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BLD solving is impressive, but in reality you can use the memory sports ability to memorize information. You also need to be creative to remember all that information and you must have a good imagination.

So true. I would use bld to show off, but my consistency is like 10%. My memo takes 4 mins too. 2letters=word pairs help a lot with school.
 
Hey welcome to the forum. Seems like our progression is similar. How long did it take you to get sub 12? I've been cubing for 6 months and im sub 13.5 almost sub 13, but just need to do an ao 100 today. I wish i could practise more than an houra day on school days lol. I love summer break... 5h+ time for practise

Awesome! keep up the good work ;) 5 hours for cube, that's the dream! for sub-12 I got a 11.87 ao50 the 22th December. personally I can't be bothered with ao100's because I reeaally start to lose focus and mess up.. I don't think it tells more about consistency, rather mental stamina. I kept a journal of all milestones, but unfortunately I'm an idiot and didn't write most of the dates :mad:
I have a few ones however...
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First Sub 10 F2L average of 5. 22/5/2014
12: 00:10.22 x
11: 00:11.28 x
10: 00:09.14 x
9: 00:11.17 x
8: 00:11.14 x
7: 00:10.25 x
6: 00:08.77 x
5: 00:08.15 x
4: 00:10.42 x
3: 00:12.86 x
2: 00:10.28 x
1: 00:09.83 x
Paw paw paw! Mini-aolong sets new PB's.*
12: 00:11.64 x
11: 00:13.40 x
10: 00:14.37 x
9: 00:14.33 x
8: 00:13.85 x
7: 00:13.93 x
6: 00:11.36 x
5: 00:12.32 x
4: 00:10.97 x
3: 00:12.85 x
2: 00:11.47 x
1: 00:12.07 x
Average:
00:12.72
Best:
00:10.97
Avg. 10:
00:12.90
10 of 12:
00:12.72

Best avg5: 11.72 !!!
Beats NR!!! Now I just need to get it officially.. 01/11/14
Average of 5: 10.75
1. 10.70
2. 10.31
3. 11.23
4. (9.57)
5. (12.20)
...
28/12/2014
COME ON!!! *** so close.... I will not sleep, eat or do anything other than rubiks cube until that sub-10 ao5 is mine !!! ... ok maybe I will.
Average of 5: 10.12
1. 9.65
2. (13.48)
3. 10.92
4. 9.78
5. (9.47)
*I think the Mini-aolong ao5 was around the end of august, but not completely sure. I remember it was a WTFZOMG kinda moment, and it took at least a month before I got the next one :D
 
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It's not NAR. NAR is North American Record.


BTW wow you have really fast progressing. If you keep on practicing you will be world class.

Oh! you're right, sorry. Got the abbreviation confused there. NR - national record
It has been my goal to achieve it, and once I get it I doubt I will continue :p I'm already an old man in the cubing world (20) and I got other stuff to do
 
I have some questions for you, since you progress so quickly:
1. What would be a normal day of 3x3 practice for you? For instance, do you just do you bunch of solves or much more?
2. Do you know X-cross, multislotting, Winter variation or some other advanced technique?
3. What cube and lube do you use?
 
I have some questions for you, since you progress so quickly:
1. What would be a normal day of 3x3 practice for you? For instance, do you just do you bunch of solves or much more?
2. Do you know X-cross, multislotting, Winter variation or some other advanced technique?
3. What cube and lube do you use?

1. I do a bunch of solves, but mostly untimed. Other than that I focus mainly on the F2L stage, using different practice techniques suggested by different youtube cubers, and also timing F2L alone.
2. My CFOP is almost as basic as it gets. Nothing too fancy, just occasional X-crosses if I get an easy case. I certainly believe that advanced techniques help, but for sub-10 you are not limited by method just yet, I think.. lookahead is crucial!
3. Aolong v2 and traxxas 50k lube.

hope that answers your questions :)
 
1. I do a bunch of solves, but mostly untimed. Other than that I focus mainly on the F2L stage, using different practice techniques suggested by different youtube cubers, and also timing F2L alone.
2. My CFOP is almost as basic as it gets. Nothing too fancy, just occasional X-crosses if I get an easy case. I certainly believe that advanced techniques help, but for sub-10 you are not limited by method just yet, I think.. lookahead is crucial!
3. Aolong v2 and traxxas 50k lube.

hope that answers your questions :)


Thanks, it did :) I've already been planning on getting traxxus 50k for my cubes, so knowing good cubers like you use it it makes me want it even more lol
 
I've been speedcubing for about 4 months (since late August) and I'm averaging about 18-21 seconds on 3x3. How much were you average about 4 months into your speedcubing "career"? Am I on the right track?
 
How much were you average about 4 months into your speedcubing "career"? Am I on the right track?

I'm not completely sure, I know I had a sub-15 avg5 in late May so I guess I was consistent sub-15 after 4 months.
Yes, you are on the right track. Keep going! :)
 
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