Jorian Meeuse's progression thread (Kinch WR230 ER70 NR4)

[SkewbIsTheBestEvent]

I just realized I might have made a mistake during the comp saturday. The worst solve in my 2.30 2x2 average was over 4 seconds, but during inspection on that solve the judge didn't call 8 seconds. I got really focussed on when he would say that and I think that might have been the reason I messed up. If I had asked for an extra and gotten one with a sub 1.95 time, I would now have a 2.13 average...

Does anybody know if this would have been reason enough for an extra solve?

You would've gotten an extra if you didn't hear 8 seconds, called a delegate before you put your hands on the timer and solved it, and if you told the delegate that the judge didn't say 8 seconds.

 

[Jorian Meeuse]

You would've gotten an extra if you didn't hear 8 seconds, called a delegate before you put your hands on the timer and solved it, and if you told the delegate that the judge didn't call an extra.

Thanks! That is good to know in case this ever happens again.

 

[Jorian Meeuse]

I might buy an MGC 5x5 soon, because the current 5x5 I have is very locky. I don't know what brand it is (lol), but I know for sure it is majorly limiting my 5BLD exec speed.
My 4BLD exec speed is also severely limited by my cube; I use the MGC for 4BLD, but it is missing about 5 of those small internal pieces, so I have to limit my TPS to avoid pops. They still happen way too often, but I don't really feel like getting a new 4x4 yet.

 

[SkewbIsTheBestEvent]

I might buy an MGC 5x5 soon, because the current 5x5 I have is very locky. I don't know what brand it is (lol), but I know for sure it is majorly limiting my 5BLD exec speed.
My 4BLD exec speed is also severely limited by my cube; I use the MGC for 4BLD, but it is missing about 5 of those small internal pieces, so I have to limit my TPS to avoid pops. They still happen way too often, but I don't really feel like getting a new 4x4 yet.

Definitely get the MGC. It is the best by far the best, and although I am not very good at 5x5, it is definitely very easy to turn and turns more like a 3x3 than other 5x5's.

 

[Jorian Meeuse]

Might try a 2-7 BLD relay soon (no promises lol)

I'm hoping to get sub 2 hours if I try it.

 

[Jorian Meeuse]

I got a successful 5BLD mean in the weekly competition! 5:40.98, the solves were 5:34.59, 5:42.99, 5:45.37
Ranked 7th on the site lol

 

[Jorian Meeuse]

Randomly felt like doing FMC in the weekly comp and got a 30 lol, I can't even remember the last time I did FMC and apparently I'm not as bad at it as I thought

 

[SkewbIsTheBestEvent]

Randomly felt like doing FMC in the weekly comp and got a 30 lol, I can't even remember the last time I did FMC and apparently I'm not as bad at it as I thought

Do you use DR and HTR?

 

[Jorian Meeuse]

Do you use DR and HTR?

Nope lol, I can summarize what I did in a spoiler so in case you still want to do the scramble just don't open that, although it won't give too much away

Spoiler: Spoiler

I intuitively solved a 2x2x3, then extended that to F2L-1, and the remaining F2L pair could be done with a commutator that cancelled into an easy 1LLL I know. This gave a 32 moves solution, but I could move the commutator to the front, which would cancel the same way as it would with the 1LLL if I didn't move it, but now the F2L solution ended with U', and doing the 1LLL from a different angle (it was a symmetrical case) made that start with U. These 2 moves now cancelled out so I had a 30 moves solution.

I think if I knew DR and HTR I would do more FMC haha

 

[Jorian Meeuse]

2nd FMC scramble in weekly comp: 34 moves
Again I kinda just spammed CFOP solves until I got lucky
It's funny how I have not used NISS in either of the final solutions thus far, let's see if I survive 3 solves without NISS or not

 

[Jorian Meeuse]

Last FMC solve in the weekly comp was a 35, so that gives me a mean of 33.00. I had a 39 solution but right before sumbitting I found a completely different solution that was 35 moves.

That's enough FMC for the coming months

 

[Davian]

Last FMC solve in the weekly comp was a 35, so that gives me a mean of 33.00. I had a 39 solution but right before sumbitting I found a completely different solution that was 35 moves.

That's enough FMC for the coming months

are you atleast going to do fmc at dutch open?

 

[Jorian Meeuse]

are you atleast going to do fmc at dutch open?

I'm not sure yet if I'll go there but if I do I'll only go on saturday, so no

 

[Davian]

I'm not sure yet if I'll go there but if I do I'll only go on saturday, so no

Alright.

 

[arbivara]

Last FMC solve in the weekly comp was a 35, so that gives me a mean of 33.00. I had a 39 solution but right before sumbitting I found a completely different solution that was 35 moves.

That's enough FMC for the coming months

There's no such a thing as enough FMC

 

[Jorian Meeuse]

First 5BLD sub 5: 4:50.90 + 2 = 4:52.90
Probably the first time I get a PB with a +2 lol

 

[SpedCube]

Hey congrats! That's cool because it's not like slightly bellow 5 minutes, that's a whole 10 seconds (8 counting the plus 2, but still)!! I can barely do 2x2 blnd lol so good job!

 

[Jorian Meeuse]

So there will be another comp I will (probably) go to.
Events: pyraminx, skewb, 2x2, 4x4, 7x7, 3BLD
For 7x7 the cutoff is 4:30 so I did a few solves in weekly comp last week to see if I could beat that and I appear to have a chance (I even got a 4:08 somehow), but my main goals are to get a sub 2 average in 2x2 and to finally get some 3BLD results that don't suck (If I practice enough I should be able to get a sub 20 single and NR mean but I have my final exams coming up so I can't expect too much of it)

 

[Isaiah Scott]

Good luck! What comp is it?

 

[Jorian Meeuse]

Good luck! What comp is it?

Thanks! It's Dutch Open 2023, but I'll only participate on the 1st day (3rd of June)