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DISTANCE WALK-BACK: SPEED FOCUS

Hold the pace. Stretch the range.

The Distance Walk-back: Speed Focus drill teaches you to maintain fast, clean hits even as the target shrinks with distance. Instead of slowing down to stay accurate, your goal is to shoot confidently at speed — while watching for the point where your control breaks down.

Why this drill matters:

Most shooters slow way down once targets move past 7 yards. This drill builds the ability to run your gun fast and clean at longer distances without losing your fundamentals. It’s not about pushing blindly. It’s about knowing where your speed stops working and how to push that threshold further.

It also reveals key issues:

  • Flinching or jerking under pressure

  • Overrunning your visual confirmation

  • Shooting faster than your sights allow

If you want your fast shooting to work at real distances, this drill shows you how to build it right.


Set it up:

  • Distance: Start at 3 yards and walk back 1 yard per rep

  • Target: A-zone or center circle on the Fusion Target

  • Rounds: 2 per rep

  • Reps: Varies — continue until you miss or lose control

  • Start Position: Compressed ready or holster



How to run the drill:

a. Begin at 3 yards and fire two rapid, accurate rounds into the A-zone


b. If both rounds are clean, step back one yard and repeat


c. Continue walking back one yard at a time, maintaining cadence and accuracy


d. Track the distance where you first drop a shot and use that as your improvement baseline

Shooting distance for 7 Yard Speed Drill graphic.


What you are actually training:

Speed at distance: You are building the skill of maintaining high tempo while still placing rounds inside scoring zones at increasing range.


Cadence control with purpose: You are learning to find the fastest pace your eyes and sights can support without relying on rhythm or panic.


Visual processing under pressure: You are teaching your brain to confirm sight picture in real time even as the target shrinks.


Recoil management with speed: You are reinforcing grip and body position that holds up under quick strings at longer ranges.


Honest baseline awareness: You are identifying exactly how far your control carries your speed and where that control starts to fail.



Drill Tips

"Track your last clean run. That distance is your current edge. Train there until it becomes easy.

The Distance Walk-back: Speed Focus drill appears in Week 9 of the Fusion Targets 12 Week Pistol Program. It helps shooters push their tempo farther by anchoring speed to visual control, not just confidence.

Want to extend your speed without sacrificing precision?



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