Blindsolving Failure Thread

[jonlin]

Off by one T-Perm Dx

That was DNF(4:03.00) at Harvard...

 

[ben1996123]

3x3 sleep and school delayed BLD first attempt DNF by a U perm. Memorized first 2 edges as RL instead of LR. Time was 14:33:xx.xx [2:00ish].

Memo:

Edges: RL AXW JB CF K flip DB/UR
Corners: RX AV LENE

 

[AbstractAlg]

My first official competition tomorrow. 9_9

I'll just reserve this space for my three DNFs. D:

 

[Ickathu]

My first official competition tomorrow. 9_9

I'll just reserve this space for my three DNFs. D:

Act positive and confident dude! Preparing like that guarantee's DNFs. Post in the Blindfold accomplishment thread, reserve a space there for your 3 new PBs!

 

[Noahaha]

1:04 with two flipped edges, and a 1:04 with two twisted corners. My PB is 1:09. So sad.

EDIT: 1:10 with 2 second pause to recall corners.

 

[AbstractAlg]

First: DNF(2:22) (probably f***ed up some corner 3-cycle on the beginning and messed all the cube)
Second: DNF(3:02) off by two twisted edges. I haven't seen one flipped when memoing.
Third: I would have 3 attempts if I hadn't have both first two solves a DNF.

Conclusion: ****! D:

 

[Ollie]

3x PB 4BLD attempts tonight, all sub-7mins, with 2 incorrectly flipped corners on each one I never go wrong on corners on 3BLD, it's sort of a specialty.

 

[Cubenovice]

3x PB 4BLD attempts tonight, all sub-7mins, with 2 incorrectly flipped corners on each one I never go wrong on corners on 3BLD, it's sort of a specialty.

I can top that:

Blindfold race:
4x4 bld = DNF
Accuracy: 100% DNF

1. DNF 26:25 off by a lot
2. DNF 29-ish off by a lot
3. DNF 33:37 off by 4 edges and 8 centers... Strange thing about centers: I managed to unsolve some of the centers that were already solves after the scramble?
4. DNF 25:48.72 off by 3 centers, 7 Edges and 4 corners. Massive recall issue on corners but eventually managed to get the start of the story right...

On a positive note: I seem to be getting less slow

 

[Ollie]

I can top that:

Blindfold race:
4x4 bld = DNF
Accuracy: 100% DNF

1. DNF 26:25 off by a lot
2. DNF 29-ish off by a lot
3. DNF 33:37 off by 4 edges and 8 centers... Strange thing about centers: I managed to unsolve some of the centers that were already solves after the scramble?
4. DNF 25:48.72 off by 3 centers, 7 Edges and 4 corners. Massive recall issue on corners but eventually managed to get the start of the story right...

On a positive note: I seem to be getting less slow

Paha, fine, you win!
Where do you think you're going wrong?

 

[Cubenovice]

Apart from memo errors my typical execution errors are in center commutators and the occasional wrong execution of the l-slice targets.
I sometimes find myself "saying'' U B R U B during the second part of these targets yet executing U B R B U B
Offcourse I do execute the ' 's but don't "say" them.

But arlier this week I eliminated the cause of the first two massive fails by doing some solves with the letter pairs written out:
It turned out that I was mixing up A and E targets or had two E targets.
Probably because I do not have "A" as a target in 3BLD and the pieces do look somewhat similar...

A = Yellow on Yellow-Orange
E = Yellow on Yellow-Red

 

[Ollie]

I sometimes find myself "saying'' U B R U B

Do you mean B' U R' B U'? i.e. to shoot to UBl in the l-slice do B' U R' B U' [r2] U B' R U' B

Maybe that's the error?

 

[Cubenovice]

Do you mean B' U R' B U'? i.e. to shoot to UBl in the l-slice do B' U R' B U' [r2] U B' R U' B
Maybe that's the error?

Sorry, I should have been more clear
That is exactly what I use but sometimes I find myself executing B' U R' B U' [r2] U B' R B U'

To aid in execution I will 'say' the B' U R' B U' and U B' R U' B parts in my head (sans prime's) so UBRUB and BURBU

And I do find myself making the error but because I am 'saying it' I notice it and I am able to correct if I go B U' instead of U' B

 

[Ollie]

Sorry, I should have been more clear
That is exactly what I use but sometimes I find myself executing B' U R' B U' [r2] U B' R B U'

To aid in execution I will 'say' the B' U R' B U' and U B' R U' B parts in my head (sans prime's) so UBRUB and BURBU

And I do find myself making the error but because I am 'saying it' I notice it and I am able to correct if I go B U' instead of U' B

Ah, sorry! Yeah, I see.

I've practiced that move enough times now so that it feels completely natural (muscle memory?) and I don't need to think about it. Try some solves with the BLD method without the blindfold? That worked for me!

 

[Cubenovice]

Try some solves with the BLD method without the blindfold? That worked for me!

Yep I do that every now and then, also partial solves with about 6 targets at a time so I can practice execution without having to spend too much time on memo.

Thanks for your feedback!
And goodnight...

 

[Ollie]

Yep I do that every now and then, also partial solves with about 6 targets at a time so I can practice execution without having to spend too much time on memo.

Thanks for your feedback!
And goodnight...

Good luck!

 

[Noahaha]

Sorry, I should have been more clear
That is exactly what I use but sometimes I find myself executing B' U R' B U' [r2] U B' R B U'

To aid in execution I will 'say' the B' U R' B U' and U B' R U' B parts in my head (sans prime's) so UBRUB and BURBU

And I do find myself making the error but because I am 'saying it' I notice it and I am able to correct if I go B U' instead of U' B

Maybe try B' R B U R2 U'
I find it more intuitive and easier to execute.

 

[Skullush]

This scramble...
R2 F2 U2 B' L2 F U2 F R2 F2 U2 L' B' L' R' B2 F2 D L' B

Four edges solved for you
I speed through memo and after solving the corners I find that I memorized an odd number of corners and an even number of edges... :fp
Would've been an amazing time.

 

[Ickathu]

I find that I memorized an odd number of corners and an even number of edges... :fp

I hate when that happens. Especially when you go back and memo again and it turns out that you were counting wrong.

 

[Mikel]

I had 3 DNF's at the Kansas Cube Off 2012. It was my first time officially competing in BLD. My first cube I don't really know what happened, I had 4 edges wrong. The second, I had two flipped edges The third; I totally forgot my edge memo so just quit.

Edit: on the second solve, after I set the cube down, the edges were DB and DR so for a second I thought I got a success, but then I looked closer and they were flipped

 

[AbstractAlg]

I had 3 DNF's at the Kansas Cube Off 2012. It was my first time officially competing in BLD. My first cube I don't really know what happened, I had 4 edges wrong. The second, I had two flipped edges The third; I totally forgot my edge memo so just quit.

8 days ago it was also my first official bld cubing.
First cube - forgot to do U' move in the very first corner commutator and that screwed the whole cube, well cycles.
Second - two flipped edge. 0_0
Third - required at least one not DNF to have third attempt, so DNS.

Bad luck.