Older cubers discussions

[SenorJuan]

Hey! Is anyone in school today??

oh...sorry, wrong thread, meant to post in the Delinquent Youth Thread or whatever it's called.

Back on topic, gotta say I'm starting to suffer 'hobby clash' symptoms. It's that time of year when farm crops are harvested, and keen Metal Detectorists like myself take the opportunity to get digging. But it's hard on your hands. Dry skin from scrubbing off the dirt, cuts from the stubble, tiredness from digging....
Why don't you wear gloves, then?, I hear you say. I do sometimes, but they're a bit cumbersome. And thin latex surgical gloves aren't tough enough, plus they make you look like you're about to rectally examine someone.
Anyone else find other activities don't go well with cubing? Gardeners? Weightlifters?

 

[Jason Green]

I'm a bowler and that was my main hobby for almost 20 years, but cubing has surpassed it for now at least. One of the biggest things I like more about cubing is that I can practice anytime much more easily. When I was younger I used to bowl for many hours a week. Now it's just one or maybe two leagues a week most of the time (took this summer off).

The other thing I like better is the friendliness of the competitions, and the fact that you compete right along with some of the best in the world. If you bowl in a scratch tournament (which I enjoy and did some even though I'm not really good enough) I felt quite out of place.

 

[newtonbase]

Anyone else find other activities don't go well with cubing

Do parenthood, work or sleep count because they take up the first 27 hours of a normal day between them?

 

[teacher77]

Anyone else find other activities don't go well with cubing? Gardeners? Weightlifters?

1) parenhood
2) having a non cuber girlfriend
3) weightlifting, definitly ! Cubing involves holding both arms horizontal in the air. It didn't seem obvious until I tried cubing right after a workout. I hardly managed to finish a series of 12.
4) teaching. If I bring my cube to college, all those kids want to learn how to cube instead of just focusing on the class material. :-D

 

[Jason Green]

1) parenhood
2) having a non cuber girlfriend
3) weightlifting, definitly ! Cubing involves holding both arms horizontal in the air. It didn't seem obvious until I tried cubing right after a workout. I hardly managed to finish a series of 12.
4) teaching. If I bring my cube to college, all those kids want to learn how to cube instead of just focusing on the class material. :-D

I don't think I could pass up number 4.

 

[teacher77]

I don't think I could pass up number 4.

Meaning that you also teach ?

 

[Jason Green]

Meaning that you also teach ?

No but if I did. I try to teach anyone I can about cubing.

 

[teacher77]

No but if I did. I try to teach anyone I can about cubing.

So do I ! It kinnda comes in conflict with me teaching them physics, though ;-)

 

[Jason Green]

Got a PB ao5, made a round in the race to sub 20, and had 44 of 71 solves under 20. I think the first time I was over half that I knew of. Although I probably was the other day but it was on my phone and there is no good way to count and it's crashing when I try to go in the history (oh well).

@MarcelP I think you predicted a couple of months ago I'd be sub 20 in a few weeks, so see I'm not moving as fast as you thought. Still got a ways to go but it's close.

Actually the other day when I had a good ao100 I think I did my first ever legit practice session on anything besides 3x3 that night. I only did 4x4 that night for an hour or so. Anyway, I'm gonna do my normal two or three 4x4 solves now before bed.

 

[teacher77]

omg guys : this is a hell of a day !

I just got a new Ao10+ PB... THREE times in the same evening.
Up to yesterday my PB was 38.47 sec. ( I think it was a series of 15)
And today...
At 5pm i did 37.57 sec for 13 solves.
At 9pm i did 37.28 sec for 14 solves.
At 2am i did 36.51 sec for 10 solves.

And the worse part is that the last of those three series was done 1) tired, 2) a little drunk, 3) using an Aolong v2 instead of my usual weilong GTS. Kindda makes me think about changing my main cube !

But anyway, I guess that my main point is that learning all those PLLs is finally starting to pay off ! And i still have to learn the G, R and Y perms !

 

[Logiqx]

Hey guys,

Please let me use your experience again As I said before, I'm currently learning the 21 pll algs (I have 13 down, 8 to go). But I have yet to see any increase in my averages : with 2look PLL, my session averages (any session with more than 10 solves) was between 40 and 43 sec.. and with half the PLL algs in the bank, I'm only down to 39-42 sec.

What was your experience while learning PLLs ? Did you improve your times right away or did it take time like it seems to be happening for me ?

As I side note, I learned the complicated F perm today and I'm quite proud to say that the only algs I still have to learn are the G, R, Y and V perms

Like people say it's an investment and it takes time to pay off. I used to reckon it took me around a dozen uses in real solves before I could quickly recall an alg and execute it smoothly.

PLLs typically turn up 1/18 solves so they turn up pretty frequently. OLLs typically turn up 1/54 solves so that feels like a bigger step. COLLs turn up 1/324 without edge control but I've reduced that to ~1/162 with the best of VHLS. My COLL recognition and execution has taken a long time to bed in due to the frequency of them occurring but they are getting a lot better.

When I learned to cube I was reluctant to learn 4LLL. I never intended to learn the rarer PLLs either. I resolutely told myself that I would never learn full OLL. I've finally learnt not to use the world "never".

Keep learning. It'll pay off!

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[JohnnyReggae]

Anyone else find other activities don't go well with cubing?

Mountain unicycling ... I do have a free hand while riding so technically I could do OH, although it is usually being waved around madly especially when taking drops and riding off things which would make solving rather difficult and it's the wrong hand for OH for me ...

Juggling ... I have seen a video of someone solving 3 cubes while juggling them, but my OH is not at that level and juggling 2 balls in 1 hand while solving with the other is kinda boring. Technically I could juggle 5 cubes

 

[MarcelP]

@MarcelP I think you predicted a couple of months ago I'd be sub 20 in a few weeks, so see I'm not moving as fast as you thought. Still got a ways to go but it's close.

Still way faster than me Was only around 30 secs in a whole year of practice. (And I practiced a lot ) No worries Jason, you are not even at you first big plateau yet... I have been where I am now for more than a year (or longer). I feel there might come a growth spurt soon though..

 

[JohnnyReggae]

Got a PB ao5, made a round in the race to sub 20, and had 44 of 71 solves under 20. I think the first time I was over half that I knew of. Although I probably was the other day but it was on my phone and there is no good way to count and it's crashing when I try to go in the history (oh well).

Sub 20 has been a milestone for me and I have been counting the number of sub 20's I get during my solves and work out a percentage. It has been great to see that percentage increase. It is in fact one of the specific stats I keep for myself. Started that in January with a 24% sub 20 solves .... July was 67%

Edit: had to go and check ...

Jan - 24%
Feb - 37%
Mar - 41%
Apr - 48%
May - 49%
Jun - 55%
Jul - 67 %
Aug - 69% (so far)

 

[mafergut]

Hi guys! Took a long weekend off cubing (went to visit some family). Sorry I missed the race to sub-X at 2x2 this week David @muchacho. Will try to do it this week.

Also I'm preparing a new unboxing, but still need to receive some cubes.

Regarding sub-20 % of solves I also used to record that stat and my PB for that was 81% back in February this year. I have only done a proper Ao100 since then and it was in May with a 77,6% (97 out of 125 solves). Not really recording my solves lately maybe due to lack of motivation on 3x3 and more and more of my practice time going to big cubes.

 

[muchacho]

I've searched my last 500 solves for sub-20s.

Last 100 solves: 36
-100/-200: 26
-200/-300: 33
-300/-400: 24
-400/-500: 21

I wish sup-30 % were 0.

 

[muchacho]

Sorry I missed the race to sub-X at 2x2 this week David @muchacho. Will try to do it this week.

I wish I had missed it too (8.776 average), I'm not practicing 2x2, I guess I'll try to graduate to sub-7 and then I'll stop doing 2x2 for a while.

 

[muchacho]

12.166 single (old PB was 13.831)

I have to go so I can't reconstruct now, but I guess I'll be able later, because it was super easy.


edit: did I say it was super easy? 34 STM

25560 16-ago-2016 10:50:07 00:12.166 B2 F2 D2 R2 U' B2 R2 L2 U F2 D L' D U' F' D R' U2 R F2 L D'

Spoiler: reconstruction

x
M' Uw2 U B U F'
M' U R U R2 U' R'
U' F R2 D R' U R D' R2' U' F'
M2 U M' U M' U2 M' U' M2 U

https://alg.cubing.net/?setup=B2_F2_D2_R2_U-_B2_R2_L2_U_F2_D_L-_D_U-_F-_D_R-_U2_R_F2_L_D-&alg=x M-_Uw2_U_B_U_F- M-_U_R_U_R2_U-_R- U-_F_R2_D_R-_U_R_D-_R2-_U-_F- M2_U_M-_U_M-_U2_M-_U-_M2_U

2.79 TPS o_O

 

[mafergut]

Very nice single, David. That would be top 3 single for me, just a couple 11s better than that. You're catching up on all fronts... except on OH, where you already beat me

By the way, The Valk already on pre-order... just sayin'

 

[h2f]

12.166 single (old PB was 13.831)

I have to go so I can't reconstruct now, but I guess I'll be able later, because it was super easy.


edit: did I say it was super easy? 34 STM [emoji14]

25560 16-ago-2016 10:50:07 00:12.166 B2 F2 D2 R2 U' B2 R2 L2 U F2 D L' D U' F' D R' U2 R F2 L D'

Spoiler: reconstruction

x
M' Uw2 U B U F'
M' U R U R2 U' R'
U' F R2 D R' U R D' R2' U' F'
M2 U M' U M' U2 M' U' M2 U

https://alg.cubing.net/?setup=B2_F2_D2_R2_U-_B2_R2_L2_U_F2_D_L-_D_U-_F-_D_R-_U2_R_F2_L_D-&alg=x M-_Uw2_U_B_U_F- M-_U_R_U_R2_U-_R- U-_F_R2_D_R-_U_R_D-_R2-_U-_F- M2_U_M-_U_M-_U2_M-_U-_M2_U

2.79 TPS o_O

Awsome. Nice and congrats

Edit: funny thing with Roux is that it's still full step.