Older cubers discussions

[MarcelP]

Nice to see you back Mike. I also have a 1.5 hour single way drive to work. Best thing to do is put some nice music on your phone and enjoy a power nap both ways. I rarely cube in the train anymore.

 

[Jason Green]

Nice to see you back Mike. I also have a 1.5 hour single way drive to work. Best thing to do is put some nice music on your phone and enjoy a power nap both ways. I rarely cube in the train anymore.

Well if you can rest some that gives you better cube practice later I guess. 1.5 hour that sounds like a fool fledged nap! I call a power nap like 15 minutes.

 

[muchacho]

Ao12 PB including also ao5 PB (solves 7 to 11)... but I'm not improving lately, maybe because I'm also not practicing enough, I'm going to postpone 4x4, megaminx and blind for now.

Ao12: 25.966 (was 26.452)
Ao5: 23.821 (was 24.220)

Spoiler: ao12/ao5 times

12. 25.868 U B2 L2 F2 D' F2 R2 U' R2 B2 U2 B D' B' L' B F D2 R F
11. 24.246 D2 F2 U F2 L2 D B2 U B2 U R2 F' L D' R U R2 L U' F' D
10. 23.018 U' L2 U F2 L2 U' B2 R2 F2 L2 D2 F' D' B' R' F' R2 D' L' B' R' D'
9. 31.508 D' F2 U' R2 U2 B2 F2 D' F2 U2 B2 L' F L2 F2 D' U' L D U' F U'
8. 24.199 L2 U B2 U' R2 D L2 U B2 L2 D2 B' L F2 R' U' R' B2 U' B R' U'
7. 21.657 B2 D' U2 R2 B2 F2 D' U2 F2 U' L2 B' L' U' F R2 B R2 D2 B2 F'
6. 31.271 B2 L2 U' L2 D F2 R2 B2 F2 U' L2 F' L' B R' F' D' L D2 L' U' L'
5. 29.606 R2 L2 B2 L2 D R2 L2 D U2 B2 U L U2 B D R2 U' F' U' R2 D'
4. 25.999 D R2 F2 D' B2 U' R2 U' L2 D' R' U F D2 U2 R' F2 L' U R U'
3. 26.271 B2 L2 U2 B2 U F2 D' L2 D' U R2 B' D L D' B2 R B2 D2 U' L U'
2. 26.335 U B2 U' F2 D F2 U' B2 R2 U2 B2 R' B' D F2 D F' L2 D L' D2 U'
1. 22.852 L2 D' F2 D B2 R2 F2 L2 D L2 U2 F' D2 B L F L2 U' L2 B F2 U'

 

[h2f]

Nice times. Close to sub-25 ao 12.

 

[muchacho]

Wait, seems I'm almost faster than you with Roux, so... time to start practicing it again?

 

[h2f]

Definietly you are faster than me in Roux. But no - I'm not going at the moment to pracitce Roux - I'm to close to be sub-20 with CFOP. And 5x5 is waiting too.

 

[mark49152]

Wow, this thread takes some keeping up with these days. Been a bit busy lately so not much cubing, but I did make it to the Cambridge comp this weekend. Let's see where my lack of practice gets me.

@Chris: Awesome job on the 5x5 ao100. I'm happy if I can find time for an ao12!

 

[Logiqx]

Wow, this thread takes some keeping up with these days. Been a bit busy lately so not much cubing, but I did make it to the Cambridge comp this weekend. Let's see where my lack of practice gets me.

@Chris: Awesome job on the 5x5 ao100. I'm happy if I can find time for an ao12!

Good luck. I'll be checking cubecomps later.

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[Jason Green]

Good job muchacho! That reminds me I need to do the race this week. We are going out of town for Christmas so I'm not sure how much practice I'll be doing. I hope to do some each day still.

 

[Logiqx]

Great 3BLD single(s) Mark.

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[moralsh]

Yep, great single, sub 2 by quite a margin. Nice one Mark!

 

[mark49152]

Thanks guys. Got a 2:27 mean as well...! My target was sub-3 single so I'm well happy with today

Any other oldies competing this weekend?

 

[h2f]

Wow. Nice single and you got a mean. Camera?

patataj patataj patataj

 

[bubbagrub]

Thanks guys. Got a 2:27 mean as well...! My target was sub-3 single so I'm well happy with today

Any other oldies competing this weekend?

I'll be there tomorrow morning... Star Wars took priority today...

Edit: Amazing BLD result Mark -- well done!

 

[mark49152]

I'll be there tomorrow morning... Star Wars took priority today...

Edit: Amazing BLD result Mark -- well done!

Star Wars versus cubing... that's a tough call. I was looking for you today - saw that you were registered for 3BLD. Comp was very quiet today.

@Grzegorz: No camera unfortunately!

EDIT: not telling anyone my goal for tomorrow, in case I jinx myself

 

[newtonbase]

I've been trying out my new Tangpo so have done an extremely rare timed session in 2x2. The cube is lovely but my PBL recognition is not. Any tips on how to speed it up? I seem to end doing at least one full rotation looking for bars.

 

[Isaac Lai]

I've been trying out my new Tangpo so have done an extremely rare timed session in 2x2. The cube is lovely but my PBL recognition is not. Any tips on how to speed it up? I seem to end doing at least one full rotation looking for bars.

Try and recognise where the opposite colours are. For example, if you see opposite in front and adjacent on the side, you know you have a bar at the back. If you have opposite in front and opposite on the side, you have a diag swap (no bar).

 

[mark49152]

What Isaac said; plus, try to predict during inspection what permutation you'll get on the bottom layer. Then you know what to expect when you get to PBL and that simplifies recognition. Remember that some Ortega OLLs affect the bottom layer permutation though!

My arm aches this morning from excessive cubing yesterday

 

[MarcelP]

Thanks guys. Got a 2:27 mean as well...! My target was sub-3 single so I'm well happy with today

Congrats Mark! With all the BLD practice it seems to be working for you. Awesome, you deserve it.

 

[newtonbase]

Thanks for the PBL advice. As long as I practice this area I should be good for a PB at Manchester.

Well done Mark. Podium next time?