to bring in more audio stuff into my memo (using only images at the moment) but not having much success! How do you memo?

 

[AbstractAlg]

How do you memo?

I connect 2 or 4 (sometimes, if letters are good even 6) letters and say/pronounce word (if I can find word with those two letters that is meaningful and short, if not then just those two letters) several times. Then next, and next... when I finish current cycle I repeat it whole, and then to next. On the end I repeat whole parts memo (whole centers|edges). I memo corners last and solve them first, that goes faster.

 

[cuboy63]

2:39.52 4BLD. 17 center targets, 24 edge targets and 8 corner targets.

 

[AbstractAlg]

2:39.52 4BLD. 17 center targets, 24 edge targets and 8 corner targets.

Sub WR? Amazing!