Proper Swing Speed

[Anonymous]

It is my opinion that you should hunt very slow and that impatience will make you miss a
lot of deep coins. At least in my part of the country, the really deep coins are very soft
sounding and so I never concentrate on the meter. First the sound and then the meter.
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Keeping the coil scrubbing the ground, I try to visualize

 

[Anonymous]

I like your advise of swinging slow and walking slow....I have found myself walking way too fast and not overlapping my swings too many times. I then always wonder how many good coins I have passed up for doing this bad habit during a 3 hour hunt. I think we all tend to go too fast and especially when we are getting tired out...I know I do....and then I only dig the high sounds....yes that is bad of me....something I have to work on. I guess I have never found an indian nickel which sounds so much lower then say a barber quarter does. I think I am conditioned for only high sounds but am betting I am not the only one. Thanks again for reminding me of the right way to swing.

 

[Anonymous]

Hey Jim,
After getting the XS, my perception of a large area has changed. 50 square feet is a square area with about 7 feet on each side of the square. When I was using my Tesoro Supertraq, 50 square feet seemed super small and I spent about 2 minutes of work. With the XS, 50 square feet takes me a much longer time to complete. If the area is jam-packed with targets, I double sweep every 3 inches with a very low manual sensitivity (15). If the area is moderately trashy, I double swing every foot or so. My swing velocity is like a slowed down wiggle in order to get better target response not super fast, but not super slow either.
I think the way to hit a park is to completely detect given squares of ground like you were describing. For me, I want to keep a record of where those squares are so I don't end up doing them again. I haven't actually done this because it starts to be too much like work! I tend to chose one nearby park and try to do the whole thing. Just because I cut one or two paths thru a park and find nothing doesn't mean there are no coins. I usually look at the park and how old it is and refuse to believe there is no more silver left in the ground. Then I go to work.
Mike

 

[Anonymous]

I couldn't have said it better myself. My friends accuse me of worrying stuff out of the ground <img src="/metal/html/lol.gif" border=0 width=15 height=15 alt=":lol"> "Painting the ground" is the way to go if you want to find more, and deeper targets. Good hunting, David @ Dixie

 

[Anonymous]

You will be surprized how many of the lower signals will be silver coins next to something else or just some GREAT find!
Good Luck My Friend!
Jim

 

[Anonymous]

take the time to look around and find the last place you would ever hunt! Like an adjacent woods or under some bushes... and HUNT THERE FIRST! BOY will YOU be surprised!
Good luck!
Jim

 

[Anonymous]

Hey Jim,
I think I will take your advice and dig all repeatable signals since the amount of time I have to detect each day is only 1 hour, and since I only dig about 2 holes during that time. I think I will dig all repeatable signals except for the ones that grade into null zones. It will be interesting to see what they are.
Mike

 

[Anonymous]

Mike: to keep from missing targets swing the coil from side to side to complete 1 sweep then move forward a small step keeping track of where you had the coil. Pick a spot for reference so if you are using a 8 inch coil you can move it forward 8 inches to get the best coverage and not miss anything then repeat or walk forward slowly to match the sweep speed. HH