betting rhythms

[Wynton]

I'm not sure I can articulate this in an intelligible way, but it seems to me that sometimes we don't discuss hands with enough consideration of what I would call rhythm.

I notice this mostly in the context of HU pots, or blind steal situations. Basically, I believe that people are often betting and reacting not so much through hand reading, but because there is a certain momentum they feel compelled to follow. This momentum is partly created by the history between the players, and partly by the sheer speed of online play. Yet, while this appears to be a real phenomenon to me, we rarely acknowledge it, beyond occasionally commenting that a person might appear to be on tilt.

I can't really think of a specific example of what I'm talking about, but just thought I'd throw out the idea and see if anyone could make sense of it.