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[MarcelP]

Some new PBs this week: My first sub-3 5x5 solves (2:54 and 2:55) and PB ao12 = 3:16. Also broke the sub-7 ao100 on 2x2 (6.63).

That 6.63 Ao100 is pretty sweet. I am pretty sure I would not get below 9 - 10 seconds on a Ao100. I will give it a go soon. My 5x5 is around 5 - 6 minutes. I am just glad I can still solve it that quickly LOL

I did get a single PB of 01:16.75 midway through the session which was encouraging. The Yau stage was fast and then it ...

Nice single! My PB is around 1.26 I think. I use Hoya. You should look into that. When I went from Yau to Hoya I took 30 seconds of my average. If you are that fast on Yau you might be faster on Hoya. Hoya is real effective.

 

[mark49152]

That 6.63 Ao100 is pretty sweet. I am pretty sure I would not get below 9 - 10 seconds on a Ao100. I will give it a go soon. My 5x5 is around 5 - 6 minutes. I am just glad I can still solve it that quickly LOL

I used Mike's study of competition data to set relative targets for 2x2-5x5 (although I do take long breaks from each). My target for 3x3 is to improve 2% per month. Then my target for 2x2 is 0.4x my 3x3 target, 4x4 is 4.5x, and 5x5 is 10x. At the moment, 5x5 is the only event way off target - I should be sub-3 already.

I also set a target for 6x6 but for some reason I just can't get to grips with that. I've never been able to solve the thing in less than 10 mins.

 

[MarcelP]

I've never been able to solve the thing in less than 10 mins.

LOL.. ahhh you too..

 

[Logiqx]

I use Hoya. You should look into that. When I went from Yau to Hoya I took 30 seconds of my average. If you are that fast on Yau you might be faster on Hoya. Hoya is real effective.

It is on my todo list but I'd like to see how my Yau improves over the next few weeks.

Crazy Pyra single last night (2.35) but it was only 5 moves and not WCA legal so I'm not counting it.

LOL.. ahhh you too..

Ditto. I've only solved it 5 times and not timed.

 

[Logiqx]

Yay.. sub-12

 

[mark49152]

Ditto. I've only solved it 5 times and not timed.

Knowing how difficult it is to handle big cubes, I find it extraordinarily impressive to see fast people like Hays solving them. I would love to be competent at 6x6 but haven't got the patience, let alone ability.

 

[moralsh]

Come on, big cubes are not that hard!
I went from 20 minutes to 13 in about ten solves on the 7x7 and managed 11 something at a comp a week later. I'm around 7 minutes on the 6x6 and I have solved less than 20 or 25 6x6 in my life.

All of you beat me at 3x3, if I can I'm sure you can!

 

[MarcelP]

All of you beat me at 3x3, if I can I'm sure you can!

But you can solve BLD and multe BLD and we can't.. well.. I can't. LOL I have no interest in big cubes. I have solved my 6x6 and 7x7 less than 5 times in my life.

 

[mark49152]

Come on, big cubes are not that hard!
I went from 20 minutes to 13 in about ten solves on the 7x7 and managed 11 something at a comp a week later. I'm around 7 minutes on the 6x6 and I have solved less than 20 or 25 6x6 in my life.

I have done 11 timed 6x6 solves and came down from 17 mins to 10:19 PB. Looking at my 5x5 times, I think 7 mins on 6x6 would take me about 50-100 solves (maybe 10-20 hours) to achieve and would be about the point at which it becomes much harder for me to improve further. Right now I'm not hugely motivated to invest that much time in 6x6 - its too time consuming and I'd rather focus on smaller puzzles that I enjoy more - but who knows, maybe I'll give it a shot some time.

 

[MarcelP]

Always nice when your third solve of the day is a 12

Spoiler: scrambles

Time List:
1. 16.82 F' R2 U2 B2 L2 B D2 L2 F' D' B2 L R' F L2 D' U2 B2 F
2. 19.75 U' B2 D R B' L' F' U' B L B' L2 U2 D2 F' L2 D2 F' R2 B R2
3. 12.87 U2 L' R' B2 R F2 R B2 U2 B2 U' R' B' D F' U' F' L' B

 

[Logiqx]

Nice solves to start the day Marcel.

I've just done an Ao50 with 18's being the most common time. I seem to have a problem with 17's.

16+: 8
17+: 1
18+: 17
19+: 10
20+: 6
21+: 2
22+: 4
23+: 0
24+: 2

Spoiler

Generated By csTimer on 2015-7-3
solves/total: 50/50

single
best: 16.07
worst: 24.96

mean of 3
current: 18.23 (σ = 1.71)
best: 17.09 (σ = 0.83)

avg of 5
current: 18.24 (σ = 1.70)
best: 17.68 (σ = 0.79)

avg of 12
current: 18.72 (σ = 1.66)
best: 18.56 (σ = 1.20)

avg of 50
current: 19.16 (σ = 1.52)
best: 19.16 (σ = 1.52)

Average: 19.16 (σ = 1.52)
Mean: 19.27

Time List:
1. 19.38 L2 D2 U2 F2 U2 B' R2 B' U2 B L' F' D' B2 L2 D' L2 U' B' D' R'
2. 16.84 L D2 L' B2 R U2 L U2 F2 R2 F2 D' L' R' B' L D' U2 R2
3. 20.82 R2 D2 F2 U2 B2 D' L2 F2 R2 U R2 L F' L' R B' L2 D U2
4. 18.42 F R2 U F B L2 B' D F2 R' F2 B2 D2 L2 D2 L D2 B2 U
5. 19.03 R2 L D R' D' F2 R2 D2 F' L2 D' B2 U R2 U2 B2 D' L2 U2 B2
6. 19.33 F U2 R D' B2 R B L2 D' B2 U2 F D2 R2 L2 B L2 B L2 D2
7. 18.68 D2 L B2 R F2 R' F2 U2 R U2 L2 B' R U2 L2 D2 L2 D
8. 17.87 B2 R2 U2 F2 R2 U2 R' F2 U2 R B' R D B D2 L R2 B' D F2
9. 18.05 F D L2 U R2 U2 F2 D R2 B2 U B2 R U2 B' F R' B U' L' D'
10. 18.19 R2 U2 B2 D F2 L2 D U L2 F2 D2 B L F' R B R' U' F U F
11. 21.04 F2 D2 L2 D' F2 R2 B2 L2 D2 F' L2 U2 R2 B2 D B L U' F
12. 19.05 D2 F2 U L2 R2 U R2 U L2 R2 U' L D' L B2 L2 U2 B' D2 L' F2
13. 18.59 L U2 L' U D2 B2 R' F' R D2 F B2 U2 F R2 F' L2 F D2 R2
14. 18.86 D' L2 U B2 R2 U F2 U' B2 L2 D' R' F D' F2 U B U' B' L U
15. 20.12 D2 U2 L2 F2 U2 B' L2 B' U2 B' L D' R F' D2 R2 D' R' F R
16. 18.34 B' U2 B' F2 U2 R2 F2 R2 F' U2 L2 D U L U' R' F' R' D2 B2
17. 20.71 D2 B2 D' R2 U' F2 R2 F2 U L2 B D2 R' D2 F R B U B
18. 24.96 L' U' R B' U2 R F2 R2 D' L B2 R2 B' R2 F U2 F2 L2
19. 24.09 U' L2 R2 B2 R2 F' L2 R2 U2 B U2 L' R' D F2 R2 B L2 D R'
20. 16.07 D' B R2 B L2 D2 R2 F' D2 L2 B2 R' B R2 B' U2 R2 U B R'
21. 19.90 D' U2 R2 U2 F2 R' D2 F2 D2 B2 U2 L D' B2 R D2 U F D
22. 22.24 B' D2 L2 F2 R2 F U2 F' R2 F' L2 R U' B2 L R' U' F2 D B U
23. 19.69 B2 U' R' D' F B' R D R' L2 F U2 R2 F' B' U2 L2 U2 B'
24. 19.25 L2 U2 B2 R2 F2 R2 U L2 U2 F2 U2 B D' R B2 L U R F' R B'
25. 22.60 F2 D R2 U2 D2 R F L U B L2 F2 R D2 R' F2 R' D2 R' B2 U2
26. 19.67 L2 D' U' B2 R2 D' R2 B2 F2 R B L D' L2 B F U' F2 R
27. 18.30 R' U L2 U' R2 U B2 L2 D L2 B2 D2 L' B' D' U2 R2 U B2 F R
28. 16.80 F' L2 B2 L2 U2 L2 F2 R2 U2 B R2 D L U2 L' U2 L2 B U2 L2
29. 20.25 R2 B2 D' L2 D2 F2 R2 F2 D' F2 B L D' B U2 R' D2 R' D2 U
30. 18.66 D2 F' D' B U R' F2 L B' U2 B2 U2 B2 D R2 U L2 B2 R2
31. 18.35 B R2 U' R2 B2 U' L2 R2 F2 R2 U2 L2 F L' B' R U B R' D2 U
32. 19.99 D' F2 D2 U2 R2 U2 F L2 U2 B2 U2 B U' R B F2 D2 U' R B'
33. 18.80 D2 L2 B' D2 R2 B L2 B' F L2 R2 U L' B2 D2 L2 D' B R U'
34. 22.51 U2 F2 D' R2 D2 L2 F2 D' B2 R2 D F' U' L D U R D U' B'
35. 18.03 B R F' U B2 L2 F' L F2 R2 L2 U2 D F2 B2 D F2 R2 U F
36. 16.46 L' B R2 U F' B R F L2 B2 U L2 D2 B2 D R2 U R2 B
37. 16.77 B F2 D2 L B2 U2 F2 D2 R B2 L F2 D' R D' L D B' L R'
38. 20.58 B2 L2 B2 L2 B' R2 B' U2 B2 L2 D2 R D B' D2 F2 R2 D' R2 U' B'
39. 18.24 L2 B2 L' B2 U2 R2 D2 R' F2 L B2 D' B D' U' R2 U F2 D2 U2
40. 22.58 F' U' R B L D' L F' L' U' F2 U2 F' B2 R2 D2 F' U2 D2 F' D2
41. 20.72 B2 D2 B' R2 F' U2 B L2 F2 U' F R U F2 R' F R' D' B
42. 16.78 D L2 U L2 U2 F2 D2 B2 L2 R2 U' F R D2 L2 B2 R D U' R2 F2
43. 18.10 B2 R2 F' U2 B L2 R2 D2 B2 L2 F2 U' L D2 F L2 R2 D' L' B D2
44. 18.13 D L2 R2 B2 R2 D' L2 D' L2 D2 L F2 U2 R' F' L' F' R U' B
45. 18.71 B U R2 U2 D R U D' L2 F' R2 F' R2 B' U2 B U2 B2 U'
46. 21.83 R' L2 D F2 U2 B2 L2 D L2 D U B L F2 L F' U2 L' R F2
47. 16.52 U' L2 U' B2 U2 F2 R2 D' R2 D2 F' L U F' R B L' U' R B
48. 18.30 B L2 B2 D2 R2 F2 R2 F L2 F' D2 R' D' R F' L2 B' L' U2 F
49. 19.92 B2 D B2 U2 L2 D' F2 R2 U F2 B L' R' B2 D2 B L' D2 F L
50. 16.49 R U' R L2 U' F' D B2 U F' U2 B D2 B U2 L2 B2 L2 F' D2

 

[mark49152]

Nice times guys. Today I had a 2:33 PB 5x5 solve. I'm still not 100% sure it wasn't a timer malfunction!

 

[Logiqx]

Nice times guys. Today I had a 2:33 PB 5x5 solve. I'm still not 100% sure it wasn't a timer malfunction!

Impressive. I dread to think what my 5x5 times will be like when I start back!

I carried on with 3x3 for an Ao100. No standout singles but a nice improvement in my Ao50 (18.76) and a little bit better for my Ao100 (19.38).

 

[Logiqx]

Another year older (yesterday) but hey, most of us are in the same boat on this thread.

I only did a few solves before I hitting the water yesterday but it was a good session average.

After 3 untimed solves, I decided to start timing myself but I had to stop after 7 solves:

# of solving: 7
Std Dev: 0.700

Best of all: 15.137
Worst of all: 20.148

Average of all: 17.956
Best Avg of 5: 17.496

Solving times (shown in reverse... KingEn timer): 15.137 18.244 18.047 17.425 17.016 19.050 20.148

Only 7 solves and a PB average of 5 (albeit 0.05 improvement).

 

[MarcelP]

Only 7 solves and a PB average of 5 (albeit 0.05 improvement).

Congrats on the PB and birfday Nice to see a PB in only 7 solves. Who knows what happened when you would have done 100

 

[MarcelP]

Best Avg of 5: 17.496

LOL. I tied your Ao5 PB as my best Ao5 of the day

Spoiler

Generated By csTimer on 2015-7-5
solves/total: 100/100

single
best: 15.93
worst: 29.28

mean of 3
current: 19.18 (σ = 2.44)
best: 17.32 (σ = 1.41)

avg of 5
current: 19.06 (σ = 1.56)
best: 17.49 (σ = 1.26)

avg of 12
current: 19.21 (σ = 1.56)
best: 18.60 (σ = 1.60)

avg of 50
current: 19.68 (σ = 1.54)
best: 19.62 (σ = 1.60)

avg of 100
current: 19.71 (σ = 1.61)
best: 19.71 (σ = 1.61)

Average: 19.71 (σ = 1.61)
Mean: 19.83

 

[Logiqx]

LOL. I tied your Ao5 PB as my best Ao5 of the day

Hehe. Nice coincidence!

 

[mark49152]

Happy Birthday+2, Mike

I did a couple of 6x6 solves today. New PB = 8:51. I don't have the stamina for more than two solves in a session though

 

[Logiqx]

Thanks Mark. Good to see your progress on the 6x6.

This week, I've started teaching two of my colleagues to solve the cube. Todays session was general background (pieces, terminology, notation, etc) and the cross. Hopefully they will practice the cross tonight and we'll move on to the F2L tomorrow.

 

[Logiqx]

7 weeks to get fast!

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