Racing to sub-20

Round 504
CFOP Full CN (trying so hard to see the other colors)
Weilong GTS

Average: 23.28
Best time: 18.54
Median: 23.29
Worst time: 28.05
Standard deviation: 2.89

Some real stinkers in there that had potential to be really good solves. Fighting the temptation to abandon CN. Almost all the 25+ solves were non white/yellow. A combination of psychology and practice remains I'd imagine.

Best average of 12: 23.28
1-12 - 24.46 (28.05) 23.39 26.71 (18.54) 26.18 19.66 22.15 20.74 23.18 20.67 25.66

1. 24.46 B2 U L2 D2 F2 U F2 R2 F2 L2 F U' L2 D' R2 F' U2 L' B' D [Yellow]
2. 28.05 R2 U B2 L2 D L2 F2 D2 F2 L2 D2 L D2 U' F L U2 L2 B2 F' R' [Orange]
3. 23.39 D' R2 L2 F2 L2 D R2 U2 L2 F2 U' F D U2 L U2 B L2 B2 F2 [White]
4. 26.71 B2 U' B2 L2 U R2 D' U2 L2 D2 L U2 L' B D2 R' U R' D' L2 U' [Yellow]
5. 18.54 B2 D2 B2 D' F2 D' B2 L2 D' B2 U' R' D' F U' F' L' F' L' D2 F' D' [White]
6. 26.18 F2 L2 F2 U B2 U' B2 F2 D B L F2 U2 R2 U' F2 U' F L [Orange]
7. 19.66 D' B2 U' L2 U2 F2 R2 U2 F2 L B U' F2 L2 D R' F' D U2 [Yellow]
8. 22.15 U F2 D R2 D F2 D2 B2 D' R2 D F' D2 B' L B2 R F L2 F' U' L' [White]
9. 20.74 B2 D2 B2 U L2 B2 U B2 U2 L2 B2 L' U' F2 R2 D B D' R' U2 F' [Yellow]
10. 23.18 L2 B2 F2 U' L2 D L2 F2 U2 R' B' F2 R' D' B L' B D R2 U [White]
11. 20.67 B2 L2 D' B2 U' F2 L2 F2 R2 F2 D2 F' R' F2 L' U' F' R L D' B U' [Yellow]
12. 25.66 F2 U F2 L2 D R2 U R2 L2 F2 U F' L' F R' U2 R F L U' L U' [Green]
 
Race to sub-20, Round 504
Method: ZZ
Cube: Thunderclap

Average: 19.73

Times: 18.70, 20.86, 16.54, (16.24), 21.32, 20.11, 20.85, 19.40, 18.49, 18.13, 22.86, (25.87)

I think this is my first time in this race. I have been stuck on a low 20.xx for over 6 months. Although I've had a couple of sub-20 averages of 100, I just can't seem to stay there. The Race to sub 30 helped enormously in breaking the 30 second barrier, so hopefully this race will help me break sub-20 for good.
 
Round: 504
Race to Sub: 20
Cube: QiYi Thunderclap
Method: ZZ, DCN CFOP
Average: 20.47, 19.73

0. ZZ, DCN CFOP
1. 22.04, (21.32) y
2. 21.68, 19.68 w
3. (18.06), 18.89 w
4. 19.09, (18.44) w
5. 20.60, 20.98 w
6. 21.54*, 19.85 y
7. (26.63)**, 19.83 y
8. 19.07+, 19.57 y
9. 20.62, 18.72 y
10. 21.53***, 19.47 y
11. 18.20, 19.17 w
12. 20.29, 21.13 w

Dang it; DCN CFOP got the sub-20 before ZZ did. Decent average for both methods though.
Why is it that weird things only happen to my ZZ solves?
*I messed up EO? turned into cfop solve
**Did and un-did half of wrong COLL and resulting G-P
***Did wrong COLL
 
Isaac VM said:
I don't know if I need to start Learning full OLL :/ I don't want since I believe I am going to switch to Roux as my main method
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Full OLL isn't needed. Unless you really want to get good at it (sub sub-15), then It's fine. I just pulled off a sub-20 ao12 cfop with 2LOLL. I would suggest learning some of the stupid-easy ones, like F R U' R U' F', just because they're stupid-easy.
CMLL (or COLL if ZZ) is going to take enough effort to learn, why bog your self down with algs you're never going to use?
 
GenTheThief said:
Full OLL isn't needed. Unless you really want to get good at it (sub sub-15), then It's fine. I just pulled off a sub-20 ao12 cfop with 2LOLL. I would suggest learning some of the stupid-easy ones, like F R U' R U' F', just because they're stupid-easy.
CMLL (or COLL if ZZ) is going to take enough effort to learn, why bog your self down with algs you're never going to use?
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Agreed. I'm really close to getting sub-20 averages and I know less than 1/2 of the OLL's. I learned a handful of the easy ones, and a couple of the biggest time savers. Otherwise, I 2-Look it. Don't get me wrong, you can only benefit from learning full OLL, but it's a big commitment and might not be worth it if you're planning to switch methods anyway. I would focus on improving F2L and lookahead, as those skills can translate to block building in Roux.
 
GenTheThief said:
Full OLL isn't needed. Unless you really want to get good at it (sub sub-15), then It's fine. I just pulled off a sub-20 ao12 cfop with 2LOLL. I would suggest learning some of the stupid-easy ones, like F R U' R U' F', just because they're stupid-easy.
CMLL (or COLL if ZZ) is going to take enough effort to learn, why bog your self down with algs you're never going to use?
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earth2dan said:
Agreed. I'm really close to getting sub-20 averages and I know less than 1/2 of the OLL's. I learned a handful of the easy ones, and a couple of the biggest time savers. Otherwise, I 2-Look it. Don't get me wrong, you can only benefit from learning full OLL, but it's a big commitment and might not be worth it if you're planning to switch methods anyway. I would focus on improving F2L and lookahead, as those skills can translate to block building in Roux.
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I have actually learned some easy OLL's like fat sunes, sexy sledge, all corners oriented etc. but just because, as you said, they are so easy. I am learning some COLL's, CMLL's for ZZ and Roux ( I have learned H, T and 4 of U) just because I want to use Roux for two handed and ZZ for OH.

The main reason I started to learn other methods was because my F2L and lookahead are bad, ZZF2L is just awesome, easy lookahead, 3-gen, no rotations, free pairs and 7 OLLs :3 and for roux, I just love M slices, LSE, and I actually started to love building blocks, look ahead is becoming easier and second block more efficient.

But since using CFOP is no longer my priority I guess I will not learn them, still, I am going to practice to keep in shape and improve my lookahead for the other methods.
 
Round 504
Cube: YueXiao
Method: CFOP
AO12: 19.68

19.87, 19.37, 20.66, 21.88, 18.56, 18.01, 18.94, 18.57, (25.28), 20.22, (17.73), 20.69

Finally! I always seem to choke on my 3rd attempt. Though, I can assure you I'll keep going in this thread for a long while yet. My global average is still closer to 21 so I don't consider myself sub-20 yet. Not consistently anyway.

Next round will be up soon.
 
Round 504 Results

RaceToSub20_R504.png

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Congratulations to @TheFearlessPro and @earth2dan for graduating this round! Of course, I'll be sticking around :)

*Please note: If you have not participated in 10 rounds, and are NOT an alumni (green), your stats will be deleted next round. If you ARE an alumni, your stats will be hidden, but not deleted.
RaceToSub20_R504_Standings.png

Round 505
Potential Closing Time - June 24, 2016 || 12:01PM CST​

Scrambles for the 505th round:
  1. D2 B2 L2 B2 D' F2 D R2 B2 F2 D' R' D B' R2 D' B' L U' F' U R
  2. U F2 R2 L2 D' R2 U B2 R2 D2 B R2 D R' F' L U' B' R2 U2
  3. U2 F2 D' U2 F2 R2 D' F2 L2 D B2 R' D2 F' R' F R2 D R' F' D'
  4. B2 L2 B2 D' U' F2 D F2 R2 D2 U' R B2 F' R2 L2 D2 U R L U2
  5. U' R2 U R2 U2 F2 U' L2 B2 U L2 B U F2 U' R2 D' L' D2 U'
  6. R2 U B2 L2 D2 R2 D B2 L2 F2 U' L' R2 F2 U' B F2 U R' U2 B' U
  7. R2 F2 R2 F2 U F2 U' L2 U B2 F2 L' B2 L D B' R' D' R B' D'
  8. F2 D2 B2 R2 B2 D' R2 U B2 L2 U B' D' L D2 R' U2 B L2 B' L' D
  9. F2 R2 D' B2 U' L2 U' R2 D R2 U2 R U B D' B2 F' R B F2 R2 D2
  10. D R2 L2 D L2 D U2 F2 D' R2 U2 B U2 R' B2 U R' L2 U2 B' D'
  11. D R2 U2 B2 R2 B2 D' R2 D' U' B' D' U F R2 U' B D' B
  12. U' B2 L2 D' B2 F2 U R2 U B2 U' B F2 R' F' L F L B F D
Good luck to everyone!
 
Race to sub-20 - Round 505 (Alumni)
Cube: Guoguan Yuexiao
Method: CFOP Full CN

Generated By csTimer on 2016-6-19
avg of 12: 18.73

Time List:
18.53[orange], 19.97[white], (16.11[white]), 17.12[white], 17.84[white], 21.14[orange], 16.56[white], 20.65[green], 19.59[blue], 16.33[white], 19.55[white], (22.86[blue])

This week there were so many really nice white crosses that the result can be misleading. Taking a look at just the non-white crosses, the times are really meh and probably not even sub-20 but at least I was trying to look for the best cross colour every time so, I'll take it ;)
 
Round 505
Method: CFOP
Cube: Aolong V2

Ao12: 22.03

Time List:
25.02, 20.54, 24.47, 19.43, 20.87, 20.68, 22.61, 23.81, 22.82, (27.53), (18.53), 20.04

mafergut said:
(22.86[blue])
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Hey mafergut:
In the last scramble there were two cross edges and two F2L pairs formed for the blue cross but the other two cross edges were horrible, however I did manage to preserve one pair and look ahead for the other which was nice for me :)
How did you do the last cross?
Blue cross for the last scramble: y2 x' F2 r' U r U r U' r'
 
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Isaac VM said:
Round 504
Method: CFOP
Cube: Aolong V2

Ao12: 22.03

Time List:
25.02, 20.54, 24.47, 19.43, 20.87, 20.68, 22.61, 23.81, 22.82, (27.53), (18.53), 20.04



Hey mafergut:
In the last scramble there were two cross edges and two F2L pairs formed for the blue cross but the other two cross edges were horrible, however I did manage to preserve one pair and look ahead for the other which was nice for me :)
How did you do the last cross?
Blue cross for the last scramble: y2 x' F2 r' U r U r U' r'
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I think I just did:

y2 x' L' B L y L u L D destroying the two already made pairs but accidentally making the white-red :) Anyway the solve was really bad
 
Round: 505
Race to Sub: 20
Cube: QiYi Thunderclap
Method: ZZ, DCN CFOP
Average: 19.49, 18.54

0. ZZ, DCN CFOP
1. 19.71, 21.84+ y
2. 22.02, 18.12 w PLL skip
3. 17.10, 21.35 y
4. 19.59, 15.41 y
5. 18.17, 18.26 w
6. 19.75, (24.86) y Messed up LS
7. (23.29)*, (11.50) w PB
8. 21.89, 18.09 y
9. 17.27, 16.49 w
10. 22.46, 19.84 y
11. (15.83), 19.25 y
12. 16.94, 16.81 w

So, I guess something clicked this week. I did a ZZ Ao100 yesterday, and literally broke every single 3x3 record I have. I broke my cfop single also, so my ZZ had the single back at 13.80 (from 13.98 cfop and 14.xx ZZ) and then 13.34 later.
But. THIS.
I don't even know how I got an 11. Super giant 11.
I don't know anyone who would be angry that they got an 11; sure I'm glad that I got a good single but. Why did it have to be cfop?
ZZ, I believe in you.

*I accedentally deleted the time so I re-scrambled with orange front green top. I solve blue front yellow top
 
Round 505
Race to Sub 20
Cube: Thunderclap
Method: CFOP (cross on top, incomplete f2l, 2 look OLL, incomplete PLL)

Average of 12: 21.41

Time list:
21.56
(26.05)
20.01
22.08
23.50
(19.44)
21.14
19.97
21.93
21.55
21.70
20.67

I just graduated from the race to sub 25 thread. I got a 22.X average there, so a 21.41 is GREAT for me!
I have lots of things I can improve on, and so little free time :/
I hope I can learn all PLLs by the end of this month, should consistently get me sub 22 and help me get more sub 20 solves, since I only know the U perms, T, Ja and Jb, H, Z, Y, Ra, and Y.

Sent from my YU5010 using Tapatalk
 
Round 505
YueXiao/CFOP

Holy Cow, I really was not expecting to get a round yet! I still think I may be a couple months (or more) from being able to graduate, but who knows. :)

Generated By csTimer on 2016-6-22
avg of 12: 19.76

Time List:
1. 20.08 D2 B2 L2 B2 D' F2 D R2 B2 F2 D' R' D B' R2 D' B' L U' F' U R
2. 19.44 U F2 R2 L2 D' R2 U B2 R2 D2 B R2 D R' F' L U' B' R2 U2
3. 17.76 U2 F2 D' U2 F2 R2 D' F2 L2 D B2 R' D2 F' R' F R2 D R' F' D'
4. 17.49 B2 L2 B2 D' U' F2 D F2 R2 D2 U' R B2 F' R2 L2 D2 U R L U2
5. 18.01 U' R2 U R2 U2 F2 U' L2 B2 U L2 B U F2 U' R2 D' L' D2 U'
6. 21.50 R2 U B2 L2 D2 R2 D B2 L2 F2 U' L' R2 F2 U' B F2 U R' U2 B' U
7. (17.05) R2 F2 R2 F2 U F2 U' L2 U B2 F2 L' B2 L D B' R' D' R B' D'
8. (21.95) F2 D2 B2 R2 B2 D' R2 U B2 L2 U B' D' L D2 R' U2 B L2 B' L' D
9. 20.96 F2 R2 D' B2 U' L2 U' R2 D R2 U2 R U B D' B2 F' R B F2 R2 D2
10. 21.88 D R2 L2 D L2 D U2 F2 D' R2 U2 B U2 R' B2 U R' L2 U2 B' D'
11. 20.94 D R2 U2 B2 R2 B2 D' R2 D' U' B' D' U F R2 U' B D' B
12. 19.44 U' B2 L2 D' B2 F2 U R2 U B2 U' B F2 R' F' L F L B F D
 
Overall my YueXiao has been acting up and becoming really loose really quickly. I tightened after the first few terrible solves, and that fix the stabilization issues.

Generated By csTimer on 2016-6-23
avg of 12: 19.41

Time List:
1. 20.19 D2 B2 L2 B2 D' F2 D R2 B2 F2 D' R' D B' R2 D' B' L U' F' U R
2. 21.44 U F2 R2 L2 D' R2 U B2 R2 D2 B R2 D R' F' L U' B' R2 U2
3. (22.11) U2 F2 D' U2 F2 R2 D' F2 L2 D B2 R' D2 F' R' F R2 D R' F' D'
4. 17.09 B2 L2 B2 D' U' F2 D F2 R2 D2 U' R B2 F' R2 L2 D2 U R L U2
5. 17.08 U' R2 U R2 U2 F2 U' L2 B2 U L2 B U F2 U' R2 D' L' D2 U'
6. 20.89 R2 U B2 L2 D2 R2 D B2 L2 F2 U' L' R2 F2 U' B F2 U R' U2 B' U
7. 17.43 R2 F2 R2 F2 U F2 U' L2 U B2 F2 L' B2 L D B' R' D' R B' D'
8. 19.63 F2 D2 B2 R2 B2 D' R2 U B2 L2 U B' D' L D2 R' U2 B L2 B' L' D
9. 22.05 F2 R2 D' B2 U' L2 U' R2 D R2 U2 R U B D' B2 F' R B F2 R2 D2
10. (16.46) D R2 L2 D L2 D U2 F2 D' R2 U2 B U2 R' B2 U R' L2 U2 B' D'
11. 17.34 D R2 U2 B2 R2 B2 D' R2 D' U' B' D' U F R2 U' B D' B
12. 20.94 U' B2 L2 D' B2 F2 U R2 U B2 U' B F2 R' F' L F L B F D
 
Round 505
CFOP full CN
Weilong GTS

Average of 12: 25.241

I'm really trying to stick with this CN thing, but I think the distraction is just CRUSHING my inspection. I find myself focusing on white/yellow and jumping to another color only if it's super obvious, but still I think I need to focus on basics... pick a color early then plan the cross. I'm happy with my "good" solves, but easily 50% of the solves I had to rush into the solve without settling on a planned cross.

1. 22.149 D2 B2 L2 B2 D' F2 D R2 B2 F2 D' R' D B' R2 D' B' L U' F' U R [RED]
2. 27.038 U F2 R2 L2 D' R2 U B2 R2 D2 B R2 D R' F' L U' B' R2 U2 [YELLOW]
3. 28.670 U2 F2 D' U2 F2 R2 D' F2 L2 D B2 R' D2 F' R' F R2 D R' F' D' [YELLOW]
4. 24.948 B2 L2 B2 D' U' F2 D F2 R2 D2 U' R B2 F' R2 L2 D2 U R L U2 [WHITE]
5. 19.595 U' R2 U R2 U2 F2 U' L2 B2 U L2 B U F2 U' R2 D' L' D2 U' [WHITE]
6. (30.491) R2 U B2 L2 D2 R2 D B2 L2 F2 U' L' R2 F2 U' B F2 U R' U2 B' U [YELLOW]
7. 27.815 R2 F2 R2 F2 U F2 U' L2 U B2 F2 L' B2 L D B' R' D' R B' D' [WHITE]
8. 24.108 F2 D2 B2 R2 B2 D' R2 U B2 L2 U B' D' L D2 R' U2 B L2 B' L' D [YELLOW]
9. 20.507 F2 R2 D' B2 U' L2 U' R2 D R2 U2 R U B D' B2 F' R B F2 R2 D2 [YELLOW]
10. 28.650 D R2 L2 D L2 D U2 F2 D' R2 U2 B U2 R' B2 U R' L2 U2 B' D' [YELLOW]
11. (19.500) D R2 U2 B2 R2 B2 D' R2 D' U' B' D' U F R2 U' B D' B [WHITE]
12. 28.932 U' B2 L2 D' B2 F2 U R2 U B2 U' B F2 R' F' L F L B F D [BLUE]
 
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