Did he ever tell you what made him finally stop fighting the wire and start working with it? I ask because everybody talks about the practice reps and the better tool, but nobody brings up the pause. In my shop the thing that sped guys up was learning to let the pliers spin free once the twist grabbed instead of clamping down harder. Sounds like Marcus found that same feel, and once your hands trust the wire to hold, you quit hesitating on every turn. Six minutes isn't fast hands, it's zero wasted motion. Bet he can't even explain what he does different now.

Yeah I did the same thing with the tree sentinel at the start and felt like a genius until I realized I'd just been staring at a health bar instead of the giant horse trying to kill me. It's like reading the menu at a restaurant while your food gets cold, you're so busy checking the numbers that you forget to actually eat. Taking the HUD off forces you to play the game instead of playing the spreadsheet.