Racing to sub-20

Are you CN also Mike? I did not know that! edit: oh wait, green cross? no.. er...can't really tell, not that it matters.
edit2: wait, weird color scheme, i forgot you did that, woopsie

You seem to have somewhat decent lookahead, but you turn awful slow because of it, try getting some fingertricks incorporated. I recommend definately a new cube, thing sounds rough :P

edit, ninja'd hard <_<
 
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I added a video of my latest average for this race:

Ah great Mike, I look forward to viewing it when I get home (Unfortunately our work network does not allow the viewing of Youtube). Always looking to learn from other cubers, especially those of a more mature age ;)

Congratulations on the moderator status as well, well deserved IMHO.
 
Round 112 Results​

  1. EricReese (ZZ?) 18.37
  2. Keban (color neutral) 19.84
  3. Zoé 20.00
  4. insane569 20.11
  5. CubesOfTheWorld 20.18
  6. Mike Hughey 21.63
  7. Xishem (3x3x3 simulator) 21.72
  8. brunovervoort 22.03
  9. tozies24 22.59
  10. RyanReese09 (OH) 23.45
  11. TeddyKGB 23.46
  12. Selkie 23.87
  13. d521yts 24.36
  14. Godmil 26.85
  15. Tall5001 (OH) 51.91

Congratulations to everyone!
 
ROUND
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Potential Closing Time - June 6, 2011 || 12:01PM EST​

Scrambles for the 113th round:
  1. B' R' B' U2 L' R' B' U F R' F U' R' U L2 F2 U L'
  2. R F' L' B' F' L2 B' U' L F' U' F U' F2 D' F' D U2
  3. L' F2 R2 B' F L' U' F U R' F2 R' F' D' F' R2 D' U2
  4. R B2 F' D L' F2 U' B2 R' F' U L' D F U2 R B
  5. U B' L B' F2 R' B D2 L' F2 D2 R' B' R D U2 F' U'
  6. L F U' L B' D2 U2 B L' R2 B2 L2 F D' R F' R2 U'
  7. D2 R B' U' F L2 R2 U L2 B D R2 U' R B2 R' D L' U'
  8. U L' U' B' F' R2 U' L' B F L2 R2 F2 D2 R' U' B' U'
  9. B' U' F L' F R U B2 F L2 D B' L2 R' B' F2 L' U'
  10. R' U R2 D F L B2 L' U2 L B F' U L2 R' D R'
  11. U' R2 B D F L D B D' R2 B2 R2 B' F2 L' R2 D R
  12. U' F' R2 F L2 U' B' F' U F' U2 R' D2 B F2 L' F2 U2
 
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21.54, 27.31, 26.80, 21.68, 24.88, 33.61, 20.44, 25.87, 37.38, 28.64, 28.25, 27.36
Average of 12 26.59
 
Round 113
22.50
24.37, 24.84, 22.15, 22.00, 19.91, 20.90, 24.15, 22.57, (18.80), 22.60, (27.64), 21.54

Pretty normal. I haven't really had time for any of the advice from my video to sink in yet, but I really appreciate it - thank you to everyone who offered advice! The death grip in particular is going to be a hard habit to break. I've been aware of it for quite a while (but I guess I didn't realize just how bad it was until I saw the video), and it just seems like the natural way to hold the cube to me. Maybe I need to find someone to actually show me how I should hold the cube, and maybe slap me when I hold it wrong or something. :) As for the wristing, I'm really so much better than I was before, but I see I still have a very long way to go. I'm trying now to go through my OLLs and at least remove the wristing from all of those. It's really hard in some cases, but I'm making more progress. As for the cube itself, I suspect it's not as hard to turn as you guys think it is from watching the video - it's probably more my style that makes it look that way. (It is a modded AV.) I have an A2 that is set really loose (so it pops really easily), and I'm not any faster with it. But I should really get a GuHong or two and see how it does. As for turning faster, well, yeah - I wish I could figure out how to do that. It seems like PLL practice has helped some with it, though.
 
Round 113

Average 25.18


(21.40), 25.56, 26.03, 27.10, 24.72, (30.71), 25.13, 28.83, 22.10, 24.36, 25.68, 22.27

A very average average!

number of times: 12/12
best time: 21.40
worst time: 30.71

current avg5: 24.10 (σ = 1.40)
best avg5: 24.10 (σ = 1.40)

current avg12: 25.18 (σ = 1.92)
best avg12: 25.18 (σ = 1.92)

session avg: 25.18 (σ = 1.92)
session mean: 25.32
 
17.60, 17.57, 18.63, 19.09, (25.11), 20.21, 19.74, (16.64), 21.51, 19.85, 21.51, 20.89 = 19.64

No warm up or anything before ! Seems that since I can't practice anymore because I'm busy studying, I'm getting good x)
 
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