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[Rocky0701]

Since you guys do the cross plus 1 races, i figured you guys would want to check out this scramble. It was 5 moves. My full solve time was 19.23 but if i would've timed just the cross + 1 it probably would've been like sub-2. Time it, i want to see what you all can get!
Scramble:
R2 U2 R2 U2 F' R2 F R2 U2 B' F2 U' R2 F L' U2 L' D2 F U2

Solve:
u L2 R2 U2 B2// X Cross

 

[mark49152]

Since you guys do the cross plus 1 races, i figured you guys would want to check out this scramble. It was 5 moves. My full solve time was 19.23 but if i would've timed just the cross + 1 it probably would've been like sub-2. Time it, i want to see what you all can get!
Scramble:
R2 U2 R2 U2 F' R2 F R2 U2 B' F2 U' R2 F L' U2 L' D2 F U2

Solve:
u L2 R2 U2 B2// X Cross

7.47 screw up - I only do white cross.

 

[Rocky0701]

7.47 screw up - I only do white cross.

Sorry, i forgot to say to scramble with your cross color on bottom.

 

[MarcelP]

Cool - are you teaching him?

Nah, he is still too young. He asks me every day for me to teach him. But when I start telling how, he looses interest in litterally 5 seconds.

Today's progress: broke single full-step PB twice. Was 16.60; got 16.43 then later a 16.01. So close to my first ever 15.xx solve!

16.01: L' F' R' F' B' U D' L D2 U B' L D2 L D F2 D B2 D F2 R2 D L2 D L2
16.43: U B F D R2 B2 F2 R' B' U F D U B F2 U' L B2 R2 F R U2 L B' R

Awesome. Did you break any Ao50-100's?

Since you guys do the cross plus 1 races, i figured you guys would want to check out this scramble. It was 5 moves. My full solve time was 19.23 but if i would've timed just the cross + 1 it probably would've been like sub-2. Time it, i want to see what you all can get!
Scramble:
R2 U2 R2 U2 F' R2 F R2 U2 B' F2 U' R2 F L' U2 L' D2 F U2

Solve:
u L2 R2 U2 B2// X Cross

00.02.44 Yellow cross.. Nice to see a 2X2X1 in inspection

 

[mark49152]

Awesome. Did you break any Ao50-100's?

No, I did three ao50s yesterday and the fastest was 22.53. PB is 22.13 three weeks ago. I'm on a plateau at the moment with most averages coming in at 23.xx.

 

[MarcelP]

No, I did three ao50s yesterday and the fastest was 22.53. PB is 22.13 three weeks ago. I'm on a plateau at the moment with most averages coming in at 23.xx.

Almost all Ao50's of me of the last days where 23.xx. I guess you are faster than me now.

 

[mark49152]

Almost all Ao50's of me of the last days where 23.xx. I guess you are faster than me now.

Your PBs are all faster than mine, so I don't think so

Do you track your ao50s? I rarely get time to do 100 solves in one session and 50 seems a good enough sample size to eliminate most lucky or unlucky runs, so that's what I take as the main indicator of my progress. Most (Android) timers don't seem to report ao50.

 

[MarcelP]

Your PBs are all faster than mine, so I don't think so

Do you track your ao50s? I rarely get time to do 100 solves in one session and 50 seems a good enough sample size to eliminate most lucky or unlucky runs, so that's what I take as the main indicator of my progress. Most (Android) timers don't seem to report ao50.

I do mostly Ao50 for the same reason. I try to do one Ao100 per week. Funny enough are most of my Ao100's faster than the first half of it. So I need to do at least 50 solves before I get to be really fast. Last three Ao100 where sub 23

 

[TDM]

R2 U2 R2 U2 F' R2 F R2 U2 B' F2 U' R2 F L' U2 L' D2 F U2

12 moves ETM up to LS+LL, with EO solved. I finished with VHLS and PLL, but you could insert the pair with 2-gen and do 2GLL.

Spoiler

y2 // Inspection
D B2 // 2x2x2 (2/2)
U2 R2 F U2 F2 // XX-cross (5/7)
[D U] R' U R' D' // F2L-3 (5/12)
y U R U' R' U' R U' R2 F R U R U' R' F' // VHLS (15/27)
y2 R2 F2 R U2 R U2 R' F R U R' U' R' F R2 // PLL (15/42)

 

[MarcelP]

Your PBs are all faster than mine, so I don't think so

Ok, when you have the time this week, import these scrambles in PPT and see what you get for this Ao50. I did all on white/yellow cross:

(some cool scrambles in there, I think no 41 is a one or two move white cross)

Spoiler

Mean: 22.48
Average: 22.43
Best time: 17.36
Median: 22.48
Worst time: 30.12
Standard deviation: 2.34

Best average of 5: 20.70
37-41 - 18.43 22.49 (25.45) 21.18 (17.36)

Best average of 12: 21.91
15-26 - 21.20 21.07 (20.36) 22.76 22.46 23.95 22.32 (24.16) 22.09 20.86 21.15 21.23

1. 23.44 D' L2 D R2 B2 D' B2 F2 D2 L2 F2 L' D' U2 L' U' R2 B D' B'
2. 20.96 D2 F2 D' B2 R2 D' B2 U L2 F2 D' F D B' U L' F' L F' D2 L' U'
3. 17.52 D2 R2 D U2 F2 L2 B2 L2 F2 U2 F2 R B R2 F' L' B2 U' R' L2
4. 23.61 F2 D B2 D R2 F2 R2 L2 U L2 D2 F' U2 R D F' D2 B' L' B' D' L'
5. 21.45 U2 F2 R2 D' R2 D B2 L2 D' L2 D' L' F R' U' B' U2 L B U2 B'
6. 26.09 D' F2 U2 L2 D2 L2 D' F2 U L2 F2 R F' L U' L2 D R2 B2 F' R2 L
7. 19.48 D B2 D R2 B2 U' F2 D' U' B2 U R B2 U R2 U' R F L2 D' L U
8. 23.05 L2 U' L2 B2 R2 U' B2 U2 B2 L2 D' R F D B2 D R' F D B U
9. 19.69 R2 B2 R2 U2 R2 D L2 F2 U' B2 U' F' D' R2 U' R B L F' R2 B'
10. 24.21 U' F2 U' L2 B2 L2 D B2 L2 D2 B U L D2 L' B2 F2 U' L' U'
11. 23.92 R2 F2 L2 U B2 R2 U L2 U F2 D F' U R' L2 U R L' B R2 F2
12. 25.33 U R2 D' F2 U F2 R2 U' L2 U2 B2 R' F L2 D2 L' B2 U' R' B L
13. 18.70 R2 L2 U' B2 R2 D2 U' B2 U' R2 F' L2 F' L F' R D2 B U' F D'
14. 24.52 B2 U F2 D U2 B2 U' R2 F2 U' R2 F' D2 R U2 F' U L' U' R2 U'
15. 21.20 U' B2 D2 B2 U' F2 R2 B2 U' B2 L2 B U2 F2 R D2 L2 B L' D B
16. 21.07 U2 R2 B2 R2 U B2 U F2 U2 L2 D' B U2 B U F' U2 R L2 U2 L2 U
17. 20.36 R2 F2 U2 L2 B2 D L2 B2 D' R2 B2 L' U F' R F2 D' U2 B D2 B2 D2
18. 22.76 D' B2 D2 L2 U F2 D' F2 R2 L2 U' R' F U B' R' F' D' B F' D2 U
19. 22.46 D' F2 D' F2 U' L2 D' R2 U L2 D' F' D R2 F L F' R' B L2 B' L
20. 23.95 B2 D' R2 U' B2 L2 D2 L2 U2 B2 D R D U' R F R L' B F2
21. 22.32 U' B2 D R2 D' B2 R2 U2 L2 D F2 L U' B' D2 B' F D' U2 L' B' U'
22. 24.16 U' F2 U' R2 U2 L2 D B2 U' B2 D2 F D2 U2 B R' L' U' F' D2 U
23. 22.09 F2 L2 D L2 B2 L2 U' F2 U R2 D2 L' D2 B U' B R' F U R2 U L'
24. 20.86 B2 L2 B2 D' L2 F2 U' F2 U B2 U' L' D B' F2 D' F' U B2 L' D U
25. 21.15 L2 D2 L2 U B2 L2 F2 R2 L2 D' U2 L U B R B' R L2 U
26. 21.23 D2 U B2 U' B2 L2 B2 U2 L' F D L B2 D' L' B' R D U'
27. 22.99 D' L2 D L2 D2 L2 F2 U' R2 B2 D2 F' R' L2 F D' U B2 R' L' D2 U
28. 24.42 B2 D R2 B2 R2 D' F2 D U2 F2 D' B R D' B' U2 R D' B R2 U2
29. 21.17 D' B2 D B2 U R2 D' L2 D B2 R F L' F2 D2 B' U' B2 D' B' U2
30. 22.40 U R2 F2 D2 B2 U' R2 L2 F2 L2 U F' R2 L2 U' L' D F D R' B' U
31. 22.22 B2 U2 L2 D' L2 U2 B2 L2 F2 D B2 L' D U' R2 L' D' R F L' D2
32. 30.12 D' B2 R2 D R2 D L2 B2 R2 D2 U' R B' R2 D2 R D' F L' U R' U'
33. 24.56 D U2 B2 U' R2 U L2 F2 R2 U' R2 F' R' U2 R' L U2 B U L2 F U'
34. 23.07 U' L2 F2 D R2 U2 R2 U R2 U' F2 R' F2 D B' R2 F' R' U2 R' D2
35. 20.76 L2 F2 D' F2 R2 U2 F2 U2 B2 R D' U' B U' R' D' B R U'
36. 23.58 F2 U2 B2 U' L2 D' F2 L2 D' R2 D L B2 U B2 U2 B' R F' D R2 D2
37. 18.43 D R2 D' R2 U R2 D' B2 U2 F2 U' L F' D2 L' D2 B D U R' B' D2
38. 22.49 D' B2 U R2 B2 U B2 D U L2 U F' L D B R2 F L' F' U R' U2
39. 25.45 U2 R2 B2 L2 U' B2 D' B2 U B2 D' R' B' D2 L U' B F' R2 B2 D U'
40. 21.18 B2 U2 R2 F2 D F2 R2 D B2 F2 R2 F' L' D B2 D2 U' R B2 D' B U2
41. 17.36 U2 L2 B2 R2 D' R2 U L2 U L2 F' D F' U F2 R F D'
42. 23.92 D2 B2 U' F2 L2 U L2 B2 U2 L2 D2 B' R2 D2 R' B' D' F' D' B D2
43. 24.56 L2 D U F2 R2 U' R2 D B2 U B2 R F L' F D F2 R' D R U'
44. 21.09 L2 B2 U R2 L2 B2 U' B2 L2 F2 D F' U' R2 U R D2 L U' B' L' U2
45. 24.05 U' R2 L2 F2 D B2 R2 U L2 D L2 B R U' L B D F' R B' D' U
46. 25.15 U' F2 D' U2 B2 R2 D' F2 L2 B U2 R B2 F R U B R' B2 L'
47. 19.55 U' B2 D' B2 D R2 B2 R2 F2 U' L2 B R U L' B2 D' F2 R F2 L2
48. 21.32 U B2 U L2 D R2 U' L2 U' B2 U' L' B' D U2 R' L2 U2 B D' F'
49. 25.17 B2 D L2 U L2 U B2 F2 R2 D' R2 B R2 U' F' R' L' U R F L U2
50. 23.31 B2 U2 B2 R2 U' L2 D' L2 U2 F2 R2 F' D B U L' U' F2 L' F' D U'

 

[mark49152]

OK the cross+1 results and next round is posted here: http://www.speedsolving.com/forum/showthread.php?47386-New-CFOP-Substep-Competition

Please support the competition and let's keep the mutual encouragement going!

 

[Schmidt]

Spoiler: That ao50

20.63, 23.75, 25.63, 20.53, 21.06, 19.19, 25.13, 17.50, 28.50, 19.18, 23.31, 15.16(PB), 23.33, 23.19, 22.81, 20.25, 21.77, 22.83, 25.53, 25.06, 20.36, 17.33, 20.90, 22.08, 19.81, 21.15, 21.90, 22.75, 22.52, 21.78, 25.84, 24.56, 19.72, 28.15, 22.02, 24.56, 24.94, 19.28, 26.77, 20.41, 19.52, 19.78, 19.71(born this year), 21.46, 23.15, 27.58, 22.83, 22.69, 25.75, 22.55
stats: (hide)
number of times: 50/50
best time: 15.16
worst time: 28.50


current avg5: 23.76 (σ = 1.73)
best avg5: 19.90 (σ = 0.46)


current avg12: 22.51 (σ = 2.36)
best avg12: 21.50 (σ = 2.42)


current avg50: 22.32 (σ = 2.11)
best avg50: 22.32 (σ = 2.11)

I was sitting outside when I did this. From solve 30 it was getting darker. The last 5 solves were done by the light of my iPad and the bright stickers on my weilong.

 

[MarcelP]

Spoiler: That ao50

20.63, 23.75, 25.63, 20.53, 21.06, 19.19, 25.13, 17.50, 28.50, 19.18, 23.31, 15.16(PB), 23.33, 23.19, 22.81, 20.25, 21.77, 22.83, 25.53, 25.06, 20.36, 17.33, 20.90, 22.08, 19.81, 21.15, 21.90, 22.75, 22.52, 21.78, 25.84, 24.56, 19.72, 28.15, 22.02, 24.56, 24.94, 19.28, 26.77, 20.41, 19.52, 19.78, 19.71(born this year), 21.46, 23.15, 27.58, 22.83, 22.69, 25.75, 22.55
stats: (hide)
number of times: 50/50
best time: 15.16
worst time: 28.50


current avg5: 23.76 (σ = 1.73)
best avg5: 19.90 (σ = 0.46)


current avg12: 22.51 (σ = 2.36)
best avg12: 21.50 (σ = 2.42)


current avg50: 22.32 (σ = 2.11)
best avg50: 22.32 (σ = 2.11)

I was sitting outside when I did this. From solve 30 it was getting darker. The last 5 solves were done by the light of my iPad and the bright stickers on my weilong.

Nice times Schmidt with 15 in there.

 

[MarcelP]

New Ao100 PB!! Stackmatted.. before work..

Spoiler

Mean: 21.89
Average: 21.89
Best time: 16.51
Median: 22.04
Worst time: 27.15
Standard deviation: 2.13

Best average of 5: 19.66
13-17 - 20.75 (22.16) (16.51) 18.59 19.65

Best average of 12: 20.45
6-17 - 20.74 22.13 18.04 20.52 21.63 (24.79) 20.24 20.75 22.16 (16.51) 18.59 19.65

1. 24.84 B2 D2 B2 D' B2 L2 U L2 F2 L2 D' F' D R2 L' F' D U2 F' U L'
2. 24.01 F2 R2 F2 D' B2 D B2 L2 D R2 U L U L2 F R U' L B L B2 D
3. 24.70 U B2 F2 L2 U2 B2 L2 U' B2 D' F' U' L' D2 B D2 R D' L2 F'
4. 22.93 D' R2 F2 U' F2 D' L2 U2 B2 R2 U' B' U F L' F D R' L U2 L
5. 22.52 D2 B2 R2 D L2 D' F2 L2 B2 L2 U2 F' L B2 F2 L' U2 R2 U' F' L2
6. 20.74 B2 R2 L2 F2 U' L2 U' B2 D2 F2 U R' U2 L' D B2 L2 F' R2 U' R
7. 22.13 B2 R2 U2 B2 R2 D' B2 R2 D R2 L2 F' U' B L B' L2 B' D U' R U2
8. 18.04 D B2 L2 D F2 U' L2 F2 U2 L U R B' U L B U' R F' U
9. 20.52 B2 R2 B2 R2 U' R2 B2 U2 F2 D2 U F D B2 L' B2 U R' B2 U2 B
10. 21.63 L2 B2 F2 D' F2 U B2 D F2 R2 F2 R U' F2 U' R B' D' L U' L2
11. 24.79 U' L2 F2 U' B2 D2 L2 U' F2 U' L2 F U2 L U2 B' U' F' U F2 U L'
12. 20.24 D' R2 D' B2 L2 B2 R2 U' L2 F2 U' L' B2 R' D' R2 F L2 B' U R
13. 20.75 D' F2 U' F2 U B2 U R2 D L2 U' R F2 R2 F L F L' F2 D2 F' U
14. 22.16 L2 U F2 U' L2 B2 D2 R2 F2 U' B' R2 D2 U F' D B2 L2 F' L' U'
15. 16.51 F2 D' L2 F2 D' L2 B2 D' L2 U' L2 F R2 L' D U' R' L F2 R
16. 18.59 F2 L2 U2 R2 F2 D2 B2 L2 U B2 U B' F D' B' F R' B' U' B U2
17. 19.65 U2 B2 D L2 F2 R2 D B2 U' L2 D' R' F' U F2 R2 U R L F U'
18. 22.63 U2 F2 D' F2 R2 U2 L2 D F2 L2 U L B2 D' U2 R2 B R' U2 B2 U'
19. 27.05 U R2 D' U2 R2 B2 D R2 L2 D F U' F2 U F' R' F2 L U R2
20. 22.75 L2 D' F2 U2 F2 R2 D F2 U L2 U2 R F D2 F D2 U2 R2 U' L U'
21. 24.05 R2 L2 U L2 B2 L2 D L2 U L2 U2 R' D2 B L U2 B' D B U R2
22. 19.99 L2 F2 R2 D' F2 R2 D2 U' L2 B2 U B' U2 R' U2 B' R' F L U
23. 22.21 U B2 U' B2 F2 U L2 D2 F2 L2 D B' U' B' L' F' U2 R' F2 D B2 R
24. 18.40 L2 B2 L2 D' B2 U2 L2 D2 R2 F2 D' L D' R2 B2 F' D2 R2 U2 F' R2 D'
25. 22.38 U L2 D2 L2 U' B2 U2 F2 D' R2 B2 R B2 F' U' F' D R2 F' U2 R' D'
26. 20.39 U' F2 U' L2 F2 L2 D L2 B2 U' R2 F' L B F U B' D2 U' F D' U
27. 24.24 U2 R2 D2 L2 D B2 D R2 L2 U2 L2 B' R U2 F' R2 D2 B2 U F' R' U'
28. 18.27 U' R2 B2 D U2 F2 L2 U2 R2 F2 U' F U2 R F2 R2 U' B' F' D2 L F'
29. 24.01 U R2 L2 F2 L2 U' L2 U' F2 D' L' B' R2 B' R U B R D U' L'
30. 23.12 F2 D' R2 B2 F2 D U2 B2 R2 D' B2 L B D2 R D2 F2 D R2 B2 D'
31. 24.87 F2 R2 D2 F2 D' L2 F2 D' R2 F2 D R U2 B' R L' F2 R' D2 U R' D2
32. 24.71 B2 F2 D' U' L2 F2 U L2 U' R2 U' B' U B D L F R' D2 B2 D' U'
33. 21.75 B2 L2 B2 R2 L2 D L2 U2 L2 U' R2 F' U2 R D2 F2 D' B' D2 B2 R L2
34. 22.80 R2 U2 B2 U R2 D' U2 B2 U' R2 B2 L' U B R2 L B F R2 B' L U'
35. 22.65 D B2 D' F2 L2 F2 L2 F2 U2 B2 D R' U2 B' D L' B2 F D R' D' U'
36. 19.57 B2 U R2 B2 D2 L2 F2 U B' D2 U R B' F' L' B L2 B2
37. 20.62 F2 U' L2 U F2 L2 U2 B2 F2 R2 D2 L' D2 B R L B' D L U R
38. 20.79 B2 F2 R2 U B2 D' R2 D' F2 R2 U' R F' R2 B' F2 U2 R L U B L'
39. 23.20 B2 U L2 U R2 U2 R2 F2 D' F2 U2 R' F D2 U L' B' D2 F' D B' U
40. 19.24 B2 D' R2 L2 D2 L2 D' B2 D B2 D2 R' U2 B' F R' U2 L' B2 D'
41. 24.02 R2 U' F2 U' R2 L2 D' U2 L2 D L R2 F L' B' U2 R D L2 B U
42. 19.86 D' R2 F2 U R2 D F2 D' F2 U' B2 R' D' U' B2 R D' B F2 R2 L U'
43. 24.46 D U B2 L2 B2 F2 L2 D' R2 U' B' D' F2 R' F' U' R B U2 B2
44. 22.05 F2 D' B2 D2 F2 U' L2 D R2 D2 B U' B2 L' D' R D2 F D2 L2
45. 22.15 D2 L2 B2 F2 U B2 R2 D B2 D' U2 F L2 U F' R' D2 R' B' F2 D' L'
46. 21.65 F2 R2 B2 D B2 F2 D L2 D F R' F L2 D2 R' L2 D U' L
47. 22.36 U' L2 F2 L2 U2 B2 D U2 R2 F2 R2 B' U' F2 U L2 U' L' U2 F2 D2
48. 21.27 D R2 B2 F2 U' L2 D F2 U L2 D' F' B2 R' D' U B R' U' R2 L
49. 24.72 L2 D F2 R2 D U R2 F2 D R2 U' F L' D' R' L2 B F U2 B R2
50. 20.76 F2 D2 F2 L2 U' B2 R2 U F2 D2 U' R' D2 F D B F' R2 D2 U' R U'
51. 19.25 L2 B2 D' B2 L2 D' L2 D R2 F2 L2 B F' R2 D B' R L F' D' U R
52. 21.75 B2 U' F2 D U R2 B2 U R2 L2 D B L2 U R U' L' D R U' B L'
53. 22.19 D2 R2 F2 D L2 U L2 U' B2 U2 L2 F D' L B' D' U R' U2 R2 F U2
54. 22.69 R2 F2 R2 B2 D2 R2 F2 L2 D' R2 U' L' F' R2 L2 F L' F2 R B' D
55. 18.79 L2 U R2 U2 R2 D2 B2 U' F2 U L2 F D' F U2 R D' B L F D2 U
56. 23.78 B2 U L2 B2 L2 B2 U L2 D F2 D' R' D R' D' F' D L U F R2 U'
57. 22.61 B2 L2 U' L2 D B2 U B2 U R2 L2 B' U2 L' U F' U' B2 D R' B2 U'
58. 20.02 B2 U2 F2 U R2 L2 U2 L2 D B2 L2 F R' F L U B' D2 B F' L'
59. 20.21 F2 D' L2 U2 R2 L2 U L2 B2 D2 B2 L D' L B' D' U' L2 F L' B' U
60. 18.27 F2 L2 D R2 D R2 U' B2 U' B2 F2 L U2 B2 F D2 U L F' U F
61. 23.63 L2 U' F2 L2 F2 U2 B2 U' R2 D U R' B2 L' D2 F D U' B D2 U' R2
62. 22.28 B2 D2 U' F2 D R2 D' L2 B2 L2 U2 F' R' D U B2 D' B2 F2 R2 F' U'
63. 22.64 D U' F2 U' L2 F2 R2 F2 D B2 R2 F D' F' L' F2 D B L D2 R'
64. 21.17 B2 L2 D' R2 D2 F2 U F2 R2 U F2 R D' L2 B' U2 L' F D' R' F'
65. 16.83 D' B2 F2 D' F2 D' B2 L2 D2 U' R2 F R B2 F' U2 L2 D' U2 B' R U
66. 25.84 R2 L2 D' L2 U2 B2 U' F2 D F2 R' F' D U2 B2 L' D L B R2 U'
67. 22.03 R2 B2 R2 U2 F2 D B2 D' L2 D2 F2 R B2 D' F' R' L U R' B' R
68. 24.50 B2 F2 U B2 F2 D R2 B2 U' B2 U' R' B F' R2 U' R L' U' F L'
69. 22.47 R2 B2 F2 U R2 U B2 F2 D' B2 D' R' F D' L' D' U' L U2 R2 U2
70. 27.15 F2 D U R2 D F2 R2 U' L2 F2 U2 B F R2 D' U' L' D B2 R L U'
71. 21.86 B2 F2 D2 L2 U' R2 L2 B2 U L2 U R F' D B2 R' F' R B' U2 L2 U2
72. 23.05 F2 D' R2 B2 U' B2 L2 D' U2 L2 F2 L F' L2 D2 U B2 D R B D' U'
73. 20.80 B2 U2 F2 D' L2 D' L2 D2 L2 D' B2 L' U' F' U L' D' B' R' U2 B2 D2
74. 20.36 D' R2 D F2 L2 D2 L2 D R2 U L2 F U' R2 L B D U2 F' L' U2 L2
75. 24.71 B2 U' B2 F2 U B2 R2 F2 U2 R2 D2 L' F R' D' R B2 D F2 R2 U'
76. 22.71 B2 U2 L2 D' B2 F2 D2 L2 D L2 D' L' D2 L B F R B' L2 U F2 D'
77. 20.32 U2 F2 D B2 F2 U2 L2 U' B2 R2 D' F' L' F D' R' L2 B' F2 U' R2
78. 19.21 U B2 U2 L2 D' B2 F2 U F2 U B L' D2 B2 F L F D B F' U
79. 23.53 U' B2 D2 U' F2 U2 R2 U' F2 R2 U R U B2 F U2 L2 D L' B' D2 R'
80. 21.32 D' B2 L2 U L2 B2 U B2 R2 F2 R2 F' L U' B2 L B R F' U' B' U
81. 19.89 F2 U2 L2 U2 R2 B2 U L2 D L2 D2 F' U L B D2 F R2 D R U2
82. 21.40 R2 B2 L2 U2 B2 L2 D B2 U R2 D' L' B' D F' D2 R2 D' L2 F' U2
83. 21.91 U' B2 F2 D2 R2 F2 L2 D' R2 D' R2 F' D B U2 L B2 R L D' L' U'
84. 21.69 U2 R2 B2 U' L2 D F2 D B2 U2 R D F2 R F' R2 U2 B L' B2 U'
85. 19.51 F2 U F2 U2 R2 U' R2 U' L2 U B U' F2 L F R' B L2 B2 U2
86. 25.87 B2 U' B2 U2 B2 F2 U R2 D' F2 D' L D B2 R' L' D B' R' U2 F L2
87. 18.17 B2 U R2 U L2 F2 L2 F2 U L2 U' B' R2 U L' U B2 D2 B2 F' L' U'
88. 23.26 D F2 R2 D2 R2 D' B2 U' F2 R U F U2 F2 U' B R' D U2 L2 U2
89. 20.74 D2 R2 U2 R2 F2 L2 F2 D' R2 F2 D' L' B' U2 R' L D U F' U F2 L'
90. 20.39 B2 U2 R2 D R2 U' F2 U2 R2 D' B' R2 F' D' B2 F' D' R U R
91. 22.56 L2 D' F2 L2 U2 B2 D2 L2 U' L2 U' F' D' L B D' L B' D2 L2 D2
92. 21.34 D' F2 D2 F2 R2 F2 L2 D' R2 U' B R' D2 R' B2 D2 B L' U F2 U2
93. 22.82 R2 D B2 U B2 D2 R2 B2 D' R2 D' B' L2 D2 L D R D F' U2 R U'
94. 19.91 R2 B2 D' L2 B2 F2 D2 U R2 B2 D2 B' F R' B L2 F2 D2 U' F2 D
95. 22.18 F2 L2 U' B2 D B2 F2 L2 B2 U2 L' U2 B U' F L U2 B2 U2 R' D'
96. 21.54 R2 B2 D' U2 R2 D B2 D2 U F2 U' B U2 F2 D L' F R D2 F L U'
97. 21.24 U' L2 B2 R2 U2 R2 D B2 F2 D' L2 B L' U' B L2 B2 D' L F' U' F
98. 25.36 D' U R2 L2 U' F2 U' L2 U' B2 U2 F D2 F D' L B F2 D' L' U L'
99. 21.34 D' L2 U2 F2 U R2 B2 D' L2 B2 R2 F R B2 L' F2 U F2 R' F' D2
100. 24.51 U2 R2 L2 B2 L2 D' B2 D' B2 D2 F2 L' R2 D2 L2 F' U2 B R' B'

The first Ao50 was 21.95 with Weilong V2, then the last 50 where with Dian Ma. Best Ao12 was 0.06 away from PB.

 

[mark49152]

Nice one, see, you will stay faster than me for a while yet .

How much inspection time do you use? There's no way I could complete an ao100 in less than one hour.

 

[MarcelP]

Nice one, see, you will stay faster than me for a while yet .

How much inspection time do you use? There's no way I could complete an ao100 in less than one hour.

I think 4 - 5 secs on average. That is the advantage of CN. Easy crosses are easily spotted. I scramble quite fast these days.. and then average sub 22 helps also

 

[mark49152]

Blind cross practice has taught me what a big difference there is between hard and easy crosses. Sometimes I struggle to memorise the whole solution or get it wrong and mess up the edges.

 

[MarcelP]

Blind cross practice has taught me what a big difference there is between hard and easy crosses. Sometimes I struggle to memorise the whole solution or get it wrong and mess up the edges.

Yeah I know what you mean. I do not practice blind crosses anymore. It's just that I can plan out crosses perfectly and execute them with sight. Blind I totally mess up everything. I just filmed an Ao12 in my lunch break and I had a 14.xx in there. I will try to upload it. I have a new system (Linux) and I am not familliar with editing video etc.

EDIT: It worked:

3. 14.54 F2 L2 U2 F2 U' L2 U R2 U' F2 U2 R' D2 U' R D' F' R L2 D

[video=youtube_share;4o3ntwNi_mY]http://youtu.be/4o3ntwNi_mY[/video]

 

[pipkiksass]

Jumping on the improvement bandwagon!

I've been doing some blind cross practice, but more just focussing on executing my cross while staring vaguely at the cube, which is something Marcel talked about the other day! I'm trying harder to look ahead while solving, and it's really paying dividends. I don't have a great deal of time for cubing, so I find it hard to not just do timed solves.

Today I did an Ao50 on my lunchbreak, but tried to focus on looking ahead and slow(er) turning. My Ao50 PB before this session was 18.38 and, after solve 49, the session average was 18.0x. I'm not going to lie and say that the 50th solve didn't feel fast, but I wasn't turning in surges, it was steady and consistent... and 13.33 (NL pb by .24). I had no less than 5 13s in the session, 4 of which full-step, and 3 of which (13.36, 13.55 and 13.33) were below my old PB (13.57)!

Spoiler: breakdown

22s = 3
21s = 3
20s = 1
19s = 6
18s = 15
17s = 8
16s = 4
15s = 3
14s = 2
13s = 5

 

[mark49152]

Yeah I know what you mean. I do not practice blind crosses anymore. It's just that I can plan out crosses perfectly and execute them with sight. Blind I totally mess up everything.

Yeah that's kind of the point of blind practice . If you depend on sight to solve the cross then it impairs look ahead to the first pair. The objective of blind practice is not to improve cross execution but to improve look ahead to the first pair. Having said that, I don't think blind alone is enough - just like when practising F2L blind, it's the tracking of the next pair that really forces you to not mentally watch the cross edges being solved.

I've been doing some blind cross practice, but more just focussing on executing my cross while staring vaguely at the cube, which is something Marcel talked about the other day! I'm trying harder to look ahead while solving, and it's really paying dividends.

Yeah look ahead is magical. The difference between my good runs and crap runs is usually look ahead. I can feel it working - it's a bit like being in the zone, and when not in the zone, everything breaks down. Do you remember those weird 3D pictures that were a fad in the 90s? Like a page of random patterns, and if you defocus and stare through it, after a while a 3D animal or something pops out? For me, look ahead is a bit like that