In golf, any respite longer than a couple of days often makes a player lose timing, touch and temper.
How much the lack of live game experience can hinder a player's timing varies by player, McGwire said.
Although there are some moments in the alternate take when a player's timing rushes or drags perceptibly, because the band is so tight, the difference with the master is only six seconds (for a nearly three-minute song).
During the swing, the player determines power by timing a button press for a marker to stop at the desired point on a power meter.
The offense had no turnovers during practice, which was held in the field house because of rain, and Ryan praised the timing the players had.
However, under their coach, Gregg Popovich, the Spurs take the notion of timing their players' performances to the extreme, resting their veteran stars whenever they can during the regular season to preserve their fitness for the playoffs – even at the price of drawing fines from the N.B.A. commissioner, David Stern.
For example, Weinberg et al. [2] reported a percussionist robot that imitates a co-player's playing to play according to the co-player's timing.
The players' comic timing was revealed from the very first pick, when Eric Staal, the captain of Team Staal, chose a Carolina teammate, "my boy," goalie Cam Ward.
The SOLEC test, optional within the UEFA medical pre-participation screening proforma, is performed by timing how long a player can stand on one leg with eyes closed.
For other players, it was a matter of timing.
