Racing to sub-20

mafergut said:
Got lots of PLLs among those I hate the most in the average, like V-perms (like 3 consecutive ones)
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I don't know what alg you use for this case, but I really like my V-perm alg:
R U2 R' D R U' R U' R U R2 D R' U' R D2
corners urf -> ubl
edges ur -> ub

I used to use this one:
R' U R' Dw' R' F' R2 U' R' U R' F R F
which I got off cube whiz, and hated the case too. Now I love it.
 
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GenTheThief said:
I don't know what alg you use for this case, but I really like my V-perm alg:
R U2 D R U' R U' R U R2 D R' U' R D2
corners urf -> ubl
edges ur -> ub

I used to use this one:
R' U R' Dw' R' F' R2 U' R' U R' F R F
which I got off cube whiz, and hated the case too. Now I love it.
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I think you mistyped something, I tried that several times but it's not working. Could just be me. :)

Btw I do the second alg but I execute the Dw' as U' with a rotation at the same time (I always forget which rotation is which). I like it better that way.
 
Round 500

AO12:22.30

23.74, 21.39, (18.59), 24.37, 21.36, 25.38, 21.32, 22.60, 19.94, 21.80, (25.45), 21.08

Not one of my best averages but I guess I just have to continue to practice my look ahead as it felt really slow today.
 
Round 500!
Cube: YueXiao (Stickerless)
Method: CFOP
A012: 19.90

20.58, 19.02, 21.57, 21.52, 22.99, (23.27), 17.21, 19.85, (16.70), 19.37, 19.22, 17.58

Phew. First half was pretty rocky. Managed to pull myself together for the last half and squeak out a sub-20.

Used my new stickerless YueXiao for this average. Straight out of the box; No lube, no tensioning. It's a bit fast and uncontrollable, but really good overall. It could maybe use a little lube to slow it down, but if I can keep getting sub-20's with it I'll just leave it alone :)
 
Jason Green said:
I think you mistyped something, I tried that several times but it's not working. Could just be me. :)

Btw I do the second alg but I execute the Dw' as U' with a rotation at the same time (I always forget which rotation is which). I like it better that way.
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Yeah, I was gonna say the same. There must be a typo somewhere. Maybe I'll check if I find something along those lines in the wiki or algdb. Mine goes like this:
r' F R F' r U r' F R' F' r U2 R U2 R'
and I hate it. I tend to hate almost all PLLs that have a diagonal corner swap, except Y-perm (mostly V-perm, as said, and N-perms). And I also hate my E-perm, the rest are more or less nice.
 
mafergut said:
Yeah, I was gonna say the same. There must be a typo somewhere. Maybe I'll check if I find something along those lines in the wiki or algdb. Mine goes like this:
r' F R F' r U r' F R' F' r U2 R U2 R'
and I hate it. I tend to hate almost all PLLs that have a diagonal corner swap, except Y-perm (mostly V-perm, as said, and N-perms). And I also hate my E-perm, the rest are more or less nice.
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I have a strange V-Perm, but I really like it. I don't even remember where I learned it from. It has big re-grip and rotation in the middle which looks terrible in notation, but it's just one fluid movement the way I execute it. Here's the alg:
R' U R' U' x z' x R' U R' U' R2 x' U' R' U R U. Here it is at alg.cubing.net.
It's hard to describe how I execute it. Maybe I could do a video if anyone's interested.

Edit: I kinda like R' U R' d' R' F' R2 U' R' U R' F R F as well. Though I would likely execute the d' as U' y. I might play with that a bit...

Also, I think @GenTheThief's alg should be R U2 R' D R U' R U' R U R2 D R' U' R D2.
 
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earth2dan said:
Edit: I kinda like R' U R' d' R' F' R2 U' R' U R' F R F as well. Though I would likely execute the d' as U' y. I might play with that a bit...
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That was the alg I was looking for, executed as you say:
R' U R' (U' y) R' F' R2 U' R' U R' F R F
I saw a fellow Spanish cuber @APdRF execute it "from the back", meaning in y2 orientation, just by mirroring the 4 first moves like this:
L' U L' (U' y') R' F' R2 U' R' U R' F R F
But I am even slower than with my current one... for now. I need to practise more but the other one looks nice too (R U2 R' D R U' R U' R U R2 D R' U' R D2).
 
Round: 500
Cube: YueXiao
Method: CFOP (2-look OLL)
Ao12: 23.33


1. 22.88
2. 20.29
3. (19.24)
4. 27.86
5. (28.84)
6. 22.50
7. 23.97
8. 19.41
9. 21.53
10. 24.06
11. 27.76
12. 22.97

Nice average for me... except for those high twenties
 
Round 500 Results​

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Great turnout this round, nice to see so many people participating :)

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Round 501
Potential Closing Time - May 27, 2016 || 12:01PM CST

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Scrambles for the 501st round:
  1. B2 R2 U F2 L2 U' L2 B2 D L2 F2 R' U R B U' R' L' B F2 D U
  2. F2 D2 F2 U R2 F2 L2 B2 U2 F2 U' R B L' U B L' F2 D L' F2
  3. L2 U2 F2 U' L2 D' B2 L2 U2 B2 U F' U B R' F2 D F L F2 R
  4. F2 D' R2 D B2 L2 U' B2 U2 B2 U' B R2 F' D2 U B2 R' L B2 F' D
  5. D R2 U' L2 U' L2 F2 U' F2 L D U' F L B2 U2 L D' F'
  6. B2 D L2 D' R2 D' F2 R2 D2 R2 D R D B' R2 U2 B R' L2 B' D
  7. B2 U R2 U' B2 D F2 L2 D U2 L D' L' B' L' D F' U' F2 D2
  8. B2 D R2 B2 U L2 U R2 L2 U' B2 L B L2 F' D B D' U2 B2 R U'
  9. U F2 R2 U2 F2 L2 U' B2 F2 L2 U2 L' F' R2 F U2 B F R F U' L'
  10. D B2 L2 U' R2 D L2 D L2 D2 R' D' F' D' R2 B2 U' B D L' U2
  11. B2 F2 L2 F2 L2 D F2 U2 L2 B2 D2 B R' U' R' L2 D' R B2 L F U'
  12. D' F2 R2 U B2 D' L2 U' L2 D' B2 L U2 L' F' L' B' R' D' F U2 L2
Good luck to everyone!
 
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Finally done!

Cube YueXiao

avg of 12: 19.91

Time List:
1. 20.09 B' U' F2 D L2 B2 D2 B2 U2 R2 B2 U B U2 L D U' R' U2 F R
2. 18.09 B2 R2 U F2 L2 U' L2 B2 D L2 F2 R' U R B U' R' L' B F2 D U
3. 20.28 F2 D2 F2 U R2 F2 L2 B2 U2 F2 U' R B L' U B L' F2 D L' F2
4. 18.87 L2 U2 F2 U' L2 D' B2 L2 U2 B2 U F' U B R' F2 D F L F2 R
5. 21.51 F2 D' R2 D B2 L2 U' B2 U2 B2 U' B R2 F' D2 U B2 R' L B2 F' D
6. 23.18 D R2 U' L2 U' L2 F2 U' F2 L D U' F L B2 U2 L D' F'
7. 18.51 B2 U R2 U' B2 D F2 L2 D U2 L D' L' B' L' D F' U' F2 D2
8. 19.65 B2 D R2 B2 U L2 U R2 L2 U' B2 L B L2 F' D B D' U2 B2 R U'
9. (17.49) U F2 R2 U2 F2 L2 U' B2 F2 L2 U2 L' F' R2 F U2 B F R F U' L'
10. (24.29) D B2 L2 U' R2 D L2 D L2 D2 R' D' F' D' R2 B2 U' B D L' U2
11. 20.82 B2 F2 L2 F2 L2 D F2 U2 L2 B2 D2 B R' U' R' L2 D' R B2 L F U'
12. 18.09 D' F2 R2 U B2 D' L2 U' L2 D' B2 L U2 L' F' L' B' R' D' F U2 L2
 
Race to sub-20 - Round 501
Cube: Moyu Hualong
Method: CFOP Full CN

Generated By csTimer on 2016-5-21
avg of 12: 19.67

Time List:
(16.35[yellow]), 20.19[orange], 17.36[white], 18.55[green], 25.14[red], 21.48[white], 21.48[orange], (DNF[blue]), 18.88[green], 19.04[yellow], 18.03[yellow], 16.54[white]

Had to change cube because my Tanglong needs lubing and found that the Hualong is very nice... but under pressure I can't control it well, hence as soon as I thought I was gonna make it I started to fail solve after solve. After that, with the only exception of a very nice green cross I got back to white & yellow for the last 3 solves. So, sub-20 average but half the solves are white or yellow so, not the way I would have liked to graduate, to be honest.

By the way, @earth2dan, adding little things up, like your comments, the picture on your scrambles post for 501 round and the little robot on your desk in your videos... I'm starting to think you are a Star Wars fan :p
 
Cube Aolong V2
CFOP
avg of 12: 22.03(PB)

Time List:
1) 21.71
2) 23.66
3) 21.93
4) (29.23)
5) (16.86)
6) 21.43
7) 25.30
8) 17.02
9) 21.51
10) 24.17
11) 22.39
12) 21.12
 
Round: 501
Cube: QiYi Thunderclap
Method: ZZ, DCN CFOP
Average(s): 23.46(ZZ), 20.58 (DCN CFOP)

0. ZZ, DCN CFOP
1. 23.89, 22.07 w
2. 21.67, 21.99 y
3. 28.28, (24.34) y
4. 21.15, 21.94+ w
5. 25.58, 21.62 w
6. 22.71, 17.90 w
7. 22.24, 20.94 y
8. 20.87, 20.28 y
9. 22.72, 20.94 w
10. (17.11), (16.76) y
11. 25.44, 19.06 w
12. (28.38), 19.05 w

First 3 solves in the dark, moved to better lighting after the *gasp* 28, then moved to even better lighting after getting no sub-20s. Then I got a 17. And then I got a 25 and 28. Worst average ever.

Yay, I remembered to put the cross colour down! DCN CFOP wasn't that bad, but I still didn't pull off a sub-20.
Must start out with better lighting next time.
 
Round 501
Cube: Premium Guoguan Yuexiao
Method: Petrus
Ao12: 22.51
  1. 26.12 B2 R2 U F2 L2 U' L2 B2 D L2 F2 R' U R B U' R' L' B F2 D U
  2. (18.61) F2 D2 F2 U R2 F2 L2 B2 U2 F2 U' R B L' U B L' F2 D L' F2
  3. 19.79 L2 U2 F2 U' L2 D' B2 L2 U2 B2 U F' U B R' F2 D F L F2 R
  4. (40.88) F2 D' R2 D B2 L2 U' B2 U2 B2 U' B R2 F' D2 U B2 R' L B2 F' D
  5. 21.58 D R2 U' L2 U' L2 F2 U' F2 L D U' F L B2 U2 L D' F'
  6. 19.70 B2 D L2 D' R2 D' F2 R2 D2 R2 D R D B' R2 U2 B R' L2 B' D
  7. 23.41 B2 U R2 U' B2 D F2 L2 D U2 L D' L' B' L' D F' U' F2 D2
  8. 18.79 B2 D R2 B2 U L2 U R2 L2 U' B2 L B L2 F' D B D' U2 B2 R U'
  9. 23.96 U F2 R2 U2 F2 L2 U' B2 F2 L2 U2 L' F' R2 F U2 B F R F U' L'
  10. 21.88 D B2 L2 U' R2 D L2 D L2 D2 R' D' F' D' R2 B2 U' B D L' U2
  11. 26.27 B2 F2 L2 F2 L2 D F2 U2 L2 B2 D2 B R' U' R' L2 D' R B2 L F U'
  12. 23.57 D' F2 R2 U B2 D' L2 U' L2 D' B2 L U2 L' F' L' B' R' D' F U2 L2
The '40' was one of my worst solves using Petrus...
I messed up the EO and that caused me to mess up my F2L after the 2x2x3 Block.
 
Round 501
Yuexiao/CFOP

Not great, I'm actually feeling close to sub 20 when I execute well. I remember when I was at this point getting sub 25. Still probably a few weeks (at least) tell I'm consistently hitting it, and then a few more before I don't choke in this race. :) Of course that's best case, it may take a year!

BTW - My brother is in the 501st in Albuquerque. I have the armor but never joined.

Generated By csTimer on 2016-5-21
avg of 12: 22.60

Time List:
1. (18.47) B2 R2 U F2 L2 U' L2 B2 D L2 F2 R' U R B U' R' L' B F2 D U
2. 20.43 F2 D2 F2 U R2 F2 L2 B2 U2 F2 U' R B L' U B L' F2 D L' F2
3. 23.72 L2 U2 F2 U' L2 D' B2 L2 U2 B2 U F' U B R' F2 D F L F2 R
4. 25.30 F2 D' R2 D B2 L2 U' B2 U2 B2 U' B R2 F' D2 U B2 R' L B2 F' D
5. (DNF(1:39.00)) D R2 U' L2 U' L2 F2 U' F2 L D U' F L B2 U2 L D' F'
6. 19.57 B2 D L2 D' R2 D' F2 R2 D2 R2 D R D B' R2 U2 B R' L2 B' D
7. 20.62 B2 U R2 U' B2 D F2 L2 D U2 L D' L' B' L' D F' U' F2 D2
8. 23.90 B2 D R2 B2 U L2 U R2 L2 U' B2 L B L2 F' D B D' U2 B2 R U'
9. 26.03 U F2 R2 U2 F2 L2 U' B2 F2 L2 U2 L' F' R2 F U2 B F R F U' L'
10. 21.47 D B2 L2 U' R2 D L2 D L2 D2 R' D' F' D' R2 B2 U' B D L' U2
11. 21.11 B2 F2 L2 F2 L2 D F2 U2 L2 B2 D2 B R' U' R' L2 D' R B2 L F U'
12. 23.89 D' F2 R2 U B2 D' L2 U' L2 D' B2 L U2 L' F' L' B' R' D' F U2 L2
 
Round 501
Cube-Thunderclap (I tried this for the round instead of the GuoGuan, probably a bad choice, I'm not as used to it, and my times reflect that)
Method-CFOP
AO12-26.00

1. 26.11
2. 22.50
3. 26.99
4. 22.12
5. 28.49
6. 25.52
7. 27.36
8. 27.47
9. 26.27
10. 27.77
11. 23.53
12. 26.43

Not the best for me, I'm for sure going back to the GuoGuan or Aolong for the next round.
 
Jason Green said:
I'd like to see a video. :)
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Ask and ye shall receive ;)
mafergut said:
By the way, @earth2dan, adding little things up, like your comments, the picture on your scrambles post for 501 round and the little robot on your desk in your videos... I'm starting to think you are a Star Wars fan :p
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Haha, guilty. Ever since I was a little flash light wielding padawan :)
Jason Green said:
BTW - My brother is in the 501st in Albuquerque. I have the armor but never joined.
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Awesome!
 
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