here's some timing methods for you

cheapskates who won't invest $130 in an electronic shooting timer. Have somebody use the stopwatch "mode" of a $10 timex wristwatch. Have them watch you throw 10 punches, starting at your first move, stopping after your 10th. divide the time on the watch by 10, you get the average time for your punch. Using both hands, 1.50 seconds should be the slowest you ever show, and some can' show 1 second flat.