newtonbase
Premium Member
Good luck with that.
I like this very concise video
Congratulations
Older cubers discussions
- Thread starter MarcelP
- Start date
mafergut
Legend
Thank you all guys. I still hate the limitations of the mobile keyboard and screen. I will have to find a solution. I don't plan on running the race to sub 15 from Tapatalk [emoji2]
Sent from my Nexus 4 with Tapatalk
Sent from my Nexus 4 with Tapatalk
Selkie
Premium Member
pglewis
Veteran
Thanks! Sometimes I have a decent feel for time, this one was a shocker. I was expecting a low 30, maybe another high 20. Looked down at the timer and immediately, "What?! What?! Yes!".
Dean
Member
Guessing I should be posting my question in here seeing as I'm 44...
I clocked what should be a new PB earlier 16.912 but it felt too much like a fluke. My PB is 23.3 and I average around 28-30sec.
I'm pretty honest with myself and couldn't believe it, easy cross & f2l followed by oll and U perm.
Would you acknowledge the lucky PB or stick with the fact you're not quite a sub-20 cuber yet ... and forget the one-time lucky solve?
I clocked what should be a new PB earlier 16.912 but it felt too much like a fluke. My PB is 23.3 and I average around 28-30sec.
I'm pretty honest with myself and couldn't believe it, easy cross & f2l followed by oll and U perm.
Would you acknowledge the lucky PB or stick with the fact you're not quite a sub-20 cuber yet ... and forget the one-time lucky solve?
CLL Smooth
Veteran
I'd say count the pb single, but don't call yourself a sub-20 solver until you average sub-20. Congrats on the pb!
pglewis
Veteran
If the scramble was generated by a legit scramble generator you bet I'm gonna count it as a PB. Getting lucky is not a crime! I very rarely hand-scramble if I'm timing in the off chance a good one pops up I don't want it to feel tainted in any way. I'm also strict with myself about not doing extended inspection while timing, and even randomly rotate the cube after scrambling so I don't know the orientation. I try to keep my timed sessions as close to comp as possible. My 23 was "lucky" for me given that I'm really only averaging high 30s when warmed up still. But singles get lucky sometimes.
Selkie
Premium Member
Hi @Dean and welcome to the thread. I would count a solve lucky if I unintentionally skipped a step, e.g. accidental x-cross when going for cross, skipped OLL or skipped PLL but I wouldn't count it as lucky if the OLL skip for instance is forced (Winter variation, VLS). Sounds like you didnt skip so I would call that a fullstep PB. I count different PBs for "lucky" and "fullstep".
I have an 8.23 lucky single and average sub 15.5s overall but I still claimed it
Jason Green
Veteran
99% of my reading and posts are from Tapatalk, but I agree running a race thread would not be cool.
All my PBs for some time have been lucky. I did have one of my top three solves a 12.34 last night, and had a new best ao50 18.74. I feel like I should be sub 19 soon, but in reality in still over 19.5 mostly. I'm only about 2/3 of solves sub 20 still, but about 90% sub 21. I still don't want to think of myself as "globally" sub 20 until I'm about 90% of the solves sub 20.
And welcome!
Hi @Dean and welcome to the thread. I would count a solve lucky if I unintentionally skipped a step, e.g. accidental x-cross when going for cross, skipped OLL or skipped PLL but I wouldn't count it as lucky if the OLL skip for instance is forced (Winter variation, VLS). Sounds like you didnt skip so I would call that a fullstep PB. I count different PBs for "lucky" and "fullstep".
I have an 8.23 lucky single and average sub 15.5s overall but I still claimed it
They don't have different categories for world records, so I don't think of them separate either.
I don't know what my PB full step is. I'm pretty sure 14 at most, maybe a 13.
h2f
Premium Member
Is it a good sign to break a pb ao100 by 0.02 a day before competition? It looks like I used to my new Valk3. 
moralsh
Veteran
It sure is, congrats on your new official PB!Is it a good sign to break a pb ao100 by 0.02 a day before competition? It looks like I used to my new Valk3.
http://cubecomps.com/live.php?cid=1881&compid=41
You are now faster than me at comp
gotta fight back
muchacho
Veteran
Congrats Grzegorz! Also over-40 top-15.
mafergut
Legend
Nice, Grzegorz @h2f! And with very good single that isn't even PB! Don't think I could have a 16.52 single in comp any time soon, with all the nerves and that.
Now that I have a bit more time to cube again I'm practising a bit of:
- OH: months since I last practised, forgot several PLLs, but got several 31.xx, quite close to PB.
- 2x2: back in the race to sub 5, David @muchacho.
- 5x5: aiming to sub 3min, running Ao50 already 3:01.xx and getting more sub-3 than sup-3 solves already.
- 3x3 full color neutral: probably not sub-20 any more, even though I had graduated. Maybe I will go back to doing my alumni Ao12s at the Race to sub-20 full CN again, @earth2dan.
- 4x4: I have realized that I am slower because of lack of practise, probably not sub 1:30 any more. Will need to get back up to speed.
Now that I have a bit more time to cube again I'm practising a bit of:
- OH: months since I last practised, forgot several PLLs, but got several 31.xx, quite close to PB.
- 2x2: back in the race to sub 5, David @muchacho.
- 5x5: aiming to sub 3min, running Ao50 already 3:01.xx and getting more sub-3 than sup-3 solves already.
- 3x3 full color neutral: probably not sub-20 any more, even though I had graduated. Maybe I will go back to doing my alumni Ao12s at the Race to sub-20 full CN again, @earth2dan.
- 4x4: I have realized that I am slower because of lack of practise, probably not sub 1:30 any more. Will need to get back up to speed.
muchacho
Veteran
Dedicated to those that feel slow at 5x5, just done my first timed 5x5 solve (I've done like 3 or 4 untimed in total): 12:40.321
One Wheel
Legend
I predict you'll be faster than me in 6 weeks. My first timed 5x5 solve was around that 12-13 minute mark about 1 1/2 years ago. Now I'm running between 3:35 and 4:10, depending on the day.
mafergut
Legend
My 1st timed solve was like 21mins, second like 13, third one 9:15.xx (my first "PB single" ) so, not bad David
) so, not bad David
muchacho
Veteran
@One Wheel That wouldn't happen even if I'd practiced 5x5 a couple of hours a day, and I won't, I was just bored (and tired of watching the 5x5 unsolved), I'm just waiting for the stickerless 4x4 I ordered a month ago, I'll try to be "fast" at that first.
@mafergut Thanks!
@mafergut Thanks!
pipkiksass
Veteran
Just had a 13.33 NL single. I thought "wow, that must be a PB - first PB single in 2 years"
Checks sig - PB single NL = 13.33.
Dammit!!!
I'm definitely up for this "lucky single .55x global average. Just wondering when I'll sneak that lucky sub-10 solve in!
Checks sig - PB single NL = 13.33.
Dammit!!!
I'm definitely up for this "lucky single .55x global average. Just wondering when I'll sneak that lucky sub-10 solve in!
mark49152
Premium Member
Congrats Grzegorz, and that is a nice recovery after that second solve!
