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[mark49152]

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'

I am indeed scrambling wrong - actually the wrong scramble. I was doing the one off the screenshot, but I guess that's already been regenerated .

 

[Logiqx]

Random guess:
(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.)

Ah... I have it now.

I'm 99% sure this was my solution. The cross, first pair, last pair and LL are definitely the same. I also have a recollection of solving pairs 2 and 3 in this manner. Solving "malformed" F2L pairs to the last 3 slots meant that I didn't really have to look for any edges.

/* Scramble */
F2 D F' R2 U' F R' B2 L D' L2 U2 B' U2 D2 B' U2 R2 F' B' U2

/* Solve */
z2 y' // inspection
R F U' R2 L2 D2 // cross
U' y' L U' L' // first slot
U L' U L U R' U' R // second slot
U L' U L U2 y' R' U' R // third slot
R U2 R' U' R U R' // fourth slot
F R U' R' U' R U R' F' R U R' U' R' F R F' U2 // PLL

9.82 seconds, 51 HTM = 5.2 TPS

Reconstruction on alg.cubing.net

 

[muchacho]

Trying to close the gap, but the gap is quite big.

Mo100: 24.839 (previous was 24.970 from 3 months ago)
Ao100: 24.579 (was 24.885 from 3 months ago)

Spoiler

16733 Oct 6, 2018 3:30:34 PM 00:23.610 F2 L2 B2 U2 F2 U R2 D' F2 L2 U' F U L' B F D R F2 U2 R
16732 Oct 6, 2018 3:29:50 PM 00:29.025 U B2 D B2 U B2 L2 D B2 D L2 B L U L' D F2 D' R2 L'
16731 Oct 6, 2018 3:29:05 PM 00:25.464 U2 B2 U R2 B2 L2 B2 L2 D' B2 L B' U L2 D' R' D L2 F2 D2
16730 Oct 6, 2018 3:28:22 PM 00:21.365 R2 L2 B2 U R2 U2 F2 D U2 L2 U2 L' U2 F D2 B' L2 F D R L' D
16729 Oct 6, 2018 3:27:33 PM 00:30.082 B2 R2 F2 R2 U' R2 D' R2 D' U B' U F2 U R' D F2 L D B2 D'
16728 Oct 6, 2018 3:26:38 PM 00:25.622 F2 L2 U R2 D2 U' L2 B2 D' R2 B2 R' L2 D U R' U' L F U' B'
16727 Oct 6, 2018 3:25:46 PM 00:25.419 R2 U2 R2 F2 U' F2 D L2 D R' U' L' B' U B' L' F' U' R' L'
16726 Oct 6, 2018 3:25:02 PM 00:22.069 B2 F2 U' F2 R2 D2 B2 R2 F2 U' R2 F U' R D' F U R' D' L' U2
16725 Oct 6, 2018 3:24:24 PM 00:22.625 B2 U' R2 B2 D2 R2 U R2 L2 F2 U2 F R' D2 B L B U' F' R U
16724 Oct 6, 2018 3:23:39 PM 00:20.444 U2 B2 L2 D' R2 F2 U' L2 U' L2 B2 R F' D' U' R2 D2 R U2 F' R' U'
16723 Oct 6, 2018 3:22:57 PM 00:23.949 U R2 F2 L2 U B2 D' F2 D R2 D2 R D R B D' B L2 D2 R F' U2
16722 Oct 6, 2018 3:22:13 PM 00:22.918 B2 L2 D2 B2 D' R2 U' R2 D' B2 U R' B D L' F L' D' B' F' L2 U2
16721 Oct 6, 2018 3:21:29 PM 00:23.642 D2 B2 L2 U L2 U' B2 F2 U' B2 U2 B' D U2 R' F' R2 D' U L F2 D
16720 Oct 6, 2018 3:20:46 PM 00:20.830 F2 R2 B2 U2 B2 D' U2 R2 U F2 D' B' L B2 F' U2 R' U' L2 B2 D' U'
16719 Oct 6, 2018 3:20:01 PM 00:23.080 L2 U' F2 R2 U F2 U2 L2 D' F2 L2 F' R2 F2 D' R' U2 R U
16718 Oct 6, 2018 3:19:19 PM 00:21.527 R2 U2 R2 L2 B2 R2 U B2 U F2 U' L' F2 L' F' L U' B' U F' U2
16717 Oct 6, 2018 3:18:37 PM 00:21.465 L2 U' R2 D' R2 L2 B2 D2 U2 R2 B' L' U B' F D2 R' L F' L' U
16716 Oct 6, 2018 3:17:54 PM 00:26.829 B2 F2 R2 F2 U L2 D' R2 U L2 U L U B' R2 B2 R D' B' U L2 U2
16715 Oct 6, 2018 3:16:53 PM 00:39.517 D2 L2 B2 D L2 U L2 B2 R2 F2 L2 B U L' U L2 D2 B2 F R2 U2
16714 Oct 6, 2018 3:16:08 PM 00:23.081 U B2 U2 F2 U B2 U' L2 B2 F2 U2 R' B' F2 U' R' U R L U' R
16713 Oct 6, 2018 3:15:27 PM 00:21.072 D' B2 R2 D' B2 U' L2 U L2 F2 R2 B' D' B' R' L' B F2 R' U' R U'
16712 Oct 6, 2018 3:14:42 PM 00:25.375 U' F2 R2 B2 D F2 U2 F2 U R2 D' F' R D2 F2 D2 B' D F U2 R U
16711 Oct 6, 2018 3:12:49 PM 00:22.819 B2 U L2 D' R2 U' R2 U' F2 R2 D2 R' B2 L' F U F' U' R2 B' D2 U'
16710 Oct 6, 2018 3:11:59 PM 00:24.932 D' R2 L2 U L2 D2 F2 L2 D2 B2 U' B L2 U B' F' U' L B2 U B U2
16709 Oct 6, 2018 3:11:09 PM 00:25.566 B2 D2 F2 L2 B2 L2 F2 L2 D B2 U F R' D B' R2 U B' U2 L' D U
16708 Oct 6, 2018 3:10:22 PM 00:28.522 L2 D' R2 L2 D' L2 B2 U' R2 D' B2 L U2 B F' D2 R' D' B2 U' L'
16707 Oct 6, 2018 3:09:36 PM 00:21.111 F2 U2 B2 D2 U' R2 B2 U L2 F2 D L' D B U B F U2 R' L' B2 D
16706 Oct 6, 2018 3:08:51 PM 00:22.691 F2 D' F2 U2 B2 F2 R2 D2 U B2 F2 L F D R' F2 R' B D F R'
16705 Oct 6, 2018 3:08:09 PM 00:26.014 D F2 R2 L2 D2 U' F2 R2 D2 R2 D L B L B R U L B2 F' R U'
16704 Oct 6, 2018 3:07:24 PM 00:22.447 L2 U B2 D R2 B2 U L2 U' L2 U' L U2 R F' U' L2 B L2 D2 R'
16703 Oct 6, 2018 3:06:25 PM 00:23.491 D' R2 D R2 F2 U B2 U' B2 R2 U F' L2 D2 F2 R D' L2 B2 R U'
16702 Oct 6, 2018 3:05:38 PM 00:19.790 U' F2 U' R2 L2 D L2 U' L2 U' B L D2 R' B2 U B2 L U
16701 Oct 6, 2018 3:02:49 PM 00:25.412 R2 D' R2 F2 D2 F2 D F2 U2 F2 U' B' F R' F2 D B' R2 D2 R D' L'
16700 Oct 6, 2018 3:01:52 PM 00:23.323 R2 B2 R2 D' R2 D2 U' B2 D' R2 U F' L' D' R F R2 F2 L2 U' L D2
16699 Oct 6, 2018 2:59:58 PM 00:21.914 D R2 F2 D' R2 F2 U R2 D2 B2 D' F L' U' R2 B2 F' R D B L U'
16698 Oct 6, 2018 2:59:13 PM 00:24.040 R2 D' B2 U' L2 F2 R2 U' F2 D' F2 R D F' L2 F' D' F U R B2 D2
16697 Oct 6, 2018 2:58:27 PM 00:23.062 L2 B2 D B2 F2 U' L2 B2 D B2 F2 L' B2 F U' B R F R' D' F
16696 Oct 6, 2018 2:57:21 PM 00:26.942 U F2 D2 U' L2 D R2 B2 L2 D2 B2 L' D2 U B L2 D' B2 R2 D' F' L'
16695 Oct 6, 2018 2:56:17 PM 00:24.405 B2 D F2 U' R2 B2 D2 U' L2 B L' U2 B' R' L2 D2 U R U
16694 Oct 6, 2018 2:55:34 PM 00:18.807 R2 U' L2 B2 U2 L2 U' B2 U' L2 U R' L' F' L' F' R' D2 B' D
16693 Oct 6, 2018 2:54:48 PM 00:23.439 D2 F2 R2 F2 U F2 R2 L2 F2 L2 D F' B2 L F2 R' B L2 F U2 R' D'
16692 Oct 6, 2018 2:53:56 PM 00:20.961 U B2 U2 R2 B2 D' R2 D' L2 U' F L U' F2 D' R' D R' B U'
16691 Oct 6, 2018 2:53:02 PM 00:21.598 U2 F2 R2 U2 B2 D R2 B2 F2 L2 U' L' F' L F2 D R D2 B' U' B' D'
16690 Oct 6, 2018 2:51:42 PM 00:27.279 U B2 R2 U' F2 D' F2 L2 U2 R2 D2 L D' B' R2 F2 D' R' D2 F L' U
16689 Oct 6, 2018 2:50:49 PM 00:21.582 D2 B2 U L2 D F2 U B2 U' F2 U F' L' B D R F' U' B' D' U
16688 Oct 6, 2018 2:50:07 PM 00:26.490 R2 L2 D L2 D2 R2 L2 B2 U' R2 U' L' U' B2 D' F' U B' U' R2 F2
16687 Oct 6, 2018 2:49:13 PM 00:21.981 R2 U' F2 D R2 U2 B2 D2 B2 L2 B' D2 R' U L B R B2 R' U B'
16686 Oct 6, 2018 2:48:27 PM 00:28.168 U' L2 U F2 U' R2 D B2 L2 F2 U2 F' L D U2 R F L' D2 B L U
16685 Oct 6, 2018 2:47:31 PM 00:27.987 D B2 D' R2 D' B2 F2 R2 D2 R2 D' L D F' U2 B R L U' R B2
16684 Oct 6, 2018 2:46:39 PM 00:27.826 R2 B2 D U2 L2 B2 U F2 L2 F2 D2 F' U' F2 R F2 U2 F D L B U
16683 Oct 6, 2018 2:45:45 PM 00:28.082 B2 D L2 U B2 F2 D R2 B2 R2 F D2 R' U L' U R2 F' R' F2
16682 Oct 5, 2018 4:28:59 PM 00:21.625 B2 F2 R2 U B2 U' B2 F2 L2 B2 F2 R U F2 R L B' F' R D R
16681 Oct 5, 2018 4:28:07 PM 00:33.981 B2 D2 B2 D U2 F2 U B2 L2 D2 B R U2 B F2 U2 B L' U2 F'
16680 Oct 5, 2018 4:27:19 PM 00:26.567 L2 F2 D' R2 U B2 D2 B2 L2 U2 R2 F R L' B F D L F2 U' R U'
16679 Oct 5, 2018 4:26:35 PM 00:23.449 F2 U2 R2 B2 D' B2 L2 D' F2 U' F2 R D B' L' B D B' L2 F D2
16678 Oct 5, 2018 4:25:53 PM 00:25.761 B2 R2 B2 L2 U' R2 U2 L2 U2 L2 B D B2 F' U' B R' F2 U' R
16677 Oct 5, 2018 4:24:14 PM 00:22.274 U2 L2 U' R2 D' F2 D L2 F2 D' R U2 F' L' B2 D B F D' L D'
16676 Oct 5, 2018 4:23:31 PM 00:24.540 U' L2 U R2 F2 U2 F2 U2 F2 L2 D2 R' F R B' D2 R D L2 D' L
16675 Oct 5, 2018 4:22:42 PM 00:35.027 D2 B2 D U2 R2 U' B2 U' B2 D2 F2 R U F2 U B D R' D U B U'
16674 Oct 5, 2018 4:21:53 PM 00:28.824 D2 R2 D' L2 F2 D' F2 U2 L2 B2 R2 B R U R B L D R B' U'
16673 Oct 5, 2018 4:20:44 PM 00:26.761 F2 R2 D' U' B2 R2 U' F2 R2 B' R' U' F D' L' D2 U B2 L D'
16672 Oct 5, 2018 4:20:02 PM 00:21.466 D F2 D B2 D' R2 L2 D2 L2 B2 U L' B' F2 L B L2 D' R L F U2
16671 Oct 5, 2018 4:19:13 PM 00:28.068 L2 F2 U' R2 B2 U' R2 U' B2 U L F L D F2 R' L2 U' B2 R U'
16670 Oct 5, 2018 4:18:33 PM 00:21.471 U R2 B2 R2 B2 U2 L2 U' L2 F' D R L' D' R2 F D2 R2 L'
16669 Oct 5, 2018 4:17:10 PM 00:23.829 D' F2 L2 B2 U' R2 D F2 D' U' R2 F' D2 U B' R2 D' R' B2 L B' D'
16668 Oct 5, 2018 4:16:17 PM 00:25.497 D' U' B2 U R2 D F2 R2 F2 D2 L2 B' L F D B L2 D' F2 U2 L D
16667 Oct 5, 2018 4:15:21 PM 00:23.275 L2 F2 R2 D' R2 D' L2 D' F2 R2 U L U' B' F2 L B U R L2 F'
16666 Oct 5, 2018 4:14:32 PM 00:28.818 R2 L2 D F2 L2 D' B2 U' L2 D R2 B' F' L F' D U2 F D' L F' U'
16665 Oct 5, 2018 4:13:50 PM 00:18.118 L2 F2 D' R2 U2 L2 F2 R2 U2 F2 U R L' U B' R2 L' U R2 U' B U2
16664 Oct 5, 2018 4:13:05 PM 00:27.903 F2 U B2 L2 D' U2 F2 R2 F2 R2 U R' L2 F R2 F2 U R' D B' F2 U
16663 Oct 5, 2018 4:12:20 PM 00:22.431 D' B2 D' B2 D' L2 D2 F2 L2 U' F2 L' F U2 L D B2 L' U L B D2
16662 Oct 5, 2018 4:11:45 PM 00:18.070 D' B2 U2 B2 R2 B2 R2 D' R2 L2 F2 L B2 D' R' D' F D2 L2 D B' L
16661 Oct 5, 2018 3:46:28 PM 00:19.563 D B2 U' R2 L2 U' B2 U' F2 L2 U' B' R D2 L' D B R2 L' D2 R2
16660 Oct 5, 2018 3:45:26 PM 00:28.236 R2 F2 U B2 U F2 U' B2 D2 R2 U' F' L B' D R D2 L' B' D2
16659 Oct 5, 2018 3:44:37 PM 00:23.228 L2 D' R2 D F2 L2 F2 U2 R2 D B2 L B2 F D' F' D' R2 F' L2 D
16658 Oct 5, 2018 3:43:52 PM 00:22.924 R2 D' L2 D2 F2 U2 F2 L2 B2 L2 U2 B' U' B' D R' F' D2 U' R2 L'
16657 Oct 5, 2018 3:43:03 PM 00:24.542 B2 L2 D B2 D L2 D R2 U' L2 D2 L' B F' L' B' F D2 R D2 U2
16656 Oct 5, 2018 3:42:00 PM 00:24.180 U' R2 B2 U L2 U' L2 U' B2 D2 R2 F' R' D B2 U' F2 R B2 L2 U2
16655 Oct 5, 2018 3:41:11 PM 00:22.891 B2 U2 B2 D B2 F2 U B2 U' L2 B' F2 D L' U' R' L2 B D2 F U'
16654 Oct 5, 2018 3:40:16 PM 00:20.299 R2 F2 R2 U B2 U' F2 R2 D' B2 U2 B' D2 L2 B' R' U' L' U F R' U2
16653 Oct 5, 2018 3:39:29 PM 00:25.559 B2 D2 L2 U' R2 D F2 U' B2 L2 U' L' U' B2 F U2 L' F2 D F R'
16652 Oct 5, 2018 3:38:26 PM 00:25.433 D' B2 F2 R2 F2 D2 L2 D' F2 R2 D' L D' F2 D B' D R' B' F L'
16651 Oct 5, 2018 3:37:36 PM 00:28.660 F2 D' U' R2 D' B2 U B2 U2 L2 F R B R2 U2 L D' R L D B
16650 Oct 5, 2018 3:36:56 PM 00:18.166 L2 F2 R2 F2 U' F2 D2 B2 U2 L2 U' F D2 R B' F2 D2 R' U' B' U2
16649 Oct 5, 2018 3:36:19 PM 00:18.876 L2 D R2 U' R2 L2 U L2 U2 F2 U2 F' L2 F R' U R D2 B L' U L'
16648 Oct 5, 2018 3:35:10 PM 00:33.362 D' F2 R2 D' R2 U2 F2 R2 U B2 U' B' L' F' U B R D2 U' L' U
16647 Oct 5, 2018 3:34:23 PM 00:27.828 R2 L2 U2 F2 L2 F2 L2 U' R2 L2 D' B U' L U2 F2 L2 B2 F L B
16646 Oct 5, 2018 3:33:33 PM 00:30.030 B2 R2 U B2 D U' B2 F2 L2 D' B' R' F' L2 F2 R L D' F' L2 U
16645 Oct 5, 2018 3:32:48 PM 00:26.171 F2 U F2 R2 B2 D' F2 U R2 U' B2 L' B D2 B' L F2 D' U2 B2
16644 Oct 5, 2018 3:31:58 PM 00:27.500 L2 D' R2 U2 B2 R2 U2 F2 U' L2 U L D2 U F2 R D' F R2 F2 D' L'
16643 Oct 5, 2018 3:31:06 PM 00:25.329 D' L2 U F2 D' R2 D' B2 L2 U' L2 F' D B' L2 D' F' R B D2 L U2
16642 Oct 5, 2018 3:30:22 PM 00:25.727 F2 D L2 D2 R2 D2 B2 D L2 D' R2 B' L' B2 U2 F' D B2 U2 R' D2
16641 Oct 5, 2018 3:29:25 PM 00:35.333 U2 B2 U' R2 F2 L2 F2 D' L2 U' L' D' R2 F2 R B F R L2 B' D'
16640 Oct 5, 2018 3:28:42 PM 00:27.990 +2 L2 U R2 B2 U R2 B2 U2 L2 D2 L2 F' R D' B' D2 L' U2 B2 R D' U
16639 Oct 5, 2018 3:27:54 PM 00:22.591 R2 D L2 D' F2 R2 U' F2 R2 D2 U L B' L2 U' L2 D2 L B2 D' F L
16638 Oct 5, 2018 3:27:00 PM 00:24.912 R2 U' R2 D B2 D2 B2 U' R2 D R2 F R B' F' L' F U' F U' F U'
16637 Oct 5, 2018 3:26:20 PM 00:23.095 F2 U2 F2 U' L2 U R2 U R2 U' B2 L' D2 F' R2 B D' L F2
16636 Oct 5, 2018 3:25:33 PM 00:28.126 D B2 U2 R2 B2 U2 L2 U L2 B2 D2 F B2 R2 U R D L2 D' L2 F2
16635 Oct 5, 2018 3:24:49 PM 00:21.817 D' R2 L2 B2 U L2 B2 U' L2 U2 F U' L' F2 R2 F2 U B' R2 L2 U'
16634 Oct 5, 2018 3:24:02 PM 00:32.162 D' R2 U' F2 U B2 R2 D' B2 U B U F U2 L D2 F' R B' U L' U2

 

[mafergut]

Trying to close the gap, but the gap is quite big.

Mo100: 24.839 (previous was 24.970 from 3 months ago)
Ao100: 24.579 (was 24.885 from 3 months ago)

I know you can! As I said, you use the right solving method to achieve this goal!

By the way, after almost no practise lately since Euro 2018 due to my persisten tendonitis on my left thumb, I did like 30-40 4x4 solves last week. The good thing is that it just took 3-5 solves to get back to my normal times (well, at least close to them), and I got plenty of sub-1min failures (like 5 or 6 solves at 1:01.xx at least, one of them with OLL parity). The bad news is that the day after that my left hand was hurting more so I don't think I'm recovering any time soon.

But, hey! if I can't speed solve I can do other puzzles. I'll soon receive a puzzle I have been waiting for so long, the mf8 elite skewb.

 

[Logiqx]

Trying to close the gap, but the gap is quite big.

Mo100: 24.839 (previous was 24.970 from 3 months ago)
Ao100: 24.579 (was 24.885 from 3 months ago)

Sorry to be a pain but I've finally re-discovered my OH speed from way back in June!

Today provided new PBs of 23.63 Ao100 including a 22.00 Ao12. I was starting to think that I'd never get back to mid-23's globally...

A month-long break hit my times really badly and it's taken 1400 timed solves to claw myself back and get these PBs.

 

[auienrst]

Last week, I have received a crazy octahedron (mars), and a bermuda cube (jupiter).

Yesterday I finally did a whole solve of the octahedron without it popping exploding.
On the good side, thanks to the multiple explosions and returns to a solve state, I have been able to find some commutators/cycles more easily. I will attempt a second solve tonight.
That was my first crazy puzzle, and I think I will buy a crazy 3x3 soon. That was very interesting.
Although the turning is awful and the popping is quiiiiiite annoying, I had a lot of fun.

The bermuda is a little bit more impressive… and the last part is hard to figure out for now…

 

[Mike Hughey]

I just got a Galaxy V2 magnetic megaminx (just in time for the competition next week). My first average of 5 on it:
2:11.05, 2:13.94, 2:15.90, 2:24.15, 2:15.43 = 2:15.09.

My previous PBs ever anywhere:
2:31.69 avg/5 (done in the Weekly Competition here in 2012)
2:11.28 single (done at US Nationals in 2010)

So um, yeah - new hardware is making a rather incredible difference!

Cutoff at the competition next week is 2:15. I can't believe it - I actually have a chance of making it!

 

[Old Tom]

Where is everybody? My excuse is I have been without power four days now, thanks to Hurricane Michael. Fine to do blind solves in the dark, but I need to see to do memo.

But a plus: I discovered I can practice setups/unsetups in the dark, even without a cube.

 

[rancourt]

Just arrived here -- hello, Old Tom! I'm in south central Florida, so Michael missed us (just rain bands), but the eye of Irma passed directly over my house, and we had our week without power...no fun at all. Stay safe, stay cool in this unusually warm autumn, and may power return to you soon.

(Just redid the yellows on my GTS2M so I could distinguish them from the whites in dim, amber household lighting at night...)

 

[Old Tom]

Just arrived here -- hello, Old Tom! I'm in south central Florida, so Michael missed us (just rain bands), but the eye of Irma passed directly over my house, and we had our week without power...no fun at all. Stay safe, stay cool in this unusually warm autumn, and may power return to you soon.

(Just redid the yellows on my GTS2M so I could distinguish them from the whites in dim, amber household lighting at night...)

Welcome Rancourt. Yes, the whites and yellows of some cubes are hard to distinguish in low artificial light.

 

[pglewis]

Where is everybody? My excuse is I have been without power four days now, thanks to Hurricane Michael. Fine to do blind solves in the dark, but I need to see to do memo.

But a plus: I discovered I can practice setups/unsetups in the dark, even without a cube.

I think the new Facebook group is one factor. I just moved at the end of last month... granted, it was only from the 2nd floor apartment to the 3rd floor but it was a big interruption anyway.

Not much news here, mostly just time for maintenance solves to keep from getting too rusty. Been a lot of guitar playing lately and they tend to cut into one another.

 

[Old Tom]

I think the new Facebook group is one factor. I just moved at the end of last month... granted, it was only from the 2nd floor apartment to the 3rd floor but it was a big interruption anyway.

Not much news here, mostly just time for maintenance solves to keep from getting too rusty. Been a lot of guitar playing lately and they tend to cut into one another.

Keeping your fingers nimble, one way or another.

 

[openseas]

I think the new Facebook group is one factor. I just moved at the end of last month... granted, it was only from the 2nd floor apartment to the 3rd floor but it was a big interruption anyway.

Not much news here, mostly just time for maintenance solves to keep from getting too rusty. Been a lot of guitar playing lately and they tend to cut into one another.

I thought so, too, the new facebook group even though not many posts were there either.

2~3 weeks of "not to review" practice, getting more comfortable at 30~40s memo. Overall times are similar but average & success rate look to be improved slightly. Corner comms are roughly ~90% usage / ~70% drilled. Start to think of edge comms as well.

 

[SpartanSailor]

Where is everybody? My excuse is I have been without power four days now, thanks to Hurricane Michael. Fine to do blind solves in the dark, but I need to see to do memo.

But a plus: I discovered I can practice setups/unsetups in the dark, even without a cube.

I’ve been busy with school and work. I have far less time available for practice and learning new stuff. I’ve been sneaking in some practice occasionally, but have given what very little time I have available for Cubing some 5x5 attention with some relatively decent results. Nothing special, probably just typical improvement from doing it more. Still a long way from making a cutoff at anything local, but enjoying myself all the same.

 

[Mike Hughey]

I switched back to AvG edges a few weeks ago because I had a competition coming up (although I'll only be using those for 5x5x5 there - no bigger cubes among the events), and I've been suddenly getting PBs all over the place:

6x6x6 single: 3:41.74
6x6x6 mean of 3: 3:55.70
6x6x6 avg of 5: 4:01.32
7x7x7 mean of 3: 6:06.06
7x7x7 avg of 5: 6:11.46

All done for the weekly competition this week.

I need to face facts - I'll never be faster with anything else than with AvG. If only I could learn some better fingertricks for it, I might actually get reasonably fast - that's what's really holding me back now with AvG.

 

[mark49152]

Certainly has been a bit quieter here since the FB group started.

Anyway, a brief personal update. Having been pretty busy with the rest of life, I've been trying to use my very limited practice time as judiciously as possible to prepare for UK Championships in 10 days' time. I've spent the last few weeks doing intensive targeted practice on my weakest areas of events I want to do well at, and will now do just full solves for the last few days to bring it all together. Overall I'm not setting my expectations high. Obviously it's going to be much more competitive this year, and I've barely improved since last year.

I've also decided to try to switch to stickerless. Much as I love and prefer the look and feel of black stickered, I'm getting irritated at having to worry about sticker condition and hold some cubes back as "best" now that more stringent checks are applied at comps. With stickerless I will once again be able to do my practice on my comp main. Alas, the new cubes won't arrive in time to break them and get used to them for UKC.

 

[Old Tom]

Certainly has been a bit quieter here since the FB group started.

Anyway, a brief personal update. Having been pretty busy with the rest of life, I've been trying to use my very limited practice time as judiciously as possible to prepare for UK Championships in 10 days' time. I've spent the last few weeks doing intensive targeted practice on my weakest areas of events I want to do well at, and will now do just full solves for the last few days to bring it all together. Overall I'm not setting my expectations high. Obviously it's going to be much more competitive this year, and I've barely improved since last year.

I've also decided to try to switch to stickerless. Much as I love and prefer the look and feel of black stickered, I'm getting irritated at having to worry about sticker condition and hold some cubes back as "best" now that more stringent checks are applied at comps. With stickerless I will once again be able to do my practice on my comp main. Alas, the new cubes won't arrive in time to break them and get used to them for UKC.

I don’t think the new FB group is having much impact. I joined and not much happening there. Just a slow spell, I suspect. (Including for me: not much progress on my blind quest. New cycles during edge memo are giving me fits. Even wnen trying to focus on that, I get stalled: where are the available spots? Corner cycles are not a problem at all. I realize this will be an individual thing, but tips welcome. The rest of my blinding is going well, steady progress and speed-up.)

 

[openseas]

I don’t think the new FB group is having much impact. I joined and not much happening there. Just a slow spell, I suspect. (Including for me: not much progress on my blind quest. New cycles during edge memo are giving me fits. Even wnen trying to focus on that, I get stalled: where are the available spots? Corner cycles are not a problem at all. I realize this will be an individual thing, but tips welcome. The rest of my blinding is going well, steady progress and speed-up.)

It will be easier if you have a "go-to" spot for a new cycle break. Not just a spot but a list of spots, preferred spot list.
Then, you don't need to search for any empty spot, just target your favorite. If already used, then move to your second favorite and on and on.
The list is better if you decide based on how fluent you are on any specific target (in terms of execution) + U / R / L layers are better but better to avoid M slice targets.

 

[mark49152]

I don’t think the new FB group is having much impact. I joined and not much happening there.

Number of posts & replies since Monday:-
This thread - 11
FB group - 17

 

[Sergey]

The seller answered that he has some note from Yuxin that such defects are normal, easy-peasy. Glued patch on the flagship cube. Well. Will contact Yuxin directly about this... Interesting, is there any kind of RMA at Yuxin.

Got spare parts from the seller. Still surprised at the quality control by the Yuxin...