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[mark49152]

IE QA GJ RK WB NH OS LT PL

Internet Explorer testing? Good job, Red Ken and Warner Brothers! National Health gets its operating system from Lithuania and Poland.

 

[chtiger]

Internet Explorer testing? Good job, Red Ken and Warner Brothers! National Health gets its operating system from Lithuania and Poland.

Good job, or should I say GJ. I'd have a hard time visualizing that though and would just have to memorize it as a sentence. I've decided to just forget about letter pairs and memo the letters like I do with 3bld corners. I'll just split it in half and treat it like 2 cubes of a Mbld. I stored that string of letters in my memory, breaking it up into smaller chunks, in maybe a minute and could recall it 5 minutes later. That's good enough for me. All the while, I never came up with anything for IE (don't know why I didn't think of Internet Explorer). Now just need to learn M2/r2

 

[mark49152]

I'd have a hard time visualizing that though and would just have to memorize it as a sentence.

Yeah I agree. The visuals that popped into my head were the IE and WB logos, RK's face, the Windows logo and a map of Europe. That only partially covers it but might be enough to jog my memory to recall the sentence. Again, I'm intuitively assuming that whatever pops into my head first is going to provide the best basis for memory so I should use that somehow rather than trying to devise more vivid images that are less naturally associated with the letters.

That might of course be completely wrong - I have almost no experience and am just saying what seems to work best for me while learning. I might regret it later.

 

[mark49152]

Had my first full 3BLD success today! Admittedly it was quite an easy one, with 10 edge swaps and 8 corners. Execution was 1:51 but I didn't time memo. That was probably at least 5 minutes.

 

[MarcelP]

Had my first full 3BLD success today! Admittedly it was quite an easy one, with 10 edge swaps and 8 corners. Execution was 1:51 but I didn't time memo. That was probably at least 5 minutes.

Congrats!

 

[Logiqx]

Well done Mark. Hope to see you get a success at ABHC.

 

[chtiger]

Had my first full 3BLD success today! Admittedly it was quite an easy one, with 10 edge swaps and 8 corners. Execution was 1:51 but I didn't time memo. That was probably at least 5 minutes.

That's great. You're making really good progress.

I forced myself to learn M2 today. Spent about an hour learning the algs, and making sure I could do the non M-slice targets, then tried a few real solves. Did the edges correct on all 3 solves (had 1 twisted corner DNF). Didn't time memo, best execution time was 3:08.

 

[mark49152]

I forced myself to learn M2 today. Spent about an hour learning the algs, and making sure I could do the non M-slice targets, then tried a few real solves. Did the edges correct on all 3 solves (had 1 twisted corner DNF). Didn't time memo, best execution time was 3:08.

That's great. Did you have to do anything tricky like solve M targets on even swaps? Any parity? Did you solves edges first?

 

[h2f]

That's great. You're making really good progress.

I forced myself to learn M2 today. Spent about an hour learning the algs, and making sure I could do the non M-slice targets, then tried a few real solves. Did the edges correct on all 3 solves (had 1 twisted corner DNF). Didn't time memo, best execution time was 3:08.

That's fine. Notice that alg for FU is an inverse of alg for DB and vice versa. The same is with UF and DB.

 

[moralsh]

You can also do the same alg for FU and BD if you rotate the cube x' y2

 

[chtiger]

That's great. Did you have to do anything tricky like solve M targets on even swaps? Any parity? Did you solves edges first?

Yeah I encountered all the tricky stuff. Had parity on every solve. The 2nd solve I had FU as even target but didn't realize it until after I had done it and the next target, but managed to undo everything and fix it. Also had BD/DB as flipped piece, so had to think about that for a while. Execution time was over 5 minutes for that solve.

I solved corners first twice, and edges first once. The way I memo corners, it's easier for me to solve them first, so I'll probably stick with that and just save the last corner target for end of solve if there is parity. Now just need to put in the practice to get rid of all the thinking during execution.

 

[mark49152]

BLD update: Did 50 attempts today with 29 successes (58%). Of the successes, average time was 5:26 and PB was 4:07.

Occasionally it's obvious where I went wrong, but usually it's not easy to figure out, which makes it harder to know how to improve. I suspect that many of my errors are down to making mistakes in deriving a letter sequence, rather than recalling or executing it wrong.

 

[Logiqx]

BLD update: Did 50 attempts today with 29 successes (58%). Of the successes, average time was 5:26 and PB was 4:07.

Occasionally it's obvious where I went wrong, but usually it's not easy to figure out, which makes it harder to know how to improve. I suspect that many of my errors are down to making mistakes in deriving a letter sequence, rather than recalling or executing it wrong.

Wow. I'm impressed not only by the 58% success rate but the number of attempts in one day. That must have taken 5 to 6 hours!

Video might be helpful to identify the cause of errors. e.g. Say the letters out aloud during memo and recall?

Edit: looking good for 2 attempts at ABHC

 

[mark49152]

That must have taken 5 to 6 hours!

Edit: looking good for 2 attempts at ABHC

Yeah I had much of the day to myself. My goal is simply a success so if I can get good enough that I can complete the first attempt in 5 mins without too much rushing or pressure, it would be nice to have 7 minutes left for a more careful 2nd attempt.

How is your practice for the event going?

 

[Logiqx]

How is your practice for the event going?

Slightly sporadic. I have a lot going on at the moment but my times over my five events seem ok during practice.

The UK champs are in my home town and I should be free that weekend so the ABHC is my warm up event!

Sadly, I'm away during the weekend of the Cuthberts open so I will miss it this year.

It's unfortunate that of the 5 events within 15 minutes of home this year, 3 have clashed with my windsurf competitions!

 

[MarcelP]

Good stuff Mark! Seems like when you set your mind to something it works out. I think you are 'on route' for an official succes.

 

[Logiqx]

I've been neglecting my 4x4 recently so I made some time for a session today.

I was a bit concerned during the first dozen solves (averaging 1:34) but things started to improve after that and I ended up with PBs for 5/12/50 - 1:22.60/1:23.99/1:27.63

I don't expect to make the average cut-off at the ABHC on Saturday but it's not entirely impossible!

Spoiler

Generated By csTimer on 2015-8-27

solves/total: 61/61

single
best: 1:14.78
worst: 1:48.48

mean of 3
current: 1:22.97 (σ = 1.28)
best: 1:20.03 (σ = 3.59)

avg of 5
current: 1:25.51 (σ = 3.11)
best: 1:22.60 (σ = 4.11)

avg of 12
current: 1:27.61 (σ = 4.86)
best: 1:23.99 (σ = 5.73)

avg of 50
current: 1:27.63 (σ = 6.63)
best: 1:27.63 (σ = 6.63)

Average: 1:28.99 (σ = 6.50)
Mean: 1:29.22

Time List:
1. 1:32.90 Fw2 Rw L R2 D' Uw R' Rw' Uw2 L B2 Uw2 Fw' L2 Uw2 D U' Rw2 D2 F D2 Fw Rw Fw' B Rw F' Fw' U F2 L' Fw2 F2 U' Rw R' Fw2 Rw' D2 Rw'
2. 1:34.76 L' Rw R B2 D' R' F D' R' Uw' B U' F L Rw2 Uw' Rw R' U B F' Fw2 Rw2 R2 Uw2 U2 Fw' D2 Fw2 L' Fw' U2 L2 F D Fw L2 Uw2 Rw' L
3. 1:34.00 D Fw' U R' D2 Fw2 L Fw2 B2 Rw' Uw D2 F D2 U F2 Rw' D2 Uw Fw2 R' D2 U' Rw L U D F2 U' L2 R' U2 B2 D U2 F2 R B' D' B
4. 1:33.76 Fw2 R Fw' U R' Uw' F2 D' U2 Fw2 L' B D Rw D2 Uw' Rw' F L2 Rw2 Uw' L2 R2 Uw Fw B2 Uw2 Rw2 F2 L' Uw U' Fw' D2 R B U2 Uw' L' Rw'
5. 1:36.46 Uw2 B2 Rw Uw2 Rw' U' B2 U2 B R Uw' F R' Uw U' F' D' Fw2 F2 L' U2 F B' Rw L Uw2 Rw' D' Uw Rw U2 R D' B U' Uw2 Rw F2 R' Fw'
6. 1:38.11 L2 Rw' Fw F' Uw U L' Uw Fw' B' F D2 Rw2 D' L B' Uw' F L R2 D Fw' U Fw2 R' L2 F Rw Fw' Rw2 Fw' U2 B F D Fw2 D' R2 Uw F'
7. 1:26.10 Uw2 Rw' Uw2 L2 D' B U D Uw2 Rw' Uw' B2 U' Uw B2 L B' D Rw2 Fw2 U' D' Rw' Fw' Uw' F2 Fw B2 Uw2 U R U Uw' Rw' R' Fw2 B Rw Fw' Rw
8. 1:30.20 Fw' F2 U2 L2 D2 Fw2 B U2 R F Uw' D Fw2 U' F' Fw2 Rw' U2 R' B2 Fw F U' Fw' Uw2 Fw U R U D2 Fw' F2 Rw Fw2 Rw2 Uw U B2 Uw' Fw'
9. 1:38.16 Fw' U' L2 F2 U Rw' B' D2 B L' F' Uw' B2 U2 Rw' B F' U' R' B' U' F2 R' Uw' D2 U' L Rw U' B2 L' Uw2 D B F2 R' F Rw' L Fw
10. 1:33.70 Fw2 L2 B Rw Fw2 R2 F L R2 D2 U' B U Uw D2 Fw2 D B2 U' R F' Rw' F L2 Fw R2 D' Rw' R2 F2 Uw2 F2 Fw2 R2 Uw2 U' Rw' R2 L' U'
11. 1:43.84 Rw' F Fw' B Uw' B2 Uw' D' U2 L' R' Rw Fw Rw2 Fw D' L' D' Fw' R U Uw' L' Fw' Rw Uw F' L' Uw B2 R' Rw2 L2 Uw' Fw' U' D Fw2 R' F
12. 1:30.18 F D Rw2 B' D' F2 Fw Uw' Fw R2 Fw' D' F Rw' Uw' Rw R' Uw R' B2 L' F2 U F' R2 D2 F D U R' D' Fw2 F R' L F2 L2 R' D' R
13. 1:20.90 D' U2 Rw' U Rw' U' Uw' Rw2 Fw' B2 L2 F2 B2 D' Uw Rw2 R' Uw2 U D' F Uw2 R2 D' L B2 R2 F Rw' L B Fw' U L2 Rw2 B2 R' Fw' R' Uw'
14. 1:21.80 B R' D2 B F' Rw D2 R Fw Uw2 D' B' U2 F2 B' L U2 R' Rw F2 L' D Uw B' D2 L2 R2 Fw2 D' B' F' D' F U' Rw' B2 D R' D L2
15. 1:41.80 R' U' D2 Uw2 F2 Uw' Fw2 Rw' F' Rw' Fw' Uw' F2 R U2 Fw B F2 R2 L B Fw2 F R2 B U F' U' B' Rw2 D' U2 Rw' Fw2 D Fw F U D' B'
16. 1:23.62 L' U' B2 Fw' D Fw' B2 Uw2 L B2 Fw L D2 Uw2 U' L2 U' B' U2 B2 Uw Rw2 Uw D2 Rw2 B' U' R2 U' D' B L' U Rw' Fw B' Rw2 Fw Uw' F'
17. 1:28.64 F U2 Fw2 R' B R2 Uw L Uw' U2 Rw' B' D' Uw U2 B' U F' Uw' R2 D R2 F2 Rw2 R U' R Rw2 Fw D' F U B2 L2 B' Rw2 Uw' F D R2
18. 1:19.66 U' Uw' R' L2 Fw2 B F' R2 B Uw B Fw R Rw2 Fw2 D2 Fw2 F2 Uw U' Fw2 D2 Fw Rw' U2 Rw Uw2 U' Rw Uw' Fw' F2 L B' L2 Fw2 Rw B' R' D
19. 1:42.34 L' F2 B' L2 F' B2 R' F2 L2 D' Fw' R' B Fw Rw2 F Fw2 Uw2 Rw2 F U Uw' L' Uw' L' D Rw R' F2 D Uw Fw D2 B2 U2 B' D2 Rw2 D' Fw2
20. 1:48.48 U' F2 R' F' R L' U L' U' Uw L' Rw2 Fw' D' F' D U' F' D' F2 L2 Fw U' L D' Uw2 F2 L2 Rw R B2 F2 Fw2 L' Fw' D2 F Fw' Rw2 D2
21. 1:21.80 Fw' F' R' U2 Uw2 R L' F Fw Uw2 Rw' F R' Rw Uw' R2 Fw2 Uw' U' L2 Uw' L Rw' Uw2 F' R2 F2 B2 Rw' B D' F' Fw' L Fw Uw2 F2 Fw Rw2 Fw
22. 1:29.10 B' U' Fw2 Rw' Uw2 Fw2 D' Uw2 L' D L' B' Fw Rw2 D2 F Fw' Rw' L' U2 Fw Uw' U' D2 Rw2 R2 U B Uw2 B' Fw' F' Uw' Fw2 L2 Uw Fw D U2 Fw'
23. 1:20.36 F U' Rw B2 R2 F2 B U D2 L' Fw2 F D' Fw Uw' D' Fw' F2 L F' U' D' L2 D2 Uw2 L Uw' D2 Fw2 D2 L B Rw2 L' F2 D Fw2 U' Fw2 U
24. 1:36.74 F2 B R' D' Fw2 Uw2 U2 F Rw2 D2 F R F2 L' Fw2 Uw2 F2 B R2 Uw D Fw2 Rw R2 B2 L' Fw2 F' U Rw' R L2 Fw2 F Rw' R' U2 Fw Uw' B2
25. 1:23.10 Uw' Rw L' B F Fw2 Rw Fw' B2 R U2 Fw Uw2 L R2 Uw U R L2 U Uw2 Rw2 Fw B D2 R2 Uw2 L' B2 Uw B2 Uw L' F' Fw2 L2 D' Uw2 Fw Rw
26. 1:31.44 Uw U R2 U D Rw B' R Rw2 L2 U F L Fw2 L' R' Rw2 Fw F2 B2 R2 D2 R L2 Fw' U2 D' Rw F U L' B Fw' R2 U D R D' B2 Rw
27. 1:37.30 Rw2 R' B L' B2 D' L2 Uw B' Fw F2 Uw' B2 Rw2 U' R2 L Rw Fw2 F2 Rw2 Uw' Rw' L2 B2 Rw F2 L2 R2 U F2 Uw Rw' Uw R2 F' B D' R2 U
28. 1:24.04 U2 L2 R' F Fw2 R2 B' Uw U' D B U2 Fw U Fw' R2 Fw R L Uw' Rw' L' Fw2 Rw R2 U' Rw' F2 L' R' U R' L' Rw U B' L F Fw U
29. 1:17.10 D' U F U2 Rw L2 Fw2 B2 F' U' F U2 Uw Rw Uw2 R' U' Rw' R Fw' D' R Rw' F2 B2 Rw2 U D B2 Fw2 Rw' Fw2 L' R' F Rw' B' F U L2
30. 1:18.96 U2 F2 Uw' Rw' B Rw2 Uw' Rw' U' B2 F Fw R2 Rw2 Uw2 R L U2 Uw D' R B' Uw' U D2 L2 R' Uw Fw B2 Uw2 D2 B2 R Rw U' Uw B2 D Rw2
31. 1:30.78 D2 F U Fw Uw2 U L' Fw' D' L D Fw F2 B2 D' Rw' R Uw2 B D' F2 Uw L R Rw B' Rw R2 Uw U2 F2 B D2 F R F' Rw' Uw2 L2 B2
32. 1:34.96 L2 B D2 B2 Rw B2 L' Rw' R' U' Uw B R2 Rw U2 Fw U' Uw' L2 U B' U2 Rw' D F' D2 B' Uw L D' Fw R' Fw Uw2 D' L' Uw R Uw2 L2
33. 1:27.82 R D2 F2 Uw' D' Fw' L R2 Fw B' R2 Rw' Fw2 B2 Uw' Rw' U F U D2 Uw R2 Rw U' Rw2 L' B R B2 U2 Uw L' Rw D B Fw' L' F R' F'
34. 1:38.34 B2 L Fw D2 R' Rw Uw D Rw' B2 D Fw U L2 U' Uw2 R Uw2 R' U' Uw2 F Rw R F Rw B2 Fw2 Rw' F' R D' U' R' L' F' D U2 Fw2 Rw2
35. 1:22.50 U2 R' F2 L D2 L2 B' F2 U R' L' Uw2 L Fw2 Rw F B Uw L2 Fw2 L U' F Fw D' B Rw2 B2 L2 D2 F D2 L F Uw D' R2 Uw B Rw
36. 1:35.90 Uw' U D2 Rw Uw' B L2 F' D' U' Uw' R' F Fw D2 Fw D2 Fw2 Uw' U' Rw' B2 U D' F2 Fw' U D R' B U2 Fw L2 F R2 F2 L D2 U' Uw2
37. 1:14.78 R2 F Uw R Uw' Rw B2 U B2 U Rw' Fw' L2 U' Uw' Rw Fw Rw2 Uw Fw' Uw2 L' Uw Rw' Uw2 L2 B' Fw' Rw' R' L U B' Rw Uw L2 R F2 L Fw2
38. 1:23.98 Rw' L2 Fw2 B R' Uw' L Fw R B Uw2 L R Rw2 F2 Uw' L2 B2 D' Uw F' R Fw U D2 Uw' R B F2 R2 F2 R Rw U' F' Uw2 U L2 U' B
39. 1:25.84 Rw2 Uw2 F2 Rw2 F Uw' Rw2 U' Uw2 Fw U' Uw Rw' F Rw D2 U Uw Fw D' Rw' Fw' U2 L2 R2 Rw2 B2 R' L' D Uw Fw U' Rw' Uw F' U' D2 R' F'
40. 1:17.98 R' D Uw U2 R Fw2 Rw L2 Uw2 B' R' Uw2 R D' Uw2 Rw' F Rw2 R' Uw2 U' B Rw' U2 D' Fw F2 Uw' L F' L2 F' R' Uw2 U2 L' D R Fw' B2
41. 1:26.58 U2 B2 F' Rw' U Uw' R' Uw' Fw' F' D Fw Uw2 B' Uw2 Rw2 U2 R' F B2 R' U' B2 F Fw R U2 Fw L' D2 U2 Fw' D Uw' Rw U Uw2 R2 B' L'
42. 1:45.58 Fw' B2 Uw L' B' Fw2 U Uw' Fw D' L' U' B Fw L2 Rw2 Fw' L B2 L2 D2 R' Fw' Uw' L2 Uw2 D R' Fw' U L F2 Rw' Uw2 U2 B' Rw' D L2 Uw2
43. 1:16.56 B' F2 Rw F U' Rw' Uw' F2 D' F L U2 L D2 Rw U L R2 F' U2 Uw' Rw U' D' Fw' U L' Uw2 U D Fw' Uw F2 R U' Fw D B Fw' Uw'
44. 1:23.92 Fw L' U' Rw Fw2 L' B Fw Rw Fw' D2 U F L' R2 D2 Uw U L2 F' R' B2 D' Fw U2 L' Rw2 D Rw' B L F2 R F Rw' D2 U' F2 B R
45. 1:35.62 L B L' Uw B2 F R' F' Fw' Rw' D L' Fw U R' D' U L' B2 Uw2 F2 Uw D' Rw' F2 R D' B2 L F' R2 U2 R Uw' L2 Fw R Fw2 Rw2 F'
46. 1:23.20 R' Uw2 R L2 Rw Uw2 U2 F2 R' Fw2 Rw2 D2 U' R' L B' R Uw' L Rw' U2 R Fw L' D2 L' B' Fw2 D2 U' Uw2 B2 F2 Uw' D' L2 Fw2 Rw' R' F
47. 1:28.44 R2 L2 D2 Rw2 D2 R Rw' F Rw' R2 U D' Uw2 Rw R2 B2 Uw F2 R' F D' B' L2 Rw2 R Uw' B' Rw' U' Uw2 Fw' Uw' Fw L2 Fw2 F D2 R2 B U'
48. 1:17.76 U2 Rw D Rw' U' D B2 Rw R F2 D2 Fw2 B Uw' Rw D' B2 Rw2 F' L2 B2 Rw' B L' F D Rw Uw' Fw Rw2 U2 Rw L' Uw' Rw' F' Rw2 Fw L' Rw'
49. 1:38.94 F L' F D L2 D2 L Rw2 F Rw2 U2 Fw' U B2 R B2 L Rw2 D Fw Rw2 R B' U2 D2 Uw2 F' Fw2 Rw2 D Rw' B' Rw' Uw Fw2 F' R' Fw Rw' D
50. 1:39.12 B2 U' Uw F D2 R Uw' D2 Fw B' Rw2 Fw' Uw' B2 U2 F2 L B' U2 Uw' R' L Uw D' Fw Rw' B' Rw2 D2 R' F2 Uw' R' D2 R Uw' Rw' B' D' Uw'
51. 1:22.88 B' L2 R' Fw2 L2 Rw' B2 F2 Uw R U2 R' B' U' F2 R2 B' Fw' R Rw' F' D2 R2 F' Fw2 B R' Fw B2 U' L' D' B L' Fw' F2 Rw' L2 Fw2 D
52. 1:36.50 R' Rw2 L Fw F2 R Uw' B' U2 Uw B Rw' B Uw F2 Fw' R2 L F' L F' U B' Rw R2 L2 U' Rw2 R2 U2 L Fw' U' B2 U2 B' Rw F' L' D
53. 1:18.64 D2 L' U Rw Fw2 B2 L D Uw R2 Rw' Uw2 F2 B' L2 D2 Fw2 F2 R F2 Fw L2 R' Rw' F2 U2 Fw B2 L B Uw L F' U' Uw L2 Rw Uw2 R F
54. 1:28.00 F' Uw F Uw' D2 B2 Uw' L2 Rw2 R' F' U2 Rw2 Uw2 Rw' B Uw L U2 L Rw' Uw R2 Rw B' Rw2 D F2 U' L Fw' Rw2 B' D2 B2 Uw2 U2 Fw D L'
55. 1:27.42 Fw' B Uw L' Rw' F' R D2 Rw2 F' L D' L Uw2 U2 R' Rw2 B' F Fw2 Rw2 Uw2 L2 F2 B Fw' D' Rw' Fw F2 B2 D Rw Fw Uw' Rw2 Uw' L R' F2
56. 1:29.56 Uw2 Fw' F' R' B2 Uw Rw' L' B2 R U F' R' F U' Fw2 F L' Fw U2 Uw' F2 L' Uw' L2 Uw2 R' F2 Fw2 R2 L' Rw D2 F' Rw' U' D2 Uw2 Fw2 R
57. 1:33.70 F L D2 F' U2 L' R2 D' B Fw' U' R U2 D2 Fw B Rw F2 Rw2 R D' U2 Uw R2 Fw D2 F L2 R Rw' Uw' F' R Fw2 Uw L2 Fw B Rw2 R'
58. 1:29.10 U' F' Fw' L' Uw D2 R' U' B' Uw Rw2 F' Rw2 D' Uw' L' Fw D F' Uw2 R' B2 Uw2 U Fw2 Uw2 B' L' Uw2 F' Fw' R D' Fw' Rw' D' Fw2 Uw2 Fw' F'
59. 1:23.82 F L' Uw2 L B R B L' R' D2 F' D2 U2 F2 U2 L' R' Uw' F' D' Uw2 L' Rw B L' Fw' D' Uw Fw' L' F D' Fw L' Fw Rw' Fw2 L2 R' B2
60. 1:21.50 L2 R2 Uw' Fw' L' R2 B2 F D Uw2 U' F2 B2 R Uw R' U2 B2 Rw2 Fw Uw' L2 U' F2 D2 Uw2 U' Rw D2 L' U L B U' F2 Rw2 Uw' D2 L D
61. 1:23.60 D2 Rw' Fw B2 D' B Uw2 U' Fw F L2 D Rw2 D B' Rw Fw' Rw Fw2 L' F' Fw' D R2 Uw2 F' U' Fw Uw U F' D' R2 L2 U' B2 Uw2 Fw' B2 R

Edit: This was a stackmat session.

First solve was comical. I am so used to hitting the space bar to stop csTimer, I tried to stop the timer with one hand and hit the reset button. :rolleyes:

 

[mark49152]

I've been neglecting my 4x4 recently so I made some time for a session today.
...
First solve was comical. I am so used to hitting the space bar to stop csTimer, I tried to stop the timer with one hand and hit the reset button. :rolleyes:

Nice times Mike, and good luck making the average cut. I said I wouldn't set goals for a comp, but I can't help but have a list of things I'd like to achieve. A 3BLD success; 4x4 average; sub-3 min 5x5 single; and sub-20 3x3 average. But I won't be disappointed unless I miss out on all of those

My first Stackmat sessions were pretty funny too. I did all sorts of silly things and it took an hour or so to get used to it. Certainly it was a good idea to get some practice on the Stackmat before competing.

 

[Logiqx]

I said I wouldn't set goals for a comp, but I can't help but have a list of things I'd like to achieve. A 3BLD success; 4x4 average; sub-3 min 5x5 single; and sub-20 3x3 average. But I won't be disappointed unless I miss out on all of those

Good luck with your goals. They seem quite reasonable to me.

I had a pretty terrible 3x3 session today. I don't know what was up with me... I was just turning too fast, destroying my lookahead. Hopefully I can find my rhythm again tomorrow!

Funny... I had a good 4x4 session (full set of PBs), terrible 3x3 session (21.5 average) followed by a good Pyra session (full set of PBs).

 

[MarcelP]

Funny... I had a good 4x4 session (full set of PBs), terrible 3x3 session (21.5 average) followed by a good Pyra session (full set of PBs).

I have these bad sessions as well. But it can be as wild as doing an 21 seconds Ao50 in the morning and a sub 19 Ao50 in the evening. It all comes down to focus. I really need to be focussed to get good times.

I have not been practising in a while. I have been doing other stuff like watching TV series (Walking Dead, Under the Dome etc), sport (picked up Judo again) and playing the piano. I think if I keep doing a few averages per week my times should stay allright..
BTW, did you guys try the G4 4x4 from Cyclone Boys? It is awesome! No other 4x4 of mine come close. The new Fangshi YieYun is also very nice. I made an unboxing.