Racing to sub-20

Round 536
Cube: Aolong V2
Method: CFOP
Ao12: 20.12
20.79
16.43
19.05
21.60
19.69
(15.43)
23.11: Corner twist
(27.72)
20.08
18.64
22.80
18.94

I didn't make it =(. I didn't feel fully warmed up and gave it a shot. It started off pretty well, but I had several mistakes. I messed up an F2L pair on one, I had the corner twist on another. So close to graduate but not quite.

Just curious, what happens after you graduate and then compete again with a 20+ average?
 
Round 536
Method: CFOP (Colour Neutral)
Cube: Gans 356 Air
AO12: 22.94


25.91 - Blue
21.47 - Blue
22.47 - Yellow
20.06 - White
24.74 - Orange
29.76 - Red
22.06 - Blue
(30.81 - Green)
(17.69 - Yellow)
20.65 - White
18.77 - White
23.53 - Blue

Going Colour Neutral is proving to be quite a challenge...

bgcatfan said:
Just curious, what happens after you graduate and then compete again with a 20+ average?
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Nothing happens. Once you graduate you are an alumni :)
 
earth2dan said:
Round 536
Method: CFOP (Colour Neutral) [...]
Going Colour Neutral is proving to be quite a challenge...
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I must confess that I have abandoned the project... for the 3rd time, I think. I'm hooked on big cubes for now. But I guess the better approach is to forget about the times for a long while and just keep solving on any cross color... with time you'll come back to your white times and you'll be more consistent because of the easier crosses you can get. That's my line of thought, at least. My only problem is that I cannot seem to be able to get the color scheme down so perfectly that I can be full cn at 4x4. This week I tried and I was barely below 2 minutes, instead of 1:15. I have to think a lot about the order of Yau F3E and L4C around the E-slice, I can only do that efficiently with white or yellow on my left. So, all my 4x4 practise is basically white cross.
 
Round 536 Results

RaceToSub20_R536.png

A few close calls this round. @Agguzi and @Isaac VM are just one round away from graduating! And don't worry @bgcatfan you're real close, I'm sure you'll be graduating 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_R536_Standings.png

Round 537
Potential Closing Time - Mar 3rd, 2017 || 12:01PM CST​

Scrambles for the 531st round:
  1. F2 R2 D F2 D' R2 U' L2 D2 L2 D B D2 U2 R' U2 B L D' U2 B
  2. U2 B2 L2 D' R2 U R2 D' F2 L2 D' F D2 B2 R' U2 L U B R2 B'
  3. L2 U R2 F2 D L2 U2 B2 L2 U B2 L' D R' B L D2 L' U2 R' B'
  4. F2 D L2 D' F2 R2 L2 D' R2 D2 U' R F2 D' R' F R' U B L' D2
  5. F2 U L2 U B2 R2 F2 D' L2 U' R2 F L2 U B D B F2 R F' D2 L
  6. R2 D F2 L2 U L2 U' L2 B2 R2 U L B2 R B D F' R' B D' U'
  7. L2 D2 F2 D R2 B2 U' R2 D L2 U B' R2 D F2 R U' R2 U B2
  8. B2 U' F2 U R2 D' U' L2 U' R2 L2 B U' F' D' F' R B L B D' U
  9. B2 L2 U2 B2 U2 B2 L2 D F2 D' B2 R' U L U' L' B2 F' R' B U
  10. D2 B2 D U2 B2 U' R2 B2 L2 U2 B' R' L2 U' R2 F2 U' F2 L D'
  11. U' F2 D2 F2 R2 U2 R2 U B2 U B2 R F' L' D U2 L2 U' R F D' U'
  12. R2 U' F2 R2 F2 U F2 D R2 D2 B2 L' D B2 D B' L' U' R D' L' U2
Good luck to everyone!
 
mafergut said:
I must confess that I have abandoned the project... for the 3rd time, I think. I'm hooked on big cubes for now...
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Admittedly I haven't been practicing CN lately, or much at all lately. CN practice is pretty frustrating for me as progress seems to be so slow. I'm not even entertaining the idea of CN on big cubes yet. Especially 5x5 and up. I always solve white/yellow centers first, then white/yellow edges first in reduction. It's going to be very difficult to de-program that, and I don't think the benefits would be worth it on big cubes. Better off to keep practicing and improving lookahead I think.
 
earth2dan said:
Admittedly I haven't been practicing CN lately, or much at all lately. CN practice is pretty frustrating for me as progress seems to be so slow. I'm not even entertaining the idea of CN on big cubes yet. Especially 5x5 and up. I always solve white/yellow centers first, then white/yellow edges first in reduction. It's going to be very difficult to de-program that, and I don't think the benefits would be worth it on big cubes. Better off to keep practicing and improving lookahead I think.
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Frustrating and slow progress are what comes to mind when I think of it too :( Not that I think that being CN at 4x4 and up would benefit me a lot but the problem is that, as I mostly practise those lately I don't get to practise CN at all and when I go back to 3x3 I suffer with non-white/yellow cross.
 
CubingBanana said:
I'm gonna enter... I'm so worried though. Wish me luck with my PB of 23 seconds
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There is also a race to 25 thread, if sub20 is still intimidating. Though you're more than welcome to participate here, the more the merrier :) Don't be discouraged, be motivated!

mafergut said:
Frustrating and slow progress are what comes to mind when I think of it too :( Not that I think that being CN at 4x4 and up would benefit me a lot but the problem is that, as I mostly practise those lately I don't get to practise CN at all and when I go back to 3x3 I suffer with non-white/yellow cross.
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I wouldn't even worry about it for now. If you're having fun with big cubes right now just focus on that. Eventually focus will shift back to 3x3 and then it'll be more enjoyable to work on CN improvement again. I haven't bought any new cubes in a long time, and I haven't been following the oldies thread lately ;) What are you using for 4/5/6 these days?
 
earth2dan said:
I wouldn't even worry about it for now. If you're having fun with big cubes right now just focus on that. Eventually focus will shift back to 3x3 and then it'll be more enjoyable to work on CN improvement again. I haven't bought any new cubes in a long time, and I haven't been following the oldies thread lately ;) What are you using for 4/5/6 these days?
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You are completely right. I should not worry about that and, yeah, I'm having a lot of fun with big cubes, mostly because I can improve on those as opposed to 3x3. We miss you at the oldies thread, by the way ;) I went all stickerless and I have settled for (from 4x4 to 7x7): WuQue, WuShuang, Yuxin Red and WuJi. The only non-Qiyi is the Yuxin 6x6. I got a WuHua but I like the smaller size of the Yuxin. The other three are clearly better than any other cube I ever had (and I've had quite a few 4x4 and 5x5). So, I'm almost exclusively Qiyi now :) On 7x7 I only have the Aofu GT to compare but the WuJi is so much better.
 
mafergut said:
You are completely right. I should not worry about that and, yeah, I'm having a lot of fun with big cubes, mostly because I can improve on those as opposed to 3x3. We miss you at the oldies thread, by the way ;) I went all stickerless and I have settled for (from 4x4 to 7x7): WuQue, WuShuang, Yuxin Red and WuJi. The only non-Qiyi is the Yuxin 6x6. I got a WuHua but I like the smaller size of the Yuxin. The other three are clearly better than any other cube I ever had (and I've had quite a few 4x4 and 5x5). So, I'm almost exclusively Qiyi now :) On 7x7 I only have the Aofu GT to compare but the WuJi is so much better.
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Nice. I did get the WuShuang 5x5 when it came out and I really like it too. I'm still using the Yuxin Blue/Red for 4/6, and AoFu GT for 7. I don't solve 7x7 much so for the cost I'm content to stick with the AoFu GT for a while yet. Life's been throwing curve-balls lately (not necessarily bad, just time consuming) so checking in on the forum's has become more of a weekly thing than a daily thing. I'm glad I still run this race thread, because it forces me to set aside some time once a week for cubing. Hopefully things will settle down soon so I can focus more on my favourite hobby again :)
 
Round 537
CFOP CN
Gans Air 356

Ao12: 17.815
12.872(y), 15.008(w), 21.929(o), 16.990(w), 20.185(r), 22.763(w), 13.855(b), 19.487(w), 24.559(g), 17.702(w), 12.774(y), 15.663(w)

Graduated finally that too CN!!! Should be more consistent but glad that took a decision to be CN 2 months back.
 
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earth2dan said:
Nice. I did get the WuShuang 5x5 when it came out and I really like it too. I'm still using the Yuxin Blue/Red for 4/6, and AoFu GT for 7. I don't solve 7x7 much so for the cost I'm content to stick with the AoFu GT for a while yet. Life's been throwing curve-balls lately (not necessarily bad, just time consuming) so checking in on the forum's has become more of a weekly thing than a daily thing. I'm glad I still run this race thread, because it forces me to set aside some time once a week for cubing. Hopefully things will settle down soon so I can focus more on my favourite hobby again :)
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I think the WuQue is the best 4x4 in the market right now but mine is most likely one of the first batch with defective molds so, unless I lube it with Maru, it can get pretty stiff and hard to turn. I don't solve 7x7 that much either but I wanted to have a stickerless one as my Aofu GT was black with stickers.
 
Round 537
Method: Roux
Cube: Valk3
Ao12: 19.47 (3/3)

18.38, 17.39, (28.19), 20.12, 19.86, 21.16, 21.71, (16.73), 20.10, 18.48, 16.89, 20.56

Yay!
I will be still participating here as I still have a 20.47 Ao1000 and I would like to change into the sub-15 race once I reach 16-17 averages.
I also had my first sub-20 official average last weekend :3
http://cubecomps.com/live.php?cid=2060&compid=18
 
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Round 537 (Alumni)
Cube: Valk3
Method: CFOP Full CN

avg of 12: 19.07
17.16[blue], (16.32[green]), 19.04[green], 21.08[green], 20.84[white], 19.32[yellow], (25.58[orange]), 18.14[yellow], 18.80[orange], 18.54[white], 18.96[yellow], 18.83[yellow]

Promising start, dubious continuation, a blank stare at that 25.xx orange and an acceptable finish... but mostly on white and yellow. Not a single red cross :)
 
Round 537
Cube: Aolong V2
Method: CFOP
Ao12: 19.62
1. 22.00 [messed up on cross]
2. 24.21 [PLL error]
3. 19.44
4. 17.61
5. 20.31 [Slow first F2L pair]
6. 20.34
7. (16.21)
8. (29.97) [Slow cross, one bad F2L pair, twisted corner]
9. 18.75
10. 18.24 [PLL lockup]
11. 18.06
12. 17.19

Was able to overcome a bad start. My goal for next week is to cut down on errors (the corner twist hurt me last week, too). I made a lot and was fortunate enough to have a great ending to my average to compensate. After last week's close miss, I'm back on the march to sub-20! 1/3.
 
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