Race to Sub-30 and Race to Sub 25

[Isaac VM]

Mike, Christchurch New Zealand

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.

Welcome Mike! be sure to watch badmephisto's cross videos, they are old but gold! They helped me a lot! Also, I don't know if you only solve white cross colours but you could practice colour neutrality.

 

[mikefield]

Welcome Mike! be sure to watch badmephisto's cross videos, they are old but gold! They helped me a lot! Also, I don't know if you only solve white cross colours but you could practice colour neutrality.

Thanks! Badmephisto is the man - that's basically how I've learned! I'm some way off colour neutrality, I solve white side down at the moment. That's how I'm working on my cross - was originally doing it white side up.

I decided to go back to basics and really work on cross and f2l before getting into one look pll and oll. All the algorythms in the world won't improve my time if I can't do CF fast!

Any tips or vid recommendations for learning colour neutrality?

 

[Jason Green]

Round 137 - Race to sub 25 (yellow cross)

Method: CFOP

Keeping it interesting with two counting 33s! One was like a 10 or 12 second cross I think!

Generated By csTimer on 2016-6-7
avg of 12: 24.90

Time List:
1. 24.60 F2 D2 B' R2 F' R' F L' R F' R U' B2 U L' F2 L R
2. 23.28 D2 U B' F' L2 D' F L' R2 B2 D2 L2 F D' U2 R' F D
3. 21.82 R' B2 U L U B' L U F2 U R' F L U2 R D U2 R
4. 20.58 U2 L2 D2 R' B F2 L2 B D L D2 R' B2 U2 B' U2 F U2
5. 33.86 L R F L' R2 D' U2 L R2 U' B' R B' R2 D2 L D' F2
6. (19.92) D' B' R D U B D R' B2 D' L2 D U2 R2 D R' F' L2
7. 33.52 B D2 B2 U2 B' L' B2 F' R2 D U' F D2 B2 L R' B F'
8. 22.82 B2 L F' L' U2 L2 R2 D B' D' U2 R U' L' F D' B2 L
9. 23.56 L R2 D2 F L2 B2 L' B F2 U2 L' D B R2 D2 R' D' B
10. 20.92 D R F' D' B2 U2 L F L R2 D' U2 R' B2 L' D' U2 L'
11. (38.89) L' R D' B' U' L' D R2 D U L B D U2 L' D' L' R'
12. 23.98 L B2 L' R2 F D2 R D B2 F U' R D' F2 R2 D R' B

 

[Jason Green]

@mikefield, based on your profile you *might* enjoy hanging out in the older cubers' thread. A lot of us there are in our 40's, but I think there are some younger old timers (as compared to most of the kids). Someone invited me over about a year ago and I'm very grateful! It's a very active group for posting!

https://www.speedsolving.com/forum/threads/older-cubers-discussions.37405/

 

[mikefield]

@mikefield, based on your profile you *might* enjoy hanging out in the older cubers' thread. A lot of us there are in our 40's, but I think there are some younger old timers (as compared to most of the kids). Someone invited me over about a year ago and I'm very grateful! It's a very active group for posting!

https://www.speedsolving.com/forum/threads/older-cubers-discussions.37405/

Mean, thank you!

 

[joopsmarko]

Round 137
Sub 25 Color Neutral CFOP (Yellow)
Aolong V2

This actually turned out better than I expected. I'm sure that red, orange, blue and green will take much longer though.

Generated By csTimer on 2016-6-8
avg of 12: 25.83

Time List:
1. 25.77 B2 U F2 U B' R' U' R' F R U2 L2 D2 B2 U2 D2 L' U2 F2 R
2. (31.26) L D2 B2 R2 D2 R' D2 B2 F2 R2 U2 F D F' L2 U2 R2 D R' F
3. (19.75) L B2 D' L2 R2 F2 U R2 D F2 D' B2 F' D' B2 L2 B F2 R U B'
4. 19.89 D' L2 U' R2 D' B2 L2 U' L2 B2 D2 B' U2 L D L' R' D' R' U F'
5. 30.07 R2 D L' U2 B R' L U' B2 R B2 R' F2 D2 L2 U2 L2 B2 L' D
6. 27.06 B2 U R2 U L2 U2 B2 U' L2 F2 D B D' L2 B2 R B U' F' D R'
7. 28.76 R D R' F' B' R U2 B' U2 B2 R2 D B2 U2 B2 L2 U B2 D'
8. 23.61 L2 B2 U2 F2 D B2 L2 B2 U' F2 D2 R' D B2 F' R D2 U2 R' U
9. 29.19 R U' D L2 B2 D2 F L' D R2 F2 U' L2 F2 U F2 D2 R2 B'
10. 22.97 F2 L U2 F2 R2 U2 B2 L D2 U2 L' B' L2 F2 D' B' R' U2 B2 L'
11. 27.53 R L2 F D2 R' U2 R2 L B D B2 D2 L2 U F2 U2 R2 L2 F2 R2
12. 23.36 F' B' L2 U B' R' F L' D2 B2 U F2 L2 D2 B2 R2 D F2 D'

 

[Mappo]

Round 137
Race to sub: 30
Method: CFOP, 2 look OLL+ and Full PLL, white cross
Cube: QiYi Thunderclap
Ao12 41.02

49.47 (31.65) 37.23 32.67 32.89 39.93 (56.19) 47.72 42.1 35.05 41.8 51.32
4. unplanned xcross
7. PLL mistake
8. cross mistake
12. slow recognition

 

[RyuKagamine]

Round 137
Race to sub: 30
Method: CFOP,Yellow or Orange cross
Cube: MoYu Weilong GTS
Ao12: 39.17
1-12 - 39.51 33.57 (32.41) 38.99 40.78 (1:02.11) 37.49 36.33 35.62 40.40 40.64 48.41

1. 39.519 F2 D2 B' R2 F' R' F L' R F' R U' B2 U L' F2 L R
2. 33.577 D2 U B' F' L2 D' F L' R2 B2 D2 L2 F D' U2 R' F D
3. 32.415 R' B2 U L U B' L U F2 U R' F L U2 R D U2 R
4. 38.996 U2 L2 D2 R' B F2 L2 B D L D2 R' B2 U2 B' U2 F U2
5. 40.787 L R F L' R2 D' U2 L R2 U' B' R B' R2 D2 L D' F2
6. 1:02.117 D' B' R D U B D R' B2 D' L2 D U2 R2 D R' F' L2
7. 37.490 B D2 B2 U2 B' L' B2 F' R2 D U' F D2 B2 L R' B F'
8. 36.333 B2 L F' L' U2 L2 R2 D B' D' U2 R U' L' F D' B2 L
9. 35.620 L R2 D2 F L2 B2 L' B F2 U2 L' D B R2 D2 R' D' B
10. 40.400 D R F' D' B2 U2 L F L R2 D' U2 R' B2 L' D' U2 L'
11. 40.647 L' R D' B' U' L' D R2 D U L B D U2 L' D' L' R'
12. 48.416 L B2 L' R2 F D2 R D B2 F U' R D' F2 R2 D R' B

 

[muchacho]

Round 137
Race to sub-25
Method: Roux CN (not using blue for my FB)

Average: 22.97

20.17 20.18 21.47 (28.96) 24.09 (17.41) 24.65 22.17 27.98 24.85 23.75 20.43

[3/3] Next week I'll try sub-25 using only red and orange as first blocks, I have to improve those.

Spoiler

black/yellow
black/white
black/white
black/white // flipped corner, don't know when that happened
red/yellow
red/white
black/yellow
black/yellow
red/white
red/white
orange/white
red/white

 

[EchecsRex]

Race to Sub-25

Round 137

Method: CFOP (With Full PLL)

Average: 22.62 Both +2s were +2ing a G perm

Solves:

1. 21.26 F2 D2 B' R2 F' R' F L' R F' R U' B2 U L' F2 L R
2. 24.46 D2 U B' F' L2 D' F L' R2 B2 D2 L2 F D' U2 R' F D
3. 23.61 R' B2 U L U B' L U F2 U R' F L U2 R D U2 R
4. 28.21+ U2 L2 D2 R' B F2 L2 B D L D2 R' B2 U2 B' U2 F U2
5. 22.84+ L R F L' R2 D' U2 L R2 U' B' R B' R2 D2 L D' F2
6. (18.18) D' B' R D U B D R' B2 D' L2 D U2 R2 D R' F' L2
7. 20.90 B D2 B2 U2 B' L' B2 F' R2 D U' F D2 B2 L R' B F'
8. 18.83 B2 L F' L' U2 L2 R2 D B' D' U2 R U' L' F D' B2 L
9. 22.32 L R2 D2 F L2 B2 L' B F2 U2 L' D B R2 D2 R' D' B
10. (28.51) D R F' D' B2 U2 L F L R2 D' U2 R' B2 L' D' U2 L'
11. 21.68 L' R D' B' U' L' D R2 D U L B D U2 L' D' L' R'
12. 22.03 L B2 L' R2 F D2 R D B2 F U' R D' F2 R2 D R' B

 

[Nicolas B.]

Race to sub-30
Round 137
Method : CFOP (2Look OLL + Full PLL)
Cube : Moyu Aolong V2 Stickerless

avg of 12: 34.67

Time List:
1. 37.42
2. 34.93
3. 35.09
4. (25.23)
5. 38.54
6. 37.49
7. (42.64)
8. 31.48
9. 27.13
10. 31.90
11. 37.38
12. 35.30

Very bad week. no time to practice(Work 7/7). Let's start a new one with more fun.

 

[GoldCubes29]

Race to Sub: 30
Method: LBL
Cube: 3x3 YJ Yulong Stickerless
Average of 12: 41.21

1. 39.91
2. 38.23
3. 41.68
4. 38.33
5. 35.64
6. 35.64
7. 42.61
8. 40.44
9. 44.13
10. (30.66)
11. 55.43
12. (58.22)

 

[JanW]

Race to Sub 30
Method: ZZ

Ao12: 31.32
33.16, (25.69), (36.74), 35.67, 25.77, 30.27, 26.76, 31.42, 33.70, 32.23, 27.98, 36.24

As expected, I was not able to repeat the success of last week. That was one exceptionally lucky Ao12. Haven't gotten close since.

@GoldCubes29 F2L isn't really that complicated at all. I used to think so as well at first, but all it took was one video on intuitive F2L and suddenly it seemed a lot easier. Takes a while to get used to it, sure, but this is why you should start getting used to it as soon as possible.

 

[Yellow Toad]

Race to Sub 30
Round 137
Average: 40.49

1. 43.13
2. 45.10
3. 29.91
4. 38.39
5. 44.55
6. 36.77
7. 42.82
8. 34.53
9. 37.34
10. 46.69
11. 48.78
12. 35.53

 

[AlphaSheep]

Race to Sub-30, Round 137
Method: ZZ OH

Average: 31.87

Times: 33.01, 28.88, (22.56), 28.33, 37.12, 33.13, (46.90), 29.41, 28.36, 29.04, 32.17, 39.20

I had forgotten that I had started this race. I thought I'd come back and finish what I started (I last competed in round 91). A couple of bad solves let me down this week though. Oh well.

 

[Brian Kremer]

Round One Hundred Thirty-Seven

The spreadsheet I use for this race is corrupt so I can't make charts until I redo the spreadsheet when I get some extra time. I can see that GenTheThief and Muchacho both graduated.

EDIT charts added

Spoiler

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Race to Sub 25

Spoiler

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[Brian Kremer]

Round 138 Introductory Cube Races
Planned round end date Monday 6/20/2016​

Scrambles
1. B' D' B L' D' U L2 F2 D2 U' L2 D U' B F' R' D2 U'
2. U R' D' F L2 U' R2 F R' D' U B' D B' U' B2 L R'
3. L2 R' U' F2 L2 D U2 R' F2 D2 F2 U2 L2 U' B' F2 U B2
4. D L' B' L2 R D L D B R' F2 U2 R2 B L2 D R' B2
5. L' D' B F2 L R B' F2 L R B2 L' R B' F2 L' D2 B2
6. B' F D F L' B2 D U2 L D2 U B D' U F' L R' U
7. F2 R' U R2 B L D' U' B' R' U B2 F2 R2 B' L' D' U'
8. B2 F' U2 B2 U F2 U2 B' U2 F D' B2 D F L' U' B' U2
9. D2 B' U2 L2 U2 B' R2 U' F2 L F2 R2 U' R' B F R' B2
10. B2 F R D' U' B' D2 U' F' D2 F2 L2 D2 B' R D2 F' L2
11. L2 B2 F R2 D' L' R B F U2 B' F U2 L' B2 D U2 L
12. D B D2 R2 D2 L R F2 U B' F' U2 L B2 L2 F' U' R

 

[evil_christ]

Round 138
Race to Sub 25
Method: CFOP (incomplete F2L, 3/4 Look LL)
Cube: Thunderclap

Average of 12: 23.73
Time list:
27.52 - bad f2l
(16.95) - PLL skip
20.74
22.10
23.32 - I hate G perms
23.95 - I hate G perms
24.57 - I hate G perms
27.93 - Goddamn N perm
22.26
27.02
22.44
23.40

Could've been better. Still, sub 25.


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[Shaky Hands]

Round 138
Race to Sub 25 - CFOP
Thunderclap

Ao12: 28.48

27.33, 24.54, 28.48, 32.25, 25.94, 26.14, 29.77, (32.32,) (24.09,) 29.80, 31.49, 29.01

 

[GoldCubes29]

Race to Sub: 30
Method: LBL
Cube: 3x3 YJ Yulong Stickerless
Average of 12: 48.01

1. 43.70
2. 49.44
3. 57.19
4. 49.71
5. (35.04)
6. 51.26
7. 45.71
8. 40.67
9. 49.21
10. 54.21
11. 38.98
12. (1:02.89)