Older cubers discussions

[muchacho]

OH PBs:
Ao5: 23.302 (was 23.862 from 4 weeks ago)
Mo100: 29.063 (29.501 from 3 weeks ago)

I learned a couple of algs last weekend, but I was not brave enough to use them and risk a PB. I'll try now.

 

[mark49152]

Are you staff?

Yes, Fri til Sun.

 

[moralsh]

I'm all four days and on the same team as Mark on the weekend. my only really relaxed day is Thursday, but we'll manage

 

[newtonbase]

It's going to be fun.

 

[mwhities]

I remember your post on that group, welcome.

I am afraid I am not the best on this thread to advise on OH, its a discipline I gave up a few years ago. I have lost some dexterity in my left hand with age which I can hide in 2 handed solving but it is obvious when you see me solve a megaminx as all my U and U' are with my right hand on that puzzle.

I solve(ed) OH with the left hand though I am right handed for the same reason as most. Right handed 2 handed algorithms suit left handed one handed. The reason being is a lot of 2H algs are R and U heavy and in the left hand R and U are easy, U with index and R with pinky.

I would concentrate on finding sites that specialise in OH algs now rather than learn 2H awkward algs and then have to relearn later.

Here is Antoine Cantin's site, he is one of the best OH in the world:-

https://sites.google.com/site/antoineccantin/oh

You may ask why I have linked a LH OH site but these are very optimised algs and if you pick a mirror case and L/R mirror the alg it may prove useful. e.g. Ja for LH is Jb for RH with teh alg mirrored R to L, so R U R' U' becomes L' U' L U.

Hope that is of some use and again, welcome to the old mans mad house

Hey! Thank you. Sorry I missed this and a few others.

I'll look into this, I'm currently using peter-hung.com for right hand OH. Thoughts on that site?

X' U/U' is one way... X D/D' is the other way, flicking D with with the ring finger. I most commonly do it as the latter for some reason. Note, I don't actually rotate the cube I move my hand around it, a bit.. So my thumb is on the center of D, Index on the center of U.

In general my answer to "How do you do B OH" is "Don't." (Except when scrambling.)

I enjoy OH. I'm not great at it. But it is fun.

You might also find ZZ or Roux interesting for OH. (I use ZZ. But Roux is great if you have a table.)

I kinda do that too while keeping the F toward me without X'. I'll look into ZZ and Roux.

@mwhities Welcome to the thread! It's always nice to know that our beloved hobby has found another "victim"

I solved today for the 1st time my new ShengShou 4x4 Mastermorphix. It was a lot of fun. Instead of normal reduction I used a method to reduce it to a 2x2 that I learned from a couple youtube tutorials. Nice thing of this method is that you avoid parity issues, and it also requires no algs at all, except for 2x2 algs of course, and beginners' corner twisting "alg".

I also ordered a couple of the WitEden Camouflage series (the 4x4x3 and the 3x3x2, I think). Trying to extend a bit my collection of non-WCA puzzles now that I am basically off the speed solving game.

Thank you. I'm definitely a victim. I had to stop practicing for a few days. Fingers were sore and the algorithms I learned were starting to all run together.

 

[muchacho]

I'm currently using peter-hung.com for right hand OH. Thoughts on that site?

Last updated in 2013, probably there are better algs, maybe in algdb.net.

 

[JanW]

Some nice 4x4 progress lately. Yesterday I got my first sub 1:40 Ao5 with 1:38.xx and a 1:45.xx Ao12. Today, with the first 12 solves, this improved to 1:31.7 Ao5 and 1:38.2 Ao12. I now barely have enough timed solves for a running Ao100. Running Ao50/100 at 1:49.5/1:59.3. Ao100 still includes lots of 2:30-3:00 solves from maybe one year back.

 

[mwhities]

Last updated in 2013, probably there are better algs, maybe in algdb.net.

Awesome! Thank you. I'll look at these now. Greatly appreciated.

 

[Shaky Hands]

Seems I was due 12 pages of catch-up on this thread!

Congratulations to everyone on their recent successes and special congratulations to @h2f for becoming a member of the board of Polish Speedcubing Association and to @Selkie for becoming part of the WCA Finance Committee.

Personally I've had PB singles and averages recently on 6x6, 7x7, SQ1 and MegaMinx. I've not been timing 4x4 or 5x5 recently, but in casual solves they've felt good, so hoping that I can translate all of these into decent official results at the London Open this coming weekend (with some of the cubing world's most well-known names in attendance.)

Then it will be off to the World Championships in Paris, where I only qualify for 3x3, 2x2 and Pyra. I haven't actually sovled a 2x2 since April or a Pyra since January, but I suspect I will get some practice time to do so. My main aim for the event, other than meeting some cool people, is to not be in the bottom 10% at 3x3.

I've ordered some more cubes from Cubicle, but it's very much "wait-and-see" as to whether they arrive before the weekend. Also donated some less-used cubes to a buddy that is learning to cube and is considering coming to a comp later in 2017.

Good luck to everyone competing at US Nationals or elsewhere this weekend, and hope I'll get a chance to meet some more of you in person at the World Championships. @moralsh - I'm up for a photo opportunity. @newtonbase - speed-drinking, yes please! Everyone - do say hello if you see me around! I'll be part of the staff Thursday, Friday and Sunday.

 

[newtonbase]

@newtonbase - speed-drinking, yes please!

Common sense tells me speed drinking is a bad idea when I am running/judging from 9am they next day. But, common sense rarely kicks in when I'm sat behind a pint in good company.
My lunchtime 3BLD session has swung from a 1:43 success to a 4:47 failure. Consistency consistently eludes me.

 

[moralsh]

@Shaky Hands Cool, can't wait for next week

About speed drinking that's one of the things I've become worse due to lack of practice xD but I'll do my best.

On 2x2 I think I'm going to do just 2 solves if I don't get one of those under 6 seconds, but yes, results on worlds are of course a minor goal I'll settle for not DNFing on 3,4 and 5 Blind or at least in 2 of them

@h2f I didn't notice you are part of the Polish board, I've been part of the Spanish board for a year and a half, seems us oldies can help there better than with results. Congratulations and good luck with that

 

[Shaky Hands]

On 2x2 I think I'm going to do just 2 solves if I don't get one of those under 6 seconds

Is there a cutoff, or is that just so you can aim for an Average PB?

 

[moralsh]

Is there a cutoff, or is that just so you can aim for an Average PB?

I'm afraid there is, or at least there seems to be one: http://cubecomps.com/live.php?cid=2349&cat=2&rnd=1

 

[Shaky Hands]

I'm afraid there is, or at least there seems to be one: http://cubecomps.com/live.php?cid=2349&cat=2&rnd=1

OK thanks, seems strange that wasn't listed on the main schedule at http://www.rubiksworldparis2017.com/en/schedule/. As Pyra has a cutoff listed on CubeComps too, I guess my World Championships will now consist of a mere 9 solves rather than 15!

EDIT: OK, I see it is listed on the schedule, but it required clicking on the event itself (and I didn't realise it was clickable.)

 

[h2f]

@moralsh @Shaky Hands Thanks.

 

[newtonbase]

OK thanks, seems strange that wasn't listed on the main schedule at http://www.rubiksworldparis2017.com/en/schedule/. As Pyra has a cutoff listed on CubeComps too, I guess my World Championships will now consist of a mere 9 solves rather than 15!

EDIT: OK, I see it is listed on the schedule, but it required clicking on the event itself (and I didn't realise it was clickable.)

10s for Pyraminx! That's less embarrassment and more time to practice 3BLD then.

 

[moralsh]

I didn't even registered for pyra (or Skewb or FM, in which I qualified) now I'm glad I didn't

You could learn some 1-flip easy cases, if you're lucky to get one, you may end getting a sub 10

 

[newtonbase]

I didn't even registered for pyra (or Skewb or FM, in which I qualified) now I'm glad I didn't

You could learn some 1-flip easy cases, if you're lucky to get one, you may end getting a sub 10

I'm going to stick to my normal training regime which is to relearn to solve it just before the event. Works for skewb too.

 

[Jlvs2run]

I'm having trouble with first practice of OH, in particular moving index finger to front for reversal.
For example:
Left ~ R U R' U' ~ having trouble with U
Right ~ L' U' L U ~ having trouble with U'
Especially, the index finger won't reach to the front, with middle finger touching in back. Those two fingers don't even spread that far apart. I can do the moves okay with only ring finger in back, but am not sure that's a good form. I'm using a 56mm MF3RS. Besides to keep practicing, should I look for a smaller cube, or should the range of motion increase with more practice?

 

[muchacho]

I think it happens to everyone at first (me too), I thought of getting a smaller cube but practice fix everything, your fingers will reach.


3x3 PB Single: 11.289 (was 11.801 from November)

47503 05-jul-2017 20:07:17 00:11.289 D R2 D2 R2 B2 L2 U' L2 B2 F2 D B' D' F' R U R B2 R U2 R2 F2
z y2
F R' Uw'
...and I can't remember more