Random Blindfold Cubing Discussion

i have been trying to complete 3 style, but i still have some comms i cant find good solutions for. can you guys suggest good comms for these?

Edges-
(speffz letter scheme and DF buffer)

CB ( DF UF UR) for this comm i use the M D2 M' insertion one but its a bit slow for me
NW (DF RB DB) i use the M' U2 M insertion currently
NV (DF RB DR)
SC (DF BD UF)
QI (DF BU FU)
MQ (DF RU BU)
XV (DF DL DR)

Corners (speffz letter scheme and UBL buffer)

UW
CX
XO
FH

thanks! :)
 
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I'll post what I use below.

the super cuber said:
i have been trying to complete 3 style, but i still have some comms i cant find good solutions for. can you guys suggest good comms for these?

Edges-
(speffz letter scheme and DF buffer)

CB ( DF UF UR) for this comm i use the M U2 M' insertion one but its a bit slow for me [M D2 M' : U]
NW (DF LB DB) i use the M' U2 M insertion currently L U (D2 M' D2 M) U' L'
NV (DF LB DR) L R2 U M' U2 M U R2 L'
SC (DF BD UF) U x' [M : U' L' U] x U' that's not good actually :D
QI (DF BU FU) D' [U2 : M D M'] D
MQ (DF RU BU) y [M D M' : U] y'
XV (DF DL DR) M2 D M' D2 M D M2
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the super cuber said:
i have been trying to complete 3 style, but i still have some comms i cant find good solutions for. can you guys suggest good comms for these?

Edges-
(speffz letter scheme and DF buffer)

CB ( DF UF UR) for this comm i use the M D2 M' insertion one but its a bit slow for me
NW (DF RB DB) i use the M' U2 M insertion currently
NV (DF RB DR)
SC (DF BD UF)
QI (DF BU FU)
MQ (DF RU BU)
XV (DF DL DR)

Corners (speffz letter scheme and UBL buffer)

UW
CX
XO
FH

thanks! :)
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bump :p
 
I'm just going to put this here in case there are BLDers who don't ever check the software subforum :)
Basically it's a tool which can be used to practice execution only, to practice memo only, or for postmortems in the event of a DNF (much improved and expanded from my original tool from a few months ago, in case you saw that one already).
 
So I was thinking about how my new PB that I posted earlier in this post ^^^, and got to thinking how I never get to practice anymore. So, the Saturday afternoon, with all of my 3x3's and maybe 4x4's, I will try to BLD solve all of them. Not at once, but one by one and see how my success rates are. I will make a group of successes and a group of failures to see how I'm doing. This is a good way to check to see how I'm doing overall. Also, I will not be going for speed. I'll spend as much time needed to make sure i have the memo correct. I'll make a time lapse of it and post it on my YT channel, in case anybody wants to see how I did. Good idea? Bad idea? What do you think of it?
 
I dont know if it really matters what buffers you use... Maskow uses uf and (I think that) Kaijun uses df. Not sure about that tough... but I'm quite sure that any difference in buffer choices doesnt really affect your times significally (is that a correct word? I'm drunk and english is hard :D )
 
So I'm considering starting 5BLD soon. I've looked into something methods, and the easiest for me would seem to memo the + centers and midges, then memo like a normal 4BLD. Solve in that order as well. Is the + centers U2-able? (Idk if that's a word or not, but lets go with it;) Also, should I get any faster at 4BLD than I am now, or just go into it? I've seen a 30 minute 5BLD success, and I think that I can do it faster than that.

Also, I realized today that my first 3BLD, MBLD, and 4BLD attempts were all successes, so I am hoping that my first 5BLD attempt will be a success as well. ;)
 
josh42732 said:
So I'm considering starting 5BLD soon. I've looked into something methods, and the easiest for me would seem to memo the + centers and midges, then memo like a normal 4BLD. Solve in that order as well. Is the + centers U2-able? (Idk if that's a word or not, but lets go with it;) Also, should I get any faster at 4BLD than I am now, or just go into it? I've seen a 30 minute 5BLD success, and I think that I can do it faster than that.

Also, I realized today that my first 3BLD, MBLD, and 4BLD attempts were all successes, so I am hoping that my first 5BLD attempt will be a success as well. ;)
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Yep, just have a go, don't worry about being x speed before you start 5BLD. Just make sure:

1. You have a plan for +-centers. They are U2-able, but it is also a good idea to start with commutators since you are still new to big BLD and haven't developed any particular habits or set method yet.
2. Memorize in whatever order you feel comfortable with, do whatever makes sense. For me:

  • Wings first - they are my fastest algs and were the hardest for me to memorize when I first started, so I left these at the end for a 'sprint finish'.
  • Midges
  • X-centers - because I memorized wings then centers for 4BLD, this was comfortable for me.
  • REVIEW
  • +-centers - the algs for me are fast and I found them easier to memorize than x-centers, so I memorize these with audio.
  • Corners - fast, center-safe comms, audio finish.

You might want to do centers first, then OP and M2 for 3x3x3 stage, since you don't have to worry about being center-safe.

3. Take your time, get the success first, improve later.

I found as well that practicing 5BLD improved my 4BLD a LOT, so don't worry about practicing 4BLD alongside.

Good luck!
 
Ollie said:
Yep, just have a go, don't worry about being x speed before you start 5BLD. Just make sure:

1. You have a plan for +-centers. They are U2-able, but it is also a good idea to start with commutators since you are still new to big BLD and haven't developed any particular habits or set method yet.
2. Memorize in whatever order you feel comfortable with, do whatever makes sense. For me:

  • Wings first - they are my fastest algs and were the hardest for me to memorize when I first started, so I left these at the end for a 'sprint finish'.
  • Midges
  • X-centers - because I memorized wings then centers for 4BLD, this was comfortable for me.
  • REVIEW
  • +-centers - the algs for me are fast and I found them easier to memorize than x-centers, so I memorize these with audio.
  • Corners - fast, center-safe comms, audio finish.

You might want to do centers first, then OP and M2 for 3x3x3 stage, since you don't have to worry about being center-safe.

3. Take your time, get the success first, improve later.

I found as well that practicing 5BLD improved my 4BLD a LOT, so don't worry about practicing 4BLD alongside.

Good luck!
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Ok thanks Ollie! Any tips for learning comms or just scramble the cube, solve everything except + centers, then try to memo, then commutate the whole thing?
Also, I dont know comms for corners..... should I start learning them while 5BLDing? Or stick with OP?

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josh42732 said:
Ok thanks Ollie! Any tips for learning comms or just scramble the cube, solve everything except + centers, then try to memo, then commutate the whole thing?
Also, I dont know comms for corners..... should I start learning them while 5BLDing? Or stick with OP?

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Probably stick with OP corners for now, if you get really serious about all BLD then you can pick up some basic comms later on.

As for practicing comms, you don't need to solve the whole cube, that just wastes time. I don't know if you know comms for x-centers, but the principle is the same. Try solving just +-centers by setting up to one of these comms:

M' U M (u) M' U' M (u') // Insert the buffer piece into the correct position, then solve, then the interchange for the second center piece.

M' U M (u2) M' U' M (u2) // A similar alg for opposite center targets

U r2 U' (M') U r2 U' (M) // A slightly different case for opposite centers that you might prefer.

y' M u M' (U) M u' M' (U') // A case for solving L2C, by cycling the last piece with an already solved buffer piece.

See if Noah has example solves for centers on his YT channel (I don't know if he has one off the top of my head, but I think he does).
 
Ollie said:
  • Wings first - they are my fastest algs and were the hardest for me to memorize when I first started, so I left these at the end for a 'sprint finish'.
  • Midges
  • X-centers - because I memorized wings then centers for 4BLD, this was comfortable for me.
  • REVIEW
  • +-centers - the algs for me are fast and I found them easier to memorize than x-centers, so I memorize these with audio.
  • Corners - fast, center-safe comms, audio finish.
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I've always wondered: By memorising +-centers and corners with audio (X-centers and corners for 4BLD), do you make sentences of those centers or just pure letter pairs?
Because pure audio letter pairs for ~32 pieces seem just insane for me :)
 
Ollie said:
Yep, just have a go, don't worry about being x speed before you start 5BLD. Just make sure:

1. You have a plan for +-centers. They are U2-able, but it is also a good idea to start with commutators since you are still new to big BLD and haven't developed any particular habits or set method yet.
2. Memorize in whatever order you feel comfortable with, do whatever makes sense. For me:

  • Wings first - they are my fastest algs and were the hardest for me to memorize when I first started, so I left these at the end for a 'sprint finish'.
  • Midges
  • X-centers - because I memorized wings then centers for 4BLD, this was comfortable for me.
  • REVIEW
  • +-centers - the algs for me are fast and I found them easier to memorize than x-centers, so I memorize these with audio.
  • Corners - fast, center-safe comms, audio finish.

You might want to do centers first, then OP and M2 for 3x3x3 stage, since you don't have to worry about being center-safe.

3. Take your time, get the success first, improve later.

I found as well that practicing 5BLD improved my 4BLD a LOT, so don't worry about practicing 4BLD alongside.

Good luck!
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I am actually going to hold off starting 5BLD until I have done a 2-4BLD relay to make sure I can memo that much info. Will try to post updates on how it's going a

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I have noticed that the 3style algs in my signature resources are a little out of date. Is anyone interested in me updating them? Since it will take quite a bit of work, I will only do it if people actually read them, which I have no idea if people do.
 
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