Is Paladins Royal Authority supposed to apply damage so early in the skill?

RoH and Goring have their damage applied near the end of the animation, but Royal Authority happens before the dramatic spin slash making this attack lack oomph while making the spin feel kind of pointless. Was this intended because it kind of feels boring in comparison to the other two finishers

Edit: Nvm I was already given a reason why this is actually good thing functionally even if it seems really off to me thematically. I'm not a fan of how it is now but lets just let this topic die