Blindsolving Discussion and Help

[TomH]

so lately ive been practicing memo as fast as i can without going back and checking and then forcing the solv. success rate is probably about one in 10 because my solve time is cut in half, normally off by a short cycle or a twisted corner or something. with this il get like 3 minuets ish solve but i can consistently get about 50% accuracy at 4:30. should i continue doing what im doing in doing it fast until my consistency catches up, or should i just try to be as consistent as possible and not worry about time?

 

[etshy]

so lately ive been practicing memo as fast as i can without going back and checking and then forcing the solv. success rate is probably about one in 10 because my solve time is cut in half, normally off by a short cycle or a twisted corner or something. with this il get like 3 minuets ish solve but i can consistently get about 50% accuracy at 4:30. should i continue doing what im doing in doing it fast until my consistency catches up, or should i just try to be as consistent as possible and not worry about time?

you should do two types of practicing , solves where you memorize slowly and solve quickly , thus pushing your execution to the max, and solves where you memorize quickly as fast as you can but execution slowly thus pushing your memo to the extreme , then try to combine both approaches together , when get conformable with combining , repeat the whole process but with faster times

 

[randomtypos]

so lately ive been practicing memo as fast as i can without going back and checking and then forcing the solv. success rate is probably about one in 10 because my solve time is cut in half, normally off by a short cycle or a twisted corner or something. with this il get like 3 minuets ish solve but i can consistently get about 50% accuracy at 4:30. should i continue doing what im doing in doing it fast until my consistency catches up, or should i just try to be as consistent as possible and not worry about time?

Hi, I totally get your consistency issue. Currently I average :55 to 1:10ish.

I used to never time my 3bld solves since I never thought I would ever get into it competitively. I practiced very nonchalantly for about 1 month after learning it, and when I started timing I was already around 2:00 - 2:30. That being said, if I were you, I would just work on consistently getting solves, and not worrying about the time at all. So if it takes 8 minutes to memorize, so be it, at least you should be proud that you can get 5 solves in a row, or 10 in a row, etc. Slowly you will gain confidence and find that you can memorize much more easily than when you started. This is when you should start timing solves. Through a lot of hardwork (and frustration xd) you will push through time barriers and you will eventually memorize faster. I still suck at 3bld and I'm still improving but I hope my advice helps!

 

[TomH]

thank you both a lot for your input i think i will work on my consistency for a while until i can get my times consistent and under 4 minuets, then go back to pushing the memo some more.

 

[CheesecakeCuber]

Can anybody point me in the direction of a good beginners method of corners? I've experimented with OP, but I was wondering if there is something similar that is easier and possibly faster? Thanks

 

[JasonK]

Can anybody point me in the direction of a good beginners method of corners? I've experimented with OP, but I was wondering if there is something similar that is easier and possibly faster? Thanks

There's nothing easier - OP is super-easymode for BLD. Unfortunately there's not much faster either without it being significantly more advanced.

 

[Ickathu]

Can anybody point me in the direction of a good beginners method of corners? I've experimented with OP, but I was wondering if there is something similar that is easier and possibly faster? Thanks

Like JasonK said, OP is the easiest. I've gotten sub2 solves using M2 for edges and OP for corners though, so it's not incredibly slow.

 

[JianhanC]

Can anybody point me in the direction of a good beginners method of corners? I've experimented with OP, but I was wondering if there is something similar that is easier and possibly faster? Thanks

sub50 with M2+OP is definitely possible. If you feel very comfortable with OP you can try dabbling in BH.

 

[TomH]

my edge memo and execution is pretty much 100 percent but my corners for some reason sucks. im pretty much always left with a short cycle of corners thats wrong or something. should i just practice it separately or is should i continue to just practice full solves? i memo corners first with PAO btw so its not really like i cant remember...

 

[TheNextFeliks]

I watched Dan Sheppard's 4bld tutorial. It really helped. The only thing I didn't get was how to do D face centers. How do I do comms for them.

 

[PianoCube]

I watched Dan Sheppard's 4bld tutorial. It really helped. The only thing I didn't get was how to do D face centers. How do I do comms for them.

Setup moves.
With something like Ubl-Fdr-Dbr, I would do D' f [r U2 r', d] f' D
Or Ubl-Lbd-Dfr: r' [d', r' U r] r

Doing some sighted solves really helped me, but I still kind of dislike the D-centers.

 

[A Leman]

I watched Dan Sheppard's 4bld tutorial. It really helped. The only thing I didn't get was how to do D face centers. How do I do comms for them.

Xcenters are very similar to corners so If you do not know how to do a case, then look at a corners list and it will show you what you need to do. Centers are actually easier than corners in my opinion since you can do things like moving Bru without affecting Urb.

 

[JianhanC]

my edge memo and execution is pretty much 100 percent but my corners for some reason sucks. im pretty much always left with a short cycle of corners thats wrong or something. should i just practice it separately or is should i continue to just practice full solves? i memo corners first with PAO btw so its not really like i cant remember...

What execution method? If you use OP or comms I suggest letter pair images.

 

[TheNextFeliks]

I have been trouble with coming up with images for letter pairs. My memo has slowed a lot. I can find letters pretty quickly but cannot put them together. I just don't know what to do.

 

[etshy]

I have been trouble with coming up with images for letter pairs. My memo has slowed a lot. I can find letters pretty quickly but cannot put them together. I just don't know what to do.

Make a list of all letter pair images , this will make it easier to remember them , there's a list on speedsolving wiki that might help you , I'm currently working on my own list

 

[TheNextFeliks]

Make a list of all letter pair images , that will make it easier to remember them , there's a list on speedsolving wiki that might help you , I'm currently working on my own list

Ok. A lot of work though. Are there any other methods besides letter pairs.

 

[AlexByard]

Re: One answer BLD question thread blind

Ok. A lot of work though. Are there any other methods besides letter pairs.

Loads.. But letter pairs are proven to be the most effective and applicable. You don't need to make a list. But it can help some people. I didn't make a list at the start because some a obvious to me, For example (CT = CaT). But as I progressed I saw some letters were becoming annoying and making up images with the on command would add alot of time to a solve. That's when I made a list to 'fill in the gaps'.

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[Coolster01]

My memo is 10 minutes because I like to recheck it a lot. Should I recheck less to lower my memo time?

No, rechecking less will make your memo time longer. -_-

Yes, recheck less. Practice your memory a lot by making 3BLD a favorite event.

 

[TheNextFeliks]

When should I start learning 3-style? I am avgeraging about 2:20 but PB is 1:52. My memo is around one minute so exec is about 1:20. Should I just keep practicing (if so, which part should I focus on) or start learning 3-style?

I use m2/op btw.

 

[Ollie]

When should I start learning 3-style? I am avgeraging about 2:20 but PB is 1:52. My memo is around one minute so exec is about 1:20. Should I just keep practicing (if so, which part should I focus on) or start learning 3-style?

I'm sure people will disagree, but learn whenever you want. I learnt when I was fed up of being slow on 3OP and I couldn't take it any further. But thinking about it, as long as you can understand how to construct the algs yourself and understand how all the different types of algs work then you have nothing to stop you. The speed will come with practice.