The blindfold race!

What the eff? No you don't. Don't you average like 5? I suck at blind especially since I have not a second success.

Nah. I thought I did, but since I didn't practice at all for a very long time I'm back up to about 6:30ish now :p

Have you seen my results?

I might be a little more accurate but I just don't have the motivation to do 3BLD. Hopefully doing 2BLD alot will get me into it ;)
 
First time in this race. :D

3x3 BLD, Riley, 2012-02

Accuracy = 6/13. Mean of best 5: 4:53.21

1.4:08.24
2. 5:00.97,

3. DNF(5:56.84)
4.4:58.32,
5. DNF(4:53.40)
6. DNF(6:05.69)
7. DNF(6:00.44)
8. 6:59.40
9. DNF(5:21.41)
10. DNF(3:37.00)[two flipped edges]
11. DNF(5:20.60)
12.DNF(4:26.90)
13. 3:19.12

Most BLD solves I've ever done in one day by A LOT, but I needed to get 5 successes. :p Beat my PB twice, the first and last solves.
 
1. 1:22.56[28.18]
2. DNF(1:25.71)[27.12 2FE]
3. 1:45.18[26.44]
4. 1:26.13+[28.52]
5. 1:15.09[31.04]
6. (DNF(1:39.28)[32.45 4CC 2FE])
7. 1:18.88[32.14]
8. DNF(1:13.43)[24.81 2FE]
9. DNF(1:23.32)[31.66 2FE + 3CE]
10. 1:15.81[31.10]
11. 1:20.16[24.33]
12. DNF(1:45.46)[42.96 big mess]
13. 1:23.15[24.27]
14. DNF(1:08.58)[28.08 big mess. prob screwed up first comm like i thought]
15. 1:20.21[31.20]
16. DNF(1:33.75)[46.89 2FE. did last comm wrong]
17. 1:07.39[30.61]
18. DNF(1:36.96)[3CE]
19. (1:02.99[19.14 wattttttttt])
20. DNF(1:14.17)[30.07 2FE (forgot to flip) 2TC. UN. Executed as UM]

1:12.03 MO5 11/20 success rate. <_<. Need to work on that.
 
3x3x3 BLD: 1:16.61
Accuracy: 18/20
Best single: 1:11.66
1:37.63, 1:24.90, DNF [1:36.52, 3E], 1:27.11, 1:55.61, 1:39.22, 1:52.66, 1:22.16, 1:46.19, 1:28.65, DNF [1:23.68, 2E], 1:26.43, 1:11.77, 1:30.59, 1:22.94, 1:47.19, 1:16.31, 2:00.11, 1:11.66, 1:21.13
Comment: Nice accuracy and consistency! Just no really fast times, I'm afraid.
4x4x4 BLD: 7:23.76
7:03.61 [3:37], 7:43.91 [3:39]

* generic key for mistakes - C: corners, E: edges or central edges, W: wings, X: X centers, +: + centers, i: inner, o: outer, O: obliques
 
This week wasn't good...

1. DNF, concentration problems
2. DNF, concentration problems
3. DNF, something went wrong at execution:(
4. 10:56.10 Bad time, but at least a success solve!
5. DNF,(8:15.37) I think I did something wrong at set-up moves

mean: DNF
 
Mats

3x3 = 1:36.95 11/20
1:46.27, DNF, 2:02.52, 1:38.31, 1:40.04, DNF, 1:49.44, 1:27.03, 2:06.56, 1:44.07, 4xDNF, 1:39.58, DNF, 1:39.80, 2xDNF, 1:54.14


4x4 = 7:18.01 2/8
4xDNF, 8:14.34, 6:21.68, 2xDNF

5x5 = DNF 0/4 Not a single one :( :(

Lack of practice shows :(
 
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3x3 = 3:19.69 11/15

3:51.11[2:32.22]
4:09.44[1:46.67]
DNF(4:03.53)[2:39.65]
3:41.58[2:09.04]
DNF(4:49.98)[2:40.27]
3:21.80[2:12.22]
4:08.48[2:43.52]
3:21.28[2:11.71]
DNF(3:57.54)[2:32.11]
DNF(2:49.67)[1:04.00]
3:18.99[1:55.13]
4:19.13[2:25.72]
3:06.92[1:31.36] - First solve of today and PB . :D
3:49.98[2:10.53]
3:29.47[1:42.44]

YAY. The only reason I improved so much is all the 2BLD I've done. :D
 
Results for week 2012-02:

3x3x3
  1. 35.53 Zane_C
  2. 1:05.18 Anton Rostovikov
  3. 1:12.03 RyanReese09
  4. 1:16.61 Mike Hughey
  5. 1:36.95 MatsBergsten
  6. 3:19.69 Jaycee
  7. 4:53.21 Riley
  8. 6:07.91 Cubenovice
  9. DNF Sahid Velji
  10. DNF Ickenicke
  11. DNF Carson

4x4x4
  1. 7:18.01 MatsBergsten
  2. 7:23.76 Mike Hughey

5x5x5
  1. 9:59.77 Jakube
  2. DNF MatsBergsten
 
Week 2012-03:

  • 3x3BLD 20 solves: mean of five best. (do at least 5 solves)
  • 4x4BLD 8 solves: mean of two best. (at least 2)
  • 5x5BLD 4 solves: best solve. (well, one then)

Do as much or as little as you like. This will end Monday night, January 23, 2012, at 11:59 PM EDT.

Scrambles for week 2012-03:

3x3x3:
  1. F L2 F' D' F L' F2 L U' B D2 F2 U2 R U2 D2 R2 F2 R B2 R
  2. F' D' B R B2 U F U2 B L' B2 R2 L2 D' F2 U' R2 F2 R2 D' F2
  3. B2 R2 F D2 F D2 F L2 D2 B L2 U' L2 R' D2 F L' B2 U2 F2 D'
  4. L' D2 L' U2 R D2 R B2 U2 B2 U2 B' F' L' D L2 F' D' R2 F
  5. U2 B2 U B2 D' F2 L2 F2 D' R2 D2 L B2 D F U' R D' U2 B R
  6. R' F' D F' R F' D' B' D2 R U2 R2 U L2 D' R2 L2 U' R2 F2 D'
  7. L2 F2 D L2 B2 D R2 U' R2 F2 D' B F' U B2 L D2 U2 R' D2 U'
  8. F2 U' F2 D U2 L2 U2 R2 F2 U R2 B' U' R' B' D2 R B L B2 U'
  9. B R2 U2 F' L2 R2 B2 F' U2 F R2 D' B2 L F L2 R' F2 D' B L2
  10. D2 F2 D R2 U2 L2 R2 D' B2 U2 L' D U' L' U' F U' B D2 R2
  11. R D2 U2 R' F2 L' U2 R2 D2 R B2 F' D' B F2 R2 D2 R B2 L
  12. R2 F2 U2 L2 U2 B D2 B U2 L2 U2 L' D2 U F2 D' F U2 R' D' F'
  13. L2 B R2 D2 L2 B2 U2 R2 F2 D2 L' B' R' F' U F' U' B2 R' U
  14. U' R B' L2 U' L' B U' B D' L2 U2 L2 D' F2 U2 F2 U F2 B2
  15. F2 L2 B2 D U2 F2 L2 D2 B2 L2 R2 B' U R' D U' R2 F U' B R'
  16. L' U2 L F2 L F2 R' D2 U2 F2 D2 U B2 F L2 R B' R2 U2 F U
  17. U F' U' D F' U' B' R L' B U L2 U' R2 L2 D' R2 D R2 U F2
  18. F2 U' R2 F2 R2 B2 U2 L2 D B2 U2 F' D2 R F' L' B L' R' D2 U2
  19. U2 R' U' D2 F2 D' R B' U R2 L2 U2 L2 F R2 B2 L2 D2 B' R2
  20. F L2 B' L2 F' L2 B2 R2 F U2 F2 D' U' R' B' U' R2 B2 L2 D R

4x4x4:
  1. B' Fw2 F2 R F2 U' L' F' L R B2 L2 F2 Uw L F2 L' B2 Fw2 F Rw' B Fw2 F' Rw' Uw' B' Uw R B Fw' Rw' R2 D Uw' R' F' D2 Uw2 U2
  2. Uw2 B Fw' F L' Rw' F L2 R' Fw' Rw F2 Rw Fw F D' Fw2 Uw' F' U' Fw L R' Uw' Fw' Uw' L Fw' D R F' L2 Rw2 U R2 B' U Fw D' U2
  3. Uw U Fw Uw' B L' Rw2 R' Fw F2 Rw2 D F2 Rw2 R2 D2 B2 D2 U' B2 R2 Uw2 U2 L2 Rw' U Rw2 B' Fw2 L' D U2 L2 Fw R' U' Fw' F' L' D2
  4. L Fw' D2 L' Rw2 R2 Fw F L D2 R' B L2 Fw' F2 Uw2 B' F' R' D' L Rw R Uw B D' Uw' B' R2 F Uw' F2 U R F2 D2 U L2 Rw R2
  5. L' Rw2 B Rw' B' Rw B' Fw2 F Rw2 D' R2 Fw' F L R2 D B' D2 B L' Rw D U2 L2 B F2 R' D Uw Rw2 B2 F' D2 F2 U2 Fw' Rw' B2 U2
  6. U Fw R2 U2 Rw' B' F2 U' L2 Fw2 F2 D' R' B' L B2 Uw2 Rw' D2 Uw2 Rw2 R' F2 D' L Fw2 U' F D' Rw2 R F2 L2 B' F2 D' Rw' Fw2 Uw2 L2
  7. D' Uw' U2 Rw B2 Rw B' L Fw2 F2 D U' L' R Fw2 Rw D2 L F' L' Rw' F2 D' B2 Uw2 F Rw2 D2 Uw2 Fw2 D R' D L B' U Fw2 D2 R D
  8. Uw B L Uw' R D' Uw' Fw2 R' Fw L' Rw' R2 B D' Uw2 B' F2 D' Uw' Rw Uw2 B2 F2 L' B2 Rw' F D2 Uw U' B D' L2 R U B2 R2 Fw2 L

5x5x5:
  1. R D Uw2 L2 Rw2 Dw' Lw2 B2 D B' Bw R Uw' Fw2 Uw' L B D2 U Rw' D' Dw2 Rw Bw2 L Lw D2 F' Rw' Dw' R D' Uw Bw2 R2 D Dw U' Rw2 U2 Rw Fw2 U B Bw' Uw' U' B L' R Fw2 D' Dw2 L' Lw' Rw' R2 D2 Lw2 U
  2. Dw U' Lw2 B L2 U2 L2 U' Lw2 B F2 Dw2 Uw2 U' F D' Bw' D2 B Fw' L Lw R Uw Fw' F' D2 B Bw2 Rw B Rw' D R2 U' Bw' L2 D Fw' U2 Rw' Bw2 R B F' Rw2 U2 Lw' Dw' R D2 Bw Lw' B L' Fw D Uw' L Lw
  3. B2 Bw' Lw' U R2 Dw R2 Dw Rw Bw L' Dw2 Rw Dw R' U' R' B' D' U F L Rw' R' Dw' B Lw' B2 F2 Rw' F' U F2 Lw2 R Bw2 Dw2 L' Bw2 F' Dw' L2 Rw' R Dw Uw' U B Bw' F2 L Lw' F2 Dw' Uw' Bw2 R Fw2 Uw R2
  4. B' F' D Uw' U' B' D' F D Bw2 L2 Bw' U' R2 U' Fw Lw2 Rw2 Uw2 R Bw' L Lw Rw2 U B D Bw Rw2 D2 U R Bw F R Bw2 Fw2 F' U2 Rw Dw' Rw2 Dw' R' U' B2 L B' U Fw Uw F' Dw' Uw2 U Fw' Rw2 B' Bw Rw2
 
thought I'd join coz I'm really rusty at BLD
3x3 - 3:49.66 5/11
1) 4:11.75
2) DNF
3) 3:54.16
4) DNF
5) DNF
6) 3:37.81
7) DNF
8) 4:07.21
9) DNF
10) DNF
11) 3:17.40

sidenote: I use M2/Old Pochmann and I was wondering if anyone can teach me a faster method for corners that doesn't involve commutators?
 
3x3BLD
1/6

5:07.97, 5xDNF, 5xDNF

Trying to speed up did not work out very wel :)
session 2: : got interrupted on each of the first three solves, concentration/mood completely ruined...
 
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Round 3, Riley, 3x3

Accuracy: 5/15 (bleh)

3:15.19, DNF(5:35.70), 3:10.90, DNF(5:25.94), DNF(4:11.46), 4:17.57, DNF(3:32.36), 3:28.54, DNF(2:24.60), DNF(3:36.68), DNF(3:44.18), DNF(2:53.20), DNF(5:03.35), DNF(3:42.71), 2:56.52

Mean of 5: 3:25.74

Beat my PB twice, the third and last solves. The 2:24, I forgot my memo after like 5 seconds into solving. I really need to work on consistency. :p
 
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