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How the "Stick" Pattern Evolved into "Pacific" in the Read & Shoot

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Read and Shoot by Dan Gonzalez
Jan 30, 2026
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Like many things in the system proposed here, the “Pacific” pattern is not really original. It is, however, a different presentation of some common ideas. I have obviously evolved over the years, and so, I will cover how I learned it, how it evolved over the years, and then constraints and in teaching it today.

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