Hello!

[Tao Yu]

Does it get to a point later where it doesn't require as much focus?

For me, this came when I was averaging around a minute. It also got more fun, which made improvement much easier until I hit a plateau at around 30 - 40 seconds.

Your training is very intense! I only ever did solves to get to where I am. Maybe you'll progress faster than me .

 

[DeeDubb]

For me, this came when I was averaging around a minute. It also got more fun, which made improvement much easier until I hit a plateau at around 30 - 40 seconds.

Your training is very intense! I only ever did solves to get to where I am. Maybe you'll progress faster than me .

I doubt that highly, but thank you for the encouragement! I've been doing some really save solves while watching shows, and having decent success. If I can get to 2 minutes, I'll be pretty happy.

I hope I can keep up this intense training for 30 days. I feel like I'm really forcing myself. The idea of Blind Solving is incredibly appealing but the work required is not, haha.

 

[DeeDubb]

Somehow I edited over my Day 1 stuff instead of creating a new Day 2 post... damn, I really wanted to track a before and after...

 

[Rocky0701]

Wow! Awesome dedication on 3BLD. I'll do your 1:00 memo ao12 and full solve ao5 challenge tomorrow. I need to work on getting my accuracy up.

 

[DeeDubb]

I keep messing this stuff up, I had a tab open and was almost finished with everything except for the last 5 full solves and closed the damn tab on accident....


Oh well, I know I did them, that's all that matters. Anyway, here's the last 5 full solves:

Day 3 results
1) B U2 L2 D2 L2 F' U2 L2 B' D2 F' L B' U L2 D' U2 F L2 D U
DNF.... ugh... couldn't focus at all, not even close.

2) L2 F2 U F' B D L F' R D2 B' D2 R2 F U2 F2 R2
10.44 DNF (12/12 edges, 5/8 corners) Stuff went bad in this solve... surprised it was only 3 corner twists in the end... I really can't focus for some reason.

3) U' L2 U L2 D R2 U2 L2 D' R2 U' R D' B' D' U' L F2 R' B D2
6:17 DNF (9/12 edges, 8/8 corners) Still can't focus... this is rough.

4) F2 B' R' U2 B' D L B2 D L' D2 B' D2 F' R2 U2 F L2 F2 L2
6:52 DNF (12/12 edges, 5/8 corners)


5) R2 U' L2 D2 U' F2 L2 D' L2 U2 B2 L' F2 L2 B L' R F D' B'
DNF total mess.... Execution error


Really frustrated today. I'm not sure why I can't focus. After I messed up and closed the tab with all my other results, I just couldn't get into it at all... It really sucks to have such a deflating finish to a pretty good day. Oh well, 27 more to go, I'm sure there will be more bad days and hopefully some good days. I can't quit now.

 

[DeeDubb]

Well, after completely failing on my 3BLD practice, I blew off some steam with some normal solves, got some new PBs:

Best average of 5: 15.16
17-21 - 14.23 (18.87) 16.55 14.69 (14.09)
Best average of 12: 15.80
11-22 - 16.01 14.53 17.73 (13.55) 18.09 15.23 14.23 (18.87) 16.55 14.69 14.09 16.83
11. 16.01 B2 U2 R2 D2 R2 F2 D2 B2 D R2 U' F' B2 L F L2 F U2 R2 F2 U'
12. 14.53 D R2 U' R2 D L2 B2 D R2 D F R' U2 R' L' F R' U L U'
13. 17.73 R2 U R2 B2 D' F2 L2 U' R2 L2 D' F' D R2 L' D R2 L' B' R U2
14. 13.55 D' B2 U' R2 U' F2 U2 R2 F2 U' B L B F D' F2 L B' F L2
15. 18.09 D F2 U2 B2 R2 B2 R2 F2 U2 L2 U2 L' F2 U' L' B2 D2 R' U2 F' D U'
16. 15.23 B2 L2 D L2 D R2 B2 U R2 U F2 R B2 F R B2 D2 L B' U' F' L2
17. 14.23 F2 D B2 R2 U' F2 L2 U' L2 U B2 L B L2 B' D2 B2 D' R D B2 U2
18. 18.87 B2 F2 D' L2 B2 U' F2 D' R2 U2 B2 L' B' L U2 B L U' L2 F D2 U'
19. 16.55 U2 R2 B2 D' F2 L2 U L2 F2 U' B D' F L' D' R U F2 D' B U'
20. 14.69 U L2 U2 B2 U' R2 F2 L2 B2 U F' U2 L D2 F' D2 R' U' B2 R' U
21. 14.09 D' L2 B2 D' B2 D2 R2 B2 L2 U' L2 B' R2 U R F R2 U' R2 L' F2 R'
22. 16.83 B2 L2 D L2 B2 D' U2 L2 F2 D' U R' F L2 B' L U2 B' D' R U

 

[GuRoux]

nice! beat your pb by over .5 seconds.

 

[h2f]

Yeah, nice averages. And keep your bld practice. And what method do you use in 3bld?

 

[DeeDubb]

Yeah, nice averages. And keep your bld practice. And what method do you use in 3bld?

M2/OP

 

[h2f]

Thanks. I still use it in multiblind and in 4bld. It's very tricky. Couple of weeks ago I've switched to turbo/op, and I had one success after 20 bad attempts in row. Blinds needs patience. I'm sure soon your attempts will be much more successfull.

 

[FailCuber]

Nice PB's.You're progressing very fast!

 

[DeeDubb]

Day 4 results:

Letter Pair Practice:
56.69 (DNF 9/10), 78.69 (DNF 9/10), 73.71 (DNF 9/10), 42.73 (DNF 9/10), 54.64 (DNF 9/10)
79.34 (DNF 7/10), 49.16, 51.46, 51.83, 56.56

Execution practice (Write pairs down, and execute)

1) B2 L2 F2 L2 D2 U2 F R2 D2 R2 D2 R U B' F L2 F2 U B R2 F
3:31 DNF (10/12 edges, 6/8 corners)

2) U2 F' L2 R2 D2 L2 R2 F' D2 U2 B2 U B2 F2 U L2 R' B' D2 L' '
3:55 DNF (5/12 edges, 8/8 corners) EXECUTION ERROR! Somewhere I missed an M move. I think during on of the tough M algs

3) U' L B U L D F2 D' L F' R2 L2 U' L2 U F2 U' B2 D F2 U
2:50 DNF (8/12 edges, 8/8 corners)

4) R2 D2 B2 F2 L B2 U2 R U2 L' B2 U' B' L2 B2 F' U' B L' R' D'
3:22 DNF (10/12 edges, 8/8 corners)

5) L' U2 F2 U2 R U2 F2 L2 U2 B2 U' F2 R2 F' D2 U R F' D B
3:04 DNF (8/12 edges, 8/8 corners)

Speed Practice (1 minute memo)
6) F2 L' B2 U2 R2 D2 R' U2 L F2 D2 F R' D U B2 L2 F' R' F L'
2:15 8/8 corners, 3/12 edges

7) F2 L2 D2 R2 D B2 D2 R2 F2 D2 U' R D R D' B U' R2 U' L' D2
1:57 5/8 corners 3/12 edges

8) R2 B2 R B2 L F2 U2 L U2 L2 F2 D' L' B' R U2 L B' F'
1:45 nothing, execution error, memory error, total crap


9) D R2 B' U' R L' F' R2 L B' D2 B2 U2 B2 R D2 B2 R' F2 U2 R
2:22 6/8 corners 6/12 edges

10) B F L2 R2 U2 B R2 U2 R2 D2 U2 L' U2 B' D' F2 L2 U L U F
1:38 2/8 corners, execution error....


[/b]Full Solve[/b]
11) U2 R2 B' D' L' F R' U' D2 L U' B2 U L2 U L2 F2 U F2 D
5:01 DNF 5/8 corners, 12/12 edges

12) U2 D' B U L' D2 F' B2 U' R2 D2 L' U2 F2 B2 R' F2 R2 D2 L'
5:50 DNF 6/8 corners 9/12 edges

13) U2 R' B' R' U L' D' R' F' B' D2 L2 U L2 U B2 D R2 D' L2 F2
5:05 DNF 4/8 corners 9/12 edges

14) B' L F R L' U L U2 B L U2 B2 L' U2 R' F2 U2 L2 F2 L
4:16 New PB!

15) R2 U2 L2 F' U2 L2 F' D2 U2 R2 B R' U2 B L D' U2 B2 U B' L2
3:45 DNF (10/12 corners 8/8 edges) Went for it on this solve... so damn close...



Day 4, not too bad, the pieces are slowly coming together. Tons of DNFs, but I'm getting faster and more confident. Hopefully accuracy continues to go up. The execution errors are frustrating, so I need to practice my alg for Q target more, because I think I messed that up twice. Overall, happy with progress. I can see easily being sub 3 minutes with high accuracy when this 30 day training finishes.

 

[DeeDubb]

Day 5

Had a headache, so i didn't get practice in. Also worked on my audio spreadsheet. Anyway, enough with the excuses, i did get a quick Ao5 in while watching a show (somehow able to focus while watching TV. Hurts my times, but it's more comfortable than silence)

Results:
8.00 DNF
4:58
6:24 DNF
6:33 DNF
7:23

Happy to get two successes. I'm hoping this starts creeping up to 3. If I finish the month with 3/4 out of 5, I'll be pretty happy.

 

[DeeDubb]

Day 6

I made up for skimping yesterday by doing hardcore practice today at work. I did 10 execution solves, 10 speed focused solves, and 10 full solves. Here's the results:

Execution Practice: (write down the pairs and use that to solve)

1) F' L2 B2 R2 B' R2 F U2 B2 L2 D2 R' F2 D2 R2 D B2 D2 L B2 R2
2:51 DNF (execution error)

2) L2 B2 U2 R D2 F2 D2 F2 U2 R F2 U' B' L' B2 F L2 U R2 B F
4:52

3) F2 R' B2 R D2 F2 R' F2 L2 F2 R' F D' R' F D' R2 F U B R2
2:37

4) L2 R2 B' L2 B D2 B2 D2 R2 F L2 D' R B L B2 U2 L' F2 R'
3:01 DNF (7/12 edges, 8/8 corners)

5) B U' B D' F D B2 L F' R2 L U2 R' U2 B2 D2 R U2 B2 D2
3:53

6) R2 F2 D2 U2 B R2 U2 B L2 F2 R D' R2 B2 U' F' D' B' R' F
3:56

7) R' L2 B L D' L U' F B2 L' U B2 R2 B2 D' F2 U' B2 D' F2
3:14 DNF (10/12 edges, 8/8 corners)

8) R2 D2 B2 D F2 U' F2 L2 U R2 U2 L' B D' B2 R' F2 D F2 L' D
3:49

9) U' L2 D2 F2 D B2 U B2 R2 U' B2 L' B D F2 D' F D' U F2 U
3:50 DNF (12/12 edges, `1/8 corners... no idea)


10) F2 U2 R2 D2 U2 F2 D2 L2 R B2 R B L U R' F' U2 R F2 U' R2
3:40 DNF (9/12 edges, 6/8 corners)


Speed Practice: (only 1 minute memo limit)

11) B U2 F' R' D2 B' U' B U' L B2 U2 D2 R2 U R2 B2 R2 D2 F2 B2
1:29 (5/8 corners, no edges)

12) R2 B L2 B2 D2 F2 U2 F' R2 U2 R2 D R' B' L' F2 U2 F R' U2 B2
2:29 (8/8 corners, 5/12 edges)

13) D' L2 U' F L2 F2 L D2 F R' F2 U' B2 R2 D2 F2 U' R2 U' R2 U'
2:40 (8/8 corners, 1/12 edges)

14) R2 D2 R2 B U2 B' F2 L2 B2 R D' R B R' B' U L2 R' B D'
2:13 (8/8 corners, 7/12 edges)

15) U' B' D R' U L F B2 U D2 L2 U2 R2 B2 D2 B2 R2 F2 L'
1:45 (mess)

16) B2 L' D' R U B R2 B L F2 L' D2 L' D2 F2 B2 R2 B2 U2
2:30 (8/8 corners, 5/12 edges)

17) L' U' D2 B2 L' D R F' D F2 U2 F U2 B L2 F2 D2 F' L2 D2
1:20 (mess)

18) U R2 B2 D' L2 U2 B2 D B2 L2 U R D2 R2 U B L' U F D2 R
2:27 (8/8 corners, 7/12 edges)

19) U2 L2 F U2 R2 F2 U2 B L2 B2 U L' F' L2 B' D R F' L' R'
2:15 (8/8 corners, 7/12 edges)

20) L2 B2 D' F2 U F2 L2 U2 F2 U2 F2 R B L2 U' L' R B' D' B L'
2:31 (8/8 corners, 6/12 edges)

Full Solves:

21) R2 B2 R2 F2 D' B2 R2 D' L2 F2 D' L' R' U' B R' U2 L B F R
5:13

22) F' U' F2 R' B U' R U' R2 L B2 D2 B U2 L2 U2 L2 F U2 R2
4:35

23) D2 R2 D2 L2 F D2 R2 B D2 B F' D R B D R2 B U B
2:40 OMG! PB PLUS FIRST EVER MO3!!!!

24) L2 F2 U' L2 U' B2 L2 B2 U B2 F2 R F' D' L' F2 L U L R
5:45 DNF (10/12 edges, 4/8 corners)

25) R' B' U2 D R' B2 U F D F2 L2 D2 L F2 R' D2 L F2 R D2
3:38 DNF (10/12 edges, 8/8 corners)

26) F D2 R U2 F' U2 D' R L2 U F2 R2 F U2 B2 L2 F2 R2 F' D2 B'
3:27

27) F' R' L U' B' L' F' U R B R2 F2 R B2 D2 R' U2 R D2 R'
7:12 DNF (10/12 edges, 6/8 corners)

28) B R2 B2 L2 F' U2 F R2 D2 L2 F2 R' B R2 U' B2 L R D2 R2 B
6:25

29) D2 B2 D2 U2 R' B2 D2 R' D2 L D2 B R U L2 D' B U' L' D F
3:42 DNF (10/12 edges, 8/8 corners)

30) R' F D' L' D B2 L B L U F2 L' U2 R B2 R U2 D2 F2 R'
3:10 DNF (6/12 edges, 8/8 corners)

Wow, 5/10 on Day 6, that's amazing. I think it was just a lucky day, but I feel myself catching some common mistakes from time to time. Also, the vast majority of my DNFs are from messing up an orientation rather than a location, meaning I'm tracking the location well, I just need to make sure I'm focusing on the correct sticker.

 

[DeeDubb]

I broke all of my OH PBs today:

best time: 26.86
best avg5: 31.43
best avg12: 35.74
best avg100: 39.87

Pretty... pretty... pretty good.

 

[TDM]

I broke all of my OH PBs today:

best time: 26.86
best avg5: 31.43
best avg12: 35.74
best avg100: 39.87

Pretty... pretty... pretty good.

Are you still using CFOP? Are you going to learn and switch to ZZ eventually?

 

[DeeDubb]

Are you still using CFOP? Are you going to learn and switch to ZZ eventually?

Still doing CFOP. Once I get sub-30, I might start doing some ZZ stuff.... Learning ZZ would keep me from having to learn full OLL, so that would be nice.

 

[TDM]

Still doing CFOP. Once I get sub-30, I might start doing some ZZ stuff.... Learning ZZ would keep me from having to learn full OLL, so that would be nice.

Yeah, I still don't know full OLL yet, but I do use CFOP sometimes. I'm method neutral between ZZ and CFOP for OH.
I use 2H PLLs for OH, which is bad though. I really need to learn OH PLL. Do you use full PLL?

 

[DeeDubb]

Yeah, I still don't know full OLL yet, but I do use CFOP sometimes. I'm method neutral between ZZ and CFOP for OH.
I use 2H PLLs for OH, which is bad though. I really need to learn OH PLL. Do you use full PLL?

I've learned all but E and the Gs

 

[newtonbase]

What method are you using for 3BLD? I'm starting with full OP. I've been practicing corners only on a 2x2 which I think will help me long term with orientation. I have to think more as there are no centres for reference. Maybe I'll pop the centres off for edges practice. Maybe not.