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Goals Thread

Guess I'll make goals for Atlantic Special 2015.


Clock: Sub-15 average, first place XD or at least 2nd place.
(Almost everyone around here is just getting into clock for the first time for this comp... including me)
3x3: at least 1 Sub-13 average and podium
3BLD: Sub-5 success, or at least a success.
3x3 Fewest Moves: Sub-35 single, Sub-42 average (Single might not happen but average is pretty achievable.) and win?
Multiblind: I really have no hope at all in this event. MAYBE I'll be able to pull off a 2/2 by this comp.
 
Goals at 1 year after first cube (Dec. 26th, 2014):
I don't know about 3x3, but maybe sub 20 Ao100?
2x2 Sub 4 Ao5, Sub 5.5 Ao12, Sub 7 Ao100
4x4 Sub 1:10 Single, Sub 1:20 Ao5, Sub 1:30 Ao12, Sub 1:40 Ao100
Pyra Sub 3 Single, Sub 7 Ao5, Sub 8 Ao12, Sub 9 Ao100, learn at least 1 more method.

update:
3x3: no; 2x2: no, yes, yes; 4x4: all no (cube broke); Pyra: no, rest yes.
evaluation:
better than I thought I would do, especially in pyraminx
 
Goals for leading up to Nat's and Nat's

3x3: sub-13 single, sub-19 ao12, sub-20 ao100
4x4: sub-1 single, ao5, and ao12, sub-1:10 ao100
5x5: sub-2 single, sub-2:20 ao5 and ao12, sub-2:30 ao100
2x2: sub-1 single, sub-4 ao5 and ao12, sub-5 ao100
Pyra: learn 1-flip, sub-3 single, sub-4 ao5, sub-4.5 ao12, sub-5 ao100
Skewb: learn Sarah Inter., sub-5 single, sub-8 ao12, sub-10 ao100
OH: sub-30 single, sub-40 ao5, sub-50 ao12, sub-1 ao100
Mega: sub-4 single, sub-5 ao5 and ao12
3x3: sub-15 single, sub-19 average
4x4: sub-50 single, sub-1 average
5x5: sub-1:50 single, sub-2 average
2x2: sub-3 single, sub-5 average
Pyra: sub-4 single, sub-5 average, make final round
Skewb: sub-6 single, sub-8 average
OH: sub-35 single, sub-40 average
Mega: sub-4 single lol
 
Goals for the Tuks Winter at the end of the month:
2x2: Who cares. Yes, and it worked. Made finals, and got a PB average.
3x3: Sub 20 single, sub 24 average. No, and yes. Sub 23 even!
4x4: Sub 2:00 single, don't mess up average. Yes, and no. As usual, messed up two solves.
5x5: Get an average. Yes, easily.
OH: Sub 40 average. Got 40.03... But still really happy with it.
Mega: Get a PB Yes. Average was lower than my previous single.
Pyra: Sub 12 average. Yes
Skewb: 1st place. Yes

Feels good to have achieved so many of my goals.
 
Goals for this school term (10 weeks, but busiest term of the year so yeah):

3x3: global sub-15, 14.5x ao100
2x2: global sub-3.5
4x4: sub-1
Megaminx: sub-2
Pyraminx: sub-4
Skewb: ~4.3 average

Others: learn full OLL and some CLL (2x2). Also win an event in the forum comp at least once.

Most just require practice so they should be manageable... I hope
 
[table="width: 500, class: grid"]
[tr]
[td]Puzzle[/td]
[td]Average[/td]
[td]Single[/td]
[td]Method[/td]
[td]Deadline[/td]
[/tr]
[tr]
[td]3x3x3[/td]
[td]12 seconds [14.1 seconds][/td]
[td]8.5 seconds [9.56 seconds][/td]
[td]Learn Moar COLL [11/28][/td]
[td]August 8, 2015 [53d][/td]
[/tr]
[tr]
[td]2x2x2[/td]
[td]4.8 seconds [5.6 seconds][/td]
[td]1.5 seconds [1.63 seconds][/td]
[td]Finish CLL [29/42][/td]
[td]August 8, 2015 [53d][/td]
[/tr]
[tr]
[td]4x4x4[/td]
[td]65 seconds [75 seconds][/td]
[td]55 seconds [60.3 seconds][/td]
[td]Get good at Yau [----][/td]
[td]August 8, 2015 [53d][/td]
[/tr]
[tr]
[td]5x5x5[/td]
[td]120 seconds [155 seconds][/td]
[td]110 seconds [121.78 seconds][/td]
[td][/td]
[td]August 8, 2015 [53d][/td]
[/tr]
[tr]
[td]Pyraminx[/td]
[td]10 seconds [15 seconds][/td]
[td]5 seconds [6.74 seconds][/td]
[td][/td]
[td]August 8, 2015 [53d][/td]
[/tr]
[tr]
[td]Skewb[/td]
[td]10 seconds [17 seconds][/td]
[td]5 seconds [8.49 seconds][/td]
[td]Learn a better method [----][/td]
[td]August 8, 2015 [53d][/td]
[/tr]
[/table]

[table="width: 500, class: grid"]
[tr]
[td]Puzzle[/td]
[td]Average[/td]
[td]Single[/td]
[td]Method[/td]
[td]Deadline[/td]
[/tr]
[tr]
[td]3x3x3[/td]
[td]12 seconds [13.9 seconds][/td]
[td]8.5 seconds [9.21 seconds][/td]
[td]Learn Moar COLL [12/28][/td]
[td]August 8, 2015 and podium if there are fewer than 50 people there [40d][/td]
[/tr]
[tr]
[td]2x2x2[/td]
[td]4.8 seconds [5.2 seconds][/td]
[td]1.5 seconds [1.55 seconds][/td]
[td]Finish CLL [31/42][/td]
[td]August 8, 2015 [40d][/td]
[/tr]
[tr]
[td]4x4x4 I really need help with 4x4, any suggestions?[/td]
[td]65 seconds [75 seconds][/td]
[td]55 seconds [60.3 seconds][/td]
[td]Get good at Yau [----] Every time I try I fail lol[/td]
[td]August 8, 2015 [40d][/td]
[/tr]
[tr]
[td]5x5x5[/td]
[td]120 seconds [155 seconds][/td]
[td]110 seconds [121.78 seconds][/td]
[td][/td]
[td]August 8, 2015 [40d][/td]
[/tr]
[tr]
[td]Pyraminx[/td]
[td]10 seconds [12 seconds][/td]
[td]5 seconds [4.90 seconds][/td]
[td][/td]
[td]August 8, 2015 [40d][/td]
[/tr]
[tr]
[td]Skewb[/td]
[td]10 seconds [16 seconds][/td]
[td]5 seconds [8.02 seconds][/td]
[td]Learn a better method [Learning Sarah's Intermediate Method][/td]
[td]August 8, 2015 [40d][/td]
[/tr]
[/table]

A little off-topic, but I created a formula to determine approximately what place you will be in a competition. It works surprisingly well, but its accuracy goes down the farther from the overall average competitor you get (faster OR slower). Plugging in 47 competitors (because the compared competition had 94 in 3x3) and a 12.50 second average (which I sort of hope to get better than by my next competition, but I don't want to be too optimistic) you get:
c2/c1 * p
Where c2 is the number of competitors in the competition (47, note that I'm just guessing), c1 is the number in another competition (94), and p is the place you would have gotten at c1 with an average of 12.50 (6 in R1 + 5-6 in R2 + 8 in R3 / 3 = 6.5).
47/94 * 6 = 0.5 * 6.5 = 3.25
So, should I make it a goal to be top 3, if there are fewer than 50 competitors at my next competition?
Let's go with it. Goal added.

Edit: No, I'm not going to Atlanta Open. Don't ask. I am hopefully going to this if it is all figured out.
 
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[table="width: 500, class: grid"]
[tr]
[td]Puzzle[/td]
[td]Average[/td]
[td]Single[/td]
[td]Method[/td]
[td]Deadline[/td]
[/tr]
[tr]
[td]3x3x3[/td]
[td]12 seconds [13.9 seconds][/td]
[td]8.5 seconds [9.21 seconds][/td]
[td]Learn Moar COLL [12/28][/td]
[td]August 8, 2015 and podium if there are fewer than 50 people there [40d][/td]
[/tr]
[tr]
[td]2x2x2[/td]
[td]4.8 seconds [5.2 seconds][/td]
[td]1.5 seconds [1.55 seconds][/td]
[td]Finish CLL [31/42][/td]
[td]August 8, 2015 [40d][/td]
[/tr]
[tr]
[td]4x4x4 I really need help with 4x4, any suggestions?[/td]
[td]65 seconds [75 seconds][/td]
[td]55 seconds [60.3 seconds][/td]
[td]Get good at Yau [----] Every time I try I fail lol[/td]
[td]August 8, 2015 [40d][/td]
[/tr]
[tr]
[td]5x5x5[/td]
[td]120 seconds [155 seconds][/td]
[td]110 seconds [121.78 seconds][/td]
[td][/td]
[td]August 8, 2015 [40d][/td]
[/tr]
[tr]
[td]Pyraminx[/td]
[td]10 seconds [12 seconds][/td]
[td]5 seconds [4.90 seconds][/td]
[td][/td]
[td]August 8, 2015 [40d][/td]
[/tr]
[tr]
[td]Skewb[/td]
[td]10 seconds [16 seconds][/td]
[td]5 seconds [8.02 seconds][/td]
[td]Learn a better method [Learning Sarah's Intermediate Method][/td]
[td]August 8, 2015 [40d][/td]
[/tr]
[/table]
[table="width: 500, class: grid"]
[tr]
[td]Puzzle[/td]
[td]Average[/td]
[td]Single[/td]
[td]Method[/td]
[td]Deadline[/td]
[/tr]
[tr]
[td]3x3x3[/td]
[td]12 seconds [13.6 seconds][/td]
[td]8.5 seconds [8.26 seconds][/td]
[td]Learn Moar COLL [14/28][/td]
[td]August 8, 2015 competition canceled :( [21d][/td]
[/tr]
[tr]
[td]2x2x2[/td]
[td]4.8 seconds [4.8 seconds][/td]
[td]1.5 seconds [0.97 seconds][/td]
[td]Finish CLL [34/42][/td]
[td]August 8, 2015 [21d][/td]
[/tr]
[tr]
[td]4x4x4 I really need help with 4x4, any suggestions?[/td]
[td]65 seconds [75 seconds][/td]
[td]55 seconds [60.3 seconds][/td]
[td]Get good at Yau [----] I'll work on that soon[/td]
[td]August 8, 2015 [21d][/td]
[/tr]
[tr]
[td]5x5x5[/td]
[td]120 seconds [145 seconds][/td]
[td]110 seconds [121.78 seconds][/td]
[td][/td]
[td]August 8, 2015 [21d][/td]
[/tr]
[tr]
[td]Pyraminx[/td]
[td]10 seconds [10.7 seconds][/td]
[td]5 seconds [4.90 seconds][/td]
[td][/td]
[td]August 8, 2015 [21d][/td]
[/tr]
[tr]
[td]Skewb[/td]
[td]10 seconds [16 seconds][/td]
[td]5 seconds [8.02 seconds][/td]
[td]Learn a better method [Learning Sarah's Intermediate Method][/td]
[td]August 8, 2015 [21d][/td]
[/tr]
[/table]
 
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This is going to be very hard, but I have decided to learn full EG-2 for Skewb.
I will be using this: http://docs.google.com/document/u/1/d/1EzEkhAqpvXkPOYQOxrUhlSC6IsxyJ7Bmixa-lhwFxio/mobilebasic
I hope to finish by the end of the summer holidays (until September). I don't think anyone else has attempted this before and I hope to be the only person to know full EG-2.

Wish me luck!

Good luck! I might try if I had the time. Also, who made that doc?

EDIT: I wonder if TCLL for skewb might br useful...
 
@TDM Thanks, I may have to exclusively practice Skewb for the next month or two but I am sure it will be worth it.

Good luck! I might try if I had the time. Also, who made that doc?

EDIT: I wonder if TCLL for skewb might br useful...

Thanks, it will take a long time since Skewb algs are so painful to learn. Idk who made the doc, but it is handy and provides info on recognition too. TCLL would be useful for Skewb as there are only 3 corner orientation cases so that means less cases.
 
@TDM Thanks, I may have to exclusively practice Skewb for the next month or two but I am sure it will be worth it.
Yes, but what if you get a case you don't know? Do you have a quick alg for swapping two corners on the D layer? It's not like Sarah's advanced where you could just go back to intermediate if there was a case you didn't know.
 
Yes, but what if you get a case you don't know? Do you have a quick alg for swapping two corners on the D layer? It's not like Sarah's advanced where you could just go back to intermediate if there was a case you didn't know.

I would do 'intermediate'. So orient the top layer with Sarah's and solve the rest with an alg since I know all but one of those cases.
 
Also, who made that doc?

I did :D
EDIT: I wonder if TCLL for skewb might br useful...

If you have a layer with one corner twisted, 2/3 of the time you can do a pseudo layer, which is just a one move setup to a normal LL alg.

I would do 'intermediate'. So orient the top layer with Sarah's and solve the rest with an alg since I know all but one of those cases.

You could also use DiagCLL+U, which is more efficient in my opinion
 
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