from my experience that has a lot to do with HOW the transmission was built
i.e. the parts that were used inside of it, clutch packs, valving, etc
@NickTransmissions
Although this is true to a point, the way the transmission responds to - or ignores - the driver's right foot is more to do with how the shift tables and kickdown tables are written.
GM wrote the 'Normal' Up/Down Shift table to discourage 'fun' driving -
and they could have made the Tow / Haul shift table Tow-ier / Haul-ier.
(Since I don't tow, my Tow / Haul shift table has been written to behave more like a 'Performance' shift table.)
I don't have the software to help you tune yours, but my tuner let me write my own shift tables.
Maybe I can help you write yours? I've plenty of experience tuning mid-90s LT1s, if that helps ...