Is this normal?

[nck]

Maybe my blockbuilding is inefficient.
An example solve of how I make blocks:

Scramble: U2 B L2 U2 D L2 U2 R L F' U' L2 F2 R L F2 D' F2 L2 R2 F' U2 L' F L2

2x2x2 block: y' u b R L2 B' U L D2 U R U'
2x2x3 block: x' y B R' U2 R' B L U2 L' R' F' U2 F

F' B2 R2' F L U R' U

 

[Eleredo]

I couldn't believe it but it is true; it all boils down to practicing, practicing and even more practicing.

New times:

Session average: 44.27
1. 49.60 U2 D' L2 R' B' L U' F2 R' L D2 F2 L2 F B' L' R' D' R' F' U' B' U F2 L'
2. 44.65 B' L D2 U' L B L2 F' L2 R' U L' B L R' F' L B' R F' U B R2 B F
3. (52.55) B2 L' U' D L' U' B' R' U F' R' D2 F' D2 U2 F R U F R D' R B F2 R2
4. 40.16 B2 D2 F L2 U2 D2 R' U2 D' L F' L2 U' F' D U L2 B R2 F' D2 U B R' U2
5. 42.97 L R2 D' L D U L B2 D2 R' L2 F2 U B2 U2 B F' U' R2 D' R F' L' R2 F
6. (39.23) D L D L2 U' D' R2 F L U' B L2 B U D2 B' D' U B F2 D2 F' B L2 B'
7. 46.78 R' U2 B2 U L' F2 U B2 R' F R' D2 F' R2 D R2 L U2 F2 D2 U' F' R D' B'
8. 41.78 L R2 F2 B' D R' U F' L' R' F2 R F2 U2 F L' F B' L' F' R F2 B2 U2 F'
9. 45.59 F' L2 R2 D R2 B U' D' L2 U2 R' L' U2 B2 R' U2 L R2 F L2 D R U' R2 D2
10. 42.28 U2 F' U2 B2 U' B' D' L D' R' L B' D2 R2 B2 L' R2 D' F2 R' L2 F2 U' F D
11. 44.78 B' D' F R D' B2 L F' D2 R2 D' B L2 U' B' U2 F L2 R F' R B2 L' B D'
12. 44.10 R2 L2 F L2 D' B' U D' R U' B' D R F2 L' R F' R' B' L F' L' U2 L' B

stats: (hide)
number of times: 12/12
best time: 39.23
worst time: 52.55

current avg5: 43.72 (s = 1.06)
best avg5: 41.64 (s = 1.15)

current avg12: 44.27 (s = 2.56)
best avg12: 44.27 (s = 2.56)

session avg: 44.27 (s = 2.56)
session mean: 44.54

Only 1 50+ in an avg of 12.
w00t

 

[da25centz]

you have to make sure that when you're practicing, you're actually stopping before you begin and doing your inspection and basically pretending that its a timed solve. you also have to identify the errors you made at the end of every solve and figure out how to fix them. if you just sit down and mindlessly cube for 8 hours a day, you will never get much faster