What makes some people more able to time better than others at rhythm games?

[Arch0wl]

This is a question that I've thought about for a long time without a very good answer.

It seems like some people are just inherently able to time better than other people, for whatever reason. I don't know why this is, and can't even begin to figure it out.

Obviously there is some brain mechanism driving this, but I have no idea what that is. My gut says reaction time, but I'm inclined to disbelieve that because there are people with insane reaction times who do not have the godly timing that the top players on these games do.

It would be great if someone more knowledgeable could weigh in on this.