The only thing that will shorten your stopping distance is stickier tires.

Everything else is just braking feel and heat management (fade resistance.)

Feel factors:

Initial bite
Modulation

For more info, check out This GRM article, and "Braking Systems in Plain English"

Function before fashion. '96 Contour SE "Toss the Contour into a corner, and it's as easy to catch as a softball thrown by a preschooler." -Edmunds, 1998