What's Happening to Your Times at Competitions?

[FireCuber]

My first time to a comp my times went up about 3 or 4 sec. I should do better next time.

 

[Rubix Cubix]

As a few other people have said I tend to do better at the events I practice the least, maybe because I feel less pressure to do good in them.

At my last comp I practiced Square-1 loads and had a 40 second home average but then completely fluffed the comp solves with a 1:20, 51 seconds. Yet 4x4 and skewb I did surprisingly well in

 

[Jbacboy]

I'm bad in comp if I care about the event I'm competing in. If I don't care about the event, then I generally do average, much, much better than usual, or much, much worse.

 

[Mastermind2368]

I do really bad at everything except Skewb. At my last I comp I did surprisingly good at skewb.

Lol opposite for me again. I tend to do better at shorter events, but not skewb. I avg sub 14 and my best was a 14.

 

[sqAree]

I seem to always perform really badly at comps except for Blind events.

 

[applezfall]

I've noticed two phenomena.

Firstly, I do better at longer events and worse at shorter events. For shorter events, including 3x3, there's no time to recover from nerves. For longer events there's time to calm down and the comp pressure translates to better concentration.

Secondly, the more I care, the worse I do. I like to have focus events for each comp since I have limited practice time, but I do then tend to put myself under more pressure in that event.

yea that happens to me I do terrible in 2x2 in comp (I got a 3.93 and 4.23 avg when I avged 2.8 and my pb avg in comp is still 3.65 )I events like 4x4 I do pretty well(I got 1:17 avg while I avged 1:25)

 

[Competition Cuber]

My times go up...

and up...

and up...

and up...

and up...

 

[Underwatercuber]

My times go up...

and up...

and up...

and up...

and up...

Me with clock, also my DNFs with bld go up up up

 

[I_<3_SCS]

and they stay up

 

[Real Life Cuber]

Or you can do a good event like 2x2 where that isn't a problem at all

2x2 is my favorite event. Of course it matters!

 

[I_<3_SCS]

2x2 is my favorite event. Of course it matters!

2x2 is my favorite event. Of course it matters!

2x2 is my favorite event. Of course it matters!

2x2 is my favorite event. Of course it matters!

2x2 is my favorite event. Of course it matters!

2x2 is my favorite event. Of course it matters!

2x2 is my favorite event. Of course it matters!

2x2 is my favorite event. Of course it matters!

2x2 is my favorite event. Of course it matters!

But why is 2x2 ur fav event?

 

[I_<3_SCS]

Wat that post has so many quotes wut happened??????

 

[DGCubes]

Wat that post has so many quotes wut happened??????

Please edit your post instead of double posting.

 

[cubing master]

I typically do better in events that I care about less. For some reason, I always do really well in clock, Even though I absolutely hate clock. It is the same with 6x6 and 7x7, except for the fact that I hate them less. If it is an event that takes a little longer, like megaminx or 4x4, I do really well. But when it is 3x3, I get really nervous and I mess up more.

 

[Real Life Cuber]

But why is 2x2 ur fav event?

Because, I can do a ton of solves in a couple minutes. Also I love the simplicity of it.