Race to sub x on a 4x4

[joopsmarko]

R30a
Race to 1:30
Avg. 1:28.68 (1/3)

1) 1:35.14
2) 1:24.29
3) (1:50.63)
4) 1:21.15
5) 1:26.86
6) 1:26.22
7) 1:27.89
8) 1:22.97
9) 1:48.53
10) 1:13.76
11) 1:39.98
12) (1:10.63)

That counting 1:48 really brought the average up, but still got it none the less.

 

[joopsmarko]

I'm going to go for avg sub 3:15. Can I split the difference between 3:3 and 3? Incremental steps...

Yea, I'll change that now

 

[One Wheel]

pyr14- sub 1- 0/3
mafergut- sub 1:45- 2/3
shaky hands- sub 2- 0/3
muchacho- sub 2- 0/3
kbrune- sub 1:30- 0/3
Sarah86- sub 1:20- 0/3
joopsmarko- sub 1:30- 0/3
Ordway Persyn- sub 1- 3/3 GRADUATES
Issac VM- sub 1:45- 0/3
Spartan Sailor- sub 3:15- 0/3

Ordway, you can choose a new goal if you want.
Once again, 2 sets of scrambles for those who do not want to wait.

R30a

1) F' Fw2 L' R2 Uw2 U Fw R' F D2 L U B Fw Uw' L' Rw' U' D B2 F D' L' Fw2 U' Uw R U Fw B Uw' B' L B2 L' Fw2 Uw' Fw Uw D2
2) R2 F2 Rw D U Fw2 L R' Rw2 Fw D2 F' U' D2 Uw' Rw' B' U' L F L' D' Uw U' L' R B' U2 Rw' Uw' R2 F D' U' L' B2 Uw' F U2 Fw
3) Rw2 L R F2 Rw2 Fw' F' Rw' Fw2 D2 Rw2 F' Uw B F Rw Uw R B2 D' F' Rw2 R2 F2 Fw2 Uw R' F R L' Uw' B' D2 Fw L' D' R' U' R' L2
4) B U' D' Rw' D2 Rw' R U' D' B' D L' Rw B Rw' F' U' F Uw F R B2 D' Uw2 R' F D2 L Uw' R2 D2 B' D2 Uw U' R L2 F B2 L
5) F2 Fw L2 D' Uw B' Uw Rw2 L' R' U' Fw' U Rw2 B' Fw L2 D' R L U B2 Rw' D Uw' R2 L' D B' F' R2 Rw2 B' F U F' Uw2 U' L2 Uw
6) Fw2 Uw' Rw2 Uw R' F2 Fw R Uw' L2 U' Uw2 Fw' D' Rw2 D Rw' R2 U F L2 F' Fw R D Fw Uw' F2 L' Fw2 F R Uw R2 D Uw U' R' B' L'
7) L F' R2 Rw2 F2 R F' U2 Uw Fw2 F Rw U' B F U' D' F Uw' R' U' Uw Rw L' B' U B' R L' Uw' Rw2 D2 Rw' L' Fw D Uw' B R L2
8) L' D2 U' Fw U F' R' B L B F' Fw' U' R' Fw' B L B2 D' F2 L B Uw' U' L2 Rw U' L' B2 R Uw Fw Uw' D' Fw L' Uw R U' R2
9) Rw' F' Rw R' Fw2 B2 L Rw2 B2 Rw R' L F R' Rw' Uw L' B2 Uw2 L' D' L2 R D' Uw U2 Fw Uw2 D2 F U2 F' U R L2 Fw2 D' F2 U' D2
10) B2 D' B2 L D' F' L2 D2 L' F R2 Rw Uw' L2 U D' R L' B' U2 Rw2 D2 F' Fw R Uw2 L' Fw L D2 Rw' B' Uw' Fw' D B D' Fw D2 U
11) Uw' L' D2 Uw' F D' L Uw R2 D U2 Rw' B U D L R2 U' D' Rw' D2 U Uw' Rw R2 Uw R' F2 Fw Uw' Rw' F B2 R2 U2 Uw' B Fw2 D2 Fw
12) F2 D' L' Rw' B2 Fw' F2 U R2 Rw Uw2 B' Rw2 R L Fw2 U F L U2 F2 B' U' B' Uw' D2 U' F2 D' Fw' Rw2 B Fw' U' B' L' Fw D2 F D2

R30b

1) D2 Uw2 L Fw' F2 R Rw D' U2 Uw B' Rw' Uw2 R D' Uw2 B U2 F R' U2 Uw L' Fw L Rw2 U Uw2 F' Uw2 D2 Fw U2 R2 D2 L2 R2 Rw' Uw2 B2
2) B Uw' B2 L2 R2 Uw2 Fw' R2 B' L D U R U' Rw Uw' Rw F2 D' U2 L' B Rw F Fw' Rw2 U' L2 B' D' U' F D' R2 D Fw Rw2 R L2 Uw2
3) U Fw' D' Rw2 U F2 B2 L2 F L' F' D L F2 D2 R' B F U2 B' R' D' U L2 Rw B R D' L2 D B Rw F U D L Uw U2 L Uw'
4) Uw' B Uw2 L' Uw2 B2 Rw U' F2 Rw2 D2 B Fw' D F2 Uw Rw' L' B2 L2 R2 D' U Rw F2 B' U' R D Rw' Uw2 Rw2 R' F2 Fw' L B F U Uw2
5) Fw Rw' F2 U Uw2 D2 Rw2 D L U2 Rw R' U B' R2 Fw' R B Fw' F2 Uw Rw2 R D2 F2 U' B F' U2 Rw2 U2 R' D2 Uw2 B2 D2 Rw2 L' D B2
6) L Uw2 U' L Fw U' L Rw' Fw2 D' Fw2 B' U Fw2 R' L2 U Fw F' Rw2 R Uw2 Rw F' L' B2 F' Rw' Fw2 L2 B R2 D' Rw' L2 R' Uw' B Uw' D
7) Uw D U' Fw' R U2 R2 B2 Rw' F D' F2 R2 Uw2 Fw' B' Uw2 L2 F2 Fw U' Fw2 R' B2 D Rw2 B Rw2 D2 B' L Uw2 D2 F2 Rw2 U' Uw2 R D2 Rw
8) R2 Rw F U' D F' Fw2 Rw L U2 B' Uw R Rw2 L' U' D2 F' D U' R2 Rw B' Fw' F D Rw2 U F2 Rw' F' Fw' U' L B2 R U' D B Fw'
9) F' Uw' Fw F2 L2 D' Uw U' L R2 Uw2 D2 Fw' L' Fw2 Rw B Uw' R2 Fw Rw U Rw' F' Rw' Uw B' F' R2 D2 Uw2 B2 Fw2 Rw B L' R2 U2 B2 L2
10) R2 B2 R2 B' R' Rw2 Uw Rw' Uw' U F2 Rw R2 F Fw Uw2 B' Rw' Uw2 L R' D Rw Fw' B' L' R2 Fw L2 Fw B' L' F2 B2 L2 Rw' Fw Rw2 U L2
11) B R2 D R2 F2 B2 U2 B' L' Fw' F2 U' Uw2 F2 U' D2 Uw Rw' U' Rw F' Uw2 Rw' R2 B F' R2 Uw Fw2 Uw2 L2 Rw Uw U B Fw' F' L U Fw'
12) R2 L Rw' U2 B Fw Uw' F L R2 Uw2 Rw' Uw2 R2 L' Rw' D R' Uw2 F2 D2 Uw F' B2 U L2 Rw' F' Rw2 F Uw' L B' L Fw F2 L' F2 Rw L

I got 0/2 sub 2:00 as well. Thanks for doing this! I'm really busy at the moment.

 

[Ordway Persyn]

R30a Sub 50 (Hoya, CB G4)
Generated By csTimer on 2016-5-22
avg of 12: 59.390

Time List:
1:01.785, 1:02.073, (48.910), (1:04.758), 1:01.403, 50.733, 1:04.549, 54.326, 1:00.747, 58.817, 57.477, 1:01.985
Meh.

 

[EchecsRex]

Hey guys! I am new to this thread. I will be doing race to Sub-1.5. I am not sure if I should do round 30a or 30b (What is the point of 2 sets of scrambles?) so I will do 30a.

Round 30a

Race to Sub-1:30

Cube: Full Moyu Aosu

Average: 1:42.28

1. 1:49.62 OMG AT 1:20 I HAD A G PERM AND IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN PB BUT I SCREWED IT UP SO BAD (((( F' Fw2 L' R2 Uw2 U Fw R' F D2 L U B Fw Uw' L' Rw' U' D B2 F D' L' Fw2 U' Uw R U Fw B Uw' B' L B2 L' Fw2 Uw' Fw Uw D2
2. 1:40.79 R2 F2 Rw D U Fw2 L R' Rw2 Fw D2 F' U' D2 Uw' Rw' B' U' L F L' D' Uw U' L' R B' U2 Rw' Uw' R2 F D' U' L' B2 Uw' F U2 Fw
3. 1:41.79 Rw2 L R F2 Rw2 Fw' F' Rw' Fw2 D2 Rw2 F' Uw B F Rw Uw R B2 D' F' Rw2 R2 F2 Fw2 Uw R' F R L' Uw' B' D2 Fw L' D' R' U' R' L2
4. 1:37.18 B U' D' Rw' D2 Rw' R U' D' B' D L' Rw B Rw' F' U' F Uw F R B2 D' Uw2 R' F D2 L Uw' R2 D2 B' D2 Uw U' R L2 F B2 L
5. 1:28.77 F2 Fw L2 D' Uw B' Uw Rw2 L' R' U' Fw' U Rw2 B' Fw L2 D' R L U B2 Rw' D Uw' R2 L' D B' F' R2 Rw2 B' F U F' Uw2 U' L2 Uw
6. (2:03.08) Fw2 Uw' Rw2 Uw R' F2 Fw R Uw' L2 U' Uw2 Fw' D' Rw2 D Rw' R2 U F L2 F' Fw R D Fw Uw' F2 L' Fw2 F R Uw R2 D Uw U' R' B' L'
7. 1:52.31 L F' R2 Rw2 F2 R F' U2 Uw Fw2 F Rw U' B F U' D' F Uw' R' U' Uw Rw L' B' U B' R L' Uw' Rw2 D2 Rw' L' Fw D Uw' B R L2
8. 1:41.58 L' D2 U' Fw U F' R' B L B F' Fw' U' R' Fw' B L B2 D' F2 L B Uw' U' L2 Rw U' L' B2 R Uw Fw Uw' D' Fw L' Uw R U' R2
9. (1:28.10) Rw' F' Rw R' Fw2 B2 L Rw2 B2 Rw R' L F R' Rw' Uw L' B2 Uw2 L' D' L2 R D' Uw U2 Fw Uw2 D2 F U2 F' U R L2 Fw2 D' F2 U' D2
10. 1:28.38 B2 D' B2 L D' F' L2 D2 L' F R2 Rw Uw' L2 U D' R L' B' U2 Rw2 D2 F' Fw R Uw2 L' Fw L D2 Rw' B' Uw' Fw' D B D' Fw D2 U
11. 1:44.59 Uw' L' D2 Uw' F D' L Uw R2 D U2 Rw' B U D L R2 U' D' Rw' D2 U Uw' Rw R2 Uw R' F2 Fw Uw' Rw' F B2 R2 U2 Uw' B Fw2 D2 Fw
12. 1:57.71 F2 D' L' Rw' B2 Fw' F2 U R2 Rw Uw2 B' Rw2 R L Fw2 U F L U2 F2 B' U' B' Uw' D2 U' F2 D' Fw' Rw2 B Fw' U' B' L' Fw D2 F D2

 

[Sarah86]

Race to sub 1:20
Round 30a
Cube-Mini Moyu Aosu
Method-Yau

ao12-1:35.35
1. 1:48.73
2. 1:36.68
3. 1:54.66
4. 1:31.11
5. 1:33.85
6. 1:19.98
7. 1:40.09
8. 1:39.57
9. 1:45.54
10. 1:23.25
11. 1:32.42
12. 1:22.22

 

[joopsmarko]

Hey guys! I am new to this thread. I will be doing race to Sub-1.5. I am not sure if I should do round 30a or 30b (What is the point of 2 sets of scrambles?) so I will do 30a.

Welcome! I posted 2 sets of scrambles so that if you want to do a second round of solves before I get around to posting more scrambles, you can do so. Not necessary to do though.

 

[SpartanSailor]

Race to 3:15 (30a) (1/3)
Ao12: 3:05.07

(3:42.80), 2:59.19, 3:16.89, 3:41.36, 3:07.13, 2:44.53,
[2:43.03], 3:06.16, 3:03.10, 2:51.39, 2:57.06, 3:03.83

I was pumped when I got the 2:59... then about died when I was hit the timer on #6 and saw the time 2:44.53. I had to run off after that. Then returned and blazed (for me) the next 6!

 

[One Wheel]

Race to 3:15 (30a)
Ao12: 3:05.07

(3:42.80), 2:59.19, 3:16.89, 3:41.36, 3:07.13, 2:44.53,
[2:43.03], 3:06.16, 3:03.10, 2:51.39, 2:57.06, 3:03.83

I was pumped when I got the 2:59... then about died when I was hit the timer on #6 and saw the time 2:44.53. I had to run off after that. Then returned and blazed (for me) the next 6!

Nicely done. Your times look very similar to the times I was getting in late February. I've put a fair amount of work in on 4x4 since then, and I'm working on 2:00 now, with a PB of 1:41.xx. If I were you at this point I would aim for an even 3:00, because I think you can make a 3:00 average quite easily, probably even still this week. I improved fairly quickly to around 2:35-2:45, and it's been a much slower grind since then down to my current average of around 2:15-2:20. Keep at it!

 

[SpartanSailor]

Nicely done. Your times look very similar to the times I was getting in late February. I've put a fair amount of work in on 4x4 since then, and I'm working on 2:00 now, with a PB of 1:41.xx. If I were you at this point I would aim for an even 3:00, because I think you can make a 3:00 average quite easily, probably even still this week. I improved fairly quickly to around 2:35-2:45, and it's been a much slower grind since then down to my current average of around 2:15-2:20. Keep at it!

I was surprised to jump so much in under a week. i definitely think breaking 3 (avg) is doable. I'm still learning OLLs which help a lot too.

Thanks for the encouragement.

 

[EchecsRex]

Can you say when the rounds end when you post them please? Also, I just wanted to mention that I average 1:50 with Yau and my PB is 1:24.02. I would recommend to anyone below 3 min to learn yau. It is great method even for beginners. I would suggest learning basic reduction first because you use some aspects from that in yau.

 

[earth2dan]

Round 30a
Race to sub 1:15
Cyclone Boys G4 (stickerless)
AO12: 1:32.44

1:36.78, 1:31.53, 1:28.78, (1:17.50), 1:21.56, 1:36.14, 1:40.37, 1:27.38, 1:27.98, 1:32.28, (2:07.68), 1:41.55

Gonna use this race to break in my G4, just for you @mafergut . Not a great result for me, but I'm still breaking in this puzzle and getting used to it so I'm not too disappointed. I really like the colours on this cube, just trying to deal with the catching and hoping it will get better as I break it in.

 

[EchecsRex]

Hopeful average below 1:40, we'll see

Round 30b

Race to Sub-1:30

Cube: Full Size Moyu Aosu

Average: 1:48.70 PB average of 12 for me with 2 pbs! XD

Times:

1. 1:58.92 D2 Uw2 L Fw' F2 R Rw D' U2 Uw B' Rw' Uw2 R D' Uw2 B U2 F R' U2 Uw L' Fw L Rw2 U Uw2 F' Uw2 D2 Fw U2 R2 D2 L2 R2 Rw' Uw2 B2
2. 2:01.12 B Uw' B2 L2 R2 Uw2 Fw' R2 B' L D U R U' Rw Uw' Rw F2 D' U2 L' B Rw F Fw' Rw2 U' L2 B' D' U' F D' R2 D Fw Rw2 R L2 Uw2
3. 1:50.58 U Fw' D' Rw2 U F2 B2 L2 F L' F' D L F2 D2 R' B F U2 B' R' D' U L2 Rw B R D' L2 D B Rw F U D L Uw U2 L Uw'
4. 1:23.53 FIRST PB OMG Uw' B Uw2 L' Uw2 B2 Rw U' F2 Rw2 D2 B Fw' D F2 Uw Rw' L' B2 L2 R2 D' U Rw F2 B' U' R D Rw' Uw2 Rw2 R' F2 Fw' L B F U Uw2
5. 1:43.69 Fw Rw' F2 U Uw2 D2 Rw2 D L U2 Rw R' U B' R2 Fw' R B Fw' F2 Uw Rw2 R D2 F2 U' B F' U2 Rw2 U2 R' D2 Uw2 B2 D2 Rw2 L' D B2
6. 1:55.38 L Uw2 U' L Fw U' L Rw' Fw2 D' Fw2 B' U Fw2 R' L2 U Fw F' Rw2 R Uw2 Rw F' L' B2 F' Rw' Fw2 L2 B R2 D' Rw' L2 R' Uw' B Uw' D
7. (1:22.22) SECOND PB IN AN AVERAGE OF 12 NO WAY XD Uw D U' Fw' R U2 R2 B2 Rw' F D' F2 R2 Uw2 Fw' B' Uw2 L2 F2 Fw U' Fw2 R' B2 D Rw2 B Rw2 D2 B' L Uw2 D2 F2 Rw2 U' Uw2 R D2 Rw
8. 1:38.12 R2 Rw F U' D F' Fw2 Rw L U2 B' Uw R Rw2 L' U' D2 F' D U' R2 Rw B' Fw' F D Rw2 U F2 Rw' F' Fw' U' L B2 R U' D B Fw'
9. 1:37.81 F' Uw' Fw F2 L2 D' Uw U' L R2 Uw2 D2 Fw' L' Fw2 Rw B Uw' R2 Fw Rw U Rw' F' Rw' Uw B' F' R2 D2 Uw2 B2 Fw2 Rw B L' R2 U2 B2 L2
10. 1:54.10 R2 B2 R2 B' R' Rw2 Uw Rw' Uw' U F2 Rw R2 F Fw Uw2 B' Rw' Uw2 L R' D Rw Fw' B' L' R2 Fw L2 Fw B' L' F2 B2 L2 Rw' Fw Rw2 U L2
11. (2:26.16) B R2 D R2 F2 B2 U2 B' L' Fw' F2 U' Uw2 F2 U' D2 Uw Rw' U' Rw F' Uw2 Rw' R2 B F' R2 Uw Fw2 Uw2 L2 Rw Uw U B Fw' F' L U Fw'
12. 2:03.73 R2 L Rw' U2 B Fw Uw' F L R2 Uw2 Rw' Uw2 R2 L' Rw' D R' Uw2 F2 D2 Uw F' B2 U L2 Rw' F' Rw2 F Uw' L B' L Fw F2 L' F2 Rw L

 

[SpartanSailor]

Round 30a
Race to sub 3:15
Cyclone Boys G4 (stickerless)
AO12: 1:32.44
...
Gonna use this race to break in my G4, just for you @mafergut . Not a great result for me, but I'm still breaking in this puzzle and getting used to it so I'm not too disappointed. I really like the colours on this cube, just trying to deal with the catching and hoping it will get better as I break it in.

I use a Cyclone Boys 4x4. I have the slightly older, but similar version. My son recently got the G4. It's far smoother than mine. I may have to get a G4 as well.

 

[mafergut]

Round 30a - Race to Sub 1:45 at 4x4
Cube: CB G4 Stickerless
Method: Yau

Generated By csTimer on 2016-5-24
avg of 12: 1:34.84 [3/3]

Time List:
1:26.92, 1:33.21, (1:17.75), 1:56.33, 1:21.12, 1:29.35, (DNF), 1:38.75, 1:38.25, 1:21.46, 1:30.15, 1:52.79

Again a DNF (failed an OLL parity alg for some reason) and two counting 1:50+ solves (problems with pairing) spoiling the average but enough to graduate in the race to sub 1:45.

Starting on 30b scrambles I will run to sub 1:30 and that's where the real challenge begins. I'm close but not there yet.

Also, @earth2dan. You don't have to break it in just because of me but I think if you do it you will enjoy the puzzle a lot. I hope you don't think you wasted your time a couple of weeks from now.

 

[muchacho]

Race to sub 2:00

Round 30a
Ao12: DNF
2:32.622 DNF 2:15.83 2:25.21 2:10.12 2:20.42 2:05.44 2:35.01 DNF DNS DNS DNS

Round 30b
Ao12: 2:05.334
2:12.71 (2:26.53) 2:15.90 2:10.74 1:53.69 (1:45.28) 1:50.31 2:10.46 2:14.584 2:11.808 2.04.882 1:48.26

I should have warmed up

 

[Isaac VM]

Round 30a
Race to 1:45
Method: Yau
Cube: Aosu mini

Ao12: 1:47.99

1. 1:56.47
2. 1:48.72
3. 1:48.06
4. (1:59.12)
5. 1:43.21
6. (1:32.97)
7. 1:41.98
8. 1:43.38
9. 1:41.55
10. 1:53.37
11. 1:48.62
12. 1:54.52

Frustating beginning and end, I'll try the second set of scrambles in a couple of days

 

[GenTheSnail]

Round: 30a
Race To Sub: 1:30
Cube: YuXin (New, not broken in or lubed)
Method: Yau
Average: 1:42.50

1) (1:25.72)
2) 1:55.02
3) (2:08.06) put edges around wrong center, and built centers in wrong order
4) 1:34.97
5) 1:38.00
6) 1:42.13
7) 1:43.01
8) 1:37.76
9) 1:39.44
10) 1:59.20
11) 1:33.04+
12) 1:44.41

Wow. This cube is amazing. I previously had a shengshou, which was great compared to my rubik's brand, but still lacked corner cutting. I can't wait to break this in more and lube it.
I will probably do 30b later.

 

[One Wheel]

Round 30a
Race to sub-2:00
Yau, Aosu
Ao12: 2:14.04

1. 2:15.5
2. 2:24.7
3. 2:09.8
4. 2:03.7
5. 2:21.3
6. DNF
7. 2:05.8
8. 2:12.6
9. 2:13.9
10. 2:21.2
11. 2:11.9
12. 1:53.8

Why is it that OLL parity takes me 8-9 seconds, yet all of my fastest solves have OLL parity?

 

[SpartanSailor]

Finally finished round 30b... this, by all measures and accounts, was much worse than 30a. But I made it.

Ao12: 3:12.94 (2/3)
Fastest Single: 2:52.76

1. 2:54.63
2. 3:01.63
3. 3:13.99
4. 3:03.89
5. 3:33.21
6. 2:53.03
7. (2:52.76)
8. 3:43.37 {this is where it felt like I just couldn't see the pairs to match edges and only slow after this to the end...
9. [3:53.32]
10. 3:24.26
11. 3:09.56
12. 3:11.86

Seemed like I was getting edge parity a LOT with a bunch of corner parities as well. But, that' the 4x4x4 breaks!!