Older cubers discussions

[JanW]

I learned some 2x2 OLL and multiple angles for PBL, and did a lot of slow solving while watching a sad hockey game last night. My next attempt at 50 timed solves improved pb 1/5/12 to 4.35/7.21/8.71. The 4.35 should have been faster as it was a 1-move bottom layer + anti-sune. There was also a sub-5 full step solve. I don't really know how that happened, very surprising to see the timer stop at 4.93.

I've used timed inspection for all timed solves, because it feels to me that this is all about inspection and I want to get used to doing that fast.

I don't know at all if my cube is good or not. My first 2x2 was a Cyclone Boys that doesn't really turn at all. I think getting such a crappy cube at first is the main reason I never practiced this event before. I later bought a LingPo, which feels like heaven compared to the Cyclone Boys, but I don't have anything else to compare with. I've done nothing to set it up, just use it as it was out of the box.

 

[muchacho]

People say the WeiPo is slightly better than a LingPo.

At least I preferred the Dayan to the LingPo, and now the KungFu feels much better than both. Good enough to not buy another one for now.

 

[JanW]

I ordered the KungFu 2x2. And a KungFu 4x4. And a new 5x5, and a 3x3. And a cubing timer... Why do they make buying things so easy nowadays?

 

[h2f]

4bld finally!

 

[newtonbase]

4bld finally!

Congratulations. Good job.

 

[Logiqx]

I'll report back in a couple of days when I've broken them in a bit.

I'm really liking the Valk 3. Today was my first timed OH session in a month so I did a bunch of solves on a quiet-ish train home tonight. The 21.215 single was full step (but easy) and 29.820 was my first sub-30 Ao12. The Valk is frickin' awesome for OH!

Title: 3x3x3 OH
Scrambler: 3x3x3 Simple
# of solving: 34
Std Dev: 1.799
Best of all: 21.215
Worst of all: 42.973
Average of all: 30.729
Best Avg of 5: 28.964
Best Avg of 12: 29.820
Best Avg of 25: 30.70472

Solving times: 27.680 28.409 31.833 28.230 30.253 28.188 31.522 28.883 37.101 32.385 30.817 27.464 29.512 33.475 30.335 32.627 31.668 30.344 34.116 21.215 27.912 31.972 30.077 42.973 31.397 29.541 30.645 30.113 30.259 32.250 29.330 32.795 34.647 30.669

 

[Jason Green]

Finally after over 5 months a PB of 12.26! I can't for the life of me get it reconstructed. I do not think it was a mis-scramble because I remember the cross very well. But after that non of the pairs look familiar. Oh well, I just need to beat it so I can have my PB reconstructed.

 

[teacher77]

Hey guys ! The few days with slow solves definitly helped. I broke my "average of 10+" PB several times in a row in the last few days, including twice only today. And I FINALLY got a new PB single, at 21.57 sec.

Look at the graph : blue dots = average of 10+, pink dots = single :

 

[Jason Green]

On another topic I'm now now undecided on the GTS. The algs are so fast for me on it! But I just don't have the overall comfort level. I think a tiny bit of recognition, even though it's my color scheme it's brand new and the stickers are a different size than the Yuexiao. I had a 15.25 with an E perm, probably my best on that perm... it was so effortless.

Maybe I just need the Valk.

 

[h2f]

Finally after over 5 months a PB of 12.26! I can't for the life of me get it reconstructed. I do not think it was a mis-scramble because I remember the cross very well. But after that non of the pairs look familiar. Oh well, I just need to beat it so I can have my PB reconstructed.

It means next PB should be recorded on cam!

Hey guys ! The few days with slow solves definitly helped. I broke my "average of 10+" PB several times in a row in the last few days, including twice only today. And I FINALLY got a new PB single, at 21.57 sec.

Nice progress. Sub30 very soon in ao5, ao12 and finally ao100. Just keep practicing. Do you do crosses on a bottom?

 

[JohnnyReggae]

On another topic I'm now now undecided on the GTS. The algs are so fast for me on it! But I just don't have the overall comfort level. I think a tiny bit of recognition, even though it's my color scheme it's brand new and the stickers are a different size than the Yuexiao. I had a 15.25 with an E perm, probably my best on that perm... it was so effortless.

Maybe I just need the Valk.

I'm also undecided on the GTS. Initially I thought it was awesome, however the more I use it the less I like it. It is to fast, to noisy. The GAN V2 is my main, but this last week I've found some love for my YueXiao which I do think is better than the GTS.

I'm tempted by the Valk now though

Edit: Congrats on the PB !!

 

[Selkie]

@Logiqx - Your windsurfing OH was awesome but I can completely get the disturbance on muscle memory for the attempts. I will occasionally forget the execution of an OLL, an easy one at that and then not be able to get it again without re learning and drilling it. Very off and that is in just normal solving. As for that OH session, well I am amazed and yes isn't the Valk 3 amazing

@JanW - Those are great starting 2x2 times. My 2x2 lags so far behind y 3x3 progression it is unreal!

@muchacho - Really nice 2x2 times there and congratulations on achieving the goal

@h2f - Congratulations on the 4BLD, loving the music overlay

@Jason Green - Awesome single there. You're improvement doesn't seem to be letting up at all yet

@teacher77 - Thats really good progression.. Nice graph.

@Jason Green , @JohnnyReggae - One of the drawbacks to having gone stickerless, I dont get to try and form opinions on some of the great new cubes. GTS sounds awesome as does the Gans 356 Air Master

 

[Logiqx]

Oldies signed up for Guildford (UK), 01/10/2016 + 02/10/2016:

Name	WCA ID	Username
Andy Nicholls	2015NICH04	Shaky Hands
Ben Coppin	2013COPP01	bubbagrubb
Chris Wright	2011WRIG01	Selkie
Guy Plowman	2015PLOW01	n/a
Ian Gerleman	2015GERL02	n/a
Mark Adams	2015ADAM03	newtonbase
Mark Rivers	2015RIVE05	mark49152
Michael George	2015GEOR02	Logiqx

 

[Shaky Hands]

Second solve of the day, 3x3 PB single: 14.74, previously 15.76.

Scramble was:
U2 B' F L' B' F' R2 B U' F2 D L D2 U2 L' F2 L2 F D' B' U2 L' B' U2 F'

It started off:
x2 // inspection
D' F' U L' B D2 // cross
L' U' L // 1st pair
B U' B2 U' B // 2nd pair

Not sure after that. I was staring at the timer in disbelief for too long to remember how it went.

I did 100 solves yesterday and got nothing sub-18, averaging 25-26, so this is something of an extreme outlier.

But hey, I'll take it!

 

[newtonbase]

Oldies signed up for Guildford (UK), 01/10/2016 + 02/10/2016:

Name	WCA ID	Username
Andy Nicholls	2015NICH04	Shaky Hands
Ben Coppin	2013COPP01	bubbagrubb
Chris Wright	2011WRIG01	Selkie
Guy Plowman	2015PLOW01	n/a
Mark Adams	2015ADAM03	newtonbase
Mark Rivers	2015RIVE05	mark49152
Michael George	2015GEOR02	Logiqx

That's our best representation since the UKs last year. They are going to have to cater for us. I'm thinking comfy chairs, ramps, cocoa on tap and soothing music (maybe Beastie Boys).

 

[Shaky Hands]

Oldies signed up for Guildford (UK), 01/10/2016 + 02/10/2016:

Name	WCA ID	Username
Andy Nicholls	2015NICH04	Shaky Hands
Ben Coppin	2013COPP01	bubbagrubb
Chris Wright	2011WRIG01	Selkie
Guy Plowman	2015PLOW01	n/a
Mark Adams	2015ADAM03	newtonbase
Mark Rivers	2015RIVE05	mark49152
Michael George	2015GEOR02	Logiqx

Ian G would be an older cuber too. Don't think he posts here though.

 

[muchacho]

Some PBs on the Thunderclap (I'm using it again since a few days ago). I was trying a Mo100 PB, almost tied that one, so the cube must be good... just a bit too fast during algs and LSE, I'll try some more lube.

Ao5: 16.465 (was 17.005 from a week ago)
Ao12: 18.293 (was 18.733 from 26-jul)

Spoiler: Ao5

27844 22-sep-2016 13:12:26 00:14.847 B2 D B2 D2 F2 L2 F2 U' R' U L' U' R' B F' D F U'
27843 22-sep-2016 13:11:46 00:21.591 B2 D' U' B2 L2 B2 D R2 B2 F2 U2 F' D' B2 D L' D' R' D2 F U' B'
27842 22-sep-2016 13:11:02 00:13.470 B2 U' F2 U L2 F2 D L2 D' R2 B2 R D R' U2 R2 L' F D' B2
27841 22-sep-2016 13:10:23 00:17.447 D' B2 D2 L2 D B2 L2 D' L2 F2 U2 L' U2 R F' L2 D B L' U2 B2 U'
27840 22-sep-2016 13:09:44 00:17.103 F2 D' L2 F2 L2 D2 L2 U' L2 B' R U2 R' F' R2 L D L' B R'

Spoiler: Ao12

27890 22-sep-2016 13:48:22 00:18.334 F2 U' L2 D U B2 D' F2 L2 B2 U' F D' R D R D2 L U' R2 D2
27889 22-sep-2016 13:47:28 00:16.959 B2 D R2 L2 D L2 D2 U2 B2 U' R F' U R' U' L2 D L' B2 F2 U2
27888 22-sep-2016 13:46:42 00:18.647 R2 F2 U' L2 D2 F2 R2 U' B2 L2 D' B D2 U2 L' D2 R U B2 R2 F2
27887 22-sep-2016 13:45:50 00:22.038 F2 L2 U R2 L2 B2 D' F2 R2 F2 D2 L B L D R D R D F2 L2
27886 22-sep-2016 13:45:03 00:19.431 F2 U2 L2 U F2 R2 U R2 D' F2 D' B' L2 F2 L' D' L2 B' R' D F'
27885 22-sep-2016 13:44:16 00:17.550 R2 D' R2 B2 D R2 U F2 D R2 U B' R' U2 L U F D' F2 L B' U2
27884 22-sep-2016 13:43:26 00:19.279 R2 L2 U' B2 D2 L2 F2 U' R2 F2 U' F R L' D L2 U' B U2 L' F'
27883 22-sep-2016 13:42:40 00:18.382 U B2 F2 D2 U' R2 F2 D' B2 D' F2 L R2 F' D2 B R' L2 D2 U' B L'
27882 22-sep-2016 13:41:58 00:17.567 R2 D F2 L2 U2 F2 R2 D R2 D R2 F R' U' B L' B D2 U B2 F U
27881 22-sep-2016 13:40:57 00:17.343 B2 F2 L2 U F2 L2 D2 R2 U L2 F D2 U B' D R' D U' B' U2 L' U
27880 22-sep-2016 13:40:14 00:17.510 U' F2 L2 U2 B2 R2 D' B2 D' F2 U B' D F' L D L2 U2 B' U2 R D2
27879 22-sep-2016 13:39:36 00:18.888 D B2 D B2 L2 D2 B2 R2 D F2 U' R' U' R D F' L' D U' B L2 U'

 

[Logiqx]

Ian G would be an older cuber too. Don't think he posts here though.

Thanks. Added!

 

[h2f]

Some PBs on the Thunderclap (I'm using it again since a few days ago). I was trying a Mo100 PB, almost tied that one, so the cube must be good... just a bit too fast during algs and LSE, I'll try some more lube.

Ao5: 16.465 (was 17.005 from a week ago)
Ao12: 18.293 (was 18.733 from 26-jul)

Spoiler: Ao5

27844 22-sep-2016 13:12:26 00:14.847 B2 D B2 D2 F2 L2 F2 U' R' U L' U' R' B F' D F U'
27843 22-sep-2016 13:11:46 00:21.591 B2 D' U' B2 L2 B2 D R2 B2 F2 U2 F' D' B2 D L' D' R' D2 F U' B'
27842 22-sep-2016 13:11:02 00:13.470 B2 U' F2 U L2 F2 D L2 D' R2 B2 R D R' U2 R2 L' F D' B2
27841 22-sep-2016 13:10:23 00:17.447 D' B2 D2 L2 D B2 L2 D' L2 F2 U2 L' U2 R F' L2 D B L' U2 B2 U'
27840 22-sep-2016 13:09:44 00:17.103 F2 D' L2 F2 L2 D2 L2 U' L2 B' R U2 R' F' R2 L D L' B R'

Spoiler: Ao12

27890 22-sep-2016 13:48:22 00:18.334 F2 U' L2 D U B2 D' F2 L2 B2 U' F D' R D R D2 L U' R2 D2
27889 22-sep-2016 13:47:28 00:16.959 B2 D R2 L2 D L2 D2 U2 B2 U' R F' U R' U' L2 D L' B2 F2 U2
27888 22-sep-2016 13:46:42 00:18.647 R2 F2 U' L2 D2 F2 R2 U' B2 L2 D' B D2 U2 L' D2 R U B2 R2 F2
27887 22-sep-2016 13:45:50 00:22.038 F2 L2 U R2 L2 B2 D' F2 R2 F2 D2 L B L D R D R D F2 L2
27886 22-sep-2016 13:45:03 00:19.431 F2 U2 L2 U F2 R2 U R2 D' F2 D' B' L2 F2 L' D' L2 B' R' D F'
27885 22-sep-2016 13:44:16 00:17.550 R2 D' R2 B2 D R2 U F2 D R2 U B' R' U2 L U F D' F2 L B' U2
27884 22-sep-2016 13:43:26 00:19.279 R2 L2 U' B2 D2 L2 F2 U' R2 F2 U' F R L' D L2 U' B U2 L' F'
27883 22-sep-2016 13:42:40 00:18.382 U B2 F2 D2 U' R2 F2 D' B2 D' F2 L R2 F' D2 B R' L2 D2 U' B L'
27882 22-sep-2016 13:41:58 00:17.567 R2 D F2 L2 U2 F2 R2 D R2 D R2 F R' U' B L' B D2 U B2 F U
27881 22-sep-2016 13:40:57 00:17.343 B2 F2 L2 U F2 L2 D2 R2 U L2 F D2 U B' D R' D U' B' U2 L' U
27880 22-sep-2016 13:40:14 00:17.510 U' F2 L2 U2 B2 R2 D' B2 D' F2 U B' D F' L D L2 U2 B' U2 R D2
27879 22-sep-2016 13:39:36 00:18.888 D B2 D B2 L2 D2 B2 R2 D F2 U' R' U' R D F' L' D U' B L2 U'

Nice times. I'm back to Thunderclap v1 too. I use it in OH and TH.

 

[mafergut]

Some PBs on the Thunderclap (I'm using it again since a few days ago). I was trying a Mo100 PB, almost tied that one, so the cube must be good... just a bit too fast during algs and LSE, I'll try some more lube.

Ao5: 16.465 (was 17.005 from a week ago)
Ao12: 18.293 (was 18.733 from 26-jul)

Wow! Congratulations. Those are serious PBs and serious improvement over the last weeks, at least on Ao5, which you're destroying in half a second steps! You're getting faster and faster.

And I'm stuck for longer and longer. My PBs should start watching their back to see yours coming. I'm demotivated lately. Yesterday I had a train commute, did a few untimed and then a few timed 5x5 solves and I could not get below 3:15.xx or so. I'm back to a bit over 1:30 at 4x4 (according to my last 4x4 Race results) and nowhere near my goal of sub-18 Ao50 before end of september at 3x3.