I find the idea of "timing" a very tricky element to put into words, There is always a conflict in my head whenever I want to join in on a thread about it.
On one hand; I am sure that if nothing upsets the plan we have made for our shot sequence, then the timing should stay very close to the same on every shot. If I write my signature it should take the same time, every time, unless my dip pen runs out of ink part way through or the pencil breaks. I don't time myself deliberately; and I never set out to get the times the same. I set out to finish the action(s) in the usual way as my signature should repeat in its appearance pretty closely. I do make mistakes at times though and the pen/pencil doesn't press on the page well enough in some places to leave its mark.
The other side of this "time keeping" is to do with learning to write or learning to shoot. At the beginning I was more concerned with getting the letters the right shape( recognisable) and paid no attention to how long I was taking,,, perhaps my teacher did, though!
With my archery I am concerned with keeping to the right plan; and in my early days, the time was less important than fitting the right bits in the right places. Little adjustments added different lengths of time; as did small mistakes that I tried to correct rather than aborting.
I think timing gets better as the sequence is used with greater control; greater consistency.
I like to bear in mind that timing should become consistent; I try not to expect that to the detriment of the completed shots. I think there is sometimes a sort of chicken and egg situation in archery The clicker user sometimes finds the shot hasn't gone off according to the "time" they were expecting. The thought of being late is like a serious telling off and the shot sequence gets forgotten.
I almost feel like saying, "Let the sequence take its time; just get on with it and see how it goes".
On one hand; I am sure that if nothing upsets the plan we have made for our shot sequence, then the timing should stay very close to the same on every shot. If I write my signature it should take the same time, every time, unless my dip pen runs out of ink part way through or the pencil breaks. I don't time myself deliberately; and I never set out to get the times the same. I set out to finish the action(s) in the usual way as my signature should repeat in its appearance pretty closely. I do make mistakes at times though and the pen/pencil doesn't press on the page well enough in some places to leave its mark.
The other side of this "time keeping" is to do with learning to write or learning to shoot. At the beginning I was more concerned with getting the letters the right shape( recognisable) and paid no attention to how long I was taking,,, perhaps my teacher did, though!
With my archery I am concerned with keeping to the right plan; and in my early days, the time was less important than fitting the right bits in the right places. Little adjustments added different lengths of time; as did small mistakes that I tried to correct rather than aborting.
I think timing gets better as the sequence is used with greater control; greater consistency.
I like to bear in mind that timing should become consistent; I try not to expect that to the detriment of the completed shots. I think there is sometimes a sort of chicken and egg situation in archery The clicker user sometimes finds the shot hasn't gone off according to the "time" they were expecting. The thought of being late is like a serious telling off and the shot sequence gets forgotten.
I almost feel like saying, "Let the sequence take its time; just get on with it and see how it goes".