Failure To Stop (FTS) Fade Back Drill

Yesterday I was running some Failure To Stop (aka Mozambique) Fade-back drills trying to see just how hard I could push speed without running off the rails too badly.

The FTS Fade Back Drill is a series shot from concealment and requires 2 shots to the high thoracic “B” Zone (a 5” circle) folliwed by 1 shot to the ocular-nasal “A” zone (a 3x4” triangle). It is to be shot at increasing distances. I shot it at 3, 5, 7, 10, 15 and 20 yards. I chose the ShootSteel targetet discussed in an earler post as it is more anatomically relevant and challengingenging than other sport targets.

I would normally suggest valuing accuracy over speed for this drill, but in this case I wanted to test myself pushing for speed without sacrificing too much accuracy.

My times at 3-10 yards started in the low 2.x to mid 3.x seconds, increasing to 4.x secs at 15 yards and 5.x secs at 20 yards. I was struggling at 15-20 yards with somewhat high hits, especially on the head shots. That head triangle is a lot smaller thant a 8” B8 bullseye target often shot at 20-25 yards.

I like this drill as a quick 18 round course of fire that demonstrates accountability for shots fired, under the artificial stress of time pressure and self-expectation.

Try it without time pressure, then experiment with shooting at “confident” and “pushing it” speeds. Get comfortable with your capabilities. limitations and consistency.

If you need a day at the range and some coaching on this and other drills, drop me a line.