Cubing Survey

[rubikmaster]

Real Name: Oskar Janeš
Age: 13
Gender: Male
Current Approximate Average: 21 seconds
Approximate Average 6 months ago: 32 seconds
Approximate Average 1 year ago: 75-80 seconds
Hours Practiced Weekly: 7-10 hours

 

[Reinier Schippers]

Real Name: Reinier Schippers
Age: 15
Gender: Male
Current Approximate Average: 12.5
Approximate Average 6 months ago: 14.5
Approximate Average 1 year ago: 20
Hours Practiced Weekly: 12ish

 

[Petezorzz]

Real Name: Peter Nguyen
Age: 13
Gender: Male
Current Approximate Average: 19-20 seconds
Approximate Average 6 months ago: 30 seconds
Approximate Average 1 year ago: Started in late April 2011
Hours Practiced Weekly: Around 20-30 Hours

 

[cs071020]

Real Name: Chan Yan
Age: 16
Gender: Female
Current Approximate Average: 20s
Approximate Average 6 months ago: 25s
Approximate Average 1 year ago: 30 seconds
Hours Practiced Weekly: more than 20 hours
Cubing Since: 2009
Cubing Environment: at my desk,in front of my computer

 

[Lusti]

Real Name: Julius Breuer
Age: 17
Gender: Male
Current Approximate Average: 20s
Approximate Average 6 months ago: 22s
Approximate Average 1 year ago: 26s
Hours Practiced Weekly: 10

 

[cubernya]

Real*Name: Jacob Pratt
Gender: Male
Current*Approximate*Average: 20 seconds
Approximate*Average*6*months*ago: 80 seconds
Approximate*Average*1*year*ago: N/A (only cubing since April)
Hours*Practiced*Weekly: approx. 2 practice, 5+ solving

 

[Budisha]

Real Name: Filip Budiša
Age: 15
Gender: Male
Current Approximate Average: ~55 seconds
Approximate Average 6 months ago: ~90 seconds
Approximate Average 1 year ago: ~4 minutes
Hours Practiced Weekly: ~3 hours

 

[MEn]

It's a nice idea, but I'm not sure if the results will have any accuracy. I've taught a lot of people martial-arts, and the ones who get anywhere, are the ones who think about it properly; you can practice all day every day, but if you don't think about it correctly, you'll only ever achieve a slight improvement. Do the survey, but be wary of the results, that's what I say.

Thank you for your feedback. I understand that the results will vary based heavily on one's cubing environment, but if the results are recorded en masse, I believe that there may be results that give similar statistics.

If you were to look at professional gamers for Starcraft 2, the general amount of practice that they get is around 40 hours a week. I feel like that number wasn't pulled out of their ass, but it was rather noticed by many professional gamers and that seems to be the normal amount of hours required in order to play it in a professional level. Of course, practicing any kind of hobby or skill requires the correct mindset in order to progress in your level, so I will be adding an "environment" category as well as the "cubing since" category as demanded by a couple of people.

Thank you so much for your feedback, it's greatly appreciated.

I have adjusted the survey, for those who have already answered, if you would like to answer again or edit your previous post, it would be awesome.

 

[Moops]

Real Name: Brendan Manning
Age: 24
Gender: Male
Current Approximate Average: ~31 seconds
Approximate Average 6 months ago: ~ 3 minutes
Approximate Average 1 year ago: DNF
Hours Practiced Weekly: ~10 hours
Cubing Since: June 2011
Cubing Environment: At my desk with a little background noise.

 

[PandaCuber]

Real Name: Bryan Rusinque
Age: 16
Gender: Male
Current Approximate Average: ~18 seconds
Approximate Average 6 months ago: ~3 minutes (Had just started)
Approximate Average 1 year ago: N/A
Hours Practiced Weekly: ~20 hours
Cubing Since: June-July 2011
Cubing Environment: In front of my laptop.

 

[thackernerd]

Age: 12
Gender: Male
Current Approximate Average: ~24 seconds
Approximate Average 6 months ago: ~40 seconds
Approximate Average 1 year ago: ~85 seconds
Hours Practiced Weekly: ~3 hours
Cubing Since: July 2010
Cubing Environment: at a desk, sometimes some music going

 

[5BLD]

You asked us to redo it. Redo I will.
Real Name: Alex(ander) Lau
Age: 14
Gender: Male
Current Approximate Average: ~10.5 seconds (my signature times are kinda outdated...)
Approximate Average 6 months ago: ~25 seconds
Approximate Average 1 year ago: N/A
Hours Practiced Weekly: 8
Cubing Since: February 2011
Cubing Environment: A very low table. Or on public transport.

wouldn't it be better to use a survey engine to run this? Like ask everyone to go on surveymonkey and do it

 

[blackzabbathfan]

Real Name: Colin Boyd
Age: 13
Gender: Male
Current Approximate Average: 19-20
Approximate Average 6 months ago: 25
Approximate Average 1 year ago: 50
Hours Practiced Weekly: 6-9
Cubing Since: November 2010
Cubing Environment: At my desk sometimes music sometimes not or on my couch with the TV on.

 

[Thompson]

Real Name: Thompson Clarke
Age: 15
Gender: Male
Current Approximate Average: ~10 seconds
Approximate Average 6 months ago: ~11 seconds
Approximate Average 1 year ago: ~12 seconds
Hours Practiced Weekly: ~5 hours
Cubing Since: January 2008
Cubing Environment: At a desk

 

[sear70]

Real Name:Bill Brown
Age:41
Gender:Male
Current Approximate Average:52 Seconds
Approximate Average 6 months ago:52 Seconds
Approximate Average 1 year ago:1:40
Hours Practiced Weekly:2-8 Hours a day, not for speed just solving.
Cubing Since:2008
Cubing Environment:I take a few cubes with me every were. mostly at home in my "man cave "

 

[Cube-Fu]

Thank you for your feedback. I understand that the results will vary based heavily on one's cubing environment, but if the results are recorded en masse, I believe that there may be results that give similar statistics.

If you were to look at professional gamers for Starcraft 2, the general amount of practice that they get is around 40 hours a week. I feel like that number wasn't pulled out of their ass, but it was rather noticed by many professional gamers and that seems to be the normal amount of hours required in order to play it in a professional level. Of course, practicing any kind of hobby or skill requires the correct mindset in order to progress in your level, so I will be adding an "environment" category as well as the "cubing since" category as demanded by a couple of people.

Thank you so much for your feedback, it's greatly appreciated.

I have adjusted the survey, for those who have already answered, if you would like to answer again or edit your previous post, it would be awesome.

I'm glad you appreciate my experience; what you may achieve, is a minimal amount of cubes solved, or minimal amount of hours required, which could be beneficial to lots of people. But I think there's an awful lot to be said about the individual; I wouldn't expect everyone to be able to understand complex algebra, no matter how hard they tried, as I wouldn't expect everyone to be able to play a musical instrument. But you might gain an acceptable standard, so why not.

 

[Cube-Fu]

Real name: The wonderful wizard of Braintree.
Age: 30
Gender: male
CAA: 15 sec
AA6mnths: 18-20sec
AA1yr:16-18sec (technique change)
HPW: 10-20 (not neccessarily speed, or 3x3)
Cubing since: 2008 (I think)
cubing env: at home, sitting with the t.v on, or standing at my folks.
Standard practicing regime:groups of fifty for general practice, groups of twelve for consistency, groups of five for ironing out problems. Plus non-timed solves, for learning algs, and keeping limber.

 

[asportking]

Why do you need our real names? I'm not trying to be suspicious or anything, but I just don't see why they'd apply to someones improvement.

 

[TiLiMayor]

Real Name: Juan Camilo Vargas
Age: 17
Gender: Male
Current Approximate Average: 16
Approximate Average 6 months ago: 20
Approximate Average 1 year ago: 35
Hours Practiced Weekly: 10 (I have been practicing less than I did before)
Cubing Since: Around October-November 2009
Cubing Environment: Computer desk, always music and yellowish artificial light..

 

[MostEd]

redo:
Real Name: Edward Betanyan
Age: 15
Gender:Male
Current Approximate Average: 22.5
Approximate Average 6 months ago:2:00
Hours Practiced Weekly: 5-7(re calculated)
Cubing Since:Jun 2010
Cubing Environment: Siting in front of the laptop