An Experiment

[JugglingReferee]

Originally Posted by grunewar

When I first started I had a senior official tell me that every now and then when there's no pressure in the backcourt to take a peak at the clock as you're counting to get a feel for what the right timing speed should be. I still do it every now and again and it has helped me keep a pretty steady count. Not that it's perfect of course.....

Why not just flick the wrist for a minute before the game starts? That way, you can actually pay attention to the game during the game.