Two Way Hits?

[fsdigital12]

Do you guys only dig two way hits? Very often I get a good sound one way but iron sound when I turn 90 degrees I get iron signal.

Thanks

 

[Porschephile]

Still a newbe here, but I have dug good targets from two way signals. In my experience though, if it is only 2 way it is less likely to be highly desirable like silver...

 

[fsdigital12]

I guess my question is, if you get a good target one way and iron another way, do you dig it?

 

[Porschephile]

I guess my question is, if you get a good target one way and iron another way, do you dig it?

For me it is not a simple yes/no answer. It depends on a lot of subjective factors such as how I feel at the moment, how much time do I have, what other types of targets has this ground been yielding, the quality of the audio, the number on the display, the depth of the target, ect...

IOW, I can't really answer this question for you. It's your call! LOL!

I am sure there will be other opinions though.

 

[DaveStar]

I agree with "Porschehile" there are a lot of variables. Since I have only had my CTX since July I am by no means an expert with this machine, but my experience so far has shown me that targets that don't hit two ways are usually bad hits. There have been a few exceptions to this statement. As a matter of habit, when I only get a one way hit, I will use pinpoint to make the final decision of whether to dig or not, using factors such as the pinpoint TID and strength of the audible.

Dave

 

[sube]

I dig all two way hits if they repeat.Say your swinging east to west and get a repeatable hit move forward to center and there is a bottle cap or iron just north of said hit because of the shape of the dd coil being a knife from tip of coil to rear of coil you now are on the iron and coin hit which well splatter and give iron grunts but well show the coin cursor and iron cursor full at the same time.If you sweep this signal north to south now you hit the iron first and it grunt;s and splatters on the screen from south to north you hit the coin first but being so close to the iron the coin signal well be gone and the iron being larger than said coin well grunt. So go back where you got the coin signal east to west west to east and locate it at the tip of your coil as you approach from the south heading north just as you get the signal center it with your coil on the leading edge and dig, the coin well be directly below the leading edge.

 

[Larry (IL)]

Usually, no. I have dug enough of those to know they are nails. Sometimes though you just have to dig it on instinct that there might be something else in the hole. Digging the deep good targets is often evenly divided between skill, machine, intuition and luck.

 

[Buried Crap NJ]

Let me add some info from a different prospective. Being primarily a beach hunter taken a scoop or two on an iffy none repeating signal isn't a big deal. I have had some of those turn out to be a piece of Jewelry, not always a precious metal! Now that I have over 200hrs hrs hunting the beach I am getting pretty use to good and bad tones. I have also began to dig coin targets well below the 12in meter reading (I think that's as deep as it reads) these targets are out to lunch on TID readings and tones.(some are chirps) But surprisingly turn out to be deep quarters dimes and nickles. Forget about the zinc pennies as they come out at amazing depths dependent on corrosion factor. As posted here my coins counts from June ,July have more than doubled with more time spend with the 3030.Now how you apply this to the dirt is really up to the end users. I would give some thought to digging a few of the better iffy signals if time and conditions permit!
BCNJ

 

[earthmansurfer]

I dig all two way hits if they repeat.Say your swinging east to west and get a repeatable hit move forward to center and there is a bottle cap or iron just north of said hit because of the shape of the dd coil being a knife from tip of coil to rear of coil you now are on the iron and coin hit which well splatter and give iron grunts but well show the coin cursor and iron cursor full at the same time.If you sweep this signal north to south now you hit the iron first and it grunt;s and splatters on the screen from south to north you hit the coin first but being so close to the iron the coin signal well be gone and the iron being larger than said coin well grunt. So go back where you got the coin signal east to west west to east and locate it at the tip of your coil as you approach from the south heading north just as you get the signal center it with your coil on the leading edge and dig, the coin well be directly below the leading edge.

Your example is the perfect one. My deepest and best find was a quarter silver sized target at around 9" with iron nearby, good sized or lots of it judging by the pinpoint. I got a very strong, albeit tight, good two way signal on the coin. I couldn't get a good signal in the other plane, only if I coaxed it and it was very tight. Pinpointing was typical iron, large and off to the side. The silver coin was basically where the iron pinpoint started. So, for me, I have to agree that it depends on a variety of factors as others have said. That two way signal was good as was the VID and that was enough to overcome the other plane. But often, that isn't the case. From memory I almost didn't dig that signal but I'm glad I did.

That said, I dig very very very few good targets (coins) that are just two way signals. Diminishing returns with them.

Albert

 

[Digger]

I don't base my decision on whether to "dig or not dig" on number of hits. I base it on the consistency of a hit or hits. In other words, if it only hits when sweeping from right to left, but does it every time I pass the coil over the target, I'll flip over to Pattern 2 (zero discrimination) and listen for the response. If it still gives me a "good tone" and continues to repeat from the SAME EXACT SPOT, I'll likely dig it. If it "moves" a couple inches when using zero discrimination, or if it only gives a ferrous signal when sweeping 90 degrees, it is usually an old rusty bent nail, off to the side. The great thing about Target Trace in the CTX 3030, all targets will appear in the SmartScreen. HH Randy

 

[Big Boys Hobbies]

I don't base my decision on whether to "dig or not dig" on number of hits. I base it on the consistency of a hit or hits. In other words, if it only hits when sweeping from right to left, but does it every time I pass the coil over the target, I'll flip over to Pattern 2 (zero discrimination) and listen for the response. If it still gives me a "good tone" and continues to repeat from the SAME EXACT SPOT, I'll likely dig it. If it "moves" a couple inches when using zero discrimination, or if it only gives a ferrous signal when sweeping 90 degrees, it is usually an old rusty bent nail, off to the side. The great thing about Target Trace in the CTX 3030, all targets will appear in the SmartScreen. HH Randy

Great post! The target trace tells you tons of info! Very very useful on those!