Blindsolving Discussion and Help

[5BLD]

One answer BLD question thread blind

So I'm learning how to do 3BLD with Old Pochmann, and I'm having a hard time remembering all the set up moves. Is there a specific way that you've learned how to remember the set up moves? thanks.

Say them while solving. Its worked for me since i started...

 

[PianoCube]

At what time would it be a good time to start practicing 4BLD?

When you're able to do a 3/3 multi, you'll know you're able to memo enough to do 4BLD.

 

[Ickathu]

After 6:00pm, when you are done with your homework...

literally lol'd

 

[Ramo]

I'm making an excel spreadsheet on my corner cycles. I'm also learning corner cycles by first learning a case, and then learning its inverse, which is a ton more efficient. How can I make it so that my spreadsheet work won't slow up my learning?

 

[Ollie]

I'm making an excel spreadsheet on my corner cycles. I'm also learning corner cycles by first learning a case, and then learning its inverse, which is a ton more efficient. How can I make it so that my spreadsheet work won't slow up my learning?

Something I wish I did when I wrote out all my corner cycles was use commutator notation. If you are not familiar with this notation then you ought to be since it is a very quick way of putting cycles into Excel.

So for example [x';[R U R', D]] is x' R U R' [D] R U' R' [D'] x as I'm sure you know. In the first cell you could write x';, in the second cell R U R', , and in the third cell D. The great thing about this is that you can write the inverse with no effort whatsoever by copying and pasting the alg into the row below and swapping cells 2 and 3. You may need to adjust the positions of the commas but that's about it!

If when you've finished and you want everything in one cell you can add a space into the cell after each algorithm chunk (i.e R U R', ) and use the concatenate function to string all 3 parts together in a new cell. =concatenate(A1,A2,A3)

 

[Username]

I need a little help for memorizing one piece ahead (having a buffer and a "secondary buffer") I just can't do it... And also what is a floating buffer, and how does it work?

 

[JasonK]

Floating buffer just means that, rather than breaking into a new cycle when your buffer piece is solved, you just switch buffer. I think it's more popular on bigcubes than on 3x3, but you can see Spef's thread for examples on both 3x3 and 5x5.

 

[Username]

Floating buffer just means that, rather than breaking into a new cycle when your buffer piece is solved, you just switch buffer. I think it's more popular on bigcubes than on 3x3, but you can see Spef's thread for examples on both 3x3 and 5x5.

I still don't get it... I know how to solve everything but centers on 4BLD, but i still need a good technique for that

 

[JasonK]

You can't go wrong with Daniel Sheppard's tutorial for 4BLD centres.

 

[Username]

You can't go wrong with Daniel Sheppard's tutorial for 4BLD centres.

Awesome! Thanks! But he didn't explain how to memorize, and what happens if all four buffers are solved before all the centers are solved?

 

[Noahaha]

One answer BLD question thread blind

Awesome! Thanks! But he didn't explain how to memorize, and what happens if all four buffers are solved before all the centers are solved?

Break into a new cycle.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KeME7rurf9k - this may help.

 

[thatkid]

what are considered to be "good" times for 4bld?

I've only had one success ~13minutes and I want to know to aim for

 

[DrKorbin]

Aim for sub-3

 

[thatkid]

what about a realistic short-term goal?

 

[DrKorbin]

Short-term will be sub-10

 

[thatkid]

is there a method other than comms for obliques? I just found out that U2 doesn't work for me

 

[DrKorbin]

Why? You can solve them with U2.

 

[thatkid]

how do you shoot to the D face?

 

[Applecow]

[R' F' R2 F R, U2]

 

[thatkid]

[R' F' R2 F R, U2]

lol I meant using U2 for 6x6 obliques