Getting sub-20 by Chattahoochee

[Lofty]

I am quite excited to be able to go to my first competition now I just need to get sub 20 by then. Any advice on how to cut 2 seconds off my time?
My plans are:
do at least an average of 50 everyday
time all my LL algs to make sure they are all equally fast and I have the finger tricks planned out.
work on Harris Chan like lookahead for sub 10 f2l.
Top 10 for OH would be awesome but thats my current at home average... I know I still have loads of room for improvement so top 10 is my goal.

 

[Dene]

I think there is only one way, practise, but you musn't forget study among that!! try hand strengthening exercises, that could help as well. Also make sure all you algorithms are optimal for OH, or else try different ones. Of course learning MGLS seems like a useful idea too.

 

[Lofty]

haha I have already made sure every alg I know is optimal for OH. There is one OLL I am thinking of changing thats it.

 

[pjk]

Just practice, make all your algs fluent. It is tough to give advice to the top in the world, but that I what I'd suggest. When you practice at home, try to use the same setup as a comp: stackmat, 15 seconds inspection (1 hand only), practice setting the cube down, look away, then pick it up and go. Also, make sure you can do it in front of people without getting nervous. Competitions tend to be pretty nerve-wracking. Good luck.

 

[cdzoan]

good luck w/ that

 

[Lofty]

Yea i need to practice on my stackmat... I don't use it because I am here CCT doesn't work with Vista and I am too lazy to type in every time when i do averages of 100.
btw:13.56 non-lucky single. COLL + U PLL!

 

[Pedro]

Yea i need to practice on my stackmat... I don't use it because I am here CCT doesn't work with Vista and I am too lazy to type in every time when i do averages of 100.
btw:13.56 non-lucky single. COLL + U PLL!

wait a moment...that's 2H, right?

 

[edd5190]

Of course learning MGLS seems like a useful idea too.

You go Dene!

 

[Dene]

Yea i need to practice on my stackmat... I don't use it because I am here CCT doesn't work with Vista and I am too lazy to type in every time when i do averages of 100.
btw:13.56 non-lucky single. COLL + U PLL!

I agree with Mr. Pedro. Tell me that's Two-Handed!! That is better than my best lucky time ever!!!

 

[hdskull]

It's One hand, his two hand probably is the same speed as his one hand. Chris Dzoan has done 12, 13 OH solves.

 

[Lofty]

yes its OH.
Loads of people have done faster.
My 2H is sub 20 my OH is not. So not exactly the same time tho that solve was faster than my fastest non-lucky 2H but only because I do not do 2H enough to get the rare very fluid very easy LL solves.

 

[Pedro]

wtf??!!! 13.xx OH non-lucky??!!

good lord...I was happy with my 17.64...

 

[Jason Baum]

Hey Lofty, I also want to be sub 20 OH by Chattahoochee. How about we have a little friendly competition to see who can get there first? After all competition seems to bring out the best in people. I'm not as fast as my best average probably suggests... it was kind of fluky. My average-average is in the 21-22 range. So it sounds like we're right in the same boat.

Congrats on the 13.56 solve too! That's really awesome.

 

[Lofty]

Alright sounds like a competition. Although my average average is like 22.5 but my best average is only 21.89. Do you think you can do it by then? I suppose if i practice hardcore maybe. But i know with competition nerves I will slow down, I am inconsistent enough already.

 

[Dene]

You know it has been proven that co-operation brings out the better in people than competition does (source: Psychology lecturer at Canterbury University). I am not quite sure how they managed to find this, as it would be extremely hard to separate the two (even when co-operating, there can be internal competition). So, the conlcusion is that you two should work together to improve and take down the Titans that are Patricio, Dzoan and Dzoan!!

 

[Pedro]

You know it has been proven that co-operation brings out the better in people than competition does (source: Psychology lecturer at Canterbury University). I am not quite sure how they managed to find this, as it would be extremely hard to separate the two (even when co-operating, there can be internal competition). So, the conlcusion is that you two should work together to improve and take down the Titans that are Patricio, Dzoan and Dzoan!!

and Rama and the japanese guys

I want to be sub-20 too...not sure if I can do it in a month and a half...but...well, let's see what happens

 

[dbeyer]

Chris and I have felt the same way about big cubes blindfolded. We've correlated a lot of ideas, tactics, memorization tips, experiences, algs, optimizations, methods and so on and so forth. He's the only one practicing right now though ... ugh.

 

[Lofty]

Well we did a little collaborating last night.... I showed him an alg. he got a 15.97 with the scramble so it was an easy scramble (or we both just own lol). I would like some collaboration. Can you video chat Jason? I know Pedro can.
Pedro: I was going to add in a bunch of other people too.

 

[Pedro]

can I be your...how's it called? that guy who carries the knights' stuff in the movies and wants to be a knight too? shield-boy?

 

[Lofty]

haha! Armour-Bearer maybe?
I would much rather you be a knight with me. Or we can both be Jason's shield boys since he is the fastest