When can one call oneself a "sub 20 cuber"?

[cmhardw]

Personally I have always gone by average of 100. I can get sub-15 averages about 10%-20% of my averages, but I haven't yet done it in average of 100. So I still consider myself a sub-16 cuber.

Chris

 

[Weston]

What I do, is I check to see what times are rare for me. For me, 11.xx's are not too common. 12s are common, 13s are common, and 14s are dissapointing. So I call myself a sub 14 cuber.

 

[KevinK]

I think it should be when you get a sub-20 avg at a competition, because then u are officially ranked sub-20. That's just my opinion.

Wrong. I average about 17 seconds (signature not up to date) and take a look at my WCA profile. I am sub-20, but I'm by no means sub-16.

 

[endless_akatsuki]

you can call youself sub-20 is when you get above 20 sec, you would get pissed

Agreed.

 

[ElderKingpin]

i think a sub-anything is when the only time you get above that is when..

1. The cube locks up like a cage (if a person is getting sub-20, they shouldnt be having a seriously lock-prone cube)
2. A piece POPS
3. You forget an algorithm
4. You deliberately try to get worse then X.XX times
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[waffle=ijm]

meh, sub-20 to me is when you can solve sub-20...consistently and relaxed...

like you don't panic to get sub-20 times and you can be like that over and over again.

 

[amostay2004]

I can constantly sub-14 average of 100 so I tell cubers that I'm sub-14. But if you wanna brag among your non-cuber friends, play it safe. Cos once you say you're sub-20 they're gonna assume every solve of yours would be sub-20 (even if they give you a crappy cube to use, etc). So I always tell me non-cube friends I can solve it in "less than 20 seconds", which is pretty safe for me.

 

[Deleted member 2864]

I'm going for consistantly sub 20 on an average of 5.

 

[hawkmp4]

If I can come back the next day and get the same result on a MEAN of 25 ish or so then I consider that to be my time. I dislike throwing out best and worst. Even though it increases my times mostly.

 

[Neutrals01]

I think it should be when you get a sub-20 avg at a competition, because then u are officially ranked sub-20. That's just my opinion.

I got a sub 20 avg at comp...but I don't call myself sub 20...

I usually tell ppl my average is between 20~22 seconds...

I judge my times by avg of 100...like I get avg of 100 20.3x then the other time 21.6x then 21.1x etc...I just estimate a gap between 20~22 seconds which I usally will get on avg of 100..if avg of 100 would to reach 17~19 each time..then only I would call myself sub 20...

Well...you can tell ppl that u r sub 20..but you are just lying to yourself..I know some people that says their sub xx.. and later on they get times 5~10 seconds more than what they said..my mind would just think the person is saying best avg of 5..

is just like my sq-1 avg of 5 is like 23.xx..but my avg of 100 is like 32~34..almost 10 secs diff from my avg of 5...in no way am I going to lie to myself..:fp

 

[Hyprul 9-ty2]

I would say a consistent good average of 12.
I know my hands won't last till an average of 100. I tried
The starting averages were 16-17, at the end I was near 20s average

 

[Neutrals01]

I would say a consistent good average of 12.
I know my hands won't last till an average of 100. I tried
The starting averages were 16-17, at the end I was near 20s average

yup..I use that way to train...while my fingers have energy and while my fingers are freaking tired...so can get an average between tired and fresh..

 

[whauk]

well in OH i already got a 17.66 average of 12 and i am definitely not sub20
average of 100 is 19.94 but well i would say if you get an average of 1000 which is sub20 then you are a sub20 cuber(mine is 20.66 xD)

 

[lilkdub503]

I think we are coming to a slight consensus here-it's what's common. I can calmly get a 23 second solve. So when people ask me, "How fast can you solve it?" I can with confidence tell them, "20-25 seconds." So if they give me a cube and I'm sitting down at a computer, I can get that or faster, without having to overexert myself. In short, a sub-20 cuber is someone who can just pick up the cube and get an 18 second solve without feeling like a G. And otherwise, I agree with the person who said that sub-20 is when you get pissed if you get something like 26 seconds (like me-I'm my biggest critic).

 

[ErikJ]

I agree with everyone who said average of 100. I've had several sub 13 averages but I'm not consistent.

 

[Tim Major]

When 50% or more of your solves are sub 20?

That, and a100 for me.

 

[miniGOINGS]

When 50% or more of your solves are sub 20?

That, and a100 for me.

So, Average of 100 that is sub-20, and at least 50 of those solves have to be sub-20?

 

[Meisen]

If more than 50% of your solves are sub 20, i'm quite certain the average will be low 19 or maybe lower.

 

[cpt.Justice]

If more than 50% of your solves are sub 20, i'm quite certain the average will be low 19 or maybe lower.

How can you be "quite certain" when you only know half the solves are sub 20?

 

[ben1996123]

I think once you should call yourself a sub-20 cuber once you have done sub 19 avg of 12, and you consider 20.00 a terrible time.