I wish they could have cut or removed the chewing from that movie, I don't want any kids to think that because this hero chewed, they can.
Proud to quit with you Snipe, get active, read up, it is time to never look back.
I read the book too. In that, he failed a shoot at sniper school and realized the next day he didn't have a dip in. He put one in and passed with flying colors. Just an illustration on how trapped we all were by that Nic. It had a powerful hold on our minds. We all know that it has nothing to do physically with how we perform. He was told to quit by doctors incessantly because of his high blood pressure. Classic Nic addict stuff. So glad we are all free now!
Yeah - it's amazing how once we come to terms with the fact that we are nicotine addicts (or addicts of anything really) that anytime I hear or read "addict speak" it might as well be in flashing neon. I remember once telling someone totally seriously that dipping helped me break 80 golfing! What an idiot I was.
Idaho - to your comment about kids seeing him dip. I will say that because of our past dipping lives we are trained to spot anyone dipping, I know I can spot it a mile away. I doubt non-dippers will pick up on the dippng in the movie as much as I did.
Lighty, you are so right. I can spot a can in someones pocket a mile away, I point out 'ninja dipper's to my wife all the time, this morning at daycare saw in the parking lot someone threw out their chew on the ground, to a normal person maybe dirt? It ruled my life for so long. I played college sports and I had to drink twice the water of a normal person just to make up for chewing....
Sorry to blow up your intro Snipe, proud to quit with you!
A little off topic, sure, but I can say first hand, dipping, the military, and specifically the sniping community are all one big happy family.
I spent three years in Recon as a Sniper, and we learned in Sniper School that if you dip, dip when you shoot. It went further than that, though. They also taught us that if you drink coffee, drink before you shoot. Eat breakfast? Eat the same breakfast.
The point is, at those long ranges, a millimeter makes the difference in a hit or miss. You shouldn't take the chance of your body not having the same amount of (fill in the blank) before you take a shot. Of course, this was all range shooting.
That being said, we all dipped. Like it was our job.
I haven't, nor will I see this movie, but I did watch Generation Kill. AT least a part of it. That was my old unit, and I didn't like the way they portrayed everyone dipping in that, either. It's irrelevant to the story, IMO.
Now, about this new guy....Mft...you gotta up your game, bro. You're not consistent with roll. You need to be ALL IN on this one, my man.
