Old Tom
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Great FMC! Bet you try the 666 in spite of what you've been saying.
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Great FMC! Bet you try the 666 in spite of what you've been saying.
SpartanSailor
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Well... they assigned me to judge too.... so, I’ll have to be there anyway
pglewis
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Good luck to all those competing this weekend and nice job on FMC @SpartanSailor!
h2f
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Tripple DNF in 5bld. Once it was close.
openseas
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@SpartanSailor / Congrats on your 3BLD success!
SpartanSailor
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It must have already posted? I was a little disappointed the first one could have been a sub-3 easy, but I forget a letter pair.... DNF. And did a 2:28 in my room before hand. But it was nice to get another official sub-4 (3:43). My nerves were much worse today than has been in the past. Lol
SpartanSailor
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End of Day 2:
222–as per my usual, slower than I would prefer. But, I honestly didn’t practice and I’m still reasonably close to my normal times. Ao5 was 7.46 and my times were 7.35, 7.42, 7.44, 7.49, 8.02. I can’t complain too much with that level of consistency.
666-I did sit down to take a shot despite my recent arguments for more lenient times. Didn’t matter either way, i only got two turns (not even a complete first bar) before my cube popped and it was over. There was no way I was repairing that and still making a decent solve. I had to get help putting it back together in the end. That was annoying.
555–2:57 single. My goal was sub 3. I made it. My other attempt was a 3:13. 2:30 was cutoff and 3:30 was the limit. Both my attempts had significant errors in OLL and PLL. that 2:57 should have been under 2:50... which is my new goal for a comp. Sug 2:50 single. I’ll inch my way down to a time that allows me to get an average, but until then, I’m pleased with this one.
3BLD—already reported on that earlier. Overall, I’m pleased. In the end, consistency and success plays out. I finished top half simply by having a success.
Pyra—ao5 of 22.33. Nothing to brag about. I was tracking for a sub-20 until the last two... I believe my PB average is 21 too... so, although I don’t give it much attention, it would have been nice to walk away with an official PB and sub-20 average.
OH—only got two attempts. I don’t know all my OLL/PLL one-handed. In fact, I don’t know my regular OLL/PLL except by muscle memory. So going one-handed I’m working with far less in the toolbox. That said, I basically did 2 look OLL and 2 look PLL.... 40 was the cutoff and 1:30 the limit. This is another event I do because I can make it under 1:30 and since I’m here anyway, may as well get involved. I got a 56 and a 1:06 single. The 56 is my PB, so that’s nice.
Still up tomorrow, the infamous 3x3 and 4x4. I’m always wanting to do well in 3x3, but I’m going to try to remain relaxed and enjoy—let the times happen and move on. However, I REALLY want a sub 1:20 4x4 average. I’m more than capable, I just need to avoid a bad first couple attempts. The 1:15 cutoff could be my undoing if I have a rough start, but again... got to take them one at a time and just try to enjoy it.
222–as per my usual, slower than I would prefer. But, I honestly didn’t practice and I’m still reasonably close to my normal times. Ao5 was 7.46 and my times were 7.35, 7.42, 7.44, 7.49, 8.02. I can’t complain too much with that level of consistency.
666-I did sit down to take a shot despite my recent arguments for more lenient times. Didn’t matter either way, i only got two turns (not even a complete first bar) before my cube popped and it was over. There was no way I was repairing that and still making a decent solve. I had to get help putting it back together in the end. That was annoying.
555–2:57 single. My goal was sub 3. I made it. My other attempt was a 3:13. 2:30 was cutoff and 3:30 was the limit. Both my attempts had significant errors in OLL and PLL. that 2:57 should have been under 2:50... which is my new goal for a comp. Sug 2:50 single. I’ll inch my way down to a time that allows me to get an average, but until then, I’m pleased with this one.
3BLD—already reported on that earlier. Overall, I’m pleased. In the end, consistency and success plays out. I finished top half simply by having a success.
Pyra—ao5 of 22.33. Nothing to brag about. I was tracking for a sub-20 until the last two... I believe my PB average is 21 too... so, although I don’t give it much attention, it would have been nice to walk away with an official PB and sub-20 average.
OH—only got two attempts. I don’t know all my OLL/PLL one-handed. In fact, I don’t know my regular OLL/PLL except by muscle memory. So going one-handed I’m working with far less in the toolbox. That said, I basically did 2 look OLL and 2 look PLL.... 40 was the cutoff and 1:30 the limit. This is another event I do because I can make it under 1:30 and since I’m here anyway, may as well get involved. I got a 56 and a 1:06 single. The 56 is my PB, so that’s nice.
Still up tomorrow, the infamous 3x3 and 4x4. I’m always wanting to do well in 3x3, but I’m going to try to remain relaxed and enjoy—let the times happen and move on. However, I REALLY want a sub 1:20 4x4 average. I’m more than capable, I just need to avoid a bad first couple attempts. The 1:15 cutoff could be my undoing if I have a rough start, but again... got to take them one at a time and just try to enjoy it.
Old Tom
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I have been watching the live postings. Congrats on the sub-1 OH!
Am impressed by this kid who went from a 3:45 PB 3BLD to take first with an 0:29!
SpartanSailor
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Definitely... he was impressive
CLL Smooth
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I’ve finally picked through the accomplishment thread and have found what I think are my current PBs in the events I practice. Can someone add me to the pb sheet if I just write them here?
h2f
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Congrats @SpartanSailor.
I wasnt lucky in 5bld but got 3rd in FMC. As @SpartanSailor mentioned - consistency is the key. One of the potential winners was 5 seconds to win but he lost when he was rewriting solution: he had it in few parts and messed. It ended DNF because he passed a time limit which is sad even if it gave me 3rd place. Other one - who practiced few hours per day in a last few weeks - wasnt lucky in a second scramble and DNFed.
My 27 is a nightmare in a beginng but ended 25 moves to 3 corners. I've found optimal insertion with -6 and in ended 27. I was one move to silver but also one more move to be 4th.
A thought: I've practiced a lot in 5bld and I couldnt make it. I didnt practice FMC since April and I got 3rd.
I wasnt lucky in 5bld but got 3rd in FMC. As @SpartanSailor mentioned - consistency is the key. One of the potential winners was 5 seconds to win but he lost when he was rewriting solution: he had it in few parts and messed. It ended DNF because he passed a time limit which is sad even if it gave me 3rd place. Other one - who practiced few hours per day in a last few weeks - wasnt lucky in a second scramble and DNFed.
My 27 is a nightmare in a beginng but ended 25 moves to 3 corners. I've found optimal insertion with -6 and in ended 27. I was one move to silver but also one more move to be 4th.
A thought: I've practiced a lot in 5bld and I couldnt make it. I didnt practice FMC since April and I got 3rd.
h2f
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It turned out I'm 4th. The solution of 2nd solver on 2nd scramble work fine. 
openseas
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@SpartanSailor / What happened? Were there any pops / twists?
SpartanSailor
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Just massive meltdown. I haven’t done that poorly on an Ao5 that I can ever recall. I was about to get a 19 for the first time in comp than blew my PLL then blew it again and ended with a 40 something. Then the 51... well... I have no words.
I just left after that terrible 3x3 event and didn’t even wait for 4x4. I was so frustrated and upset there was no way I’d have been ready for 4x4. Had I stayed and just repeated what happened with 3x3, I’d have been genuinely upset. So, my son and I checked-out of the hotel and headed home early. Which was nice after all, avoided some DC area traffic (some, not all) and got home in time to relax before my evening plans anyway.
Edit to add:
My son, on the other hand was super consistent yesterday resulting in a new PB Ao5 and missed a PB single by fractions of a second. I was thrilled for him.
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mark49152
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@SpartanSailor - that's sad to hear. I remember getting upset like that at my second comp after DNFing a 3x3 average. These days, disappointment doesn't affect me quite so much. Meltdowns just happen now and again, and every comp seems to be a mixture of good and bad. So I just try to shrug and move on to the next event and hope that it goes better than the last one .
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SpartanSailor
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I normally do too, but this one somehow upset me more than normal. Plus, this was the second comp in a row that had this type of 3x3 result.
In the end, I am pleased with a few other outcomes so it didn’t ruin the weekend for me. But out next comp in 2 weeks will not focus on 3x3 at all. No blind at that one either, so I may just set those aside in favour of 4x4 and 5x5. Still too far away from the 5x5 cutoff, but there plenty of room for a PB single.
In the end, I am pleased with a few other outcomes so it didn’t ruin the weekend for me. But out next comp in 2 weeks will not focus on 3x3 at all. No blind at that one either, so I may just set those aside in favour of 4x4 and 5x5. Still too far away from the 5x5 cutoff, but there plenty of room for a PB single.
Old Tom
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Sorry about that. I know the feeling from a couple of bridge tourneys where I've blown it. We all do. Knowing you, you will kick yourself for a few days, then move on even more determined.
The rest of your events were good to great. And your son was great also. I noticed how tight the range of his solves were! Solid.
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AvGalen
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Saturday I learned
...that starting with 5x5x5 (my main event) immediately after driving the car means horrible times
...that I can solve SQ1...barely...but that isn't too bad because Michael Fung has actually gotten worse compared to 10 years ago because he forgot all his algs...almost the same on 444 now as well although he did learn Yau
...3x3x3 went pretty well with several non-lucky solves in the 15 second area, some of them official. Fun to race a girl that just barely couldn't get sub20
...and having a 2 day competition with Friday instead of Sunday is good for children on their summer break, but not for "older cubers". No 6x6x6 or 7x7x7 for me 
Also, bought a twisted Skewb that is SO much more fun than a regular one. More pretty and a nice hidden challenge with non-center-safe algs
...that starting with 5x5x5 (my main event) immediately after driving the car means horrible times
...that I can solve SQ1...barely...but that isn't too bad because Michael Fung has actually gotten worse compared to 10 years ago because he forgot all his algs...almost the same on 444 now as well although he did learn Yau
...3x3x3 went pretty well with several non-lucky solves in the 15 second area, some of them official. Fun to race a girl that just barely couldn't get sub20
...and having a 2 day competition with Friday instead of Sunday is good for children on their summer break, but not for "older cubers"
. No 6x6x6 or 7x7x7 for me Also, bought a twisted Skewb that is SO much more fun than a regular one. More pretty and a nice hidden challenge with non-center-safe algs
SpartanSailor
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Yeah, he was super consistent. I was really proud of him.
pglewis
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I'm entering what is likely to be a brutal few months for work. Things are going well and on schedule so far (practically never happens in software) but it's definitely cutting into practice time and I haven't been able to touch my side project for letter pairs in a week and a half.
I need to hear some personal victories here so I can live vicariously through y'all!
I need to hear some personal victories here so I can live vicariously through y'all!
