Racing to sub-20

Well 2tps should still give you a 14s average for your F2L :P 14s F2L isn't really that bad. It's still possible to sub20 it (I can't do a sub7 LL with all OLL/PLL combinations, but for at least half I'd say).
 
fatboyxpc said:
Well 2tps should still give you a 14s average for your F2L :P 14s F2L isn't really that bad. It's still possible to sub20 it (I can't do a sub7 LL with all OLL/PLL combinations, but for at least half I'd say).
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Really? I just did a random scramble from qq timer and My f2L was like 34 moves. Concluding that no one needs to do like a U or somethin to find the next pair / get it into the next slot. So probably around 38 moves or something on average. Not sure. But I would guess around 3tps necessary.O well...
 
Average of 12: 23.11
1. (16.41)
2. 28.10
3. (28.65)
4. 21.72
5. 22.11
6. 19.68
7. 21.31
8. 27.91
9. 19.25
10. 24.08
11. 24.84
12. 22.14

I'd like to get rid of times 25 seconds and above, and I think I may be able to do that with a bit more practice of tracking F2L pairs and cross edges in the beginning of the solve. I need to start solving the cross on the bottom the majority of the time as well.
 
1. 20.43
2. (26.95)
3. (18.12)
4. 19.42
5. 21.79
6. 25.64
7. 25.97
8. 18.16
9. 26.11
10. 21.42
11. 22.76
12. 18.67

= 22.04 (σ = 2.86)


Three 18 second times, which was nice. Exactly 1 second faster than the last average :) Aim for next time: no solves above 25 seconds.
 
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EricReese said:
Really? I just did a random scramble from qq timer and My f2L was like 34 moves. Concluding that no one needs to do like a U or somethin to find the next pair / get it into the next slot. So probably around 38 moves or something on average. Not sure. But I would guess around 3tps necessary.O well...
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I got the average from Jessica Fridrich's website. She mentions that on average each pair should take 7 moves. I'm guessing though that your F2L could be optimized (without losing lookahead) quite a bit. I'm not saying this in any sort of offensive way, but if you look at Rowan's F2L thread he started awhile ago, he did 3 solves with 46 or fewer moves (that includes cross + LL). He didn't use many special tricks either, I think he showed two things that he might not have used in a speedsolve, but they were still really elegant solves (and he's helped me with solves before and still does some nifty things in speedsolve examples).

Don't forget that things like the SM*3 case (and other cases with a similar way to solve) are sub1 and you take a move count hit for it due to it's nature, but look ahead remains and it's incredibly quick to execute. 12 moves is quite a bit, but it's much better to solve it that way in a speedsolve rather than using the optimal move count.
 
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Round 66
Average of 12: 22.96

1. 25.06
2. 22.91
3. (20.45)
4. 21.84
5. 21.42
7. 23.70
8. (26.46)
9. 23.09
10. 25.84
11. 24.55
12. 20.59

First time doing the race to sub-20. New avg-12 PB for me.
 
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Average: 22.75
Cube: A5, self-modded to Haiyan Memory

Individual Times
1. 20.75
2. 21.86
3. 28.00
4. 20.97
5. 22.93
6. 28.00
7. 22.72
8. 20.80
9. 20.05
10. 22.84
11. 23.97
12. 23.31

Only two sup25s!
That's pretty good, although my avg is in the same range.
I bettered my lookahead, and tried to speed up my PLL. Those times that are much bigger, the 28s, are because of lock-ups from speeding up my PLL. Need to work on that.
 
1. (23.59)
2. 17.78
3. 21.81
4. 22.05
5. 19.97
6. 17.92
7. (17.14)
8. (17.14) again :D
9. 19.92
10. 17.78
11. 20.02
12. 21.88
average 19.75
 
Round 66
Ignore scrambles
Average of 12: 20.47
1. 19.47 R2 F2 R F2 L2 D B D2 R' B F' L F U2 L2 U B2 L2 D2 R2 U L D' R' L
2. 22.95 D L' U2 D B' R' B D L' D' L F2 B U' R2 F2 B D2 U2 F' U2 D L2 R B2
3. 21.48 R2 F2 D2 R F U D R D2 L2 R B R2 L2 B' F R2 L' U' R2 B R' D F2 B'
4. 17.35 L D' R2 D' U' R2 L' U2 D L D B' L2 D' R2 B2 U' D' R2 D2 F' U L2 D' B'
5. (26.67) L2 U' D2 L2 F L2 U' D2 B2 D R' B' D2 R' L U2 F' D2 F' U R' F2 R' D' F
6. 20.86 D' U F' U2 B U' R' D2 L' U D' L F' L2 R2 U R' D B2 U B' F L' F' R2
7. 17.74 R' U R' U D R' L B2 L R2 F D2 F2 B2 L' U' B' U' B2 D' R2 L' B' U' B
8. 19.88 U' L' F' B2 D L R2 D' R' L2 B' D2 L D R2 D2 U2 B' U2 F D' U2 R F2 R'
9. 20.47 D B' U' D2 B2 F' U B2 F2 L2 B R L F' D F2 L B2 F U2 R2 U R' U2 D
10. 21.81 R' B' F2 U R B2 U2 L' B2 U' B' U' L F2 B2 U2 B U2 L2 F D' F2 D F L2
11. (16.64) R' D2 F D2 B2 U2 R2 L B' U' F U2 F D2 L2 B' L D2 F2 D2 L U2 B F' R2
12. 22.71 R2 B D2 B U' R' B2 D2 B D L D2 L B' U2 D2 L' U F' U' L' D B' L F2
 
Round 66
20.34

Insanely inconsistent
18.75, 23.57, 22.39, 18.50, 24.05, 19.08, (18.19), 19.03, 19.49, 18.97, (27.17), 19.61

The 19.08 had a pop during PLL so I finished it off then put the edge back in before stopping the timer.
 
Round 66

Avg: 20.99

19.30, 24.64, 23.95, 19.52, 20.42, (25.25), 20.94, 21.60, 18.84, 21.34, (18.04), 19.33

I just hope my GuHong arrives this or next week, and I hope my times get better with it
 
EricReese said:
Really? I just did a random scramble from qq timer and My f2L was like 34 moves. Concluding that no one needs to do like a U or somethin to find the next pair / get it into the next slot. So probably around 38 moves or something on average. Not sure. But I would guess around 3tps necessary.O well...
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Something I do is pick an F2l pair with a low move count solve, and try to break up that existing pair to make it into a shorter move count solve. It really speeds up f2l
fiqnocchio said:
Just a question here. Can I join this without starting from the 1st round?
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Yeah just do the current round and you'll be added
 
ROUND
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Potential Closing Time - December 27, 2010 || 12:01PM EST​

Scrambles for the 67th round:
  1. R F' U2 B L2 U2 F2 L F' U2 L R B U F2 L' R2 U'
  2. F' R U2 R' B U' F R' D L2 R2 U B F2 D F D' U'
  3. L F2 L U2 R' F2 D' L F2 D F2 D' B' R2 D' U B' U'
  4. D2 R B L' R2 U L' B F D L U2 L' B' D R B2
  5. D2 R' B L' R' F L B' D2 F L' F' L B F' U F' U
  6. F D' L R' D' B' U L U2 F' D L2 F' D' B2 U2 L' U
  7. L2 B' L2 D B L2 D' F' U' L2 B2 R2 B D' L B' F L
  8. D2 F' D' B2 R2 D2 R2 F2 R' U2 B2 F2 R B' D2 R2 F' L'
  9. F' D2 F' D F' R' D' U F R F U' B' R' B' U' R
  10. F D2 F2 U' L U2 F' R2 D U2 B2 U2 R' B' U B2 L' U'
  11. R D' U' R2 F' L' U F2 R' F' D2 L2 U R2 F2 U L
  12. B' D2 F D U' L' B R2 F R2 D L' B' U L D R2
 
My dream is fulfilled, I beat Mike Hughey in something.

Round 66:
Ignore scrambles
Average of 12: 21.59
1. 23.87 R' U2 R' B' R2 B2 R2 L2 F2 U R' B' L2 D R' D2 L2 U' F' L' U' D R D' B
2. 22.23 B' F U B D' U F2 D2 F' B' U' R L2 U2 D' L F2 L2 F L' D' L' R U D'
3. 22.33 U2 B2 L R2 U' F B2 D2 B D' U R F' R B2 D' R' F' R2 L U2 L2 F' R2 F'
4. (16.90) R2 F U' B' U' B U2 D2 R F2 U L2 B D L2 B D2 L' D U F' L D R2 D
5. 22.59 R D2 U' B L B2 D' B L2 U2 D2 F' B2 D2 R D' F2 R2 F' R B F' U2 R2 L2
6. 22.83 F L2 R' F R L' F D' B' D' B' R2 F L' R' D L2 D U2 L B D2 F2 U' R
7. 20.08 B2 L2 F2 L' D' B D' F2 U F2 U F R' U' R U2 B2 D' U2 R2 B U R U' B
8. 18.60 B2 R' L2 F' U' B2 R2 F R U B' L2 R U' R L' U2 L2 B2 F L' B F' U' L'
9. (24.15) R U L D B2 D' B' L' R B' U' D2 F' R2 D' R' B U L2 D L B R' F B2
10. 23.61 D2 F2 U F' B U2 L2 F' L U2 D L2 F' L' D R' D2 U' F' B2 U B2 U' F' L
11. 20.51 R2 L B2 D2 R B2 D L' B2 U R' B2 D U2 R' D' L' U D2 R2 U2 B' F' R2 L2
12. 19.21 B' R L B' U2 B' R2 U2 B2 R2 U D' B R' B' F R L' B' D' B' L R2 B2 L2
 
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