muchacho
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I've been practicing OH to try to be the best oldie at that. Today I realise there is someone called Dave Campbell that has an official 22 seconds average. It will be really hard to beat that, but I'll try anyway.
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Wow - has Dave turned 40??? I thought surely he was younger than that. And AvG is over 40 too! I'm getting soo old...
Old Tom
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There's an advantage to being 80. If you can even do it, it's not bad.
SpartanSailor
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So.... PB Ao5 on 5x5 just now... with 2:27.02. First sub-2:30 average. Pretty stoked about that one.
Time List:
1. 2:27.51 Lw R Uw Dw L2 Fw' U L2 Bw2 B' Rw Uw' U2 Bw Fw D R U' Bw2 D R' Rw' L' Lw Fw2 Bw F' R Dw2 Uw2 Lw' U' B2 F Uw Rw' D Bw Lw2 Dw' B2 R2 F B2 U Dw2 F Fw Dw2 R' Uw Fw2 R2 Lw2 F R' L Uw' U Bw2
2. 2:26.53 B Dw' R' Lw2 L Bw' B F Fw' R F Fw' Rw2 F' Rw2 F2 D U Bw Dw' L Fw2 Dw Rw2 Bw2 Lw Rw2 F D' Rw Bw B' R Bw U2 Lw' Rw2 D2 Uw2 B Fw F' Lw' Bw' D Uw2 R2 F' Rw' D2 L' R2 Uw D Fw' Uw' B' U F Fw2
3. (2:20.30) Rw2 B R2 Rw Lw' L B2 F Dw' Rw D L' D' Bw' U' Uw2 R2 D F2 Lw B' D' Rw Dw' Uw' Rw2 Bw Dw' Rw2 U' R2 U' L F2 Uw' D' U2 Rw R2 Lw2 Fw' R Rw2 B2 F' U L' R2 Dw2 L' Lw Uw Dw R' Rw2 F R2 Fw' U Dw2
4. (2:38.02) U' D Uw' Lw Dw2 Bw' U L2 U2 Fw2 R Uw2 Bw Dw2 U R' U Fw' Rw Uw B2 Rw B2 Bw' L2 Bw2 R' Fw Uw Fw F2 L' F Lw' F2 L Dw' Fw2 L R Lw2 Bw2 B2 Uw2 Fw' Uw L2 U' F2 Bw Rw' F' R2 Lw2 B Fw Dw U2 Rw' Fw'
5. 2:27.02 D B Dw' Fw Bw D' Uw' Dw2 Rw' Dw' L R' Rw F B' Rw' F Uw Fw' B' Uw' L Uw2 Fw' B2 F U' R F U' R Lw' U Dw' Rw2 Fw R L2 Rw2 B D2 R' Rw B Dw2 R' B2 R' L2 Lw' Uw Lw' Dw Bw2 Rw' D Bw D U Dw'
Time List:
1. 2:27.51 Lw R Uw Dw L2 Fw' U L2 Bw2 B' Rw Uw' U2 Bw Fw D R U' Bw2 D R' Rw' L' Lw Fw2 Bw F' R Dw2 Uw2 Lw' U' B2 F Uw Rw' D Bw Lw2 Dw' B2 R2 F B2 U Dw2 F Fw Dw2 R' Uw Fw2 R2 Lw2 F R' L Uw' U Bw2
2. 2:26.53 B Dw' R' Lw2 L Bw' B F Fw' R F Fw' Rw2 F' Rw2 F2 D U Bw Dw' L Fw2 Dw Rw2 Bw2 Lw Rw2 F D' Rw Bw B' R Bw U2 Lw' Rw2 D2 Uw2 B Fw F' Lw' Bw' D Uw2 R2 F' Rw' D2 L' R2 Uw D Fw' Uw' B' U F Fw2
3. (2:20.30) Rw2 B R2 Rw Lw' L B2 F Dw' Rw D L' D' Bw' U' Uw2 R2 D F2 Lw B' D' Rw Dw' Uw' Rw2 Bw Dw' Rw2 U' R2 U' L F2 Uw' D' U2 Rw R2 Lw2 Fw' R Rw2 B2 F' U L' R2 Dw2 L' Lw Uw Dw R' Rw2 F R2 Fw' U Dw2
4. (2:38.02) U' D Uw' Lw Dw2 Bw' U L2 U2 Fw2 R Uw2 Bw Dw2 U R' U Fw' Rw Uw B2 Rw B2 Bw' L2 Bw2 R' Fw Uw Fw F2 L' F Lw' F2 L Dw' Fw2 L R Lw2 Bw2 B2 Uw2 Fw' Uw L2 U' F2 Bw Rw' F' R2 Lw2 B Fw Dw U2 Rw' Fw'
5. 2:27.02 D B Dw' Fw Bw D' Uw' Dw2 Rw' Dw' L R' Rw F B' Rw' F Uw Fw' B' Uw' L Uw2 Fw' B2 F U' R F U' R Lw' U Dw' Rw2 Fw R L2 Rw2 B D2 R' Rw B Dw2 R' B2 R' L2 Lw' Uw Lw' Dw Bw2 Rw' D Bw D U Dw'
mafergut
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I'm sure you can do it!!! And you use the correct method for that, you know! Roux rules for OH!
Logiqx
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Done!
Nice average! I'm still not back to my old speed but I did an Ao100 today which was 23.91.
I also got my first sub-6 Ao100 on Pyra - 5.88
Most important today was my first sub-10 single which has taken forever... damn you 2017!
Date Days Time
23/10/2015 - 13.03
18/12/2015 56 12.70
24/01/2016 37 11.60
28/02/2016 35 10.56
10/02/2018 713 10.46
22/05/2018 101 10.25
05/06/2018 14 10.20
02/10/2018 119 9.86
openseas
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JohnnyReggae
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Awesome well done !! Sub 10's are still very rare for me having only had 4 so far. My first was an amazing feeling though. Do you have a reconstruction of your solve. I gave the scramble a go and sucked with a 16
I clearly chose the slower way to solve that
Logiqx
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Awesome well done !! Sub 10's are still very rare for me having only had 4 so far. My first was an amazing feeling though. Do you have a reconstruction of your solve. I gave the scramble a go and sucked with a 16
No luck re-constructing other than the scramble / cross solution. I think I might have done something to preserve some pairs but I haven't figured it out in slow motion. My mind is now too contaminated to try any more times!
I did the white cross (6 moves iirc) and I think I had 2 or 3 easy pairs followed by an OLL skip and Y-Perm.
CLL Smooth
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My five year old solved a three move scramble the other day. I was proud
openseas
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Just trying to leave a brief status update (not many comments these days :-()
I'm trying to cut memo time, forcing not to review. After one week of efforts, cut down to 40s-ish memo, 20~30% success rate. In the beginning, most of times forgot corners (CEEC sequence) but seems getting better. PB memo is 28s.
Overall PB is still 1min-ish but getting more frequent 1:10-20 success, fails are mostly flips/twists.
I'm trying to cut memo time, forcing not to review. After one week of efforts, cut down to 40s-ish memo, 20~30% success rate. In the beginning, most of times forgot corners (CEEC sequence) but seems getting better. PB memo is 28s.
Overall PB is still 1min-ish but getting more frequent 1:10-20 success, fails are mostly flips/twists.
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Logiqx
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I was pondering the move count today and a 6 move cross, 18-24 move F2L, 19 move PLL (including pre and post AUF) totals
between 53-59 moves.
So it averaged somewhere between 5.4 and 6.0 TPS. It was probably more like 4 TPS up to PLL then 10 TPS for the PLL.
mark49152
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Unless I'm scrambling it wrong, I get a 4 move white cross. What was your 6 move solution?I was pondering the move count today and a 6 move cross, 18-24 move F2L, 19 move PLL (including pre and post AUF) totals
between 53-59 moves.
So it averaged somewhere between 5.4 and 6.0 TPS. It was probably more like 4 TPS up to PLL then 10 TPS for the PLL.
SpartanSailor
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Definitely a little more quiet... I returned to school this semester and have a full course load (4 courses = full time student) in addition to my already full time job. Add in the rest of life... and I can barely do enough to only slow the regression of speed in essentially every event. Oh well, I did just get a PB average/mean for the 3BLD event in the weekly comp. I think only one other week in all of 2018 have I been successful on all three attempts. The first two were....decent. Then I took my time for the last one and did extra review. It worked. Otherwise, back to studying.
CLL Smooth
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Pretty soon I’ll be another name on that list to contend with. If I can make it to some competitions next year.
Old Tom
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Status update from someone who is way slower: Still working on getting consistent, not worrying about time. Drilling on corners and edges separately. Corners are really good, 75-80% success rate, and are now easy to do and nearly automatic, except some of the setups and especially the un-setups can require a pause to think. Edges are harder, below 50%, and locatiing the available spots for new cycles is giving me fits, often have to completely re-trace.
Working hard on memo routine; this keeps evolving, which is fine for now. Right now experimenting with tracing four stickers quickly, then creating a two-pair (4-letter) image. I find that the 3rd and 4th letters often help with creating the first pair, and the resulting image becomes stronger. Corners, especially, can go really fast that way. However, when a new cycle intrudes in the middle of that, it really throws me off.
Pretty soon will start timing. I might get to ten minutes, or not. Not gonna stress about that. (Yet.)
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Old Tom
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Word of encouragement from a guy who was in grad school, full-time job, four young kids at home: my adviser had the best advice for all that: "Tired is Happy", he said. I survived and you will too. Do take time out to cube though!
SpartanSailor
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Good advice... I tend to keep at least one 3x3 and 4x4 with me. I’ll take it out to practice from time to time. Waiting before class I just got an okay practice session.
Sergey
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May you show your white cross solution? For the scramble F2 D F' R2 U' F R' B2 L D' L2 U2 B' U2 D2 B' U2 R2 F' B' U2 my white cross is 6 moves (z2 y2) D' L2 R F R2 D'
Random guess:
/* Scramble */
F2 D F' R2 U' F R' B2 L D' L2 U2 B' U2 D2 B' U2 R2 F' B' U2
/* Solve */
x2 y // inspection
R F D2 U L2 R2 // cross
y U R U' R' // first slot
y' U2 L U' L' // second slot
U2 L' U L // third slot
y' U2 R' U2 R U2 R' U' R U R' U R // WV
U F R U' R' U' R U R' F' R U R' U' R' F R F' U' // PLL
// View at alg.cubing.net
(I don't know if you know the specific Winter variation case in this "reconstruction"; if you don't, then this clearly can't be the real reconstruction, but it's still funny to see three essentially free pairs.)
