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Just few minutes ago: 7:32.31 but dnf - wrong corner twist (wrong memo). I'm trying to add as many tricks as I can from advanced M2 - in other words I'm trying to do as many wings as I can with 3cycle. And also I'm trying to speed up my centers because I think comms on centers are slowing me down due to lack of practice. I think that to be sub 7 I need memo around 3 minutes and execute around 4. If my memo is longer my execution must be faster. In this solve (7:32) my memo was around 3:37 so my execution was a little sub 4 (3:55) with 20 seconds execution lock up and both parities. So it looks like it's not so far but the key is memo. My memo tends to be longer in 3rd or 4th attempt being over 5 minutes.

BTW - 8000 replies in this thread!
 
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Races are all the rage now :)
But none of these is suitable for me. Well, I can participate in the 4x4 RTS1min... I will not win but maybe I will improve in the process.
The RTS7min at 4BLD is going to be the star event. Please, guys, keep us all posted and good luck!!!
 
I try push. Morning solves before a job. I got ao5 under 1:20 with 4 solves in a row with parities (both or oll parity). And finally ao12 sub 1:20
Generated By csTimer on 2016-3-10
solves/total: 20/20

single
best: 1:06.15
worst: 1:45.10

mean of 3
current: 1:17.18 (σ = 5.44)
best: 1:13.34 (σ = 4.38)

avg of 5
current: 1:17.18 (σ = 5.44)
best: 1:15.06 (σ = 7.24)

avg of 12
current: 1:17.99 (σ = 5.53)
best: 1:17.99 (σ = 5.53)

Average: 1:21.25 (σ = 6.97)
Mean: 1:21.69

Time List:
1:29.14, 1:18.61, 1:32.41, 1:33.89, 1:45.10, 1:16.68, 1:18.37, 1:25.90, 1:27.55, 1:16.60, 1:18.04, 1:12.56, 1:09.40, 1:25.49, 1:23.21, 1:06.15, 1:23.04, 1:22.36, 1:11.50, 1:17.65
 
Man I can regress quickly! I had a few days with limited practice and last night I say down and was averaging over 25 for first 50 solves I think. I was a little tired too which is a factor.

Now that I'm practicing 4x4 and 5x5 I'm enjoying all the forum races available! Of course I probably won't do the ao12 race for 5x5 cause it would take all day now. :)
 
Jason Green said:
Man I can regress quickly! I had a few days with limited practice and last night I say down and was averaging over 25 for first 50 solves I think. I was a little tired too which is a factor.

Now that I'm practicing 4x4 and 5x5 I'm enjoying all the forum races available! Of course I probably won't do the ao12 race for 5x5 cause it would take all day now. :)
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I'd say that was more of a bad day than a regression due to lack of practise. It happens to me frequently. Not every day I can be at my best :p
I should also participate in the 4x4 (and maybe 5x5) race threads but, to be honest, I have enough with the couple 3x3 races I'm in and the WC with like 15 different events and growing :)

But maybe if you are there as well I could try :) What time are you racing against? For me it would be maybe sub 1:45 at the moment. I'm close but not there yet.
 
mafergut said:
I'd say that was more of a bad day than a regression due to lack of practise. It happens to me frequently. Not every day I can be at my best[emoji14]I should also participate in the 4x4 (and maybe 5x5) race threads but, to be honest, I have enough with the couple 3x3 races I'm in and the WC with like 15 different events and growing :)

But maybe if you are there as well I could try :) What time are you racing against? For me it would be maybe sub 1:45 at the moment. I'm close but not there yet.
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I'm just racing against 2:30 for 4x4. I'm close but still over. :) Racing 10 seconds on the 2x2 also.

I've never figured out what WC is? I know a lot of the guys here are from Europe, but I don't think you are talking about the toilet. :) Web competition? Weekly?
 
Jason Green said:
Thanks. I have been doing that race also. I think of the other race threads as weekly comps too (and web comps) so I was not sure the context people were using.
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Sorry, I'm using WC a lot to avoid writing Weekly Competition every time, assuming that everybody would know but, of course, that can mean so many things, including the toilet, as you say :D
 
Jason Green said:
Man I can regress quickly! I had a few days with limited practice and last night I say down and was averaging over 25 for first 50 solves I think. I was a little tired too which is a factor.

Now that I'm practicing 4x4 and 5x5 I'm enjoying all the forum races available! Of course I probably won't do the ao12 race for 5x5 cause it would take all day now. :)
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Don't worry that is normal though very frustrating. Last couple of days I can barely average sub 16.5 when I am now down to just sub 16.


Been concentrating a lot on 4x4 and 5x5 and very pleased with 5x5 progress, getting very close to sub 2:15 overall.

The tracking on my large Cubicle order shows it left London yesterday morning so I hope it will be here tomorrow together with a mammoth unboxing :)

Edit: That parcel contains my Tanlong Marcel, look forward to trying it after your endorsement :tu
 
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My super slow Lightake delivery has arrived. There's a stickerless Zhanchi 2x2, a stickerless Qiyi pyraminx, a black Guansu and a black Guoguan Yuexiao. I don't know where to start.
 
@Jason Green

Haven't tried Hoya. I'll have to look it up and see if it might work for me. I feel like my brain will never have enough processing speed no matter what method I use. Lol

@earth2dan

Weekly comp is a blast. I love it. I get to practice everything. I did a ao12 on 4x4 today with yau. My ave was around 2:17.xx. I like the vision while using yau, I feel like finding edge pieces would be easier. but the last 4 centers after 3 edges really slows me down. I'm constantly thinking about not screwing up the 3 edges and the position of the empty edge slot.
 
@Kbrune,

About centers in yau - have you tried half centers method? I'm not sure but I've watched it on Jacob Huntyk yt channel. I use it in my solves.
 
kbrune said:
Weekly comp is a blast. I love it. I get to practice everything. I did a ao12 on 4x4 today with yau. My ave was around 2:17.xx. I like the vision while using yau, I feel like finding edge pieces would be easier. but the last 4 centers after 3 edges really slows me down. I'm constantly thinking about not screwing up the 3 edges and the position of the empty edge slot.
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Agreed you can see far more with Yau (or same with Hoya) than with reduction. Maintaining the three solved cross edges just takes practice. It may help just to make a rule that once you have them on the left and side you do not release you left hand grip at all, it may help. Best of luck :)
 
newtonbase said:
I don't plan to use them yet. It's more that I'm frustrated that I don't understand them properly. It's my memo speed that's slowing me down at the moment.
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Yeah memo is huge. Mine still accounts for >50% of solve time, typically. More like 60-70% on 4BLD.

h2f said:
I'm sure, I've learnt comms too early and you are right. But after almost a year when I started to use comms for corners and for centers in big blindes it pays off. Comms need tons of solves to become usefull.
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Each OP corner takes me <3 seconds with no pauses in between, so a corner comm has to be <5 seconds including thinking time, for it to be worthwhile for me. That's actually pretty difficult. I would need a huge amount of practice with comms for it to pay off. My plan is to introduce a few really easy/fast/obvious ones very slowly and blend them in with my OP (like for example using A-perm for UBR-UFR).
 
mark49152 said:
Yeah memo is huge. Mine still accounts for >50% of solve time, typically. More like 60-70% on 4BLD.


Each OP corner takes me <3 seconds with no pauses in between, so a corner comm has to be <5 seconds including thinking time, for it to be worthwhile for me. That's actually pretty difficult. I would need a huge amount of practice with comms for it to pay off. My plan is to introduce a few really easy/fast/obvious ones very slowly and blend them in with my OP (like for example using A-perm for UBR-UFR).
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I haven't done any splits but I'm pretty sure memo is well over 50% of my 3BLD times. Comms will come in useful one day.
I was really looking forward to my cube delivery but it's a very mixed bag out of the box. The Zhanchi 2x2 seems sluggish but may be better with work. Likewise the Qiyi pyraminx. I do have a problem with stickerless puzzles at the moment as the weather is making my skin really dry so grip is a big issue.
The Guansu is incredibly good value it does turn a little slow but I think a bit of lube and breaking in will help.
The star of the show is the Guoguan Yuexiao. (Does the name remind anyone else of Father Ted?) It had me at the first turn. The feel and the sound are luscious. It's easily the nicest cube I've ever held. There are issues with controllability and catching but a little practice and an Older Çuber (was MarcelP) mod should sort that..
Anyway, it's after midnight, my son won't sleep, I've had more vodka than Thursday allows and my phone is about to die and I still haven't done my daily 3BLD solve so night all.
 
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