Hi, Gordon from Swizerland here!

You'll get there.

Good practice is to not time. Just make the cross and then look for the first pair. Then envision how to put it in. Done that? OK.. close eyes, and put it in now! Second pair, find it, envision, and insert. And so on. When at 4 F2Ls you scramble and start over.

If you do that a whole number of times you'll get more feel for the insertion and since your fingers know what to do your eyes can keep themselves busy searching for the next one :)
 
I've analyzed the best solve of the previous avg of 5:

I think I will record more solves. In my oppinion this helps to find the weak parts. Let's see if I manage to upload one avg of 5 per week...
 
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Awesome reconstruction. Auch on the 3rd and 4th pair.. Both 4+ seconds. If these where 2 seconds each the solve would have been 28 seconds. And the OLL is great. But almost 7 seconds for the pll is too long. You should enter the sub step competition again. When I started my last layer was betwee 10 - 11 seconds. Now I average sub 8 seconds!! I dod not turn faster than you but I guess I have done more solves so they come more natural to me. Oh, and I see you are very dominant righthanded in algoritms. Try to find a better algorithm for this one where left and right are following each other. With a little drilling all your PLL's can be sub 4 seconds..

EDIT: your video made me enthousiastic. I will make one now also..
 
The fourth pair was really very bad. Especially becaus it would have been sooooo simple.

The PLL was crap. But for my excuse, it was a G-Perm. I don't like them.
But you're right. I will reenter the substep competition right now.
 
New 4x4 single PB:
2:30.972


Did the weekly competition in 4x4 this morning. Not started very good and after the 4th solve I wanted to stop, because I thought if would not get better, but I decided to do the last one too... 2:30.972 :)

Cube type: 4x4x4
Number of Solves: 5
Best Time: 2:30.972
Worst Time: 4:34.972

Averages:
Mean of 3 3:26.997
Average of 5 3:59.153

Individual times:
1: 4:07.439 (D2 L2 Uw' Rw2 D' F2 U2 L' F' R2 U R Fw' R' Fw2 U' Rw' Uw F2 Rw2 D2 Rw2 Uw2 F2 Uw2 Rw D' U' Rw F R' U L2 D' Rw2 D F Rw2 B2 D)
2: 4:34.972 (U L' Fw2 L R' Uw2 U L Rw' D' U' Fw' L Fw U Rw F' R' Fw' Rw2 F2 L R D' U B' R2 D2 Uw' L D' Fw2 R D F' Uw B' F2 Uw' U)
3: 4:12.943 (Uw B' Fw Uw2 F' L D2 U2 Rw' R2 Uw2 B2 F2 L2 B2 D2 U2 Rw' U' L2 D' Uw2 U2 F Uw2 F Uw2 L' U' L' Fw L' Rw2 Fw' L' Uw2 B' Rw' D2 R2)
4: 3:37.076 (F D2 Uw B' Fw' F' D' F2 R Uw U L2 B' Uw2 U' B L U2 B2 Rw R U F' L2 Rw B' F2 L B U F2 D Uw2 B2 F' Uw' U F2 R' U)
5: 2:30.972 (Uw F' Rw U' F2 Uw2 R B F' Rw' F2 Uw' B F2 R2 F2 Uw2 L2 Rw R2 Uw2 B' Rw F' L' Uw2 L2 B R B' Uw2 L2 R2 D B' Fw Uw L2 U' Rw')

And the best thing is, I switched on the camera for the last solve... the video will follow soon...
 
This morning I did a session of 24 solves to record some of them.
The solves started very slow (~40 seconds) but i've managed to get a new average of 12 PB later:

Best average of 12: 32.53
7-18 - (27.69) 32.68 33.11 31.45 29.62 (42.77) 40.70 28.73 31.51 32.23 35.04 30.26

Rubik's cube
13.03.2013 06:54:24 - 07:28:16

Mean: 35.46
Average: 35.47
Best time: 27.69
Median: 34.55
Worst time: 42.98
Standard deviation: 4.75

Best average of 5: 31.25
7-11 - (27.69) 32.68 (33.11) 31.45 29.62

Best average of 12: 32.53
7-18 - (27.69) 32.68 33.11 31.45 29.62 (42.77) 40.70 28.73 31.51 32.23 35.04 30.26

1. 39.08 D2 F2 R2 U' R2 D' L2 F2 U L2 U' L' D2 F' L F2 U R2 D2 B' L'
2. 38.88 R2 F2 U L2 D2 R2 D F2 D2 L2 U' B' F' U' R' B' F' D U' F' D
3. 35.21 R2 L2 U' L2 D B2 L2 U F2 L2 B2 L U' F' L F2 D2 B' D2 R' L2 U'
4. 42.98 L2 B2 D' R2 U L2 B2 D2 U R2 F2 L' U2 B F R' D' F2 L B F2 U
5. 42.34 U' B2 L2 F2 R2 U' B2 U2 R2 B2 D2 R D2 U2 F2 L B D' F' R' L2
6. 42.58 L2 D2 B2 D' B2 L2 D U' F' U' B' R' F' D' U2 R D' U2 B'
7. 27.69 R2 U' F2 U L2 D2 L2 B2 U2 B2 U R D F R2 F2 R2 D L2 D2 U
8. 32.68 F2 D' B2 R2 D' F2 U R2 D2 B2 U L' D R L F R2 F R2 U2 R2
9. 33.11 U2 F2 U2 B2 L2 D2 L2 U' B2 U' R2 B F2 R' D2 B D F' D B L' U'
10. 31.45 L2 U2 R2 U2 F2 U R2 L2 D2 F2 L' U' F' U' R2 L2 B' U F2 D
11. 29.62 R2 U2 R2 U R2 U R2 B2 D R2 U' F R B2 R D' L2 F U2 R' B2 U'
12. 42.77 D' F2 D F2 L2 F2 R2 U B2 D L2 F B2 L' B D2 F L B2 R'
13. 40.70 F2 D' L2 D F2 R2 F2 D2 U' R2 U2 F' U' B L' D2 R2 B2 F' L' U
14. 28.73 U' L2 D B2 D L2 U' L2 F2 R2 D F L' F R2 L B F U' L D2
15. 31.51 B2 D' B2 L2 U B2 U' L2 F2 R2 L2 B' D U' R' B2 D F D2 U' L2
16. 32.23 F2 D2 B2 U' B2 D' B2 L2 D' L2 B2 L' F' L2 D' U' R' F L' U L
17. 35.04 R2 D B2 U' F2 U R2 B2 D R2 U R' B' D2 U2 R' L U L' F2 L' U2
18. 30.26 B2 D2 U' L2 D' F2 U R2 U' B2 R2 F D' R' F' D2 R B' R' F R' L'
19. 33.29 L2 F2 U2 B2 F2 U B2 D' R2 B2 U L' D B2 U2 F D' B2 R' F' D2 U'
20. 31.48 U' L2 U' F2 D U2 F2 L2 U' R2 D F' L2 D2 R' L2 U' L2 U B D'
21. 34.05 R2 L2 D' L2 F2 R2 F2 D' U' L2 F2 R' B' F' R L' D B' U' B L U'
22. 36.65 R2 F2 D' U2 L2 B2 L2 B2 D' L2 D L D' B' R F R U' L2 D2 U2
23. 40.71 R2 D' L2 B2 F2 L2 D2 B2 U' F2 R2 B' R2 D' B' D' B' R2 U R'
24. 38.03 D F2 L2 U R2 B2 U B2 F2 D B R L2 U' F' U R2 U' F U2 L' U'

If the video is something good, I'll upload the avg of 5 later.
 
I bet you will pass my 4x4 times soon.

The 2:30.972 was a very lucky solve. I had easy 4 last centers, where always three centerparts were already in place, then I had some already paired up edges, no pairity and simple OLL and PLL cases. So, such times are not usual at all. Most of my 4x4 times are between 3:30 and 4:30...

When is the Eindhoven Open?
Man, I would like to go to a comp too. But unfortunatley there are no comp's in Swizerland and most of the others are too far away for me.
 
Eindhoven is weekend 1 - 2 June. I am attending only on 2nd so I can join 3 X 3 (to set a new WR) and 4 X 4 and 5 X 5. I am really looking forward to it. You could come to Holland. I have driven to Switzerland (to Bern) a few times in about 8 hours. It would be really nice to meet you in person. And if you looking for a place to stay, you are more than welcome at my place. I have a special guest room.
 
That would realy be great, but I don't think I will drive 8 hours twice for a weekend... maybe if I could combine this with some family vacations. But we don't have vacations in june this year, so... maybe another time or another competition.
 
Yesterday I started to use my GuHonv V2 again, and it felt realy good. Somehow I think I like it more than all my ZhanChis, but I don't know yet...

However, this morning after a few solves between 30 and 45 seconds for warming up I started to do an avg of 12 before leaving to work. After the 11th and 12th solves were both sub 30, I decided to do another one. With this 13th solve I broke my avg of 5 PB and got my first sub 30 avg of 5:
29.369: 30.711, (42.342), (26.477), 27.243, 30.152

Whole session:
Cube type: Rubik's Cube
Number of Solves: 13
Best Time: 26.477
Worst Time: 42.708

Averages:
Mean of 3 27.957
Average of 5 29.369
Average of 12 35.068

Individual times:
1: 31.519 (D2 L U' R' B' L D2 R' B D F' R' U R D' F R2 B2 R' D2 L' U' F U' B2 )
2: 36.810 (F' L2 D2 R2 D' R' F2 D2 L' F R' U' R F' D' B2 R' D R2 F2 L' U' L F L )
3: 30.477 (U F' R2 U2 F2 U2 R B2 R U R2 D F2 R' D2 L2 F' L2 F' U B L2 D2 R B2 )
4: 42.708 (B' L' B' L' B2 L' U' L2 B U2 B2 D' R D' L' B' L2 D' F U L' F' R' D' L2 )
5: 42.117 (U2 B' L2 B' L' B' D' L B' D2 B D2 R' D R F R2 D L F D F L' F R )
6: 34.950 (L2 U' F2 U F2 L' D2 R' D R2 B' U B' L F L' F R2 U' L D F2 U' F' D2 )
7: 35.970 (B' R' U2 R U R F D2 B' R D2 F2 R2 U B2 D' B' L B2 D2 L' U' L2 B2 R' )
8: 39.905 (F D' R B2 D' B D' R' U2 L' D' B' U B' L F U2 F2 L2 B U2 B L2 F' D )
9: 30.711 (B D F2 U2 F2 R' U L D' L' U2 R D' F D R' B' U' R2 B L' U' F L F )
10: 42.342 (L2 D F2 D R D' L U B' L F' L' B' L D F' L2 B2 D B D' R2 B2 D F )
11: 26.477 (F U' L D' F L' B U2 B U' R2 B2 R B2 U L2 U2 B U2 R2 B L F' D' B )
12: 27.243 (D' F' L' B' R' U2 B' U' F2 L2 F' L2 D2 L2 U2 B2 U2 L2 U2 R2 B2 U' F2 L' U2 )
13: 30.152 (D' F D2 B2 D2 B L' B' R' F' L B2 L U2 B L F' U F' D B D2 R' D L2 )
 
Maybe it was only a coincident, because I use a lot of different cubes for practicing. Only for timed solves I used only one of my ZhanChis.

My PanShi's has been sent on March 2nd and are still somewhere between Hong Kong and me... And with each day and each comment about the PanShi, I am more and more impatient to receive it.
 
LOL, I know the feeling. I still have the one from PuzzleAddiction comming my way. That one is pre-lubed, pre-tentionned and pre stickered. So I am a kind of impatient for that one as well. I like the Panshi. I am not a Guhong guy. None of my Guhongs are as good as my Zhanchi's. And my Panshi is better than all of my Guhongs..

EDIT: did you order the Fangshi also?
 
Well... this Panshis were sent on March 2nd... It never took so long before. The last order arrived within 7 days after mailing it.

However, my Tuttmix should also arrive soon. I'm especially looking forward to that ball :)
 
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