Race to sub x on a 4x4

I will post the recap with new scrambles later today. I've been pretty busy, but they should be up by 1 pm Eastern (New York) time.
 
Round 31 results
Ordway Persyn- sub 50- 0/3
pyr14- sub 1- 0/3
PJKCuber- sub 1- 0/3
earth2dan- sub 1:15- 0/3
Sarah86- sub 1:20- 0/3
joopsmarko- sub 1:30- 0/3
GentheThief- sub 1:30- 0/3
mafergut- sub 1:30- 0/3 (Graduates 1:45)
EchecsRex- sub 1:45- 1/3
Issac VM- sub 1:45- 1/3
muchacho- sub 2- 0/3
One Wheel- sub 2- 0/3
Shaky Hands- sub 2- 1/3
Spartan Sailor- sub 3:15- 3/3 (Graduates to sub 3:00)

Round 32 scrambles

1) U2 Rw2 L2 F R Uw2 L2 D U Rw' B Uw2 R' U2 F U R2 U D Fw F2 Rw Fw F' Rw U' B R' F Fw2 U2 R2 B2 R Uw L F2 L' U' D
2) L2 B2 U2 R' Fw2 Uw' U F' B2 Uw F Rw2 L' R U Uw2 L2 F2 D' U2 L' Uw2 R' L' D B' U D' F' D' Rw2 U Fw2 L2 R' Rw' D' F Fw D
3) Rw U2 L R2 Uw' U' F' Uw2 Rw' B L2 U Fw2 F2 L F U R D' Rw' D' F' Fw2 R L Fw' D2 U L' Uw' B' L R2 F2 U' D2 L2 R2 D Fw'
4)
Uw L2 Uw B' Uw D L' D F D2 R' B2 R' Uw' L Uw F2 Rw2 Fw' F B2 D' L' F2 Rw2 L2 F' U' Rw' R U' B Fw Uw Fw U2 B' F2 D L2
5) Fw R' U2 L U2 R2 B' Fw F' L F L2 Rw' F D L2 F2 R' Rw' F Rw' F' B Fw2 R' U2 Fw2 D2 B' Rw' D' Rw R2 U' F2 B D Uw2 L2 B'
6) D' L F U2 Fw2 Rw D U2 Fw2 U Uw2 R2 D' B2 D Fw' B Uw2 F' L Fw2 Rw' R2 D2 B2 R2 B2 L2 Uw' U2 R' B2 Uw' R2 D B Rw' F2 U2 D2
7) D' B Rw2 B' L Rw U Fw F R' U L' Rw2 U R' L2 F2 R' D2 U R D2 F2 U2 Rw' D2 Fw2 R' L2 Rw' U2 F B2 R' U' B2 Rw D' Rw' Uw
8) Rw' U2 F2 D' B R D2 Uw' R Uw Rw2 U F' U L' Uw2 Rw' U R' B2 R' Fw Rw Uw2 R' D2 F' U Fw D2 Rw' R F Fw B' L2 Uw2 U2 Fw R2
9) F B2 Uw2 L F Fw' Rw U R' F R' D' F2 U2 Rw2 Fw2 R B2 R' Rw L2 U' D2 L' R2 U D Fw' F' R Uw' L' R U2 F2 L' Fw R Rw B'
10)
Rw2 B2 F2 L D2 Rw Fw2 D2 Uw2 Rw' Uw2 B Rw' U D2 R' Rw' L2 B2 F' D Rw' Uw2 Rw Fw F2 Uw L2 Rw' R Uw2 R2 F L F2 Uw2 R2 Rw2 Uw R
11) Fw2 Rw' L' B' L R2 B' U' L' R2 Uw F Rw' Fw U' R' L' D2 B2 F2 Uw' R2 Rw D Rw Fw Uw D' L F' Fw2 D' R2 Uw2 D Rw R' L Fw' Uw
12) Rw2 Fw' Uw L2 Fw R' F2 U' Rw' F' U' Fw' U B L' D' R Rw2 D' F' L B' Fw L' D R F' Uw2 U F L' Uw' L D2 Fw2 Uw U' R2 L' U
 
Round: 32
Race to Sub: 1:30
Cube: Yuxin
Method: Yau (switching to hoya)
Average: 1:34.63

1) 1:28.07
2) (1:19.95)
3) 1:48.08
4) 1:38.68
5) 1:27.21
6) 1:33.93
7) (2:01.00)
8) 1:49.78
9) 1:23.60
10) 1:38.37
11) 1:32.76
12) 1:29.78

I had done an ao100 last week, so that definitely helped me out. Not sub30, but quite good. No super bad solves, so I'm not disappointed.
 
I've been working the 4x4 basic method. Working the centers, then matching edges then working the 3x3 pattern plus OLL/PLL parity). I've been trying Yau method today and it's going to take some time to get down. I do like the faster pairing/look ahead it provides, but I need to reorient the way I look at the cube.

Any other suggested/methods to try out?
 
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Yau and Hoya seem to be the big two. I like Yau, and I haven't learned Hoya, but it seems the people who use Hoya are the most adamant that it is the best.

For me, I've always just used basic reduction. I'm pretty good at keeping track of pieces around the cube when pairing them up, but if you can get good with Yau, your solves will be better than if you are good at basic reduction.(Most likely)
 
Sometimes, I feel like the pairings happen easily and quickly... then others, I feel like I'm staring at the cube for 5 seconds doing nothing just looking for an edge to pair!

I like the idea of Yau that you can see the edges faster, but you still have to get the 1st three edges placed and oriented properly. I keep mixing them up and removing them from their location... just need to get more practice, that is for certain.
 
Round 32
Sub 1:30
Moyu Aosu
Basic Reduction

Overall, I'm pretty happy with this, a couple of pairing misteps, but overall decent ao12

[OLL]=OLL parity
[PLL]=PLL parity

Generated By csTimer on 2016-6-8
avg of 12: 1:27.14

Time List:
1. 1:33.08[OLL] R2 U R Uw' U2 Rw' U2 Fw' R2 D L2 Uw U2 D L B F Uw' U' L' R' B2 L' D2 Fw' F' D' R2 U F' Rw2 R' Fw2 R2 U B2 R2 D' L D
2. 1:25.26[PLL] Fw F2 U' L' Fw Uw' Rw2 B' F Uw' R2 F L Fw R' Uw2 L F Fw B R Fw' B' Rw2 L2 Uw B U L' Uw' F' Rw L2 D2 B L' D' F2 L' D2
3. (1:13.29) Fw2 D2 Fw D' F Fw' Uw' B' L2 F' Rw2 B F' Rw U2 B2 R D Uw L2 F2 B' U' Rw' U' D Fw Uw2 Fw2 R' Rw2 D2 L2 B F2 D2 Fw2 U2 L B2
4. (1:36.72[OLL, PLL]) R' L' B2 Uw' R Uw2 D Rw2 R' U F2 D2 U2 L2 Uw2 B2 Rw R' L' B' Fw' Rw' Uw D2 Fw2 U2 F2 B' D B Uw2 Rw' L Uw' B' R' Fw R' F' Rw
5. 1:36.45[OLL, PLL] D Uw2 Fw' D Rw' R' D' F R2 Uw Rw U' Rw B F Rw' Fw2 Uw' R' D2 Fw B R2 U Rw D2 Uw2 Rw' F L' D R2 U' R F2 B2 Rw F2 D' R2
6. 1:31.77[OLL] U' F2 L U' Fw' Uw' F Fw' L' F' Rw2 B2 F Rw2 L2 U L2 Uw' U D L B2 U2 Rw' B F L' U' Rw Fw2 U' F U2 D R D' Fw2 D2 Rw' B2
7. 1:19.63[PLL] L2 Rw2 R D Fw' F2 B2 Uw B U' D2 Uw' F2 Fw D B R2 U F Rw2 Fw L F2 D' Fw2 R2 U F2 Fw' Uw F' D' R2 Rw2 L D2 Rw2 D2 U2 F
8. 1:17.23[PLL] Uw B2 F' Fw' Uw F Uw D L' U2 Rw2 Fw R Uw2 F' Uw' Rw2 Uw2 F2 B2 Uw U' L F' B D' L Rw' U' B L B L D' B Uw U D F2 Uw2
9. 1:28.48[PLL] U L Uw' U' R2 F L U2 L B' U L B2 U2 Rw U' D' Rw D B' Rw' D2 Uw Fw2 U L2 Uw Fw' D Uw' U R' F Rw' L' F Rw Uw' L2 Uw
10. 1:32.29[OLL] U' R B' F' U2 F2 L' D' R' D Fw L Uw F B Uw' F' L Uw' F Rw2 R' Uw2 B2 Fw Rw' F' L Rw2 Fw2 Uw2 U2 R2 U Rw' U' Fw2 L2 Uw' L2
11. 1:26.31[PLL] U R' F' B' D' Fw' R Rw Uw' B D2 Uw Fw' L' D' R' B' R' Fw2 Rw U' D2 Rw D Fw F' Uw' F2 Uw' B Rw2 U2 D2 Rw2 R D' L' U' L' U'
12. 1:20.84 Rw F' R U2 Rw' B2 Rw Uw' Rw' B2 U Rw' D2 Uw2 F B2 L' R Fw B D Rw' L2 Uw R2 Fw' R2 Rw F2 Rw D' B L2 Uw' D F2 B R' D U'
 
Round 32
Race to sub-2:00
Yau
Aosu

Ao12 = DNF
1. DNF - Messed up OLL parity twice in one solve and had to go back to re-solving the centers both times, stopped the timer just short of 4:00.
2. 1:47.31
3. 2:20.40
4. 1:57.21
5. 1:52.67
6. 2:08.23+
7. 2:08.27
8. 1:40.16 - PB single!
9. DNF - bumped the timer
10. 2:16.41
11. 2:09.68
12. 1:45.86
 
Round 32
Race to sub 1:20
Method-Yau
Cube-Mini Moyu Aosu

avg of 12: 1:29.84
1. 1:24.37
2. 1:14.06
3. 1:28.14
4. 1:30.13
5. 1:31.81
6. 1:24.87
7. 1:28.71
8. 1:37.46
9. 1:25.32
10. 1:25.96
11. 1:41.52
12. 1:43.16
 
Round 32 - Race to Sub 1:30 at 4x4
Cube: CB G4 Stickerless
Method: Yau

Generated By csTimer on 2016-6-10
avg of 12: 1:32.72 [0/3]

Time List:
1:31.75, 1:31.73, 1:36.63, (1:28.06), 1:31.68, 1:28.35, 1:35.11, 1:37.49, (1:39.90), 1:34.48, 1:30.29, 1:29.69

Pretty consistent... and pretty mediocre :( Where did my sub 1:25 solves go? This week I don't seem to be able to get even one. I changed 1st 3 cross edges from E slices to M slice not sure if the improved consistency is because of that or the lack of really good times... or both.
 
Round 32.
Race to sub 3:00 (0/3)
Ao12: 3:13.35

That was dreadful...
02:59.10
02:23.79** Personal best--by a LONG shot! Don't know how this time happened. Must have been lucky.
03:17.27
03:19.20
03:09.65
03:06.04
03:30.31
02:50.10
03:18.43
03:14.45
03:29.00
DNF

By the last 3 or 4 I was so frustrated I just all but gave up. When the 12th was going south and I was already over 3 mins, I just quit. Wouldn't have been able to salvage this weeks effort. Not sure what happened--last week I felt like I was seeing pairs faster and this week SEVERAL times, I was stumped just looking at the cube while the seconds just kept going. I did learn a new PLL this week, though--would have been great if it had presented for me! LOL Enjoy the rest of your weekend everyone!
 
Round 32 results
Ordway Persyn- sub 50- 0/3
pyr14- sub 1- 0/3
PJKCuber- sub 1- 0/3
earth2dan- sub 1:15- 0/3
Sarah86- sub 1:20- 0/3
joopsmarko- sub 1:30- 1/3
GentheThief- sub 1:30- 0/3
mafergut- sub 1:30- 0/3
EchecsRex- sub 1:45- 2/3
Issac VM- sub 1:45- 2/3 One more!
muchacho- sub 2- 0/3
One Wheel- sub 2- 0/3
Shaky Hands- sub 2- 1/3
Spartan Sailor- sub 3:00- 0/3
Carsjoe612- sub 7:00- 0/3 ????

Carsjoe, I use Cstimer to track times, then when you are done with your 12 solves, click on ao12, and copy and paste that, that has all of your times, and your average of 12.

Round 33 scrambles

1) Rw2 U' Fw' L2 B D2 B R Fw' Uw R' B' R Fw2 U Rw' F2 L2 Rw2 F D2 B2 U' B L2 U2 Rw' R B L R' D' L D' Uw U B' U Fw2 F
2) Fw2 D' B D Uw2 Fw2 U2 Rw B R Uw2 U B2 Fw2 F D' Uw B2 F D' R2 B D2 R2 D2 Uw2 U' B' Fw2 Rw' R2 B2 U2 L2 R' D U L' Fw' R
3) R F D R' Uw B L2 R' D' U' Fw2 F Uw U2 L2 B' L D Rw2 U2 F2 Rw D' U Rw B2 Fw2 Uw U2 F2 D2 F' D2 B Fw' Uw' F U Rw F2
4) R B Rw2 U' R2 B U B' F2 Uw F' Rw D2 U' B2 U' B' F L B2 Fw' F2 R F' U' F' R B' L2 Uw' U' Rw' D2 R D Uw2 Fw' F' D' L'
5) L Fw D' R2 Fw2 F2 Rw F' D B F2 D2 B2 Fw R' Fw R D2 U L Rw D Uw U2 Fw2 U2 B Fw F2 L' Fw2 L R B2 R Fw Uw' L Uw2 R
6) L' Rw2 F' D' F D' F' D' U F' Uw2 Fw' F U F Uw' L Fw L2 R' Fw' Rw2 D2 Uw U' F' Rw U2 F' Uw2 Fw' F Uw2 B' Uw' L2 B Fw F' D
7) Uw2 L Rw' R2 Uw Rw2 B2 D Uw L' Rw2 B' D' B2 F D' Uw2 U L' Rw B Fw2 D2 U2 B Fw' F2 U2 Fw2 F2 L2 Uw' Rw2 R F' U' Fw2 U2 Rw' U
8) F2 L2 R D2 Uw2 L' Rw D' Uw' U2 F2 L' R Uw2 R' Fw D' Uw2 L Rw2 Uw2 Rw B2 Fw F' R U2 L B Fw2 U' L2 F Rw' R' Fw' Uw2 U2 Fw' Rw'
9) D R2 Uw2 F' R U Rw' F L2 Fw' F' R B U2 Rw' Uw L2 B' D' L2 Uw U' Rw2 U R2 F' D2 Fw2 L2 B2 Fw' D' B2 Fw' F Rw2 D L2 Rw' D'
10) R F Uw Rw' F2 R' F Rw Fw' D2 Uw2 U' Fw' U' Fw2 Rw2 B Fw' U' R' D Fw2 F' L D2 Uw2 F D Fw' F' D2 B2 U2 R2 Uw2 Rw' Fw2 F R F
11) R2 D' R Fw2 U F' D B' F2 R2 B Rw R2 Fw2 U2 B' R D' B' Rw2 B' Rw R2 Uw2 R Fw Uw' U2 Fw2 U L F U2 Rw Fw R2 F2 L Rw B2
12) Fw Rw B' U L2 Rw2 R2 U2 B' L2 Rw' R Fw2 F' Uw F' R F2 Rw Uw' U2 B' Rw' Fw D' L' Fw2 Uw B' Rw R2 Fw D2 U2 Fw2 U L' F' Rw2 B'
 
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Sorry I am late. Hopefully you can count this!

Round 32

Race to Sub-1:45

Cube: Full Moyu Aosu

Average: 1:33.65

PB Single! 1:15.39
PB Ao12! 1:33.65

Times:

1. (1:15.39) U2 Rw2 L2 F R Uw2 L2 D U Rw' B Uw2 R' U2 F U R2 U D Fw F2 Rw Fw F' Rw U' B R' F Fw2 U2 R2 B2 R Uw L F2 L' U' D
2. (1:55.94) L2 B2 U2 R' Fw2 Uw' U F' B2 Uw F Rw2 L' R U Uw2 L2 F2 D' U2 L' Uw2 R' L' D B' U D' F' D' Rw2 U Fw2 L2 R' Rw' D' F Fw D
3. 1:34.31 Rw U2 L R2 Uw' U' F' Uw2 Rw' B L2 U Fw2 F2 L F U R D' Rw' D' F' Fw2 R L Fw' D2 U L' Uw' B' L R2 F2 U' D2 L2 R2 D Fw'
4. 1:29.34 Uw L2 Uw B' Uw D L' D F D2 R' B2 R' Uw' L Uw F2 Rw2 Fw' F B2 D' L' F2 Rw2 L2 F' U' Rw' R U' B Fw Uw Fw U2 B' F2 D L2
5. 1:30.02 Fw R' U2 L U2 R2 B' Fw F' L F L2 Rw' F D L2 F2 R' Rw' F Rw' F' B Fw2 R' U2 Fw2 D2 B' Rw' D' Rw R2 U' F2 B D Uw2 L2 B'
6. 1:36.41 D' L F U2 Fw2 Rw D U2 Fw2 U Uw2 R2 D' B2 D Fw' B Uw2 F' L Fw2 Rw' R2 D2 B2 R2 B2 L2 Uw' U2 R' B2 Uw' R2 D B Rw' F2 U2 D2
7. 1:38.39 D' B Rw2 B' L Rw U Fw F R' U L' Rw2 U R' L2 F2 R' D2 U R D2 F2 U2 Rw' D2 Fw2 R' L2 Rw' U2 F B2 R' U' B2 Rw D' Rw' Uw
8. 1:19.11 Rw' U2 F2 D' B R D2 Uw' R Uw Rw2 U F' U L' Uw2 Rw' U R' B2 R' Fw Rw Uw2 R' D2 F' U Fw D2 Rw' R F Fw B' L2 Uw2 U2 Fw R2
9. 1:49.07 F B2 Uw2 L F Fw' Rw U R' F R' D' F2 U2 Rw2 Fw2 R B2 R' Rw L2 U' D2 L' R2 U D Fw' F' R Uw' L' R U2 F2 L' Fw R Rw B'
10. 1:32.49 Rw2 B2 F2 L D2 Rw Fw2 D2 Uw2 Rw' Uw2 B Rw' U D2 R' Rw' L2 B2 F' D Rw' Uw2 Rw Fw F2 Uw L2 Rw' R Uw2 R2 F L F2 Uw2 R2 Rw2 Uw R
11. 1:33.89 Fw2 Rw' L' B' L R2 B' U' L' R2 Uw F Rw' Fw U' R' L' D2 B2 F2 Uw' R2 Rw D Rw Fw Uw D' L F' Fw2 D' R2 Uw2 D Rw R' L Fw' Uw
12. 1:33.41 Rw2 Fw' Uw L2 Fw R' F2 U' Rw' F' U' Fw' U B L' D' R Rw2 D' F' L B' Fw L' D R F' Uw2 U F L' Uw' L D2 Fw2 Uw U' R2 L' U
 
Sorry I am late. Hopefully you can count this!

Round 32

Race to Sub-1:45

Cube: Full Moyu Aosu

Average: 1:33.65

PB Single! 1:15.39
PB Ao12! 1:33.65

Times:

1. (1:15.39) U2 Rw2 L2 F R Uw2 L2 D U Rw' B Uw2 R' U2 F U R2 U D Fw F2 Rw Fw F' Rw U' B R' F Fw2 U2 R2 B2 R Uw L F2 L' U' D
2. (1:55.94) L2 B2 U2 R' Fw2 Uw' U F' B2 Uw F Rw2 L' R U Uw2 L2 F2 D' U2 L' Uw2 R' L' D B' U D' F' D' Rw2 U Fw2 L2 R' Rw' D' F Fw D
3. 1:34.31 Rw U2 L R2 Uw' U' F' Uw2 Rw' B L2 U Fw2 F2 L F U R D' Rw' D' F' Fw2 R L Fw' D2 U L' Uw' B' L R2 F2 U' D2 L2 R2 D Fw'
4. 1:29.34 Uw L2 Uw B' Uw D L' D F D2 R' B2 R' Uw' L Uw F2 Rw2 Fw' F B2 D' L' F2 Rw2 L2 F' U' Rw' R U' B Fw Uw Fw U2 B' F2 D L2
5. 1:30.02 Fw R' U2 L U2 R2 B' Fw F' L F L2 Rw' F D L2 F2 R' Rw' F Rw' F' B Fw2 R' U2 Fw2 D2 B' Rw' D' Rw R2 U' F2 B D Uw2 L2 B'
6. 1:36.41 D' L F U2 Fw2 Rw D U2 Fw2 U Uw2 R2 D' B2 D Fw' B Uw2 F' L Fw2 Rw' R2 D2 B2 R2 B2 L2 Uw' U2 R' B2 Uw' R2 D B Rw' F2 U2 D2
7. 1:38.39 D' B Rw2 B' L Rw U Fw F R' U L' Rw2 U R' L2 F2 R' D2 U R D2 F2 U2 Rw' D2 Fw2 R' L2 Rw' U2 F B2 R' U' B2 Rw D' Rw' Uw
8. 1:19.11 Rw' U2 F2 D' B R D2 Uw' R Uw Rw2 U F' U L' Uw2 Rw' U R' B2 R' Fw Rw Uw2 R' D2 F' U Fw D2 Rw' R F Fw B' L2 Uw2 U2 Fw R2
9. 1:49.07 F B2 Uw2 L F Fw' Rw U R' F R' D' F2 U2 Rw2 Fw2 R B2 R' Rw L2 U' D2 L' R2 U D Fw' F' R Uw' L' R U2 F2 L' Fw R Rw B'
10. 1:32.49 Rw2 B2 F2 L D2 Rw Fw2 D2 Uw2 Rw' Uw2 B Rw' U D2 R' Rw' L2 B2 F' D Rw' Uw2 Rw Fw F2 Uw L2 Rw' R Uw2 R2 F L F2 Uw2 R2 Rw2 Uw R
11. 1:33.89 Fw2 Rw' L' B' L R2 B' U' L' R2 Uw F Rw' Fw U' R' L' D2 B2 F2 Uw' R2 Rw D Rw Fw Uw D' L F' Fw2 D' R2 Uw2 D Rw R' L Fw' Uw
12. 1:33.41 Rw2 Fw' Uw L2 Fw R' F2 U' Rw' F' U' Fw' U B L' D' R Rw2 D' F' L B' Fw L' D R F' Uw2 U F L' Uw' L D2 Fw2 Uw U' R2 L' U

I'll throw it in now
 
r33 Sub 50 (hoya, CB G4)
Generated By csTimer on 2016-6-12
avg of 12: 59.260

Time List:
53.267, (51.901), 1:02.070, 58.044, 58.445, (DNF(57.793)), 1:02.251, 54.663, 52.542, 55.800, 1:13.784, 1:01.738

That was one of the stupidest DNF's I've ever had. I messed up PLL parity in a weird way. the 1:13 made me even more angry.
At least the other solves were mostly good
 
Round 33 - Race to Sub 1:30 at 4x4
Cube: CB G4 Stickerless
Method: Yau

Generated By csTimer on 2016-6-13
avg of 12: 1:29.49 (1/3)

Time List:
1:22.91, 1:33.28, 1:29.98, 1:34.52, (1:18.18), 1:33.67, (1:57.39), 1:18.94, 1:27.02, 1:19.30, 1:33.50, 1:41.75

On the brink of failing with that last solve but, even by a narrow margin, I did it this week. Nice and consistent solving during the whole average, except for a mistake during 3FE in the 1:57 and a massive lockup during OLL parity in the last solve.
 
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