Normsel
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- Sep 10, 2012
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- Detector(s) used
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E-Trac
Equinox 800
Equinox 600
- Primary Interest:
- Metal Detecting
I think one of the biggest mistakes a person new to metal detecting makes is how they swing their detector. It makes no difference how good your detector is if you don't swing it properly.
In the past month and even this morning I talked to guys new to detecting that while swinging their detectors they were swinging way to fast and with a big arc at the end of their swing. I noticed most ended their swing with their detector 1' or more off the ground. A cpl of the guys were swinging so fast their detector didn't have time to react to any targets.
Even if I have to shorten my swing I always try to keep my detector as close to the ground as I can all the way through my swing. Swing speed equals recovery time. Some of the more advanced detectors you can swing pretty fast in comparison with other detectors but even the advanced detectors have a limit on optimum swing speed.
I practiced swing speed with my detectors more that target ID in a test garden. Most detectors have an ideal swing speed and some multi frequency detectors have ideal speeds for each frequency. If in doubt slow your swing down and practice having no arc at the end of your swing.
In the past month and even this morning I talked to guys new to detecting that while swinging their detectors they were swinging way to fast and with a big arc at the end of their swing. I noticed most ended their swing with their detector 1' or more off the ground. A cpl of the guys were swinging so fast their detector didn't have time to react to any targets.
Even if I have to shorten my swing I always try to keep my detector as close to the ground as I can all the way through my swing. Swing speed equals recovery time. Some of the more advanced detectors you can swing pretty fast in comparison with other detectors but even the advanced detectors have a limit on optimum swing speed.
I practiced swing speed with my detectors more that target ID in a test garden. Most detectors have an ideal swing speed and some multi frequency detectors have ideal speeds for each frequency. If in doubt slow your swing down and practice having no arc at the end of your swing.
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