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So after not cubing for a few days due to holidays I decided to do a big session this morning. It seems I have not lost a lot of speed but also not gained any :).

Generated By csTimer on 2014-8-7
solves/total: 299/300

single
best: 14.56
worst: 32.15

mean of 3
current: 21.39 (σ = 2.14)
best: 18.23 (σ = 1.17)

avg of 5
current: 22.10 (σ = 0.93)
best: 17.87 (σ = 0.60)

avg of 12
current: 21.64 (σ = 1.05)
best: 19.71 (σ = 1.54)

avg of 50
current: 21.32 (σ = 1.47)
best: 20.92 (σ = 1.51)

avg of 100
current: 21.41 (σ = 1.33)
best: 21.19 (σ = 1.39)

Average: 21.44 (σ = 1.68)
Mean: 21.46

I did all of them with the same cube, my AoLong V2. I did not like it a lot in the beginning. But now after almost 1000 solves it starts to feel ok. The first Ao100 I did was 23.xx. This cube really needs to get used to.
 
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I knew that big sessions are very usefull. :) My first 25 solves of today sub 20 Jay!

Generated By csTimer on 2014-8-8
solves/total: 25/25

single
best: 17.03
worst: 24.43

mean of 3
current: 21.42 (σ = 2.62)
best: 18.05 (σ = 1.01)

avg of 5
current: 20.59 (σ = 1.01)
best: 18.66 (σ = 0.78)

avg of 12
current: 19.71 (σ = 1.22)
best: 19.39 (σ = 1.50)

Average: 19.81 (σ = 1.47)
Mean: 19.94

Time List:
1. 18.81 D' U2 B2 L2 U' R2 U2 L2 B2 L2 F U' R' U B U L' D' R F2
2. 19.14 B2 L F D2 B' D' R B2 U' L' U' D R2 L2 U L2 U' F2 L2 B2 U'
3. 18.97 D2 L2 D2 F2 U2 R F2 R' F2 D2 F' U' L2 R' F' U2 B' R2 D B'
4. 17.58 B2 L2 R2 F' R2 F L2 F' U2 R2 U F' L R' U2 L' B' U2 B2 R2
5. 21.48 B U R' B' L2 U L' D' F' D' L2 B2 L2 F U2 L2 D2 B L2 F2 U2
6. 23.47 B D2 B2 R2 D2 B D2 L2 U2 B2 D' B' U L R D' B2 L' B' D
7. 21.57 B2 R2 D' F2 U2 R2 D' L2 D' B2 U2 L' D' B2 R2 U L2 U B' D' U
8. 17.03 F2 D' F2 U F2 U L2 B2 R2 F2 D2 F' R' D L B D' R' D2 R' D2
9. 18.06 L2 U2 F2 U2 F2 L2 U2 L2 F L2 R' F2 D' R' F2 D' L D' R' F
10. 19.05 F D2 F2 L' F2 R F2 L' D' F' B2 L F2 B2 U2 R2 L' B2 L' D2 F2
11. 22.21 L' D' L' U L F' R' L' F D' F B L2 D2 F2 L2 D2 F L2 U2 F
12. 22.51 R' U2 R U2 R' U2 L2 D2 B2 R F' R2 U' B L' R2 B' D F2 U'
13. 19.67 L F2 R2 U F2 U F D' L' D2 B2 U2 R2 F R2 F R2 L2 F B2
14. 17.47 F2 L2 U F' D L B2 U' D2 B R U2 F2 L D2 R' B2 L U2 D2 B2
15. 19.07 U2 L2 B2 L2 B R2 D2 F D2 R2 D U' B' R2 F2 L F2 U' R' U2
16. 19.15 R' U2 B2 U2 R U2 L' D2 B2 D2 R' B R' D2 U L2 R' U' B2 U' L
17. 20.96 L2 U2 F2 U' B2 D L2 B2 R2 B2 D2 R' F2 L' D' B L R B' F2
18. 17.77 L2 F L2 U2 R2 F' R2 B D2 B' L2 R D2 L B D' L' D' F' L D'
19. 20.51 L D R U' R' F2 U2 B' R' F2 R2 F2 L2 D2 L2 B R2 U2 F' L2
20. 18.22 D2 B' L2 B L2 F U2 F2 R D' L' R' D2 B' U B2 F2 U'
21. 19.82 D2 B2 R2 D L2 F2 R2 F2 D B2 R2 F' L' D' B U' B L2 F' U2 B
22. 21.73 B2 D' F2 U B2 F2 D' L2 D U R2 F L R2 B F2 D' R U F2 L
23. 20.20 L U B D B2 L' D' L F' U2 F2 R B2 R' B2 R2 D2 B2 U2 R'
24. 19.63 D2 B' D2 R D B2 D' L' F L2 F2 R2 U2 B2 U' F2 R2 U L2 U'
25. 24.43 U2 L2 F2 U F2 L2 U F2 R2 U B L2 D F2 U' B2 R B' F' D L

EDIT: Cube AoLong V2, slow solving with immaculate lookahead :)

EDIT2:

Generated By csTimer on 2014-8-8
solves/total: 50/50

single
best: 17.03
worst: 24.43

mean of 3
current: 21.06 (σ = 1.70)
best: 18.05 (σ = 1.01)

avg of 5
current: 20.42 (σ = 1.15)
best: 18.66 (σ = 0.78)

avg of 12
current: 20.54 (σ = 1.55)
best: 19.39 (σ = 1.50)

avg of 50
current: 19.97 (σ = 1.39)
best: 19.97 (σ = 1.39)
 
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I knew that big sessions are very usefull. :) My first 25 solves of today sub 20 Jay!

Generated By csTimer on 2014-8-8
solves/total: 25/25

single
best: 17.03
worst: 24.43

mean of 3
current: 21.42 (σ = 2.62)
best: 18.05 (σ = 1.01)

avg of 5
current: 20.59 (σ = 1.01)
best: 18.66 (σ = 0.78)

avg of 12
current: 19.71 (σ = 1.22)
best: 19.39 (σ = 1.50)

Average: 19.81 (σ = 1.47)
Mean: 19.94

Time List:
1. 18.81 D' U2 B2 L2 U' R2 U2 L2 B2 L2 F U' R' U B U L' D' R F2
2. 19.14 B2 L F D2 B' D' R B2 U' L' U' D R2 L2 U L2 U' F2 L2 B2 U'
3. 18.97 D2 L2 D2 F2 U2 R F2 R' F2 D2 F' U' L2 R' F' U2 B' R2 D B'
4. 17.58 B2 L2 R2 F' R2 F L2 F' U2 R2 U F' L R' U2 L' B' U2 B2 R2
5. 21.48 B U R' B' L2 U L' D' F' D' L2 B2 L2 F U2 L2 D2 B L2 F2 U2
6. 23.47 B D2 B2 R2 D2 B D2 L2 U2 B2 D' B' U L R D' B2 L' B' D
7. 21.57 B2 R2 D' F2 U2 R2 D' L2 D' B2 U2 L' D' B2 R2 U L2 U B' D' U
8. 17.03 F2 D' F2 U F2 U L2 B2 R2 F2 D2 F' R' D L B D' R' D2 R' D2
9. 18.06 L2 U2 F2 U2 F2 L2 U2 L2 F L2 R' F2 D' R' F2 D' L D' R' F
10. 19.05 F D2 F2 L' F2 R F2 L' D' F' B2 L F2 B2 U2 R2 L' B2 L' D2 F2
11. 22.21 L' D' L' U L F' R' L' F D' F B L2 D2 F2 L2 D2 F L2 U2 F
12. 22.51 R' U2 R U2 R' U2 L2 D2 B2 R F' R2 U' B L' R2 B' D F2 U'
13. 19.67 L F2 R2 U F2 U F D' L' D2 B2 U2 R2 F R2 F R2 L2 F B2
14. 17.47 F2 L2 U F' D L B2 U' D2 B R U2 F2 L D2 R' B2 L U2 D2 B2
15. 19.07 U2 L2 B2 L2 B R2 D2 F D2 R2 D U' B' R2 F2 L F2 U' R' U2
16. 19.15 R' U2 B2 U2 R U2 L' D2 B2 D2 R' B R' D2 U L2 R' U' B2 U' L
17. 20.96 L2 U2 F2 U' B2 D L2 B2 R2 B2 D2 R' F2 L' D' B L R B' F2
18. 17.77 L2 F L2 U2 R2 F' R2 B D2 B' L2 R D2 L B D' L' D' F' L D'
19. 20.51 L D R U' R' F2 U2 B' R' F2 R2 F2 L2 D2 L2 B R2 U2 F' L2
20. 18.22 D2 B' L2 B L2 F U2 F2 R D' L' R' D2 B' U B2 F2 U'
21. 19.82 D2 B2 R2 D L2 F2 R2 F2 D B2 R2 F' L' D' B U' B L2 F' U2 B
22. 21.73 B2 D' F2 U B2 F2 D' L2 D U R2 F L R2 B F2 D' R U F2 L
23. 20.20 L U B D B2 L' D' L F' U2 F2 R B2 R' B2 R2 D2 B2 U2 R'
24. 19.63 D2 B' D2 R D B2 D' L' F L2 F2 R2 U2 B2 U' F2 R2 U L2 U'
25. 24.43 U2 L2 F2 U F2 L2 U F2 R2 U B L2 D F2 U' B2 R B' F' D L

EDIT: Cube AoLong V2, slow solving with immaculate lookahead :)

EDIT2:

Generated By csTimer on 2014-8-8
solves/total: 50/50

single
best: 17.03
worst: 24.43

mean of 3
current: 21.06 (σ = 1.70)
best: 18.05 (σ = 1.01)

avg of 5
current: 20.42 (σ = 1.15)
best: 18.66 (σ = 0.78)

avg of 12
current: 20.54 (σ = 1.55)
best: 19.39 (σ = 1.50)

avg of 50
current: 19.97 (σ = 1.39)
best: 19.97 (σ = 1.39)

SWEET!!!!!!!!! Whatever you are doing is working!!!! Maybe the break helped a bit? I have heard that before but I cannot resist and have to pick up the cube everyday. Ao100 is coming soon :cool:
 
SWEET!!!!!!!!! Whatever you are doing is working!!!! Maybe the break helped a bit? I have heard that before but I cannot resist and have to pick up the cube everyday. Ao100 is coming soon :cool:

Thanks. Yeah maybe a little break from cubing now and then could be usefull. :) The Ao100 was 20.43. After getting a sub 20 Ao50 I lost focus.. I should have taken a break, drink some coffey and I am pretty sure it could have been an sub 20 Ao100 :) But I don't mind that I did not get it. It was close enough for me.
 
someone who owns a lot of puzzles said:
But now after almost 1000 solves it starts to feel ok.
That cube might not be for me, then.
These are all the puzzles I have solved this week:
Code:
2x2x2     [B]6.74[/B]      7.78, 7.40, 5.81, 3.21, 7.00    
3x3x3     [B]22.83   [/B]  22.78, 23.66, 21.66, 22.44, 23.28    
4x4x4     [B]1:39.69[/B]   1:56.47, 1:34.75, 1:28.65, 1:44.05, 1:40.28    
3x3x3 OH  [B]50.93[/B]     53.71, 46.44, 52.63, 46.46, 1:10.78    
Magic     [B]3.29[/B]      2.58, 2.18, 4.44, 2.86, 29.25    
Pyraminx  [B]14.73[/B]     16.33, 14.77, 13.08, 12.69, 16.53    
Square-1  [B]DNF      [/B] 1:07.19, 1:47.38, 2:00.56, 0.00, 0.00    
Skewb     [B]25.36[/B]     31.71, 23.31, 21.06, 18.44, 42.09
 
That cube might not be for me, then.
These are all the puzzles I have solved this week:
Code:
2x2x2     [B]6.74[/B]      7.78, 7.40, 5.81, 3.21, 7.00    
3x3x3     [B]22.83   [/B]  22.78, 23.66, 21.66, 22.44, 23.28    
4x4x4     [B]1:39.69[/B]   1:56.47, 1:34.75, 1:28.65, 1:44.05, 1:40.28    
3x3x3 OH  [B]50.93[/B]     53.71, 46.44, 52.63, 46.46, 1:10.78    
Magic     [B]3.29[/B]      2.58, 2.18, 4.44, 2.86, 29.25    
Pyraminx  [B]14.73[/B]     16.33, 14.77, 13.08, 12.69, 16.53    
Square-1  [B]DNF      [/B] 1:07.19, 1:47.38, 2:00.56, 0.00, 0.00    
Skewb     [B]25.36[/B]     31.71, 23.31, 21.06, 18.44, 42.09
Well, it might be just the cube for you. Everyone is different. Some liked it right out of the box. I have this drunken monkey ninja style of cubing which needs 'special' cubes ..LOL

Yeah, about the solves you did. I hardly do anything else then 3X3. I like 4X4 also but I suck at it, I like megaminx and do a few solves per day. The problem is that one solve takes 10 minutes ;) I do not know how to solve Square-1 and Skewb.. Not really planning on doing these in competition. I registered for 3BLD for a competition this year, but I still have to start practicing LOL...
 
Wow, nice one Marcel! Sub 20 ao50 PB! You are opening up the gap again and I will have to work harder to catch you!

Not much cubing for me recently. Too busy. Hopefully the break will help though :)
 
What I meant was, if it takes 1000 solves to make it good, I would take me 200 (100 if I use it for OH, too) weekly competitions to make it good.
I don't cube so much anymore.
 
Wow, nice one Marcel! Sub 20 ao50 PB! You are opening up the gap again and I will have to work harder to catch you!

Not much cubing for me recently. Too busy. Hopefully the break will help though :)

Yeah Mark.. some work for you to do LOL.. But looking at your last progress it will be very soon before you are faster again.

On a side note: I think the speed has come to stay this time. My first Ao25 of today:

Generated By csTimer on 2014-8-9
solves/total: 25/25

single
best: 16.45
worst: 23.50

mean of 3
current: 19.59 (σ = 1.62)
best: 18.13 (σ = 0.39)

avg of 5
current: 20.73 (σ = 0.38)
best: 18.53 (σ = 0.33)

avg of 12
current: 20.47 (σ = 1.34)
best: 19.48 (σ = 1.44)

Average: 20.01 (σ = 1.42)
Mean: 20.00

Time List:
1. 20.67 B2 L D2 B2 D2 R2 D2 F2 L' B2 F U' F2 L D L2 D' B2 D R
2. 21.48 B L2 B R2 F R2 D2 B2 R2 D2 F' L' B2 U2 F R2 B L R' B U
3. 18.08 U2 F L2 R2 D2 B' R2 B L2 F U2 L' D2 R2 F' U L' F2 R2 U2 B
4. 20.94 R' U' B2 R' B D R' F2 R' F' U R2 B2 R2 U D2 B2 U2
5. 19.13 U' R' L' B2 R' B' D F U R' L2 B L2 B' U2 D2 R2 B2 R2 F
6. 18.90 U2 R2 F2 L U2 F2 U2 R2 U2 R' D L2 F U2 R U2 R2 D L' D2
7. 18.44 B2 U2 B D2 U2 F D2 L2 F' D' F2 R' D R2 F2 U' L' B2 F2
8. 17.70 B2 L2 B2 D2 B2 D' F2 R2 B2 R2 U R U2 F' L F D L R F U
9. 18.26 L2 D2 F2 U R2 U' F2 D L2 B2 L2 R' B R2 F2 R' F L R' B' D
10. 23.50 F D2 R L F' B2 L2 F U' B' D2 R2 D2 R2 B' U2 D2 R2 F
11. 21.25 F2 D2 R2 F' L2 D2 B' D2 F L2 F2 D B L2 B' F D2 L' F' U'
12. 17.62 D2 B2 F' D2 B R2 B' F' D2 F' U' B U' F' D L D' R' F R'
13. 20.61 U2 R2 D2 L2 B F2 L2 U L' U' F2 R B2 R' B' L' B'
14. 21.71 D2 L D2 L' R2 D2 U2 B2 L' B2 F' D R' D2 L2 D U F L
15. 21.23 F B R U R' L2 F U2 L U' F2 U2 L2 U' B2 U2 R2 D F2 U
16. 16.45 U2 R2 D' B2 U' B2 U' L2 B2 R2 B' R2 F U R B' L F2 R' F'
17. 20.91 D R2 L' U L U2 F' U' R' F L2 F' U2 B L2 D2 B' U2 F' D2
18. 18.43 D2 R2 D' F2 R2 U' B2 U' L2 U2 L R' B L' D U R U R2 B
19. 20.80 D2 U' L2 F2 U F2 U L2 F2 D L2 B L R D F' D F' U' R2 U2
20. 22.36 D2 L' D' F' U D2 L2 B' D B2 L B2 R' F2 B2 D2 R D2 R' F2
21. 21.14 F2 R2 D' U' F2 D' L2 U' L2 F D' L' D B' R F2 D U2 F U
22. 21.71 D' L2 F2 U' L2 U L2 U2 L2 R2 B2 R' B U' L F L2 U' F D'
23. 20.40 B L2 U D F2 L U' F R B' R L2 F2 B2 D2 R B2 L' U2 L
24. 20.65 R' F2 L B2 R2 U2 B2 L' D2 R' F' L2 D' U R F2 D2 R2 B' D
25. 17.73 L2 D2 R' B2 R2 D2 R' B2 L2 F2 D2 B' F U' F' L D2 R' U' L' F2
What I meant was..
I don't cube so much anymore.

Yeah.. I know. I hope I do not get to that stage soon..
 
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Anyone.. (Melody in particulair :) ) Where can I find a good tutorial to become fast on Pyraminx? I have watched the keyhole tut from Erik Akkersdijk but I do not get it. I need a better tutorial. Right now I solve layer by layer and it takes way too long. Next comp I want to set some PB's ;)
 
Anyone.. (Melody in particulair :) ) Where can I find a good tutorial to become fast on Pyraminx? I have watched the keyhole tut from Erik Akkersdijk but I do not get it. I need a better tutorial. Right now I solve layer by layer and it takes way too long. Next comp I want to set some PB's ;)

I learned keyhole from Erik's tutorial. Which part do you not get? I haven't watched it in a long time but I know some parts were not very clear. I was trying to make my own keyhole method tutorial but my computers don't have video editing right now and I haven't had time to put together all the clips I made.

Marcel, do you have Skype?
 
I learned keyhole from Erik's tutorial. Which part do you not get? I haven't watched it in a long time but I know some parts were not very clear. I was trying to make my own keyhole method tutorial but my computers don't have video editing right now and I haven't had time to put together all the clips I made.

Marcel, do you have Skype?

No, I have no skype. The thing I do not get about that video is how to make the first stage. And also.. from there is gets really confusing when he turns the Pyraminx everytime. I have no clue then where the keyhole is, or what the keyhole does.
 
How I understand it is, that in the first step, you create a little Pyramid with one edge-piece missing. This missing edge-piece is the so called Keyhole.
Now you do the first rotation, where you hold the finished little Pyramid on the left side, with the Keyhole-piece looking upwards. This defines your bottom collor.
If you hold the Pyraminx like this, you can turn the top little Pyramid and the whole right face without destroying the already correct pieces.
Now, using this parts, you line up the remaining centers of the bottom collors on the turnable right face so that they can moved down together.
Now turn the top little Pyramid so that all centers are matched up.
Now you do the second rotation to move the Keyhole piece to the top back.
Now solve the Keyhole piece and then the three remaining edges on the front face.

Maybe this helps :)
 
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