My Quest for Sub 8 Petrus

[Etotheipi]

Yes, breaks are good for you sometimes. It's not a thing to be sad about.

 

[PetrusQuber]

Ok never mind. Back into it, couldn’t resist. I did some splits today:

2x2x2: 2.139
2x2x3: 3.062
EO: 1.382
F2L: 4.187
LL: 3.750
Total: 14.520

Here are the old ones:

V2, two seconds faster now.
2x2x2: 2.307
2x2x3: 4.146
EO: 1.162
F2L: 4.675
LL: 4.357
2x2x2 has improved the most, EO has gone down a bit, but that is pretty luckbased, and takes a fraction of a solve, the rest has improved a little bit. Still need to work on expansion a little, F2L, and TPS during LL. Next week, I think I’ll just passively work on those 3 steps I mentioned individually.

IDK why but my EO seems to be getting worse and worse . Only by a little though, probably just luck variation. I’ve improved the most in expansion, F2L and LL, which combines to over a second’s improvement (about right). Suggestions for what to improve on? I’m thinking F2L at the moment.

 

[ProStar]

Ok never mind. Back into it, couldn’t resist. I did some splits today:

2x2x2: 2.139
2x2x3: 3.062
EO: 1.382
F2L: 4.187
LL: 3.750
Total: 14.520

Here are the old ones:


IDK why but my EO seems to be getting worse and worse . Only by a little though, probably just luck variation. I’ve improved the most in expansion, F2L and LL, which combines to over a second’s improvement (about right). Suggestions for what to improve on? I’m thinking F2L at the moment.

Looking at your splits, I'd say your weakest point is your total time; taking up the same amount as all of your other splits added together. So I'd work on that

 

[PetrusQuber]

~grave face~ I’ll be sure to work on that sir.

 

[ProStar]

~grave face~ I’ll be sure to work on that sir.

Yeah, it's defiantly the thing holding you back from that sub-8 goal

 

[PetrusQuber]

Mmmm... Wait a moment, doesn’t that mean my average should be 29.040 and not 14.520??? But I keep getting sub 15 solves...

 

[ProStar]

Mmmm... Wait a moment, doesn’t that mean my average should be 29.040 and not 14.520??? But I keep getting sub 15 solves...

England has bad math teachers

 

[AlphaCuber is awesome]

England has bad math teachers

*maths

 

[ProStar]

*maths

And bad English teachers, apparently

 

[Etotheipi]

 

[ProStar]

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Trick question, billy doesn't have a dog

 

[Etotheipi]

Trick question, billy doesn't have a dog

No, we can conclude from the fact that Jane has a pail of water that she lives on the moon, so therefore the sky is purple. Dogs like green skies, and Billy is an archenemesis of Jack, who has a cat, meaning Billy has a dog. Dogs don't like figs, so the answer is 267. Duh.

 

[mukerflap]

Ok never mind. Back into it, couldn’t resist. I did some splits today:

2x2x2: 2.139
2x2x3: 3.062
EO: 1.382
F2L: 4.187
LL: 3.750
Total: 14.520

Here are the old ones:


IDK why but my EO seems to be getting worse and worse . Only by a little though, probably just luck variation. I’ve improved the most in expansion, F2L and LL, which combines to over a second’s improvement (about right). Suggestions for what to improve on? I’m thinking F2L at the moment.

improve 2x2x2 since its planned in inspection you need to execute it faster

 

[PapaSmurf]

You could definitely improve that F2L. I can do RU block in less than 2.5 seconds on avreage, so you could very easily drop a second on that with a bit of drilling. Maybe do 50 RU block solves before you practice every day or something like that.

 

[Deleted member 51471]

Ok never mind. Back into it, couldn’t resist. I did some splits today:

2x2x2: 2.139
2x2x3: 3.062
EO: 1.382
F2L: 4.187
LL: 3.750
Total: 14.520

Here are the old ones:


IDK why but my EO seems to be getting worse and worse . Only by a little though, probably just luck variation. I’ve improved the most in expansion, F2L and LL, which combines to over a second’s improvement (about right). Suggestions for what to improve on? I’m thinking F2L at the moment.

Maybe 223? It should probably be around 1 second faster. (I'm no pro, but this is what I think doesn't match the rest) You should probably also try choosing an expansion in inspection.

 

[PetrusQuber]

Evrybody giving different answers as to what I should work on lol.

 

[brododragon]

Evrybody giving different answers as to what I should work on lol.

Record yourself solve and then you can see what looks like it could improve.

 

[BenChristman1]

Ok never mind. Back into it, couldn’t resist. I did some splits today:

2x2x2: 2.139
2x2x3: 3.062
EO: 1.382
F2L: 4.187
LL: 3.750
Total: 14.520

Here are the old ones:


IDK why but my EO seems to be getting worse and worse . Only by a little though, probably just luck variation. I’ve improved the most in expansion, F2L and LL, which combines to over a second’s improvement (about right). Suggestions for what to improve on? I’m thinking F2L at the moment.

Record yourself solve and then you can see what looks like it could improve.

I would record yourself, then work on whichever step has the most pauses.

 

[Owen Morrison]

Hey there! I currently use Petrus as my main method, and although I took almost a year-long break, I'm still around 11s, though my average before the break was mid-9. I made a guide with Tao Yu on Petrus improvement as well that I'll link at the bottom of this potential wall of text. One of the big things with Petrus is to make sure you do your blocks with very little moves, and in the back so that your EO is easily recognized and has easy finger-tricks.

As PapaSmurf said, movecount should definitely be the priority, as Petrus is designed to have very little movecount as you are constantly building on that which you have already built, rarely breaking it up. There's not point in having 10TPS if you're at 120 move solves. Slow down to 4TPS and have 50 move solves and you're at the same speed.

Color-neutrality can also be very good for Petrus, but by providing many options, it can hinder your inspection ability as you are looking at many different possible blocks -- 8 blocks for the 2x2x2 and 3 for the expansion to the 3x2x2.

https://www.speedsolving.com/threads/how-to-get-faster-using-the-petrus-method.66235/

The above link is to the guide that Tao Yu and I wrote..

The below link is one of my averages to show that it is most definitely possible to be fast with petrus.

I also believe I still hold the UWR for the fastest Petrus single of 5.14, with a few sub-5 fails, so again, Petrus most definitely can be fast. Don't let the naysayers tell you otherwise! Go for it, because someone needs to pick up my slack!

I know this is from a while ago but what is that first scramble!? that looks insane.

 

[BenChristman1]

I know this is from a while ago but what is that first scramble!? that looks insane.

He/She hasn't been on the forums since December, so they probably won't see it.