Race to Sub-30 and Race to Sub 25

[muchacho]

Round 140
Race to sub-25
Method: Roux CN (not using blue or black for my FB)

Average: 26.04

25.89, 35.81, 26.70, (19.24), 23.47, 22.88, 24.38, 26.26, 28.42, (40.04), 23.94, 22.62

Spoiler

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

 

[Nicolas B.]

Race to Sub 30
CFOP
Moyu Aolong V2 StickerLess
avg of 12: 32.71

Time List:
1. 32.72
2. 26.59
3. (24.09)
4. 31.76
5. 37.15
6. (39.43[OLL failed])
7. 35.55
8. 33.68
9. 37.44
10. 30.40
11. 31.48
12. 30.33

 

[Isaac VM]

It seems Brian is off this week again (hope he is well) so I'll post new scrambles for this week.

Round 141 Introductory Cube Races
Planned round end date Monday 7/11/2016​

Scrambles

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

Good luck!

 

[Isaac VM]

Round 141

Race to sub: 25
Method: ZZ

Avg of 12: 25.28 (0/3)
23.89, 26.62, 19.58, (28.76), 24.32, (19.28), 25.51, 24.18, 28.44, 28.34, 27.10, 24.72

Race to sub: 30
Method: Roux

Avg of 12: 28.87 (3/3)
27.39, (33.36), 26.06, 27.41, 31.83, 27.10, (23.11), 27.27, 30.70, 31.85, 31.83, 27.20

I wanted to graduate on both Roux and ZZ...
I am not in good OH shape so I am gonna do it later.

 

[Brian Kremer]

Round One Hundred Thirty-Nine

Jason Green graduates this week with Yellow Cross in the race to sub 25. Congratulations to everyone who participated!

Race to Sub 30

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Race to Sub 25

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[Brian Kremer]

Round One Hundred Forty

No graduates this week. Congratulations to everyone who participated!

Race to Sub 30

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Race to Sub 25

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[Jason Green]

I think I graduated round 139 for YC.

 

[JanW]

Round 141
Race to Sub-30
Method: ZZ

Ao12: 25.43
21.95, 23.16, 24.96, 22.71, 20.83, 28.78, (20.27), 25.04, 25.93, 30.59, 30.34, (37.07)

Round started well with a new Ao5 PB, went on to improve Ao12 PB by almost one second. Got nervous and messed up the last three solves when I realized I was on my way towards a sub-25 Ao12.

I've been wondering why I do so well in these comp solves compared to regular practice. Now I'm thinking the difference might be in my posture. Most of my solving I sit on the couch, leaning forwards, elbows resting on my knees. The race to sub-30 I do in front of my desktop computer, sitting on an office chair, back straight, both arms completely free. Being able to move both arms freely probably helps a lot with small cube rotations during the solve to improve look ahead. I should do my regular practice in front of the computer as well.

So, time to move on to the race to sub-25.

@Jason Green, I think your graduation would depend on how "consecutive rounds" is defined...

 

[mafergut]

@JanW, definitely having your arms free will allow you for finer control of the cube, less locking up, etc. so yeah, you should be in a good position when you practice. Good job on that average, by the way.

 

[odouhaha]

Round 140
Race to sub: 30
Method: CFOP,2Look OLL/PLL

Previous Ao12: 42,80
Ao12: 43,74

Time Scrambles
1. 44,14 - R' D2 B2 L F2 U2 B2 U2 L2 F2 L' B' D U R D' B F D2 B
2.[36,26] - D2 L2 D B2 D' U B2 U' F2 R' B' U2 B R2 F L' F2 L
3. 47,89 - R' D2 B2 R' U2 R F2 R' U2 L' B2 U L' D' L' B' R B' F2 D2
4. 39,36 - F2 D R2 B2 U' F2 L2 R2 D' B' R U2 B2 U2 B2 F'
5. 40,80 - D B' R D' F' B2 D' B2 L' U' L2 D R2 B2 R2 U' F2 L2 F
6.[56,15] - L' F L2 D2 F' R2 U2 F D2 R2 F L2 D' L2 U L' F' D' F2 U2
7. 49,83 - F2 D' F2 U2 L2 B2 U B2 D B2 U' R F2 L D U B' L B F R'
8. 40,02 - R' U2 L D F U L2 B2 R D2 F B2 L2 F2 B' L2 D2 F
9. 41,66 - B' R2 D2 R2 B L2 F U2 R2 D2 F' U F' R F L F L' F2 R2
10. 42,88 - D' R2 U' L2 R2 U B2 R2 U' F2 U F' L2 B F' R' B2 D' R U' R
11. 42,60 - F2 D' B2 U' R2 D B2 R2 U2 R2 U' B' D' R F' L2 R2 U' B2 L2 R'
12 .48,20 - R2 F2 D B2 L2 R2 U' R2 D' R2 B D L' U' R' B2 D F R2

 

[Shaky Hands]

Round 141
Race to Sub-25
Thunderclap
CFOP

Ao12: 26.51
24.27, 24.29, 30.84, (32.08,) 27.81, (21.24,) 28.85, 21.90, 24.95, 28.02, 24.42, 29.67

 

[JonnyWhoopes]

Graduation week. =D

Round 141
Race to sub 30
Method: ZZ OH
Average of 12: 28.595

1. 30.113
2. 31.560
3. 26.893
4. 25.821
5. 25.397
6. 26.105
7. (35.421)
8. (25.140)
9. 28.632
10. 34.429
11. 25.477
12. 31.518

 

[xCarlos]

Round 141
Race to sub 30

Cube: MoYu WeiLong GTS
Method: CFOP

Ao12: 25.76
1) 26.70
2) 24.68
3) 26.32
4) 24.54
5) 30.38
6) 24.91
7) 28.07 (messed up OLL, luckily it was a 'u' perm at the end)
8) 28.53
9) 27.01
10) 20.40 (2 move cross, really quick)
11) 24.50 (3 move cross)
12) 22.30

Honestly, I think I did really well. I practiced a lot this this week and my improvements are definitely showing.

 

[odouhaha]

Round 141
Race to sub: 30

Cube: MoYu Aolong V2
Method: CFOP,2Look OLL/PLL

Previous Ao12: 43,74
Ao12: 41,01

Times
1. 40,29
2. 43,96
3. 42,62
4. [37,44]
5. 45,29
6. 43,99
7. 38,62
8. 38,06
9. [47,44]
10. 38,68
11. 40,38
12. 37,73

Have not been practicing much last two weeks, will do more practice for next round and see if i can atleast get my average sub 40 for once in this competition

 

[muchacho]

Round 141
Race to sub-25
Method: Roux CN (not using blue or black for my FB)

Average: 23.64 [1/3]

(31.85) 23.66 26.56 20.64 27.71 27.25 24.93 21.81 22.16 22.15 (18.50) 19.55

Spoiler

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

 

[Brian Kremer]

Round One Hundred Forty-One

2 graduates this week. JonnyWhoopes graduates the race to sub 30 with ZZOH. Jan W also graduates in the race to sub 30 with ZZ. Congratulations to everyone who participated!

I think I graduated round 139 for YC.

Yep... didn't see it. Nice job!

Race to Sub 30

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Race to Sub 25

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[Brian Kremer]

Round 142 Introductory Cube Races
Planned round end date Monday 7/18/2016​

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

 

[JonnyWhoopes]

Round 142
Race to sub 25
Method: ZZOH
Session average: 26.249

1. (34.685)
2. 26.335
3. 21.013
4. (20.081)
5. 28.249
6. 32.656[What a terrible EOline]
7. 22.405
8. 27.382
9. 22.993
10. 22.221
11. 28.238
12. 30.993

 

[Turn n' burn]

Round 142
Race to sub 30
Method: CFOP (just 9 more plls to memorize)
Average: 33.60
1. 34.989
2. 32.016
3. 34.508
4. 32.529 (lil bit of a pattern forming)
5. (38.019)
6. 33.499
7. (25.997) (that's more like it)
8. 36.817
9. 34.235
10. 33.015
11. 30.372
12. 34.027
Summary: Definitely will be back after some practice. I can usually pull off better times, but it didn't happen here for some reason. "I'll be back" -Arnold Schwarzenegger

 

[Shaky Hands]

Round 142
Race to Sub-25
CFOP
Thunderclap

Ao12: 25.00 (my best yet , still technically a miss though! )

26.24, 24.52, 26.55, 22.68, 23.44, 24.39, (22.06,) 24.25, 25.91, (27.74,) 25.22, 26.79