Hello!

Hello! Do you remember me?

I think so, you are very fast at Skewb, right?

EDIT: New PB Ao12:

Best average of 12: 15.50
43-54 - 14.97 16.33 15.70 (18.84) 13.77 13.95 16.80 16.68 15.41 15.53 (13.09) 15.82
43. 14.97 F2 D L2 D' B2 U2 F2 U' L2 D2 U' F D R U' B D2 L2 B' U' R'
44. 16.33 R2 D' B2 U' L2 D' F2 L2 U L2 F2 R' L U' F R L' U R B' D2
45. 15.70 R2 U F2 D R2 D2 R2 B2 U' R2 B2 L' U' B' F2 D F D' F' R2 L U2
46. 18.84 R2 L2 F2 U2 L2 D' F2 U2 B2 U' L2 F' L' D' R2 F2 R2 U F U' L2
47. 13.77 F2 D R2 D' F2 L2 B2 D' L2 B2 U F' R' U' B2 U L U B' R2 L' U'
48. 13.95 U' F2 L2 D L2 D B2 D' F2 L2 B' U2 F D' F2 U' R D2 R2 F U'
49. 16.80 U R2 F2 D2 L2 U2 L2 U B2 D' R2 B D2 L' F2 R2 F' R D' B2 D U'
50. 16.68 L2 B2 L2 D' R2 F2 U' B2 D2 B2 L2 F D F2 U2 R' B R2 L D L B'
51. 15.41 D F2 U2 B2 F2 L2 U B2 D2 L2 D B' F' L2 D F' L F' U2 L2 F2 U'
52. 15.53 B2 U2 L2 F2 U2 L2 F2 L2 D B2 D L' F2 D2 L2 F R' U' B' D2 F2
53. 13.09 L2 B2 U' B2 D F2 D U2 F2 L2 D L' F U2 R' U B' D2 U' R2 L'
54. 15.82 B2 F2 D2 F2 U F2 U B2 U R2 L2 F' U' B' D' F2 R D2 L' D2 F' U

and New PB 3BLD Mo3:

2:27.40
3:28.55
2:20.82
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2:45.59!


EDIT: Finished the Ao100 for a new PB of 18.08 ao100
 
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I hope so... my success rate was good awful during the stream (4 out of 16). I'm going to try to stream a few more times to get that practice under pressure feeling.
Yeah, I find I do so much worse on under pressure, because I don't film myself or go to competitions very often. Practise usually helps, but... I don't practise :p
 
Yeah, I find I do so much worse on under pressure, because I don't film myself or go to competitions very often. Practise usually helps, but... I don't practise :p

Well, you have BLD solves on your record. That's all I really want. I tried at the last comp (In February), but it went horribly because I hadn't practiced. That's what sparked this more serious practice. I have a comp coming this Saturday, so I reaaaally hope I can complete 3BLD at least once. Especially the first solve, because then pressure is off and I can go for speed.
 
Well, you have BLD solves on your record. That's all I really want. I tried at the last comp (In February), but it went horribly because I hadn't practiced. That's what sparked this more serious practice. I have a comp coming this Saturday, so I reaaaally hope I can complete 3BLD at least once. Especially the first solve, because then pressure is off and I can go for speed.
I was very lucky to get two BLD solves in three attempts. At the time, I still had only ever had one (16 minute) Mo3. I've got another one since then though, so it looks like I'm improving my accuracy lots!1! Hopefully I could get three official successes this weekend, but it's unlikely. I've also registered to do 4BLD even though I've only done two attempts (and got one success). That's going to be... interesting.
 
I was very lucky to get two BLD solves in three attempts. At the time, I still had only ever had one (16 minute) Mo3. I've got another one since then though, so it looks like I'm improving my accuracy lots!1! Hopefully I could get three official successes this weekend, but it's unlikely. I've also registered to do 4BLD even though I've only done two attempts (and got one success). That's going to be... interesting.

I had a much better day today, getting 6 out of 10. I feel confident that I should get one solve.
 
Your accuracy is much better than mine. You should be fine. Good luck!

Just did another average of 12... I've noticed the beginnings seem to go a lot better than the ends. I think my brain needs time to rest between solves:

1. 2:24.00 R2 D' L2 D B2 L2 U' L2 U B2 R2 F L2 D' F' L' D' F2 U2 F L U
2. DNF U L2 U' F2 D' B2 D B2 L2 F2 R2 B L U2 R' U2 B' D' B R F
3. 2:15.43 L2 U R2 F2 U' B2 U' R2 F2 L2 U B D' R2 D' L B' D' B2 F' R2 L'
4. 2:18.06 U R2 U' L2 U' R2 F2 L2 D B2 R2 B' U' R' L2 D U B' L' D' L
5. DNF F2 U' R2 D F2 U' F2 D F2 U2 F2 R B R' D2 F2 U R2 U' L' D'
6. 5:19.59 F2 U B2 F2 U' F2 D' L2 B2 L2 D F' D2 B U2 R' U R' L' U L2
7. DNF B2 L2 F2 U2 R2 D U2 L2 B2 D B' R2 D2 L' D F' R' U B2 L'
8. 3:18.85 F2 U2 F2 D R2 F2 R2 D2 B2 U2 R B R' F2 L2 F D' U2 B R2
9. DNF F2 D2 U B2 L2 D' B2 L2 U B2 L' B D2 F' L D B F2 U2 R2 U2
10. DNF D F2 D2 B2 D' L2 F2 D B2 U' R2 B U' B' L' F L D' R' B F'
11. DNF D2 R2 B2 D2 R2 B2 U R2 L2 F2 D R' F R2 F' D B' R' D' U2 L'
12. DNF L2 D' R2 B2 L2 B2 D2 L2 D2 U' L2 B' F2 U R D' U B2 R B' L U'
 
Just did another average of 12... I've noticed the beginnings seem to go a lot better than the ends. I think my brain needs time to rest between solves:

1. 2:24.00 R2 D' L2 D B2 L2 U' L2 U B2 R2 F L2 D' F' L' D' F2 U2 F L U
2. DNF U L2 U' F2 D' B2 D B2 L2 F2 R2 B L U2 R' U2 B' D' B R F
3. 2:15.43 L2 U R2 F2 U' B2 U' R2 F2 L2 U B D' R2 D' L B' D' B2 F' R2 L'
4. 2:18.06 U R2 U' L2 U' R2 F2 L2 D B2 R2 B' U' R' L2 D U B' L' D' L
5. DNF F2 U' R2 D F2 U' F2 D F2 U2 F2 R B R' D2 F2 U R2 U' L' D'
6. 5:19.59 F2 U B2 F2 U' F2 D' L2 B2 L2 D F' D2 B U2 R' U R' L' U L2
7. DNF B2 L2 F2 U2 R2 D U2 L2 B2 D B' R2 D2 L' D F' R' U B2 L'
8. 3:18.85 F2 U2 F2 D R2 F2 R2 D2 B2 U2 R B R' F2 L2 F D' U2 B R2
9. DNF F2 D2 U B2 L2 D' B2 L2 U B2 L' B D2 F' L D B F2 U2 R2 U2
10. DNF D F2 D2 B2 D' L2 F2 D B2 U' R2 B U' B' L' F L D' R' B F'
11. DNF D2 R2 B2 D2 R2 B2 U R2 L2 F2 D R' F R2 F' D B' R' D' U2 L'
12. DNF L2 D' R2 B2 L2 B2 D2 L2 D2 U' L2 B' F2 U R D' U B2 R B' L U'
I also find it harder to concentrate on BLD for a long time. I can usually go 3-5 solves before I have to take a break for a few minutes. After that, I start to remember previous memos and not my current one, and I DNF a lot more. You might find you get better results if you do your Ao12 in three or four groups.
 
BLD Solves today:

1. DNF U2 F2 D2 U' F2 L2 U R2 U' R2 F2 L' U' R' B R U2 R D F' L
2. DNF F2 U B2 U2 B2 F2 R2 U F2 L2 U' B F2 U' L2 F2 U2 L D' U2
3. 3:56.82 F2 R2 L2 U2 L2 F2 U' R2 D F2 L2 B' R B' D2 F' D2 F R' U L'
4. DNF D' L2 U2 F2 L2 D' L2 B2 U2 B2 U2 B F' D' F2 U2 L' D2 R' F' D2 L'
5. 4:50.98 R2 B2 D B2 D2 F2 L2 D2 L2 D L2 F' R U F' R' F2 D B U L'
6. 2:23.30 B2 F2 D L2 U F2 D' B2 R2 F2 U R F' U' L' F D L' F2 R' U2 R2
7. DNF B2 U L2 D' B2 R2 F2 R2 U' L2 U R' U2 F' U' L2 F2 U B2
8. DNF R2 U L2 B2 R2 U' L2 D R2 D2 B' F' U' L' B F2 L F U2 R U'
9. DNF F2 L2 F2 R2 U F2 U2 L2 U B2 U' F' L U R D2 B2 D' F L U2
10. DNF F2 U B2 D' R2 D2 R2 F2 U R2 U' L B' U B2 D F' R' L' U L2
11. 4:56.30 U2 R2 U F2 D' R2 F2 R2 L2 F2 R B' L2 U2 L2 D' U F R' L2
12. DNF D' B2 F2 R2 U L2 U2 B2 L2 B2 D' F' L' U L B' R' U' B2 U' R U2
13. 2:36.66 U' F2 U' R2 D2 U' R2 L2 F2 U2 F2 R' D2 U R2 D R' B2 F' D2 L U'
14. DNF F2 D2 B2 U B2 U2 L2 F2 L2 U' R2 B R' B F' U R' U' R2 D' L U
15. DNF U' F2 R2 D2 F2 D' L2 D R2 U2 L2 B D2 F2 L D' B2 U' F2 U'
16. DNF L2 B2 U L2 D' R2 F2 D B2 D2 F' U' R U2 F2 L2 B
17. DNF D' L2 D' B2 D F2 U' R2 D B2 F2 L D2 F U2 R F' D L' F' L'
18. DNF U L2 U' R2 D L2 D' L2 U L2 B2 L' B U F2 L' U B U L' U
19. DNF U B2 F2 U' F2 U' F2 U' B2 F2 U R' D B2 U' B' L B' D' L2 F2
20. 4:38.43 B2 F2 D R2 L2 D R2 U' R2 F2 R L B L F R2 D U2 L2 B U
21. DNF R2 F2 U' R2 L2 B2 U F2 U F2 D2 R U L' F R2 L2 U' B F2 D2
22. DNF L2 F2 L2 D' B2 U B2 U' R2 D B2 L' U' L2 B2 U B' U2 R F2 D U'
23. DNF F2 D' L2 B2 D2 F2 D2 R2 F2 L2 U2 B' L D' R2 B R2 F' R' F D' U'
24. DNF D' F2 L2 F2 L2 U' R2 U L2 F2 D' B' D' L' U' F L2 D2 F' R F2 U'
25. DNF D' R2 U B2 D B2 U' R2 U2 L2 U2 F' R' U2 R2 D2 U R2 U2 F R' L'

3 successes out of the first 6, then 3 successes out of the next 19 :(

I am proud that I did 25 BLD solves though. I'm getting fast enough that I can do a lot of solves in a session.

Also had my PB Ao5 for normal solving:

(13.20), (15.32), 14.94, 13.91, 14.25 = 14.37
 
BLD Solves today:

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3 successes out of the first 6, then 3 successes out of the next 19 :(

I am proud that I did 25 BLD solves though. I'm getting fast enough that I can do a lot of solves in a session.

Also had my PB Ao5 for normal solving:

(13.20), (15.32), 14.94, 13.91, 14.25 = 14.37
Oh wow, that's a big session. Have you tried multi yet?
Also, congrats on the PB, sub-15! :)
 
Here's the results from the last two days of practice:


146 4/8/2015 22:36 02:18.7 DNF U L2 U' B2 U2 L2 U L2 U' B2 U' R B D' L B' U' F' R' B' F D2
147 4/8/2015 22:39 02:59.8 DNF R2 D' F2 D' B2 D2 U' F2 L2 D F2 L' B' R2 L' D L U2 F2 D R
148 4/8/2015 22:43 02:22.7 DNF D2 L2 B2 F2 D2 R2 F2 U L2 B2 D' B L' B' R' D' L D2 L' U2 B
149 4/8/2015 22:46 03:19.7 DNF F2 D' R2 B2 D' U' R2 U' L2 B2 U B U R2 F' L' D' U R D2 L' D'
150 4/8/2015 22:50 03:34.3 DNF F2 D U L2 B2 L2 F2 L2 D B2 U' R' F U B2 L D B2 F' L' B D'
151 4/8/2015 23:17 03:10.6 B2 U L2 D R2 L2 B2 D' U2 F2 U L' R2 U' B' F' D R2 B' L' D2 U2
152 4/8/2015 23:25 02:36.6 DNF U' B2 L2 B2 R2 L2 U L2 U L2 D2 B' R2 F R' U2 B L' D B2 R2 L'
153 4/8/2015 23:29 03:06.4 DNF R2 U' F2 D2 F2 R2 F2 D' R2 U' L2 B D' U2 L F' D2 R B2 U2 F'
154 4/8/2015 23:33 07:04.0 DNF D' F2 D' B2 D' L2 U F2 U' B2 U2 L B2 R' F2 D2 F D F2 D B
155 4/8/2015 23:41 02:30.7 D R2 U F2 L2 B2 U' B2 D2 U' R2 F R D R' L2 U' B D2 R2 U'

156 4/9/2015 19:14 03:45.8 DNF R2 F2 U2 B2 U' L2 D2 B2 D B2 D L F R B' L F' L' U B' U2
157 4/9/2015 19:31 03:47.9 DNF L2 U2 L2 D' R2 F2 D2 F2 U L2 U2 B D2 F' D' R L' U2 B R2 U' R2
158 4/9/2015 19:36 03:26.3 DNF U2 L2 U' F2 U2 L2 U F2 D L2 U2 B U' L' B2 D2 L2 F D L F
159 4/9/2015 19:40 02:50.5 U B2 R2 U2 F2 D' B2 D' R2 B2 U' L' F D L' B R2 D2 R' F2 R
160 4/9/2015 19:43 03:50.6 DNF F2 L2 B2 U B2 D F2 D B2 U' R' D' L' U' F' R B D B2 U2 R
161 4/9/2015 20:17 03:25.3 DNF L2 B2 D' L2 B2 U B2 R2 U2 B2 R2 F D U2 B2 R L2 U' F' U2
162 4/9/2015 20:23 03:14.0 DNF D2 R2 D' F2 D B2 R2 L2 F2 R2 U L D2 R' B' D B2 U L2 B2 L U'
163 4/9/2015 20:30 01:57.9 DNF B2 F2 D U B2 F2 U F2 U' L2 B2 R' L2 D B' F2 U' B U' B D'
164 4/9/2015 20:35 02:10.1 DNF U R2 B2 R2 B2 D R2 D2 B2 D U' L' F D2 B' D R U2 R2 B' U2
165 4/9/2015 20:38 02:40.1 DNF D L2 D L2 B2 U F2 D2 B2 R2 D2 L' D U2 L' F U2 R D U B
166 4/9/2015 20:49 02:56.1 D B2 D2 L2 U' F2 U L2 B2 L2 U2 F' L' F' U R F U2 F2 L F' U2
167 4/9/2015 20:53 02:46.2 F2 L2 D2 R2 D2 B2 R2 L2 U' B2 U' L F' U B2 R2 F U' F' R' D2
168 4/9/2015 20:56 06:56.9 DNF U L2 B2 D2 B2 D2 F2 U B2 L2 U2 B F' D' L2 F' D R2 L U2 L'
169 4/9/2015 21:04 02:13.8 DNF B2 D2 F2 D F2 D R2 D' R2 U R' D' F D2 F D R D2 L' D2
170 4/9/2015 21:07 03:45.1 DNF R2 U' B2 D L2 U' L2 U' F2 D' F2 R' B2 U L B D' U2 R U B L
171 4/9/2015 22:08 02:56.5 U2 F2 D' L2 D' F2 L2 U2 R2 U' B2 L B' D' R2 F' D2 U' R U B
172 4/9/2015 22:31 02:49.7 DNF R2 U2 B2 F2 U B2 D2 F2 L2 D' U' L' B' R U' B F' D2 B2 F' D2 U2
173 4/9/2015 22:43 02:57.1 B2 R2 B2 F2 D R2 L2 F2 D2 U L2 B' D' L2 F' L' U F2 R' B2 L
174 4/9/2015 22:47 03:22.9 D2 R2 U B2 L2 U L2 D B2 L2 U' R U F2 R' B R' F L' B2 L'
175 4/9/2015 22:53 03:09.2 U F2 D' U2 L2 B2 D' B2 L2 B2 R2 F U L B U F D B2 F2 U2
176 4/9/2015 23:35 03:37.9 R2 U R2 F2 R2 D' B2 D F2 R2 D R D L' D2 B2 U' F D B' L' U
177 4/9/2015 23:43 03:06.4 R2 U L2 D F2 L2 F2 R2 D B2 U R' B2 U2 F2 L' B D' R2 L2 U'
178 4/9/2015 23:47 03:18.9 R2 F2 L2 B2 U' B2 R2 U L2 D U F' L D2 R F' L' U F2 R' U'
179 4/9/2015 23:53 02:55.6 U L2 D' L2 D' F2 D' R2 U F2 R' F' U' L B2 U' B2 F U' F U'
180 4/9/2015 23:57 02:16.6 D2 R2 U F2 U' F2 L2 F2 L2 D' F' U L D F' R2 B2 R' U' L B U'


I got on quite a hot streak at the end of today, getting 9 out of 10 solves.... before that I was 3 out of 15... I don't understand this streakiness, I need to figure out how to get my mind in the right place for blind solving.
 
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