Racing to sub-20

[kbrune]

Round 297

Ave: 23.41

19.72, 22.71, 21.03, 23.45, 25.36, 26.51, 23.53, 18.43, 23.57, 26.57, 28.24, 21.67

seemed like a promising round at first! Then the link between my brain and my fingers was lost. Last four solves were brutal!

 

[Musicalboy2]

Round 297 (OH)
Average: 25.33

23.46, 25.36, 25.33, (29.77), 23.33, 25.61, 24.24, 26.96, (21.58), 22.48, 27.16, 29.37

That was disappointing, especially considering I had a 17 second single solve just before I started this...

Edit: and an 18.89 solve right AFTER. wut. -___-

 

[JianhanC]

Round 297, OH

27.89, 30.12, 21.06, 29.30, 21.52, 36.01, 32.49, 44.76, 25.02, 27.75, 27.08, 21.43 = 27.86

I don't know why I even bother

 

[Mike Hughey]

Round 297 Results​

1. aznanimedude 19.79
2. Schmidt 21.03
3. cubizh 21.48
4. Mike Hughey 21.88
5. danfresh666 22.34
6. cheeselover 22.70
7. kbrune 23.41
8. Musicalboy2 (OH) 25.33
9. sneaklyfox (OH) 27.84
10. JianhanC (OH) 27.86
11. TheNextFeliks 27.99

aznanimedude is only one round away from graduating - good luck next round!

Congratulations to everyone!

 

[Mike Hughey]

ROUND

Potential Closing Time - April 8, 2013 || 12:01PM EST​

Scrambles for the 298th round:

1. R2 F' D2 R2 D2 F' U2 F U2 F L U' L' D' B D2 L' F' R U
2. F2 R2 B' R2 B L2 F2 D2 F' D2 F' D' F2 R2 B' R D2 B' U2 R'
3. R2 U2 B2 U' B2 U R2 F2 L2 F2 U2 L U L2 D2 B F2 R' D2 B' D
4. B2 U2 B2 L2 D' B2 R2 D L2 U L' D R2 U L' R2 B' U2 R2 U2
5. F' D2 R2 D2 L2 B2 F L2 D2 B U2 L' U2 F U' L' R' U F D F
6. U F2 D' L2 U' L2 U' R2 F2 D' U' F R2 U R2 F2 R' B' L' F2 R'
7. U L2 F2 U2 R2 U' B2 L2 D R2 U' F D' L' R' F2 R D2 B2 F L
8. R' U D2 F R' U F R L D2 F R2 U2 F' D2 B R2 B' U2
9. U F' R' U' L' F U' L' B' D R2 L D2 L' B2 L' F2 D2 B2 U2 L2
10. D L2 D2 R2 F2 D2 F2 D F2 U' L2 F L B' U2 F L' U2 B' D
11. L2 B D2 R L U R2 B R2 F' L' D2 F2 B2 L D2 B2 R U2 B2 L
12. B2 L' D2 R D2 B2 F2 R U2 L R B' D' F' L' U' B U' R2 F L'

 

[Mike Hughey]

Round 298
22.97
23.63, 23.80, 23.86, 18.69, (31.66), 24.94, 23.83, (17.69), 24.68, 21.02, 19.28, 25.97

Big mistakes on every solve that wasn't sub-22. Very frustrating - some of these should have been very fast.

 

[MarcelP]

Round 298


26.95 31.17 29.48 28.49 28.08 (34.13) 26.65 (22.89) 26.16 31.72 33.29 28.57 = 29.06 // arrggghhh

 

[aznanimedude]

Round 298 - 19.98
21.89, 21.65, (23.52), (16.00), 20.50, 21.34, 21.25, 18.70, 20.03, 18.58, 17.26, 18.61

BY THE SKIN OF MY TEETH.

i kept overshooting though, need to retension my cube badly and a relube couldn't hurt. i'll still participate here though until i get like sub 20 Ao100, don't feel like i'm sub 20 yet tbh

 

[CuberPT]

Round 298 - 19.87
21.06, (21.65), 20.95, 20.34, 20.88, 18.38, 18.72, 20.10, 19.92, (17.38), 18.88, 19.52

 

[TheOneOnTheLeft]

First timer

Round 298 - 25.38

27.25, (17.66), 32.35, 24.27, 21.62, (38.54), 25.09, 22.50, 21.46, 24.69, 30.49, 24.09

Times were all over the place, from one of my best to one of my worst (in the past 200 solves, I've had none slower than the 38, and only one faster than the 17 which was a PB). Too many screwed up PLLs too, so this was a bit worse than I would have expected. Still, only way is up - or down, as it were.

 

[kbrune]

Round 298

Ave: 24.29

24.57, 18.54, 24.92, 21.38, 30.27, 27.40, 24.34, 21.28, 21.85, 24.33, 31.19, 22.52

I'm so angry after this round I almost didn't post it. Just when I thought I was getting closer to sub 20... I'm getting worse and have no idea why...

 

[ryanj92]

Hi all been practising 4 and 5 a lot recently, come to the realisation that not being sub-20 on 333 is kinda holding me back, so I'm gonna try and finally break that barrier

Round 298
Average of 12: 21.35
21.96 19.06 (24.25) 23.81 (17.63) 24.11 22.21 17.94 20.55 17.96 22.96 22.97

There would've been a sub-20 ao5 in there probably if I'd not done the U-perm on solve 12 wrong, just panicked I guess ^^;
This is a fairly good average for me, normally I'm at like 22-23. Hopefully I can keep up this pace, though

 

[PandaBeaarAmy]

Back to cubing again, and hopefully no more long breaks...
(attempt#3 or 4 at sub 20 lol)

Round 298
Average of 12: 26.00
25.98, 26.92, 27.62, 25.47, 26.43, (34.12), 25.65, 24.07, 24.42, (22.41), 22.74, 26.21

 

[cheeselover]

Round 298

Average: 22.84
Times: 25.88, (28.16), 20.72, 22.73, 19.40, 21.67, 22.62, (18.05), 21.15, 26.89, 23.85, 23.47

I really noticed that I was bursting more than looking ahead, so I'll try and improve that for next time

 

[Schmidt]

Schmidt : Race to sub-20 : R#298 : 24.80 (σ = 2.40)

23.35, 19.82, 28.33, 23.78, 20.98, 23.06, 35.42, 27.34, 26.83, 26.30, 22.54, 25.51

I thought a few days without timing solves was supposed to improve skills. Perhaps not

 

[PeelingStickers]

Round 298 rubiks brand

(25.99), 20.11, 22.19, 22.38, 23.88, 22.05, (16.35), 19.93, 22.18, 21.41, 23.03, 22.25 = 21.94

ironically, I hit a 16.36 on my main in that 16.35 when I redid the scramble afterwards xD

Getting tons of confidence from that D;

 

[Bh13]

Round 298

Average of twelve: 20.63

Times:
21.33, 19.50, 21.45, 19.67, 18.89, 20.97, 18.25, (15.09), 20.03, (25.75), 23.49
12. 22.73
15.09 is a PB

 

[Mike Hughey]

Round 298 Results​

1. CuberPT 19.87
2. aznanimedude 19.98
3. Bh13 20.63
4. ryanj92 21.35
5. PeelingStickers (Rubik's brand) 21.94
6. cheeselover 22.84
7. Mike Hughey 22.97
8. kbrune 24.29
9. Schmidt 24.80
10. TheOneOnTheLeft 25.38
11. PandaBeaarAmy 26.00
12. MarcelP 29.06

Congratulations to aznanimedude, who graduates this round!

Congratulations to everyone!

 

[Mike Hughey]

ROUND

Potential Closing Time - April 11, 2013 || 12:01PM EST​

Scrambles for the 299th round:

1. B2 F2 L' U2 R' B2 L' R U2 R' F2 D' F R' F U2 B' L R2 B2 D'
2. B L2 B' R2 F L2 D2 B D2 L2 F' D' B' R2 B U2 L' F' U R'
3. F2 L2 B2 D' U' R2 U' B2 F2 U' R F L2 D B2 L2 R D2 R U2
4. F2 R2 L2 F' D R2 F' R2 B R2 B2 R L U2 R D2 F2 R' F2 R2
5. D2 U2 F U2 R2 D2 R2 U2 F' L2 R2 U L D F' D B F2 L U B'
6. R2 F2 L2 F D2 R2 F D2 L2 B L2 D' R' F' R2 B' L' B2 R' U' B
7. D F2 L2 R2 D' F2 D R2 D2 L2 U' L' D2 U R B D2 U' L2
8. R B2 D2 B2 L2 U2 L2 R' U2 R U2 B' U F' R2 B2 U F U2 F' R
9. B D2 L2 F U2 R2 B2 L2 F' R2 D2 U B2 F' U' L' U2 B2 R2 D'
10. F' U2 F R2 F R2 F2 U2 L2 U2 F R' D R2 D F R2 D' L2 R2 U
11. U2 B2 L2 D2 L U2 R U2 F2 U2 B2 F R2 F' R B2 D L F' R2
12. B' U2 R2 F U2 F2 L2 B' R2 U2 B2 L B2 U L B' U B' D R' B'

 

[Mike Hughey]

Round 299
23.09
23.14, 24.72, 20.38, 22.68, (36.69), 22.64, 23.22, 23.75, 23.85, 21.38, 25.16, (18.58)

Only one of these 12 solves did not have some big mistake that cost multiple seconds of time - the 18.58. If I could stop making mistakes, I really think I'm sub-20 now. I think probably the best way for me to improve from here is just do a few thousand solves - I think I'd be sub-20 then.