Harder to pinpoint targets with etrac?

[greedykind]

I have an etrac that i have had out just once so i may be confused but is it harder to pinpoint targets that are deeper with the etrac?I have a quattro that i can nail but my first hunt with etrac has me digging holes quite wider than normal.

 

[Cladiator (OR)]

Iron has a tendency not to pinpoint dead center--it is usually a couple inches off center.

The "wiggle" works pretty good and the target will be under the "V" of the coil when the tone fades.

I use the "sizing" option because it doesn't keep detuning as you go over the target. For me, it gives a clearer indication where the target actually is.

If the target is on edge, alot of time you will hear a target tone on each side of the actual target while swinging parallel to the vertical target. The tone will go silent when you are directly over the target. If you swing perpendicular to the vertical target, the target will usually disappear (or sound extremely weak). This is something you might want to practice in a test garden to see what I'm talking about.

In the end, it does take some practice but it will get easier.

 

[utahshovelhead]

I think all you need is more practice. After a while all those things to pinpoint just started to get simple and I pretty much know where the coin is going to be before I dig. Now on occasion there is something that pulls the pinpoint off a bit. And very deep targets take a little more time. I notice with my SEF loop for instance that the target is back from the tip (if I use the tip to p p ) but if I have difficulty I PP again. I am pretty used to it now and even with the bigger coil I can do ok on the nice lawn.

keep diiggin,