45s
Par Time
10–50 yd
Distance
15
Rounds
3
Reps
45
Total Rounds
This drill strips away the comfort of shooting from a single position at a fixed distance. You start next to the target and run backward through three shooting positions — prone, kneeling, standing — each at a progressively closer distance. The clock is running the whole time, so you’re making real decisions about how fast to move, how fast to settle, and when the sight picture is good enough to break the shot.
On the signal, move to the 50-yard line, get prone, and put 5 rounds on the IPSC target. Then move forward to 25 yards, drop to kneeling, and fire 5 more. Finish at 10 yards from standing with the last 5 rounds. Par time is 45 seconds for all 15 rounds. Each round scores up to 5 points: A zone = 5, C zone = 3, D zone = 1, miss or over time = 0. Maximum score is 75 points. Good is 68, passing is 60.
Track your points by position — that’s where the real data lives. If prone costs you nothing but kneeling bleeds points, you know exactly what to fix. Once you’re cleaning 68+ consistently, tighten the par time by 5 seconds or push the prone distance to 75 yards. The drill scales with you.
Range Setup
Setup
1x IPSC target. Three shooting positions at 50 yd, 25 yd, and 10 yd (50, 25, 10 m). Shooter starts at the target. Shot timer required.
Scoring
Each round is worth up to 5 points.
A zone = 5 pt, C zone = 3 pt, D zone = 1 pt, miss = 0 pt.
Any shot fired after 45 seconds counts as a miss.
15 rounds total, 75 points possible.
Good: 68 (90%), Pass: 60 (80%).
Tips
Settle the position before you start shooting. The clock punishes you less for a clean two-second setup than for five rushed rounds that land in C and D zone.
Progression
Tighten the par time by 5 seconds once you consistently hit 68+.
Push the prone distance to 75 yd (70 m).
Run the drill in reverse order — standing at 50, prone at 10 — to train a different stress curve.
Add a mandatory reload between positions.