Well, get gemmed and enchanted first. Any comparison done like this is by default skewed.
Part of the problem might just be getting accustomed to it all. I still at times screw up through the myriad of skills, clipping my own Murder of crows or such.
In the end though, the focus game is a tight rope exercise, staying balanced while anticipating back and front drafts. You don't want to drain your focus, yet also not top it. Anticipate boosts in focus like direbeast. Anticipate upcoming decreases like black arrow or murder coming off cooldown.
After black arrow and murder of crows are cast