Racing to sub-20

earth2dan said:
Round 530
Method: CFOP (Colour Neutral)
Cube: Gans 356
AO12: 26.73

[...] My 3x3 goals for 2017 are to learn full OLL and get to sub 20 Colour Neutral. I want to ditch my white cross dependency so I can take advantage of those scrambles with nice crosses on other colours.

My cross building is definitely slower on non white/yellow faces, but my F2L is absolutely awful. Several times I had to remove and re-insert pairs because I built them incorrectly. Last layer will be the easiest adjustment as my recognition is only marginally slower on other colours.

I think I'll be here for a while yet ;)
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As you know I've been fighting with Full CN for some months already and the most difficult part is, by far, F2L. I still make mistakes and recognize cases wrong, most likely assuming that the white or yellow sticker in the corner was the cross color sticker or things like that, also inserting in wrong slots much more frequently than on white/yellow. But, you'll see, your times will drop very fast with some practice... to a point. At least in my case, the hard part is to shave off those last 1-2 seconds so that you are equally fast on any color. I am still faster on any scramble with white or yellow unless there is a very nice cross on other color, like 3/4 done or half done, etc. and even in that case I still need to not spoil the solve during F2L. LL, as you say, is quite easy to adapt to and get similar recog times.

It motivates me a lot that you have also decided to push for full CN and chosen the same goal as I did for this new cubing year. Let's go for it.
 
Felix Nyman said:
i think i will do the same as you earth2dan and try to get sub 20 full color neutral :D
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mafergut said:
It motivates me a lot that you have also decided to push for full CN and chosen the same goal as I did for this new cubing year. Let's go for it.
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Alright. Lets do it!

I found this thread on becoming colour neutral. It's mostly common sense I guess, and is more or less the approach I was planning on taking anyway. But it's worth a read/watch. There's also a good discussion on the value of switching to colour neutral if you're a fixed cross solver, and whether or not it's worth it. I think it's worth it. I might never get much faster, but I could be more versatile. Sometimes I'll look at a scramble with a really ugly white cross and see a 3/4 done green cross and it burns me that I can't take advantage of that.
 
Round 530 Results

RaceToSub20_R530.png

And back to last place for Dan :p I expect I'll be there for a while with this colour neutral adventure I've started. Lots of Valk 3's showing up in the list, and that's no surprise. Mine would be too but I only have my Gans 356 at the office and I do most of my race averages from here. Really need to order a second Valk 3 soon.

*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_R530_Standings.png

Round 531
Potential Closing Time - Jan 13th, 2017 || 12:01PM CST​

Scrambles for the 531st round:
  1. F2 R2 U' F2 R2 F2 L2 D' U2 B2 U' R' L' F' L' D R2 F' R L' D'
  2. U' R2 U2 B2 R2 B2 L2 U B2 L2 D R' F' L F2 D B F' D B2 R2 D'
  3. D' R2 U' F2 U' B2 U2 L2 U' B2 D' F R' U F R' D' R2 B R D U'
  4. U' R2 D' R2 D L2 D' L2 B2 U' L2 B R' F' D U' F L F D2 F U'
  5. U L2 U2 R2 D R2 U' F2 L2 U R' L' B U2 B2 R' B U2 F U'
  6. R2 L2 U R2 B2 U B2 F2 D B2 U F B2 L B R2 B2 F' R' D' R' L'
  7. U' B2 D2 U' R2 U R2 U' F2 U' B' D' L' B D2 B F R U2 L U'
  8. D2 R2 D R2 F2 D2 R2 D B2 F2 U' B F U2 F U2 R F' L U' B' U2
  9. F2 D' R2 F2 U R2 L2 B2 U' B2 U' F R' U' F2 R' L2 U' B' D' L2 U'
  10. B2 U R2 B2 D U2 F2 D L2 B2 R2 B U2 L' F2 L D2 U2 R D F' L2
  11. B2 U2 R2 L2 U B2 R2 U' R2 L2 D' L' U2 B' F' U' F' U2 B' R B2 U2
  12. U2 B2 U2 F2 U L2 D' R2 U2 B2 D' B' U L' D2 R' B F' U R' L' U2

Good luck to everyone!
 
Generated By csTimer on 2017-1-6
avg of 12: 19.52

Time List:
1. 20.09
2. 19.16
3. (13.75)
4. 15.36
5. (31.48[pop])
6. 18.92
7. 20.32
8. 20.12
9. 20.16+
10. 16.78
11. 25.65
12. 18.57

nice but weird
pop and +2 and still sub 20
i also broke my ao50 and ao100 a few minutes before and it continues to get lower...
had an ao12 at 17.9x also a few minutes ago...
 
Round 531
CFOP CN
Gans Air

Ao12: 20.638

22.142(o), 19.260(w), (24.337)(g), 17.887(r), 20.719(w), (15.344)(w), 23.766(g), 19.773(b), 24.274(g), 23.973(r), 15.780(r), 20.412(g)

Getting closer to sub20!!!



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Round 531
Method: CFOP
Cube: Valk 3
AO12: 19.42

1. 21.12
2. 20.72
3. 17.16
4. 16.66
5. 18.31
6. 13.52
7. 22.92
8. 18.89
9. 17.13
10. 23.90
11. 19.69
12. 21.59

Wish it was lower, but at least I graduated!
Time to go learn full OLL, and try to get sub-15.
Thanks!
 
Round 531
Cubicle Thunderclap
CFOP
Mo12: 22.90
Ao12: 22.77

1. 23.91
2. 20.06
3. 21.67
4. 23.41
5. 23.12
6. 22.92
7. (27.16)
8. (20.01)
9. 26.56
10. 22.54
11. 23.34
12. 20.13

Not even a single sub-20 single here, not too upset about this ao12 though. Hopefully next time sub-22
 
Wow, just slipped barely under this time! And also a PLL skip for a 13.84! not my PB but close. =)

Round 531
Aolong V2
CFOP
Ao12: 19.97

1. 21.07
2. 19.21
3. (22.05)
4. 19.74
5. 21.44
6. 18.84
7. 20.88
8. 19.19
9. 20.41
10. 18.67
11. (13.84)
12. 20.24
 
Round 531
QiYi MoFangGe 3x3
CFOP
Ao12: 27.35
1. 27.79
2. (21.82)
3. (31.10)
4. 22.11
5. 27.47
6. 29.41
7. 26.53
8. 24.37
9. 29.33
10. 27.84
11. 27.61
12. 31.05

My Targets for the new year.
1. Sub 20 CN 3x3
2. Learn more subsets
3. Sub 120 4x4 Yau
 
Round 531
Method: ZZ
Average of 12: 22.91

24.86, 23.35, (18.61), 20.30, 24.39, 25.37, 19.34, 21.35, 24.71, 21.37, 24.04, (29.77)
 
Round 531
Weilong GTS
CFOP
Ao12: 24.60

1. 28.35
2. (17.91)
3. 18.40
4. 23.21
5. 29.59
6. 25.67
7. 23.81
8. (29.70)
9. 24.23
10. 20.08
11. 23.01
12. 29.63

Got a long road ahead of me. Not the best session but its a good start.
Some goals for me:
Master both OLL and PLL
Cross and F2L under 12 sec.
Perhaps start CN training
 
Round 531
CFOP
MoJue M3
Ao12: 22.72

22.63, 24.35, 20.34, 22.43, 23.06, 22.03, (30.90), 24.36, 21.33, (17.95), 23.79, 22.78

Jumping straight in after finishing the race to sub-25. This will probably take a while, but it's good to have some goals! :)
 
Round 531
Method: CFOP (Colour Neutral)
Cube: Gans 356
AO12: 22.77

(32.24) red,
19.60 white,
24.11 blue,
19.81 yellow,
30.33 red,
24.03 green,
27.15 orange,
25.27 green,
21.76 blue,
17.37 green, 2 move cross! with easy 1st f2l pair
(17.22) white,
18.30 white

Wow. I didn't expect that. I didn't feel like I was making progress, but a solid week of blue cross training seems to by paying off. It's helped my green cross solves as well, which makes sense. That 10th scramble was a ridiculous green cross setup, and a perfect example of why it pays to be colour neutral.

My blue cross average is still over 27s, which has been discouraging. Though that is solving every scramble blue, not just when it's a good blue cross setup. I was starting to lose motivation, but this result tells me I'm on the right track.
 
Round 531 Results

RaceToSub20_R531.png

Congratulations to @ElectricDoodie for graduating this round! Remember, you're more than welcome to keep participating here with the rest of us slowpokes ;)

And welcome aboard @JanW! I was wondering when I'd see you here :)

*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_R531_Standings.png

Round 532
Potential Closing Time - Jan 20th, 2017 || 12:01PM CST​

Scrambles for the 531st round:
  1. D' B2 U' R2 U2 L2 D R2 U' R U' B F2 U' R' U' B F D' U2
  2. L2 D' R2 F2 D' F2 U2 F2 U L2 U' R' F' L2 D' B' F2 D' R' D2 B2
  3. F2 U2 B2 U R2 L2 U R2 D U B' U B' F' L2 D R L B L2 U'
  4. F2 U' R2 L2 D L2 D2 R2 D2 B2 D' B' R D F D2 B D2 R' F' U'
  5. U2 F2 D' U2 L2 F2 U' B2 R2 B2 F2 R' B L' D' U F' U2 F' D' U2
  6. B2 L2 D' F2 D' L2 U' F2 D L2 U2 F D' B' R' B' L D' B L D2
  7. R2 D' R2 B2 L2 B2 L2 U' R2 D2 U2 L' B R2 B2 D' F L' F' U' B L2
  8. B2 D B2 F2 D R2 U R2 L2 U F2 R' L B' R B D L' U' F' D' U2
  9. L2 B2 D' B2 D' R2 B2 L2 D2 R' D F2 R2 U2 F' U2 B' U' L'
  10. B2 D2 B2 R2 D' B2 L2 D' F2 R2 U2 R' U' B L' F2 R' B2 D L' U'
  11. L2 D' R2 U B2 U' F2 R2 U' R2 U2 B' L D F2 D2 F U2 F2 U
  12. R2 U' L2 D L2 U' F2 D' L2 U' L' F U2 B' D L U2 B U R U'

Good luck to everyone!
 
Round 532
CFOP CN
Gans Air 356
Ao12: 20.619

18.373(w), 18.747(y), (26.889)(w), 19.098(o), 22.818(r), 18.775(w), 21.538(o), 21.054(g), 17.114(r), 23.805(y), 23.804(y), (15.413)(b)

Not bad, half the solves sub 20, being CN is helping...

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Round 532
CFOP Full CN
Qiyi Valk 3 stickerless

avg of 12: 19.22
17.87[red], 18.92[red], 16.52[yellow], 17.70[yellow], 19.60[blue], 20.73[blue], 19.96[white], (15.50[white]), (23.20[white]), 19.35[red], 19.99[blue], 21.51[orange]

Quite worse than the Ao12 I had just done before for the race to sub-15.
 
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Generated By csTimer on 2017-1-16
avg of 12: 19.68

Time List:
1. (26.98)
2. 22.80
3. 20.59
4. 17.03
5. 19.83
6. (16.69)
7. 23.72
8. 18.73
9. 17.71
10. 20.21
11. 19.27
12. 16.89

a few bad times but still sub 20 :)
hopefully i get sub 20 next week as well so i can graduate
 
Round 532
CFOP
Valk 3
Ao12:20.32


Time List:
1. (34.00[red])
2. 19.90[blue]
3. 20.27[blue]
4. 21.58[blue]
5. 14.96[green]
6. (13.09[blue])
7. 19.76[yellow]
8. 16.81[white]
9. 25.86[red]
10. 20.34[orange]
11. 24.51[red]
12. 19.13[orange]

was pretty surprised with that 13 on blue cross and i do NOT like red cross...
 
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