Race to Sub-30 and Race to Sub 25

[Isaac VM]

Round 136
Race to sub: 25
Method: ZZ
Cube: Aolong V2

avg of 12: 24.61

Time List:

25.19, 23.67, (20.44), 24.41, 23.76, 22.67, (30.76), 23.64, 25.29, 24.43, 29.54, 23.51

Yes you can use the scrambles provided for as many methods as you like. Only one method may count toward graduation, and that will be the first average you post each week.

Since only one method counts towards graduation, I choose ZZ into Race to sub 25. I will still post my roux solves.

 

[Isaac VM]

Round 136
Race to sub: 30
Method: Roux
Cube: Aolong V2

avg of 12: 36.27

Time List:
(29.82), 32.57, 43.09, (43.30), 33.15, 36.02, 41.77, 36.36, 33.67, 41.95, 33.81, 30.21

I think I am having a good progression with roux, I still need to work A LOT with my second block, it's about 12 seconds :s.
If I have a good second block I have a good time generally speaking.

 

[badnickton]

Round 136
ao12 22.22
Race to sub 25
Time List:
1. 24.28
2. 22.45
3. 21.25
4. 22.12
5. 21.72
6. 19.69
7. (18.42)
8. 20.01 so close to sub 20.......................................
9. 20.70
10. 24.55
11. (29.93)
12. 25.37
Method CFOP
Cube: Guoguan Yuexiao

 

[evil_christ]

Round 136
Race to Sub 30
Cube: Thunderclap
Method: CFOP (Incomplete F2L, 4-Look LL)

Average of 12: 23.07
1. 26.45
2. 24.65
3. 20.70
4. (29.56)
5. 22.60
6. 23.87
7. 22.51
8. (15.76)
9. 27.72
10. 24.97
11. 19.77
12. 17.50

Couldn't be happier! Over the last week, I've got more than 25 sub 20s - and they all occur when I get the F2L cases I recognise, and a not so tough LL. That 15 - just missed my PB, and to think I locked up my J perm :/ Key to it was a good F2L, just one rotation, no AUFs in LL.
Really happy though, I can say I won't be stuck in the Sub 25 thread here ^-^
Also, I really need to try and solve all F2L cases myself and gradually learn PLLs.
I had a corner twist in the second solve - that could've been sub20 as well.
Overall, I'm elated

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[JanW]

Okay, starting over race to Sub-30, this time with ZZ. Was expecting that it would take a while, but...

Round 136
Race to Sub-30
Method: ZZ
Cube: Aolong V2 (got it yesterday)

Ao12: 29.65
33.96, 27.65, (38.59), 27.44, 30.84, 31.61, 28.71, (21.16), 26.40, 29.66, 23.12, 37.14

Ao12 improved my old pb by 1.2 seconds and the 21 is a new single pb by 1.3 seconds. Solves 7-11 would be new Ao5 pb by over 2 seconds. I don't know if it's the new cube, or some easy EOLines in the scrambles, but I can say this was a very lucky Ao12. I will need a lot of practice to have a chance to repeat this next week. Also, need to get more consistent. Having a counting 23 and a counting 37 in the same Ao12 is not really a good sign.

 

[EchecsRex]

Race to Sub-25

Round 136

Method: CFOP (With Full PLL)

Average: 22.31

Solves:

1. 18.86 B L2 D2 F2 D' F2 D' R' U L2 B' R2 L2 F2 B2 R U2 L F2
2. 19.45 B2 U' F2 D L2 B2 L2 D2 F' D' L2 U2 B' D2 R F D2 B2 U2
3. 23.42 D2 F2 R2 D' F2 L2 U F R B2 F' R2 B2 D2 F' R' U' F2
4. 24.18 L2 R2 D' F2 D2 F2 U2 B' U' L' D2 F' L D L D' U' F
5. 23.88 L2 F U2 B F2 D2 B L2 D2 U2 F' U L D U2 L2 R B' L2 B2 U
6. 22.79 R2 F L2 F2 U2 B' D2 L2 F D2 R' D2 F R D L2 R2 B2 R D'
7. 27.98 U' R2 U2 F2 U F2 D' B2 R2 B2 U2 F L' R' F R2 U L2 F2 L' U'
8. 19.46 F R U' D F2 D R2 L' D L' B D2 L U2 B2 D2 F2 L' F2 D2
9. (18.77) R2 B2 R2 D2 U2 B2 U2 L B' U F' U' L2 D2 R' B2 F2 U2
10. 24.17 D2 L' B D2 R' D' L' D' R2 D L2 F2 D2 L2 U2 L2 F' B2 R2
11. (40.27) L2 U B2 D' B2 U' R2 D2 F2 U F' U2 R2 F2 U' L' U R' D F'
12. 18.90 F2 U' L2 U R2 F2 L2 R2 D2 U R2 L U' B' F L' U2 B2 D B U2

 

[GenTheSnail]

Round: 136
Race to Sub: 30
Cube: Mini Weilong
Method: OH ZZ
Average: 29.44 (2/3)

1. 24.87
2. (32.99)
3. 30.49
4. 31.89
5. 31.10
6. 30.33
7. (21.90)
8. 30.61
9. 30.80
10. 29.18
11. 22.71
12. 32.38

YES, (2/3)! I had just pulled off a sub-29 average of 20, so I was really disappointed when I got a ton of sup-30 in a row (8/12). Near the end, I was really worried if I was going to be able to pull of a sub-30, and then I got a 22, and was assured of my average.
Could have been better, but it was good enough.

 

[muchacho]

Round 136

Method: Roux CN (not using blue for my FB)

Average: 23.90

26.12 22.08 21.57 25.64 22.00 27.24 (20.37) 21.19 24.02 22.08 (30.16) 27.05

When using black as FB I'm clearly sub-25, I'll try to use more red and orange next week.

Spoiler: FB colors

red/white
red/white
black/yellow
red/white
black/white
orange/yellow
black/white
black/white
black/yellow
black/white
orange/white
black/yellow

 

[Nicolas B.]

Race To Sub 30
Method : CFOP
Cube : Aolong V2 Stickerless
Average of 12 : 32.85

Time List:
1. 35.24
2. 25.98
3. 30.42
4. 27.81
5. 37.82
6. 35.32
7. 31.15
8. 42.12
9. 23.64 [New PB (PLL Skip)]
10. 33.64
11. 35.04
12. 36.04

 

[Yellow Toad]

Round 136
Average: 38.43

Times:
1) 36.57
2) 37.77
3) 43.78
4) 35.77
5) 30.69
6) 43.77
7) 32.91
8) 43.29
9) 35.43
10) 42.21
11) 39.54
12) 37.06

 

[Brian Kremer]

Round One Hundred Thirty-Six

evil_christ graduates this week with CFOP in the race to sub 30. Congratulations to everyone who participated!

Nice job Nicholas B. thanks for helping out.

Race to Sub 30

Spoiler

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Race to Sub 25

Spoiler

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[Brian Kremer]

Round 137 Introductory Cube Races
Planned round end date Monday 6/13/2016
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Scrambles
1. F2 D2 B' R2 F' R' F L' R F' R U' B2 U L' F2 L R
2. D2 U B' F' L2 D' F L' R2 B2 D2 L2 F D' U2 R' F D
3. R' B2 U L U B' L U F2 U R' F L U2 R D U2 R
4. U2 L2 D2 R' B F2 L2 B D L D2 R' B2 U2 B' U2 F U2
5. L R F L' R2 D' U2 L R2 U' B' R B' R2 D2 L D' F2
6. D' B' R D U B D R' B2 D' L2 D U2 R2 D R' F' L2
7. B D2 B2 U2 B' L' B2 F' R2 D U' F D2 B2 L R' B F'
8. B2 L F' L' U2 L2 R2 D B' D' U2 R U' L' F D' B2 L
9. L R2 D2 F L2 B2 L' B F2 U2 L' D B R2 D2 R' D' B
10. D R F' D' B2 U2 L F L R2 D' U2 R' B2 L' D' U2 L'
11. L' R D' B' U' L' D R2 D U L B D U2 L' D' L' R'
12. L B2 L' R2 F D2 R D B2 F U' R D' F2 R2 D R' B

 

[Isaac VM]

Round 137
Race to sub: 25
Method: ZZ
Cube: Aolong V2

avg of 12: 24.08

Time list:
22.03, 26.10, 24.73, 24.61, 24.90, 26.28, (19.41), (26.50), 25.21, 24.32, 22.15, 23.03

Next week I am going to be nervous :s

 

[evil_christ]

Round 137
Race to sub 25
Method: CFOP (incomplete as hell)
Cube: Thunderclap
avg of 12: 23.61

Time list:
25.39
(26.73) - Corner twist.
26.04
21.91
24.93
25.25 - Lots of lockups, ugh.
21.66
(18.97)
26.37
22.77
19.68 - PLL skip
22.05

Whew. Poor beginning, spent lots of time looking for pairs. Still, sub 25. Yay!

 

[Isaac VM]

Round 137
Race to sub: 30
Method: Roux
Cube: Aolong V2

avg of 12: 36.07

Time list:
33.85, (27.60), 32.11, 32.83, 36.60, 37.21, 38.85, 31.38, 40.90, 38.73, (46.39), 38.22

Good start, bad end. I am liking Roux a lot

 

[Nicolas B.]

Nice job Nicholas B. thanks for helping out.​

No problem. It was my pleasure. Glad you came back.

 

[Shaky Hands]

Round 137
Race to Sub-25 - CFOP
Thunderclap

Ao12: 28.47

32.28, 30.82, 24.30, 26.91, (35.48,) (21.17,) 26.98, 30.86, 29.67, 27.41, 28.86, 26.63

 

[GenTheSnail]

Round: 137
Race to Sub: 30
Cube: MoYu WeiLong
Method: OH ZZ
Average: 27.96 (3/3)

1. 27.83
2. 24.53
3. 24.30
4. 38.28
5. 26.63
6. 26.04
7. (20.18)
8. (DNF)
9. 29.48
10. 29.30
11. 25.37
12. 27.83

Yeah! Now that most of my classes are over, I can start putting serious time into OH. I hope to be out of this thread and into sub-20 before August. But, then I probably will come back here with 2H/OH roux.
So, I guess I'm joining the sub-25 group now.
Pretty good average, except the DNF and no. 3; I messed up on EO and totally failed the solve. Quite consistent too.

 

[GenTheSnail]

Poor beginning, spent lots of time looking for pairs.

I'm sure that you've heard this a thousand times from everyone else, but doing slow solves really helps with look-ahead and prevents those nasty 2-3second pauses. As you've said that you're F2L is incomplete, I would suggest doing solves where you ignore LL and just focus on the pairs before trying to work on look-ahead. Once you can do every single F2L case blindfolded, you can start.
When doing slow solves, don't look at the pair being made or inserted, but make use of the extra time you have to look for other pairs. Then, as soon as that pair is done, you can immediately start solving the next pair, because you know exactly where it is, and because you know where it is, you can start looking for your next pair.
I would suggest doing this for the entire time in between the forum comps, and then spending only one day to do full speed-speedsolves.

 

[mikefield]

Round 137
Mike, Christchurch New Zealand
Race to sub: 30
Method: CFOP, 2 look OLL and PLL
Cube: Yuxin Kylin
Ao12 50.58

I'm new to cubing since Feb this year, new to the forum, and new to this thread! Thanks Brian for a great idea. Determined to make it to sub 30 so this seems like the perfect thread for me. So far my PB is 36.2 and I’ve recently been averaging between 43 and 45 in practice. Currently working on my cross technique Not expecting much for my first time but here goes nothing...

Ha ha OK averaged 50.58 and no consistency in this session lol never mind, I can only improve . Looking forward to the next round.

1. 1.05.46 (F2 D2 B' R2 F' R' F L' R F' R U' B2 U L' F2 L R) First solve, messed up cross argh typical
2. (1.35.33) (D2 U B' F' L2 D' F L' R2 B2 D2 L2 F D' U2 R' F D) Ruined the first PLL move this time jeez, had to restart pretty much from scratch
3. 45.12 R' B2 U L U B' L U F2 U R' F L U2 R D U2 R
4. (37.30) U2 L2 D2 R' B F2 L2 B D L D2 R' B2 U2 B' U2 F U2
5. 44.81 L R F L' R2 D' U2 L R2 U' B' R B' R2 D2 L D' F2
6. 40.26 D' B' R D U B D R' B2 D' L2 D U2 R2 D R' F' L2
7. 1.01.40 B D2 B2 U2 B' L' B2 F' R2 D U' F D2 B2 L R' B F' Messed up cross again
8. 48.15 B2 L F' L' U2 L2 R2 D B' D' U2 R U' L' F D' B2 L
9. 42.50 L R2 D2 F L2 B2 L' B F2 U2 L' D B R2 D2 R' D' B
10. 38.29 D R F' D' B2 U2 L F L R2 D' U2 R' B2 L' D' U2 L'
11. 43.76 L' R D' B' U' L' D R2 D U L B D U2 L' D' L' R'
12. 44.55 L B2 L' R2 F D2 R D B2 F U' R D' F2 R2 D R' B