DeVry Open 2010

I just might have to be a judge too then :D:D Although I don't want to be too tied up during the comp unless I meet my sub20 goal by then, I need all the luck/help I can get :P
 
I'm on the verge of being sub20. I've had 2 or 3 ao5's today sub20. 40-60% of my daily solves are sub20. I know full OLL but unless my recog gets better by this comp I'm going to use 2look. My about to be sub20 has turned into 25 plenty of times due to horrible recog and recall.

I haven't judged yet and have been to two comps. I kind of feel like it's a responsibility to judge at least once :P
 
fatboyxpc said:
I'm on the verge of being sub20. I've had 2 or 3 ao5's today sub20. 40-60% of my daily solves are sub20. I know full OLL but unless my recog gets better by this comp I'm going to use 2look. My about to be sub20 has turned into 25 plenty of times due to horrible recog and recall.

I haven't judged yet and have been to two comps. I kind of feel like it's a responsibility to judge at least once :P
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I didn't judge at indiana winter (my first comp) but then they needed judges at ohio, so me and my friends decided to try it. It's actually pretty fun, and i wanted to judge at lexington, even though they didn't need any.
 
My shock oil worked decently in my ShengShou 2x2 (yes I got that after Lexington if you remember how I had to borrow one for that comp :P). I also loosened it a bit though. You have a LL 2x2 right?
 
cincyaviation said:
fatboyxpc said:
My shock oil worked decently in my ShengShou 2x2 (yes I got that after Lexington if you remember how I had to borrow one for that comp :P). I also loosened it a bit though. You have a LL 2x2 right?
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Yeah, i have a lanlan, but it pops a ton and i just ordered a ghosthand from lightake, along with a skewb.
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inb4gearspopsalot
 
I could put my thumb on the L face of FLU, my index on R face of RFU, put just enough pressure to hold onto them, pull with less than ten pounds of pressure, and pull out the whole FU row. This is to both his AV and FII. I tried solving his LL 2x2 and I inner popped while doing RUR'U'. Then we raced 2x2 the next week and he popped his 2x2 so much one time he had to completely take it apart to fix it.
 
fatboyxpc said:
I could put my thumb on the L face of FLU, my index on R face of RFU, put just enough pressure to hold onto them, pull with less than ten pounds of pressure, and pull out the whole FU row. This is to both his AV and FII. I tried solving his LL 2x2 and I inner popped while doing RUR'U'. Then we raced 2x2 the next week and he popped his 2x2 so much one time he had to completely take it apart to fix it.
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My lanlan has popped 3 corners before, but my 3x3's are nowhere near that loose.
 
Jesus that's crazy (3 corners). I recently loosened my ShengShou 2x2 and it has popped on me twice (out of ~50 solves) and I already don't like how much it's popped. A couple times I've saved a pop from happening (I could feel it so I backed off the pressure and aligned the layers then continued the solve). My 3x3's are tighter than most I imagine. My FII has original tension out of the box, my AV is kind of loose (can pop somewhat easily if you are a sloppy cuber like me), and my GuHong I can never get it right. I just have to settle with the GuHong. Do I want great lockup prevention and corner cutting, or do I want to overshoot by a mile and end up messing up my algs? It's definitely not a win win for me, but I'm still using it over my FII hoping I can overcome it.

James if you read this: I loosened each face 1/2 a turn and it's a hair better than it was, probably nowhere near as good to your liking though.

Edit:

Seth: You asked where I was at now. I had a sub20 avg5 earlier today, and just got another one. About to lay down for a bit while my girlfriend sleeps, might cube after she passes out and I'm awake and bored. I'm getting closer to it, but I want to be confident enough that I'll get a sub20 at DeVry, so even if I reach 9/10 averages sub20 (even 9/10 avg12's sub20) I'm going to keep practicing just as hard, to ensure I get this!
 
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fatboyxpc said:
Jesus that's crazy (3 corners). I recently loosened my ShengShou 2x2 and it has popped on me twice (out of ~50 solves) and I already don't like how much it's popped. A couple times I've saved a pop from happening (I could feel it so I backed off the pressure and aligned the layers then continued the solve). My 3x3's are tighter than most I imagine. My FII has original tension out of the box, my AV is kind of loose (can pop somewhat easily if you are a sloppy cuber like me), and my GuHong I can never get it right. I just have to settle with the GuHong. Do I want great lockup prevention and corner cutting, or do I want to overshoot by a mile and end up messing up my algs? It's definitely not a win win for me, but I'm still using it over my FII hoping I can overcome it.

James if you read this: I loosened each face 1/2 a turn and it's a hair better than it was, probably nowhere near as good to your liking though.

Edit:

Seth: You asked where I was at now. I had a sub20 avg5 earlier today, and just got another one. About to lay down for a bit while my girlfriend sleeps, might cube after she passes out and I'm awake and bored. I'm getting closer to it, but I want to be confident enough that I'll get a sub20 at DeVry, so even if I reach 9/10 averages sub20 (even 9/10 avg12's sub20) I'm going to keep practicing just as hard, to ensure I get this!
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Maybe i need to get an F2, because my best cube right now is my AV and i have nothing else close to it. Anyway, i usually do better in comps than at home because they make me slow down and look ahead a bit more, and now that i know OLL, i could possibly get a sub 19 average.
 
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