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Been thinking about this question for a few days now, @Loraine lays out fantastic mechanics for how to get faster changes but there is a mindset also that takes much longer to develop (thus the need for ungodly repetition in order to achieve success). Mindset: embrace the absence of tension in playing…. I will say it one more time because it is that important to speed precision and accuracy,… the absence of tension is the key to those three things, speed, precision and accuracy. it all comes down to this, exploring the art of using the least amount of pressure to get a string to make the sound you want. I found this to be a long process but once clued in, it added a new level of enthusiasm and interest as things went into higher gear as a result of relaxing but it is more than relaxing. Relaxing may be less accurate than “removing tension.” Tension. That is the word. Mind tension, body tension. There must be enough to make the sound but not an ounce of pressure more. In mind time is the stressor creating tension. speed management it the key to mental tension. If I chased speed I was always behind, but I could slowly sneak up on it. Shout out to @Carol-3M-Stillhand for introducing this concept to me.