7.47 3x3 Average (PR) Rowe Hessler 2025-07-07 | Done in 3x3 R1 at the WCA World Championships 2025. This was a pleasant surprise, my BLD results were pretty bad at this competition, so it was nice to get something worthy of an upload. I always thought sub 7.5 was doable for me, but I never practice anymore and I rarely compete.I don’t have a 3x3 main, so I used Steven’s V11 for the first 3 solves of the average. He needed it for his round, so then I borrowed Freddie’s FZ v10 for the remaining 2 solves. Thanks guys!
60/69 59:58 (Full Breakdown) Rowe Hessler 2025-05-08 | Done at NY Multimate PBQ 2025, round 2 attempt 2. I had 4 attempts better than this throughout the competition, but this one felt pretty significant considering the difficulty of 69 and how much I was struggling with 70 all year. This attempt was also 52.14 per cube, which is in my fastest pace so far in competition (for an accurate result at least). I will resume the larger numbers like this after worlds, I'm enjoying the safetying more at the moment. Now that the world record and 60 point barriers are out of the way, just the 70 cube barrier by itself might feel a little less difficult when I return to it.
56.33 MBLD Mean of 3 WR Rowe Hessler 2025-04-09 | This is the best mo3 ever done in competition, finally beating Graham's legendary 56.00 mean. MBLD mo3 isn't officially recognized in the WCA for many reasons, one obvious reason being that bo3 isn't a very popular format in competition, organizers usually go with bo1 or bo2. Still, I think this round deserves some recognition so I made a quick video for it.60/66 1:00:00 (54)63/66 59:50 (60)61/67 59:56 (55)56.33 mean of 3
63/66 59:50 (World Record) Rowe Hessler 2025-04-05 | Set on April 4th 2025 at New York Multimate PBQ 2025. A dream come true, a historic comeback, and by far my greatest cubing accomplishment. I want to give a special thank you to Steven Wintringham for co-organizing this competition with me. He doesn’t even do BLD events, and put alot of work in to make this competition happen and run smoothly while I was doing my thing. I’m super happy he was the one to first tell me this was WR too, couldn’t be more perfect!Full Breakdown Video and Final Thoughtsyoutu.be/HQaP5eaH1Nk?si=0H98mNg5yr0tRKdKFull Version (Unedited)youtu.be/ivxS4qRrR_Q?si=5WmENlrQA7wn4KL856.33 Mean of 3 “WR” Videoyoutu.be/LtL4lEalQEQ?si=Rns6CMKeqdXmVjXxCubes used: MGC3 Beta (standard version)
How I Destroyed My FMC PRs (21, 24, 25 singles and 26.33 mean) Rowe Hessler 2025-03-11 | Really straightforward block building with a lot of luck. Really happy with this!Round 1 Attempt 2: 24 movesScramble: R' U' F L' F U L F2 U' D' R' D B' R2 F2 U2 B U2 B R2 L B2 R' U' FU' F D' @ R2 B U2 //222 + block (6)L F' D' F D' //F2L-1 (11)L F' L' F L F' L' F L F' L' //3e (22)@ = U' D B2 U D' R2 //cancels 4 moves (24)Round 2 Attempt 1: 21 movesScramble: R' U' F L F B R F R2 F' U2 F' R' U F2 R2 F2 R' U2 R' L F2 R' U' F(F U B2 L B) //222 (5)U F U F' L2 U' L F2 U //blocks (14)R L' U L U' R' F //finish (21)Round 2 Attempt 3: 25 movesScramble: R' U' F L B' U L' D' B L U L' F' R' D2 L D2 R' U2 R2 U2 L D' R' U' FD //222 (1)B' U' B' U' L2 //223 (6)B2 U B U2 //F2L-1 (10)(B2 U B U' B U B' U' B) //3c (19)Skeleton: D B' U' B' U' L2 B2 U B U2 B' U B U' B' U B' U' @ B2@ = R' F R, B2 // cancels 2 moves (25)
— The Seventies — Part 2: Consistently Bad, But Making Adjustments (Cursed 50/70s) Rowe Hessler 2025-02-09 | Meant to say attempts 7-11 at 70 cubes at the beginning lol. A very interesting and unique set of attempts, all pretty different but strangely got in the same score 4 times in a row. The poor bo3 at Amherst prompted a pretty major change in my review system for DFW. Also, I've finally made some really easy adjustments that were long overdue and should save me roughly 30 seconds moving forward.
— The Seventies — Part 1: A Rough Start (55/70 Breakdown + Commentary) Rowe Hessler 2025-01-21 | Just an update about my experience so far attempting 70 cubes in competition, along with a full breakdown of my best attempt so far. At this point I’ve attempted 70 6 times officially and I’ve DNFed half of them for various reasons, but I am slowly making progress with each successful try. Alot of fails and obstacles to start off, but it's starting to come together!
15.10 3BLD single (PR, WR13) Rowe Hessler 2025-01-13 | Probably one of my top5 best solves ever, and it was in comp! I’ve only ever had 3 sub15s I think lmao. 7 algs, I really can’t see myself ever beating this.3BLD is still not super important to me, I’ve just looked at it as the prerequisite to be a world class MBLDer and that’s really it. The idgaf mindset has clearly unlocked a level of performance with this event that I never thought was possible for me in competition.Even though this was extremely lucky, I’m really proud to be 13th in the world at this event after all these years. I peaked at WR3 in 2008 with a time of 59.66, so to come within 10 ranks of that 17 years later as a 34 year old feels pretty cool.
63/68 59:33 Full Breakdown (Splits, Stats and Final Thoughts) Rowe Hessler 2024-12-04 | Voiceover starts at 48:07. On to the next!
63/68 59:33 (Former PR) Rowe Hessler 2024-12-02 | Done at Ashfield Winter Challenge 2024. Full breakdown video: youtu.be/V_dfAYOyPUc?si=D4zXWiqBC6fmvwQYThe goal of this one was to just get through a 68 attempt to have the largest attempt in WCA history, I've been tied with Graham at 66 for months. Definitely did not expect to also set the record for most cubes solved in the same attempt, which before this was Graham's 62/65. 52.54 seconds per cube is also my fastest pace yet!I rarely practice 68, I really only do 70 but I felt it was best to ease into it with this first. I traced as fast as I usually would for 70, but I safetied the last reviews of certain areas a bit because I could afford to. Exec started off terribly due to cold hands, but as I warmed up it improved so it ended up being maybe just slightly slower than average.I'm just gonna keep going up by 2 cubes until I miss 5, once I achieve this with 70 I will have 60 points. This was my main strategy this year, but I'm surprised how perfectly and quickly it has been working out (59/64, 61/66, 63/68 lol). I doubt 70 will take one attempt like 68 did, but I'm looking forward to the challenge.
WCA Profile Complete! First 5BLD Mean: 6:13.06 Rowe Hessler 2024-11-18 | Finally achieved at Ottawa Blindfolded 2024, my first competition outside the USA in over a decade! This is technically my second time completing my profile because of how late 4BLD and 5BLD means were added to the WCA lol. I rarely safety 5BLD, but I was so nervous on the third that I was pretty much forced to. Luckily the first 2 were average solves, so the time of the mean isn't too bad. MBLD results weren't great at this comp (50/60 and 51/64), but I'm just glad to be back on the official grind. Obviously not in full form, I had to take a few months off to focus on other things, but I hope to be back to normal soon and be able to touch 70 cubes officially starting in 2025!
19/20 22:19, but I only look at each cube once Rowe Hessler 2024-11-08 | Goal is 20/20 in sub20 minutes, and then I'll move up to 25 probably. I'm not sure how much this practice will help my real attempts, but it's at least an interesting side quest haha.
66/70 59:53 (1:00:03+++++ lol) Rowe Hessler 2024-08-24 | 5 plus2s, probably most I’ve ever had lmfao. The last one was actually with my arm while stopping the timer.I'm like, really bored by the whole mid60s official grind with a 2-3 DNF window for 60 points, so I've decided that moving forward with 70+ in comp is 100% the way to go for me. Even if it takes some time out of this year to adjust to it, this is what’s coming.70 attempts feel pretty safe for me at this point. I'm not even going full speed here, the exec was pretty mid, and I didn't even do any short term cubes in this attempt to save time. This is my usual 30 long term cubes along with my new system for 40 midterm, and I'll be slowly adding short term cubes to it as I improve.
56 and 54 Points Back-To-Back! New England Quiet Champs 2024 Rowe Hessler 2024-08-11 | My best performance yet in my opinion. It's a little unfortunate that I wasn't able to get at least a PR out of this day, but two solid results like this back-to-back has felt just as special considering how consistently mid I've been this year. Getting there!61/66 Full Breakdown and Final Thoughtsyoutu.be/9eZGfNFE3wg60/66 Full Breakdown and Final Thoughtsyoutu.be/FPomZHjtjtU
19.47 PR 3BLD Mean! Rowe Hessler 2024-07-14 | 19.46, 19.10, 19.84Super happy with this! I knew it was possible to get a sub20 mean, but I figured it would end up being a really lucky single accompanied by 2 average solves or something, definitely not a pure sub20 mean like this. Pretty sure this is the first time I’ve gotten multiple sub20s in a round, so this is pretty peak stuff at the moment. Scrambles weren’t even lucky, pretty sure the first 2 solves were 10 algs and clutched an 11 alger on the last one.
61/66 58:29 Full Breakdown (Splits, Stats and Final Thoughts) Rowe Hessler 2024-07-01 | First time I've had WR capable memo, 2 exec errors (1 wrong alg, one misturn). Not much else to say, just ready to move on and work towards the next one!
61/66 58:29 (Former PR) Rowe Hessler 2024-06-29 | The WR2 PR farming and 2000s teenager music continues lol. This attempt felt so much more satisfying than the 59/64, I'm so glad to have beaten that one so soon. This is my first time getting sub40 memo on 66 officially I think, and this was by far the best my long term memo has ever felt in competition. I was actually very surprised to see that a majority of the DNFs were in the long term, the short-mid term stuff were my main concern, they didn't feel that great. Also, shortly after this attempt I realized that this is the fastest time per cube for a full sized MBLD in competition at 53.14, so that's cool.It feels absolutely unreal to only be 2 DNFs away from getting WR, and I'm so grateful to have finally gotten to this level in competition. I will definitely be attempting 70+ cubes this year officially, I was already considering it for today if the first attempt went well, but it didn't (46/66 1:00). Been grinding 70 at home and getting pretty accurate sub1 results with it, with a few more weeks of preparation I should feel confident enough with it to try it in competition. Most likely after NAC.Full attempt video with splits/stats coming soon!
A Hot Mess, But Still Progress: 57/66 58:52 (Full Attempt + Splits) Rowe Hessler 2024-06-26 | Done at Ashfield Summer Challenge 2024. I’ve been wanting to upload a full attempt because it's been a while, and I'm bored so I wanted to experiment with my editing. Doubt many will watch the whole video, but maybe some people will enjoy some MBLD ASMR lol.Not PR or anything, but it was an interesting attempt and my best so far officially at 66 cubes. The venue was really hot with no AC and was by far the hottest conditions I've competed in. Sweat was accumulating in my goggles and dripping onto my shirt by the end, it was pretty gross. Considering this, pretty content with the result and confident about my upcoming attempts. Memo was possibly strong enough for PR, not sure if it was weak on the long term stuff or I was just tiring out by the end. Kinda annoyed that I lost a 50 pointer because I attempted that UFL floating parity alg on the last cube, I simply locked up and got lost lol. It's okay though, I'm sure I'll start piling on the 50 pointers soon. Can't wait to nail 66 so I can move up, I'm still not even close to full speed with these splits.
17.70 3BLD single (PR) Rowe Hessler 2024-06-24 | 9 algs floated to 8, scramble had a really easy FR float. Probably could've been a 16 if the cases were a little better and I had a smoother exec, but still happy with this.R2 F2 D2 B U2 R2 B' U2 R2 F' D L2 B L D' B D B L Uw'y (orientation)Edgesx U : M', U2 (FR-BD-FL)F' : R2, E (UF-DF-RB)L' U : S', L2 (UF-UB-BL)L F' L : S', L2 (UF-LD-RU)Rw : U', L E' L' (UF-LU-DR)CornersU D' L' : F2, L U' L' U (UFR-DBR-RDF)R2 : D, R' U R (UFR-LUB-UBR)U' D R' : U2, R' D R (UFR-DBL-RUB)
59/64 59:25 (Former PR) Rowe Hessler 2024-04-14 | Still pretty shocked this was PR, it honestly didn't feel that great. I figured it might have been my best 64 attempt officially so far, but I was expecting at least 8 or so DNFs. The long term memo felt like it wouldn't hold up, the exec felt shaky, so I'm really pleased with this result for now.I really needed this tbh. My official 64 grind was slowly getting worse and worse, with my last attempts being 36/64 and a DNF quit in Ohio. Overall my mental state and confidence were at a really low point going into this comp, my goal for this one was to just show up and get through it lol. This has definitely brought my spirits and enthusiasm back up!But yeah, glad to see a mid60s attempt finally be a PR! Going to move up to 66 for my next few official attempts to see what I can do, that jump should actually be easier than the one from 60 to 64, they don't feel much different.
Grown Man Destroys Cubing Competition With His Eyes Closed Rowe Hessler 2024-03-17 | Lol couldn't resist the title. But yeah I believe this is my first time sweeping all the BLD events at a competition, done at Amherst Spring Challenge 2024. Pretty happy with all of these results except for MBLD, but at least it was good enough to take the win.Been focused on 4BLD and 5BLD lately but I've kinda had enough of that, it's time to return to MBLD. I've had 5 attempts this year at 64 cubes, all of which haven't been great but have not been 100% terrible. I've found the adjustment from 60 to 64 in comp much easier than 56 to 60, and I'm feeling alot of progress even if the results don't show it. Everything will eventually come together, I want to get at least a 56+ pointer before moving up to the upper 60s. Competition attempts and home attempts essentially feel the same to me at this point, I've got enough experience now. All that's left to do is practice and get better.
10/10 MBLD in 5:46.61 (13.5 exec/cube) Rowe Hessler 2024-03-15 | 'Got my favorite LTCT on the first cube lol. I consider sub6 to be a good attempt for me on 10, the memo on this was a bit on the slower side but the exec was faster than average. I go through phases where my brain literally can't 2pass 10 cubes, but I notice that my larger attempt results are always way better when I'm well practiced at this so I need to keep up with it regularly. I don't really have the energy to grind big attempts as much as I used to, but these keep me well practiced at making good stories and linking them to my loci. Pretty much the only thing this doesn't work is my stamina I guess. The goal is to get the memo down to what I usually do in a real attempt for my first 2 passes of 10, around 2:45-2:50, and still retain everything perfectly. If I can do that then sub5 is definitely possible!
4:56.92 5BLD (PR) Rowe Hessler 2024-03-01 | Sub5 is still a pretty good time for me, so I'm satisfied with this for now. Also was surprised to see this puts me at 25th in the world, not bad for 2 months of practice. Hopefully my next PR in 5BLD will be my first mean!
First Official 4BLD Mean! Rowe Hessler 2024-03-01 | 2:48.00, 2:54.16, 3:18.16 = 3:00.11Kinda bummed I missed sub3 but whatever, it's my first mean! I'm definitely faster than this, I average around 2:30 so I definitely wanna get a better single asap, but this will do.This was done at Westchester Blind Leap 2024 on February 29th, and I was pretty shocked to find out later that this was the first time that a 4BLD podium all had means :O Was pretty cool to be a part of that with Brandon Lin and Evan Liu!
3:50.17 5BLD (PB) Rowe Hessler 2024-02-24 | Yeah my office needs some cleaning lolL Fw' R2 D2 Lw2 Bw' Fw' Uw B2 Fw' L2 D' B Bw L' R2 Uw Fw' F2 Uw F' U2 Bw' F' D2 Rw Dw2 D2 F' Uw' U L U R2 Rw F' Fw Bw2 U Rw Uw U2 L U B' D Fw2 D Rw' U D' L Uw' Fw2 Lw' Dw2 Fw' D' Lw Rw 3Fw2 3Uw2This was an insane fluke! I was trying to go a little less safe today to try and beat my 4:39 PB, but I didn't know something like this was possible for me yet even on the easiest of scrambles. 38 algs, no cycle breaks in wings and the memo was just simply memorable lol. Pretty sure I average around low5 and I usually memo in about 3 minutes, so this is just stupid. Still 3passing, but I usually 2pass + centers because I solve them first. This was unfortunately a miscramble, the 3Fw2 at the end was supposed to be a 3Fw, but I'm still gonna count it :P This solve was also part of a 4:36 mean, which is faster than my previous best single haha.
5:41.83 5BLD (PR) Rowe Hessler 2024-02-19 | Only PR of the comp, not really much else to share lol. This is decent, but I had some really close sub5 DNFs. Maybe next time with some practice.MBLD at this comp was meh. I did 2 64 attempts, the best one being 55/64. Not great, but not a bad start to the year either. I'll be comfortable with mid60s in comp very soon.
7BLD in 34:46.19 (PB) Rowe Hessler 2024-02-03 | Generated By csTimer on 2024-02-03single: 34:46.19Time List:1. 34:46.19 D2 L B' L2 R 3Rw2 Rw Bw U2 3Fw Lw 3Dw' R2 Bw D2 Fw' 3Lw' Uw2 3Fw' Bw B' Lw2 U 3Rw' 3Uw' Uw Lw2 R2 Dw2 D2 3Rw2 3Lw Fw Uw2 Lw 3Fw U Bw' F' R 3Fw' L' Uw 3Rw' Fw' 3Uw R2 3Rw' D' L' 3Uw 3Rw B Bw2 3Fw2 Fw2 3Bw Dw F2 3Bw' Rw' F 3Lw D Uw2 Bw2 3Uw' 3Rw' 3Fw Rw' U2 R' L2 D 3Rw D' 3Uw2 L2 3Bw 3Dw B2 3Lw R2 F' B' R' 3Dw2 3Fw2 3Bw2 3Lw2 Fw' Lw' Uw 3Dw' 3Uw2 U 3Rw2 Bw' 3Bw' Fw23rd success ever I think, first one recorded. I really struggle with confidently turning a 7x7 blind, pretty much all of my DNFs are from difficulties with the middle and 3rd layer turns, they feel too similar to me when I'm blindfolded. I probably won't go any bigger than this for that reason lol, but this is fun to do once in a while. I definitely plan to get better at this, maybe starting doing some 2-7 relays attempts in the future. It's definitely a nice break from MBLD.
5BLD in 4:39.43 (PB) Rowe Hessler 2024-02-01 | Had the scramble here before, but realized later it was a misscramble :( Still happy with it thoughFirst sub5, previous PB was 5:22 so I was a bit shocked lolBeen practicing 4BLD and 5BLD a bit, but still haven't been taking it too seriously. I'm getting a lot more comfortable with the tracing, but I still have to learn better algs and learn how to turn better. Not sure how far I'll get but I'm enjoying it!
56/60 59:22 (Former PR) Rowe Hessler 2023-12-18 | So that took way too long lol.But still, I'm really happy to be past the 50 point barrier! I've had 3 really close 48 pointers in comp leading up to this so I'm extremely relieved to finally be past this mental block. I'm also really happy to have gotten this on my last attempt of the year, it feels amazing to end 2023 on a good note.To be honest I kinda haven't been pushing myself much with MBLD lately, for the most part I've just been practicing in the 60-62 range and safetying hard with 41-42 minute memo and trying to consistently get 50+ points. Now that I've done it in comp, I feel a lot better about just grinding hard again to get back to mid to upper 60s and being my true self again. No more baby steps, I’m confident that I will be able to try those kind of numbers officially in 2024. The worst is officially over, nothing can stop me now.Fun fact: I doubled my MBLD PR this year lol, 26 to 52
Mountain View Multi Madness 2023! Rowe Hessler 2023-12-01 | I didn't record the 46/46 and I forgot to hit record on the winning attempt of 54/60, but I figured I'd share the madness anyway. I made a ton of mistakes and had a few bad attempts at this comp, but it was great practice and I was able to learn a lot. For years I always cycled through 3 memory palaces, but I created 2 more this year so I'd be able to practice more while still being able to save 1 or 2 palaces for competitions. This sure came in handy for this comp, as I didn't have to reuse any palace on 0 days rest and I'm pretty sure it's the main reason why I stayed somewhat consistent throughout the comp. My thoughts on each attempt:Attempt 1: 46/46 57:53This was by far the most uncomfortable attempt, even though I was doing an extra pass of everything and super safetying. The room was quite loud all throughout memo, I think the organizers were just figuring things out during this time because this was the first attempt and it wasn't really that bad at all for the others. But yeah the whole time during exec I was just waiting to forget things because my memo didn't feel strong, but was increasingly more surprised with my recall as the attempt when on. Even with the perfect recall I thought I felt myself make some exec errors along the way, but I guess not lol. Second best N/N result in comp all time, tied with Kamil but faster time.Attempt 2: 41/56 1:00:00For this one I remember rushing my long term stuff a bit and wasn't quite relaxed, and I realized halfway through that I was going at like a 60 pace and I had time to chill out. I spent a little extra time on the middle and short term stuff, but by the time I returned to the long term a little too much time had passed and I forgot quite a bit. Pretty awful for 56, that should be a really safe number. Also I think there were guys cleaning out the gutters outside on this attempt and they were pretty loud, you can see them through the window in the back at some point.Attempt 3: 42/58 59:02Very similar story to the one above. Can't remember much else about it other than that I was disappointed.Attempt 4: 50/58 59:34Definitely was happy that this was an improvement over the last one, but I remember thinking the result was worse than what it felt like. I may have suspected there was a chance at a 54/58 50 pointer, but I guess I made some recall mistakes I wasn't aware of. However, this was the winning result for round 2 and it guaranteed me all 9 attempts so I was pretty pleased. Attempt 5: 38/60 1:00:02You'd think I was upset with this attempt, but not at all. The long term felt terrible during memo and was horrible during exec, but this one felt soooo close to being a good attempt if I had maybe spent a little more time on those 30 long term and maybe returned to solve them 30-60 seconds sooner. Everything I forgot felt like it only recently left my brain, so I was actually optimistic for the next 60 attempt.Attempt 6: 50/60 1:00:00Made the adjustment from the previous attempt, and the memo was way stronger. This attempt disappointed me a bit because it had the potential to be a 50 pointer, but this was the attempt where I first felt the fatigue and it hit me during exec. I pretty much lacked my thinkahead and wasn't fluid at all, and it cost me a few DNFs and wasn't able to solve the last 2 cubes because of time. Disappointing, but I knew with a little more energy I'd be fine on 60. Attempt 7: 46/52 59:29This was the third attempt of the third day and the first of the final round, so I decided to safety because I was tired as hell. I decided to do my safety 5 pass system I usually do for 46 but cram in up to 52, and it worked pretty well. I made 3 really dumb mistakes on the first few cubes and it kinda ruined the attempt because the long term stuff was really accurate. Attempt 8: 40/60 1:00:02Pretty similar to the 38/60 honestly. I actually had a huge lunch right before this and it was a terrible idea. Got super tired and just didn't have it for this one.Attempt 9: 54/60 59:51Soooo close to 50 points. Pretty much felt just like the 50/60 memo but I had the energy to push through exec. I think I forgot 2 things, messed up 2 algs and maybe recalled or memo'd 2 wrong, something like that. This attempt won the comp, and it was my first accurate 60 attempt in comp ever so I'm really happy with this one!This comp was a lot of fun, would definitely do this again if I ever had the chance!
60/62 58:16 Full Execution (15.55 exec/cube) Rowe Hessler 2023-10-27 | Lower 60s unlocked! PB2 exec/cube of 15.55, memo has been extremely strong lately so exec has been really smooth. There's still a lot of room for improvement with 4passing, excited to get back to my old numbers and it's starting to look like it'll happen sooner than I expected. Just so grateful to feel my abilities coming back, I'm feeling some 60 pointers soon.
52/56 in 56:44 (Former PR) Rowe Hessler 2023-10-16 | So yeah, the 4 passing is working lol. I pretty much just went the same speed as last week with the 54 but had a way better exec. I actually didn't realize this result was WR2 until I was putting my cubes away later on, I was just relieved to have gotten another accurate result. This and last week's attempts give me a 46.67 official mean too, which is pretty cool.This result has been encouraging in many ways:1. 2 of the 4 DNFs were in the short term 6 cubes at the end of memo. This was strange because I wasn't that nervous by that point and it felt like a perfect 6/6. I have to check the scrambles, but I'm pretty sure I made really dumb memo errors with cycle-breaking. But yeah, considering that 9/10 times those short term cubes will be 6/6, this could've easily been 54/56.2. I was actually more nervous for this attempt than the 51/54 last week, and I think that's because it was a 1 attempt comp. I have never done well at a 1 attempt comp, I usually only get PRs when I get through a shaky first attempt and get most of my nerves out of the way. Knowing I had only one shot, I definitely felt more pressure than usual and the long term memo didn't feel that strong because of it. So yeah not feeling that great during memo but having almost perfect recall is a huge confidence booster.3. The execution was incredibly good. I haven't recorded many of my official attempts to check, but I'm pretty sure I haven't gotten sub19 exec per cube yet, so 16.46 is just insane. I would be very happy with this kind of exec at home actually, so it's nice to know I have the potential to go that fast in comp because it will be more necessary later on when I'm doing more cubes. Hopefully 50 points soon :)Music:Fortune Days by The Glitch Mob
18.29 Official 3BLD (PR2) Rowe Hessler 2023-10-16 | Happy to finally have an official sub20 on camera. Scramble was an easy 9 alger with no cycle breaks, my favorite kind lol.
51/54 in 58:43(Former PR) Rowe Hessler 2023-10-09 | NE Champs was a good comp for me! I got 45/46 on the first attempt as well, which made me feel really relaxed so this one felt a lot easier.So yeah I recently made the switch back to a 4-pass MBLDer, meaning I only look at my long-term 30 cubes 4 times now and I go much slower. I used to do this, but since 2022 I've been going at a faster speed so I can add a 5th one. This worked at first for unofficial attempts like my WBs, but I concluded a few months ago that this is the primary reason I have been struggling so much in competition. The stress of tracing that fast under such pressure where accuracy is the main goal just hasn't been working for me. Also I feel like consistently practicing with 5 passes for that long made my memory just absolutely terrible because I began to rely way too much on that fifth pass. The transition back to 4pass has been awkward to get used to, but I'm actually pleasantly surprised just how much better everything is sticking now and I'm enjoying the event a lot more.I did 5 pass the 46 attempt on the first day, but since it was such a low number for me I could still go at the same leisurely pace. I didn't want to risk getting a discouraging result on the first one, so it was the right decision. But yeah, I definitely didn't expect to get such an accurate result on my first 4-pass attempt in comp since 2019 (at that comp I got 24/25 and 27/28 lol). I did an unnecessary 4th review of the last 4 cubes just because I had time and I was nervous. That and the 50 second exec on the last cube probably cost me WR2, but oh well. In case anyone is curious, my poor results throughout the year and this style change are the reasons I did not go to Nationals or Worlds. Those would have been my first 2 comps trying this out, and traveling that far to test it out under that much pressure made absolutely no sense. I felt more comfortable taking the time off to practice this some more, and I think it was the best decision I've made in years with this event. But yeah, the journey is back on. I went pretty slow for this one, so next comp or two I'll probably be doing 56-57, and hopefully 60+ again soon. Here’s a link to the focus goggles I wear. They block out side peripherals and the blindfold slid over them upside down blocks out the top. This combo has been really helpful with distractions:https://a.co/d/dkIXYsJ
Official MBLD Scrambling Tutorial Rowe Hessler 2023-06-02 | After uploading my rant video the other day, I realized that I forgot to discuss all the possible ways duplicates and other scrambling errors could be greatly reduced in competition. This is a video showing how I would scramble someone else's 60 cube MBLD in competition using the WCA's official scrambler, TNoodle. I also cover some other easy steps that can be taken to reduce scramble mistakes in the future. This was a lot more therapeutic than cursing at the webcam :P
20.98 3BLD | First Win of 2023! Rowe Hessler 2023-05-12 | The solve was nothing special, but good enough to finally get that first 3BLD win of the year. Hopefully I'll catch my next official sub20 on cam, I keep not doing that lol. I'd guess my global is around 22-23 still, so I've been extremely happy with my official 3BLD results this year.
66/71 in 56:40 (Full Attempt) Rowe Hessler 2022-03-31 | Splits: M 1-10: 1:23 (1:23)R 1-10: 2:32 (1:09)M 11-20: 3:57 (1:25)R 11-20: 5:10 (1:13)M 21-30: 6:36 (1:26)R 21-30: 7:45 (1:09)R 1-30: 11:11 (3:26)R 1-30: 14:25 (3:14)R 1-30: 18:00 (3:35)M 31-40: 19:32 (1:32)R 31-40: 20:47 (1:15)M 41-50: 22:17 (1:30)R 41-50: 23:28 (1:11)R 31-50: 25:51 (2:33)R 31-50: 28:24 (2:33)M 51-60: 30:00 (1:36)R 51-60: 31:15 (1:15)M 61-70: 32:46 (1:31)R 61-70: 34:00 (1:13)R 51-70: 37:09 (3:09)M 71: 37:28 (:19)E 71: 37:45 (:17)E 51-60: 40:45 (3:00)E 61-70: 43:10 (2:35)E 31-40: 46:05 (2:55)E 41-50: 48:42 (2:37)E 1-10: 51:16 (2:34)E 11-20: 53:48 (2:32)E 21-30: 56:40 (2:52)Memo: 37:28 (31.67/cube)Exec: 19:12 (16.22/cube)Total: 56:40 (47.89/cube)
66/71 in 56:40 Rowe Hessler 2022-03-27 | Memo: 37:28 (31.67/cube)Exec: 19:12 (16.22/cube) Total: 56:40 (47.89/cube)Music: Fortune Days by Glitch MobCubes: Weilong WR M, magnetized by myself
65/66 MBLD in 55:55 Rowe Hessler 2022-02-22 | Memo: 37:02 (33.67 per cube)Execution: 18:53 (17.17 per cube) PB I thinkTotal: 55:55 (50.83 per cube) Cubes: Weilong WR 2019, custom magnetized by myselfMusic: Strobe by Deadmau5, again lolMemo Splits(M = memo, R = Review): MR 1-10 2:39 (2:39)MR 11-20 5:26 (2:47)MR 21-30 8:12 (2:46)R 1-30 11:56 (3:44)R 1-30 15:24 (3:32)R 1-30 19:26 (4:02)MR 31-40 22:16 (2:50)MR 41-50 25:08 (2:52)R 31-50 27:30 (2:22)R 31-50 30:12 (2:42)MRR51-60 34:33 (4:21)MRR61-65 36:38 (2:05)M 66: 37:02 (:24)
64/66 MBLD in 58:24 Rowe Hessler 2022-02-21 | Memo: 38:15 (34.77 per cube)Execution: 20:09 (18.32 per cube)Total: 58:24 (53.09 per cube)Cubes: Weilong WR 2019, custom magnetized by myselfMusic: Strobe by Deadmau5
66/75 in 1:00:12 Rowe Hessler 2022-01-31 | 65/75 at the the hour, so 55 points! Best result so far with 75 cubes, it's been a really tough barrier. This ties my pb for accuracy but is my fastest attempt by about a minute, so close to sub-1! Sorry for the nasty knucklecracking at the beginning, forgot to cut it out but too lazy to fix lol Memo Splits:MR 1-10 2:38 (2:38)MR 11-20 5:29 (2:51)MR 21-30 8:16 (2:47)R 1-30 12:12 (3:56)R 1-30 16:48 (4:36)MR 31-40 19:40 (2:52)MR 41-50 22:34 (2:56)MR 51-60 25:28 (2:54)R 31-60 31:36 (6:08) -- literally awful, easy sub1 if improvedMRR 61-70 35:39 (4:03)MR 71-74 37:15 (1:36)M 75 37:33 (:18)Memo Time: 37:33 (30.04/cube) PBExecution: 22:39 (18.12/cube)Total: 1:00:12 (48.16/cube) PBMusic:––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––Track: Wanderlust — CRASTEL [Audio Library Release]Music provided by Audio Library PlusWatch: youtu.be/79mSePaZkOUFree Download / Stream: alplus.io/wanderlust––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––Cubes: Weilong WR 2019, custom magnetized by myself
63/64 MBLD in 59:32 Rowe Hessler 2022-01-24 | Memo: 39:50(37.34 seconds/cube)Execution: 19:42(18.46 seconds/cube)Total: 59:32 (55.81 per cube)Cubes: Weilong WR 2019, custom magnetized by me:Music: Ehrling - TyphoonFollow Ehrling:Soundcloud: soundcloud.com/ehrlingFacebook: www.facebook.com/EhrlingMusicInstagram: www.instagram.com/ehrlingofficialSpotify: open.spotify.com/artist/5wo7dlNLNdFmaaU7NTtdoT
6.87 Avg12! X-Man Tornado V2 Rowe Hessler 2021-10-28 | The laptop belongs to my friend lolNot bad for a 30 year old haha. I never thought I'd get a sub7 avg12 on cam, this came out of nowhere. Just the right amount of luck mixed in with some smooth solving I guess! I even messed up quite a bit haha. Taking a break from multibld until the end of the year, I have a lot to do lately, but this was a fun break recording some 3x3. I really enjoy the X-Man Tornado V2, it's my new main for speedsolving. I highly recommend it, it's so good that I can't bring it to work because it is too distracting :P. I use the special edition with primary internals: thecubicle.com/products/x-man-tornado-v2-limited-edition?_pos=8&_sid=c78f5d063&_ss=rGenerated By csTimer on 2021-10-27avg of 12: 6.87Time List:1. 7.05 F' U L U2 R U B' R D2 L' B2 D2 B2 R' F2 L' D2 F2 L' F 2. 6.35 F2 U B2 U B2 D2 L2 B2 D L2 U' F L R' U' R B2 R' F' L R' 3. 6.32 F' B U' D B R L F R2 U' R2 B2 D' B2 D R2 D' F2 R' 4. 8.09 R' U' B U2 F L2 B2 L2 U2 F D2 B' D2 B2 D B' L' U2 L2 R' B2 5. 7.70 L2 F L' U2 D2 L F U D R L2 B2 L U2 R D2 L2 D2 F2 R F2 6. 6.75 F2 U F2 U F2 L2 F2 U' L2 R2 D2 L D R' F R' B L B D F 7. (8.68) L' B2 U2 L2 B2 L2 F2 U2 B' U2 B' U R F2 R B2 D2 F R2 8. 6.33 L' R2 B L2 U2 F2 R2 F' D2 B' L2 U' L B' U' L R2 F2 R2 9. (5.93) R2 U' F' B2 R' F2 D' R2 F R' U2 R2 F2 L' D2 L B2 L U2 L' 10. 6.38 R' U F D2 B' F' R2 F' R2 U2 B' L2 D2 R U F2 D2 B' D' L2 B' 11. 6.87 B2 L2 B' U R2 L' B2 R2 F' R2 F R2 D2 R2 B' R2 D' F' 12. 6.87 U2 R D' L F2 R F2 R' B' R2 U2 L2 B2 U' B2 L2 B2 L2 D' B2 Usolves 6-10 are a 6.49 avg5
61/72 in 59:45 - 50 points at 49.80 per cube! Rowe Hessler 2021-09-12 | Not the greatest accuracy of course, but anything near 10 DNFs at this amount and speed is a victory for me, so I'll take it :). FINALLY sub50 per cube, been really trying to push through this barrier since I sub1'd 70 cubes earlier in the summer. It has been so challenging, but it feels good to improve steadily again. 72 now feels very similar to what 70 felt like 2 months ago, and the accuracy is pretty much identical as well, so I think my plan to just keep climbing up is paying off. I think I turned a cube at around 33 minutes in memo, so if we wanna get technical that makes another DNF. But whatever, the main goal is the speed, not the result.Memo:MR 1-10: 2:50 (2:50) -- 17 per cubeMR 11-20: 2:43 (5:33) -- 16.3 per cubeMR 21-30: 3:00 (8:33) -- 18 per cubeR 1-30: 4:06 (12:39) -- 8.2 per cubeR 1-30: 5:07 (17:46) -- 10.23 per cubeMR 31-40: 2:54 (20:40) -- 17.4 per cubeMR 41-50: 2:58 (23:38)-- 17.8 per cubeMR 51-60: 3:05 (26:43) -- 18.5 per cube R 31-60: 6:17 (33:00) -- 12.57 per cubeMRR 61-68: 3:49 (36:49) -- 28.62 per cube MR 69-71: 1:17 (38:06) -- 25.67 per cube M 72: 00:16 (38:22) Execution: 72: 00:12 (38:34) -- 28 second 3BLD69-71: 00:53 (39:27) -- 17.67 per cube61-68: 2:21 (41:48) -- 17.62 per cube31-40: 2:47 (44:35) -- 16.7 per cube41-50: 3:17 (47:52) -- 18.7 per cube51-60: 2:58 (50:50) -- 17.8 per cube1-10: 3:03 (53:53) -- 18.3 per cube11-20: 2:43 (56:36) -- 16.3 per cube21-30: 3:09 (59:45) -- 18.9 per cubeMemo: 38:22 (31.97 per cube)Exec: 21:23 (17.82 per cube)Total: 59:45 (49.80 per cube)
60/70 in 59:36 Full Attempt (17.46 exec/cube) Rowe Hessler 2021-07-10 | Such a cringe reaction...finally got around to uploading this, first 70 cube attempt sub1! Accuracy wasn't great, but half of these DNFs were really avoidable, 7/10 for the short term 10 cubes at the end is pretty bad, that's usually 10/10 pretty easily. I even DNFed the 3BLD cube hahaha. But yeah, only quit on 4 cubes I think, but I paused quite a bit on them so if anything they cost me a bit of time. I was surprised that it was sub1 because I didn't realize how awesome the execution was, this is my first time getting sub18 exec per cube in a really long time, so that's nice. In fact, I was on pace for sub17 exec per cube if the exec for 1-10 wasn't so abysmal, so that's exciting, maybe I can break that barrier eventually.Splits: MemorizationMR 1-10 2:50 (2:50)MR 11-20 5:51 (3:01)MR 21-30 8:51 (3:00)R 1-30 12:50 (3:59) PBR 1-30 18:21 (5:31)MR 31-40 21:15 (2:54)MR 41-50 24:35 (3:20) :(MR 51-60 27:47 (3:11)R 31-60 34:44 (6:58) :( :( :(MR 61-68 37:15 (2:31)R 61-68 38:24 (1:09)MR 69 38:52 (0:28)M 70 39:14 (0:22)Execution 70, 69, 61-68 42:08 (2:54)31-40 44:46 (2:38) PB I think41-50 47:32 (2:46)51-60 50:15 (2:43)1-10 53:50 (3:35) :(11-20 56:31 (2:41)21-30 59:36 (3:05) Stats: Memo/Cube: 33.63Exec/Cube: 17.46Total Per Cube: 51.09 per cubeCPH (Cubes Per Hour): 70.46 - Random stat I just invented! haha
66/70 in 1:00:35 Rowe Hessler 2021-06-26 | 63/70 in 1:00:02 (56 points) first 50 pointer on 70 cubes!Almost there! If you look at the splits below for the earlier packs, something happened with me on the third pack and I lost a lot of time, this could have maybe been sub1. Overall I can also improve A LOT on the later packs if I work on my stamina, so that's another cool thing I can easily try to improve on. Anyway, still very happy about this, first time under 1:01, and my best accuracy ever. Many PBs here, including cubes solved sub-hour (63), total time per cube (51.935), and some memo splits. I have been working my hardest to force improvement on my memo and first review for a 10 pack, I used to average around 3:30, but I am starting to average high2 to low3. Only problem has been that this slows down my later reviews because the information isn't as solid, but I'm slowly adjusting to it and my later reviews are getting back to normal speed as I get used this pace. SplitsMR 1-10: 2:49 (2:49) PBMR 11-20: 5:37 (2:48) new PBMR 21-30: 8:59 (3:22) I don't even remember what happened here :(R 1-30: 13:05 (4:06) Probably PBR 1-30: 18:47 (5:42) No idea what PB is, but this is good!MR 31-40: 21:59 (3:12) solidMR 41-50: 25:13 (3:14) solidMR 51-60 28:24 (3:11) solidR 31-60 35:15 (6:51) awful, this can be improved a lotMR 61-68: 37:55 (2:45) pretty badR 61-68: 38:58 (1:03) pretty fast but I should just cut this third review entirely eventuallyMR 69 (39:28) (:30) pretty badM 70 (39:47) (:19) mehExec: ~20:48, ~17.83 Really really really good :) Cubes: Weilong WRs, custom magnetized by me
70 Attempt Full Execution(18.64 exec/cube) Rowe Hessler 2021-06-07 | 62/70 in 1:01:51 (58/70 in 1:00:00 I think?) Might not look special, but it's my best 70 attempt so far and I thought I'd share it. I have had better accuracy and time before, but this one was overall the best result. It was also my first time not forgetting anything entirely and tossing cubes aside, which felt like some real progress. I really fell apart towards the end from nerves, I knew it felt accurate. If I stayed a little more calm this could've been better, maybe 65/70, but oh well.The number 70 has been been extremely intimidating to me for the last year, but it doesn't seem so scary now that I am doing it almost every day and seeing improvement. First attempt was early May with 45/70 in 1:09 haha, so I've come a long way. Hopefully I will sub1 it soon!Cubes: Weilong WR M (custom magnetized by me)Music: ODESZA
63/64 MultiBld in 1:00:28 (Weilong WR Debut) Rowe Hessler 2021-05-18 | So close! This was actually my first big attempt using my 3rd memory palace which I just finished making, so pretty pleased overall. I was slightly slower than I usually am with palaces 1 and 2, but this went way better than I expected. Also, PB attempt with the new Weilong WRs, so felt worthy of an upload :). It was 61/64 at the hour mark, so 58 points.Also, I'll fix the camera angle next time lol. I'm using my new Iphone, for some reason the quality is terrible whenever I upload videos and there are random cuts in the video everywhere which is really annoying. If anyone's better with this crap and has an idea how to improve this please let me know in the comments lol.Cubes:Weilong WR M (custom magnetized by me)Music: Ehrling - Sthlm SunsetEhrling - Chasing Palm TreesEhrling - TyphoonSupport Ehrling:https://www.instagram.com/ehrlingoffi...facebook.com/EhrlingMusicsoundcloud.com/ehrling
