Originally posted by ItsaHonda
What generation is your Accord? Prior to the 6th gens (98+) all Accords shift 'rough' Its normal, and I tend to prefer the harder shifts. Honda designed for it to give the car more of a 'sporty' feel, similar to the feel of a manual. Unfortunately, too many people complained and Honda went to what I call 'pillow' automatics.
My sixth gen auto shifts pretty hard. The dealer even included a sheet that talked about how this hard shifting ("positive feeling shifting") as they called it is normal. So it may not just be the earlier ones.