newtonbase
Premium Member
Dear God. Finished 2nd attempt. Was quick but wings were a complete mess. Took me a good 20s to realise that I hadn't executed them. An error on centres meant it would have been DNF anyway.
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One Wheel
Legend
I just want to make some public goals for my competition this weekend, so I can't walk them back later. 1 = easy, 2 = match my at-home times, 3 = pie-in-the-sky, what-are-you-smoking.
4x4:
1. Official average (1:45 cutoff)
2. Sub-1:30 average
3. Sub-1:10 single
5x5:
1. Sub-3:10 average (3:30 cutoff)
2. Sub-2:45 average
3. Sub-2:30 average, with sub-2:00 single
6x6:
1. Official single (6:00 time limit)
2. Official mean (5:00 cutoff)
3. Sub-4:30 official mean, with sub-4:00 single
7x7:
1. Official single (10:00 time limit)
2. Sub-7:45 mean (8:00 cutoff)
3. Sub-7:00 mean
Megaminx:
1. Official single (4:00 time limit)
2. Sub-3:10 single
3. Official average (2:30 cutoff, pb single is 2:41 according to cstimer, I thought I had a 2:24 sometime)
4x4:
1. Official average (1:45 cutoff)
2. Sub-1:30 average
3. Sub-1:10 single
5x5:
1. Sub-3:10 average (3:30 cutoff)
2. Sub-2:45 average
3. Sub-2:30 average, with sub-2:00 single
6x6:
1. Official single (6:00 time limit)
2. Official mean (5:00 cutoff)
3. Sub-4:30 official mean, with sub-4:00 single
7x7:
1. Official single (10:00 time limit)
2. Sub-7:45 mean (8:00 cutoff)
3. Sub-7:00 mean
Megaminx:
1. Official single (4:00 time limit)
2. Sub-3:10 single
3. Official average (2:30 cutoff, pb single is 2:41 according to cstimer, I thought I had a 2:24 sometime)
pglewis
Veteran
Here's to a smooth comp and a pile of PBs!
Yeah, I'm primarily focused on nudging the average down but I've grown to love outliers. Shortly after I first cracked the sub-30 barrier I got a 22.x that made me think "timer malfunction" for a moment. I could have told myself, intellectually, that I had all the tools to get a 22... but actually seeing one does something to my mental attitude and raises the bar more than I otherwise would.
When I'm warmed up and looking ahead it seems like 23s are the new norm for me now; 23.5 * .6 (rough "outlier factor") = 14.1, so a lucky sub 16 (or even sub 15) isn't crazy. But until I see one on my StackMat display it feels really crazy.
SpartanSailor
Veteran
Started timing myself more with 3BLD. Just to add a little more pressure... it worked. Kept making errors.
h2f
Premium Member
I've put in a Bld Accoplishment thread - my first ao5 sub1 in 3bld. Previous was 1:00.xx. But the thing is I couldnt practice for a month because of squized finger. After 40 solves it looks like I'm back. During the brake I've reviewed all my corner comms. Most of new ones i've copied from Ishaan's sheet.
SpartanSailor
Veteran
Very nicely done!
Selkie
Premium Member
PB and first sub 14 ao12:-
Average of 12: 13.95
1. 15.10 F2 D2 B' U2 R2 F' U2 B' U2 L2 B' R F' L2 U2 L' D F U2 F U
2. (16.92) U' B R F U2 D' R2 U' L F D2 R2 B2 D' B2 D2 R2 U R2 L2
3. 13.37 R2 D R2 B2 R2 F2 D B2 R2 D2 U R' B' D B U F R2 D' R B'
4. (12.72) L2 U L2 U' R2 F2 U2 R2 F2 U L2 R' D L' F' D B2 R' D2 U R'
5. 13.17 D2 R2 D' B2 U L2 B2 L2 D2 F2 L B L' D2 F2 U L2 B L F' D
6. 13.81 U2 F' D2 B2 R2 D2 R2 U2 R2 F' D' L2 B' D2 F2 R F2 D' U'
7. 14.08 U2 F' D' L' B' R B2 U' F' B L' F2 L' D2 R' F2 D2 L' B2 L2 U2
8. 14.06 F2 U F2 D' B2 U' F2 D' R2 B2 D2 L' F D' L B U2 R2 F' D2
9. 13.60 R2 B2 F' L2 B2 D2 R2 D2 F U2 F' U' B F U' R' B' D' B F2
10. 13.71 F2 R2 D2 B2 D L2 D L2 F2 U2 F2 R' D' L2 B2 R2 B D' R' D' R'
11. 14.93 U F2 L2 D' B2 F2 U F2 D' F2 L F D R' D' B F R' B D F'
12. 13.69 U' D' L2 B2 R F L' B' D F R2 U2 L2 F' R2 U2 F U2 F L2
Average of 12: 13.95
1. 15.10 F2 D2 B' U2 R2 F' U2 B' U2 L2 B' R F' L2 U2 L' D F U2 F U
2. (16.92) U' B R F U2 D' R2 U' L F D2 R2 B2 D' B2 D2 R2 U R2 L2
3. 13.37 R2 D R2 B2 R2 F2 D B2 R2 D2 U R' B' D B U F R2 D' R B'
4. (12.72) L2 U L2 U' R2 F2 U2 R2 F2 U L2 R' D L' F' D B2 R' D2 U R'
5. 13.17 D2 R2 D' B2 U L2 B2 L2 D2 F2 L B L' D2 F2 U L2 B L F' D
6. 13.81 U2 F' D2 B2 R2 D2 R2 U2 R2 F' D' L2 B' D2 F2 R F2 D' U'
7. 14.08 U2 F' D' L' B' R B2 U' F' B L' F2 L' D2 R' F2 D2 L' B2 L2 U2
8. 14.06 F2 U F2 D' B2 U' F2 D' R2 B2 D2 L' F D' L B U2 R2 F' D2
9. 13.60 R2 B2 F' L2 B2 D2 R2 D2 F U2 F' U' B F U' R' B' D' B F2
10. 13.71 F2 R2 D2 B2 D L2 D L2 F2 U2 F2 R' D' L2 B2 R2 B D' R' D' R'
11. 14.93 U F2 L2 D' B2 F2 U F2 D' F2 L F D R' D' B F R' B D F'
12. 13.69 U' D' L2 B2 R F L' B' D F R2 U2 L2 F' R2 U2 F U2 F L2
Shaky Hands
Premium Member
Excellent stuff @Selkie. I'm really happy for you mate.
SpartanSailor
Veteran
Good work!
pglewis
Veteran
BTW for anyone around my stage of F2L or looking for more advanced F2L cases than the usual last slot lists, JPerm has compiled an awesome list. This is gold (link to a PDF in the description):
Jason Green
Veteran
Yes I subscribe to him so I saw this. It's a great PDF. I find it difficult to try and include some of the advanced F2L algs I've seen, or maybe it's just me being lazy. Although I would say a majority of my cases match the best cubers on walk through solves I have seen.
pglewis
Veteran
It's definitely a longer term, slow digestion reference for me. I don't think I could absorb more than one or two new useful things at a time as far as working them into timed solves. It's perfect timing for me because this is something I was going to dig into on my own otherwise and I've been looking for a similar list for ages. Most of the last slot cases are solid for me, including variations for whether or not I want to flip the edge that's in the slot... yet I even picked up a couple tricks that are new to me there.
In figuring out my personal recipe to sub 20 from here, some common culprits for my slower times in no particular order:
*) Botched an established LL alg.
*) OLL recog/AUF pause. Expected and known it'll linger for a while, steadily fixing itself the usual way
*) Botched F2L pair(s) (missolved trying to look ahead, misidentified the target slot)
Those above aren't a major concern and fall under "practice and don't do that"
*) Bad F2L lookahead
Spotty, difficult to predict, difficult to fix simply by concentrating. Spamming is all I know to do here, however I'm beginning to suspect that at my peak my problem is much less about lookahead and more about:
*) Bad F2L recognition
*) Exception F2L cases and angles. One goofy case I'm not fully prepared for can easily eat 2-5 seconds.
It seems silly that it has taken me so long to realize this but as my lookahead improves I'm exposing a serious bottleneck recognizing the case and target slot location quickly. Serious focus on these may benefit me more than better lookahead.
These are where JPerm's list may do wonders. I don't see myself attacking it the same way I would most algsets. Just stop and examine every case that trips me up in a real solve, those that happen most frequently will get fixed through repetition and self-defense against continually looking them up.
*) Slow or botched cross
I keep pushing off cross exercises but it'll be magic for my averages when I get to it. The one common factor in all my best solves: cross was smooth and quick.
Shaky Hands
Premium Member
Well done @One Wheel - lots of PB's - http://cubecomps.com/live.php?cid=2812&compid=10
Logiqx
Veteran
I missed a perfectly good opportunity for my first sub-10 yesterday.
It was a nice flowing cross+2 followed by a 2 second pause (I got excited and lost my focus), OLL skip then a J-Perm. Time... 10.8s
Doh!
It was a nice flowing cross+2 followed by a 2 second pause (I got excited and lost my focus), OLL skip then a J-Perm. Time... 10.8s
Doh!
Shaky Hands
Premium Member
Ouch Mike! That must hurt. 10.8 still sounds great to me. What's your PB single on 3x3 at home?
pglewis
Veteran
I feel your pain, I had a shoulda-coulda 18-flat full step two days ago (quite good for me). Nothing really lucky other than not being unlucky but then I misread a U Perm as H. Saw it immediately after it was too late to abort, stopped the timer and took a DNF anyway 'cause I wanted to know.
If you were that close once we know you can do it again, at least.
One Wheel
Legend
2:30 5x5 was a +2. Megaminx I DNFd the first solve because I glanced at the timer as I started the last layer at 2:15, and thought I might get an average. 7x7 DNF was about 10:02, with the worst pop I've had in quite a while.
newtonbase
Premium Member
Latest 4BLD. Took an age memoing wings as kept losing track only to twist my last corner the wrong way. Memo and recall were perfect but my brain said do it ccw when it was cw.
Shaky Hands
Premium Member
So close @newtonbase. Good effort pal.
openseas
Veteran
@newtonbase / you're getting there!
