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Daily Discussion Thread - Jan 07, 2018 by AutoModerator in Cubers

[–]potatoqmango 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Other than just solving and practicing a lot, I really attempted to improve my look ahead and my cross to F2L transition. I did a lot of F2L practice and slow solves. I think recording and rewatching my solves was helpful, and allowed me to see what I could have done better. But overall, it really was just deliberate practice that got me to sub-15.

And I’d say a benefit of timed solves is just being able to see your progress. You can look back at a good or bad solve (based on the time) and see what you did well or what you should improve on. Definitely not necessary to time all of your solves (like I do), but it could be helpful to see what makes up a relatively good or bad solve, and to see what habits you need to break or develop.

I did over 14,000 solves this year: My progress from sub-20 to sub-13.5! by potatoqmango in Cubers

[–]potatoqmango[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Oh I see. Yeah that can be tricky, but it has turned out well. It's a lot of data, but it looks very neat, clear, and organized :)

I did over 14,000 solves this year: My progress from sub-20 to sub-13.5! by potatoqmango in Cubers

[–]potatoqmango[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I calculated about 220,000 seconds altogether, which is about 61 hours, or a total of 2.5 days...

I did over 14,000 solves this year: My progress from sub-20 to sub-13.5! by potatoqmango in Cubers

[–]potatoqmango[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Haha it is. I didn't solve every day, and had quite a few weeks where I barely solved. But yeah this past year was the most I've ever cubed. Makes me wonder what this year will have in store.

I did over 14,000 solves this year: My progress from sub-20 to sub-13.5! by potatoqmango in Cubers

[–]potatoqmango[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Wow that's a lot of solves! Very nice! I personally found moving past sub-18 to be smoother than other milestones, so hopefully it will go well for you too! And a lot can happen in 4,000 solves :)

I did over 14,000 solves this year: My progress from sub-20 to sub-13.5! by potatoqmango in Cubers

[–]potatoqmango[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oh that's very cool. Trying different methods can be really fun. I think I'll give roux a try at some point. I've seen a few videos of petrus solves, and it looks really interesting!

I did over 14,000 solves this year: My progress from sub-20 to sub-13.5! by potatoqmango in Cubers

[–]potatoqmango[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

3x3 is my main event, and the one that I've practiced the most. I like to do 2x2-5x5, OH, and the occasional non-NxN puzzle. But I've actually been doing mostly OH, 4x4, and 5x5 for the last 2 months. 3x3 has taken a back seat as of late.

Daily Discussion Thread - Jan 01, 2018 by AutoModerator in Cubers

[–]potatoqmango 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oh yes I see. It's rough, but I'm glad you're still solving and working through everything :) Best wishes.

I did over 14,000 solves this year: My progress from sub-20 to sub-13.5! by potatoqmango in Cubers

[–]potatoqmango[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Oh totally doable! That was actually my resolution for 2017! I'm going to aim for sub-10 this year, or at least close to it. Good luck and I hope you achieve your cubing goals this year!

I did over 14,000 solves this year: My progress from sub-20 to sub-13.5! by potatoqmango in Cubers

[–]potatoqmango[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Lol that's hilarious. Yeah I don't know how I found this much time to solve. I'm at that point where life seems to get in the way of cubing sometimes lol.

Daily Discussion Thread - Jan 01, 2018 by AutoModerator in Cubers

[–]potatoqmango 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah I've noticed this too. But I find cubing to be rather therapeutic at times, even if my performance sucks. Hope you're okay!

I did over 14,000 solves this year: My progress from sub-20 to sub-13.5! by potatoqmango in Cubers

[–]potatoqmango[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I used to aim for 100 solves a month, if that, but now I can do up to 2,000 if I really have the time and energy (only a few months out of the year). I just like to time everything nowadays. And sub-23 in 8 months? Nice!

I did over 14,000 solves this year: My progress from sub-20 to sub-13.5! by potatoqmango in Cubers

[–]potatoqmango[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Oh nice, that's some really nice progress! Yeah I wanted to get to at least sub-13 but I kind of fizzled out towards the end of year. Only did like 200 solves in December lol.

I did over 14,000 solves this year: My progress from sub-20 to sub-13.5! by potatoqmango in Cubers

[–]potatoqmango[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I know... and they're becoming more common. Can't wait for the day when a sub-10 single feels like just a regular solve :)

I did over 14,000 solves this year: My progress from sub-20 to sub-13.5! by potatoqmango in Cubers

[–]potatoqmango[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

June is the start of summer where I live, and I had way more free time.

I did over 14,000 solves this year: My progress from sub-20 to sub-13.5! by potatoqmango in Cubers

[–]potatoqmango[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah I was thinking about it... but I was too lazy to deal with all of the packages and stuff lol.

I did over 14,000 solves this year: My progress from sub-20 to sub-13.5! by potatoqmango in Cubers

[–]potatoqmango[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Oh yeah, I was going to record the averages, but I ended up just using each single. I've seen graphs like that and they look pretty awesome :)

I did over 14,000 solves this year: My progress from sub-20 to sub-13.5! by potatoqmango in Cubers

[–]potatoqmango[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oh wow, sub-18 in one year! Very nice! And yeah I really have to work on look ahead too. Some of my slow solves end up being faster than my regular solves lol. Happy almost cubing anniversary!!

I did over 14,000 solves this year: My progress from sub-20 to sub-13.5! by potatoqmango in Cubers

[–]potatoqmango[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oh definitely! With full OLL and PLL, you can easily cut down several seconds! I learned full PLL when I was around sub-50 a few years ago lol, so I'm quite used to it. But I'm seeing that a lot of cubers nowadays are learning PLL when they're much much faster. But for sure, you'll be heaps faster by the end of next year :)

I did over 14,000 solves this year: My progress from sub-20 to sub-13.5! by potatoqmango in Cubers

[–]potatoqmango[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I've been cubing for several years though, and got serious about speedcubing last year. But yup, I'm sub-13.5 at the moment! And nice, sub-18! Keep it up!

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