Race to sub-2 on making the checkered board pattern on 3x3

[qqwref]

1.66. lol

 

[cityzach]

1st try: 1.38
2nd try: 1.18
3rd try: 1.08
several tries later: 0.95.

 

[Georgeanderre]

1 - 1.47
2 - 1.54
3 - pop :fp

many attempts later - 0.99 with A3
during this post - 0.97 with A3

Execution is M2 Dw2 y' D2 M2 ... Sort of

Another Execution - M2 E'UD M2, Haven't timed this yet... but it wont be fast

 

[emolover]

First: 1.83
Second: 1.72
Third: 1.32

LOLOL.

 

[Thompson]

I got 1.15 after 8 tries

 

[Chrisalead]

1.65 first try, 1.50 second try. this should definitly be a sub-1 race ^^.

 

[Hovair]

1.17 Yay I met my life goal!!!!!!

 

[Dan456]

After many tries- 1.25 EDIT: 1.17 EDIT: 0.94
OH-2.15 (table abuse) EDIT: 1.99 EDIT: 1.96 EDIT: 1.88

 

[HelpCube]

1.01 fml

 

[aaronb]

mo100: 1.32
single: 1.03

How do you guys sub-1 this? I am doing Rw2' R2 E2 (two thumb flicks) S2 (two thumb flicks)

 

[Kirjava]

E2 M2 x' E2

 

[Andrew Ricci]

lol

 

[Ranzha]

1.31, 1.29, 1.02, 1.12, 1.07, 1.01, 1.07, 1.03, 1.08, 1.05, 0.97, 0.98.
M2' y M2' E2'
Right ring + left ring, rotate, right ring + left ring, right index + right middle.

 

[RyanReese09]

This thread is now used for bragging about TPS on a useless pattern.

 

[avgdi]

1.49

 

[Mike Hughey]

I was able to get sub-2 after about 20 tries (1.99), but only if I was holding the cube when I started (like theanonymouscuber's video). If I have to pick the cube up and put it down (which seems like it should be required for this), my best so far is 2.52. Wow, I'm bad.