Double-crosser sweep

signal_line · Feb 19, 2026

Most people know about the sweep technique where you use one L-rod and move it back and forth over a suspected target area and wait for the rod to lock on to a target.

In the Double-crosser sweep I developed you use two L-rods to do the sweep but you put your thumb on top of one rod so it does not swing. Both rods sweep. I originally started with my thumb on the left rod but since have found holding the right rod stationary works better for me but you can try either way. So whichever rod you hold stationary as you you sweep you aim with that rod and keep all your attention on it. When that stationary rod is aimed at the target the free-swinging rod will start to swing and lock on to the target. So depending on which direction you are sweeping the free rod will either cross or swing open as it locks on the target. The idea here is to not be paying any attention to the free swinging rod. That way you do not influence it. Once it starts to swing you will notice it and that is the line to the target. This is mental control you might need to develop to keep all your attention on the stationary rod. Oh yeah, I keep my hands pressed against each other so it is a more solid unit. They don’t have to be pressed hard against each other, just enough so everything is one unit. This keeps the free rod from flopping around. You will need to have the free rod just a tiny bit higher that the stationary rod so it can swing without bumping into the stationary rod. You owe it to yourself to try this method. It can really give you confidence. It is so much more solid and stable. As with any sweep you want to move fairly slowly but not too slow.

When you have your hands touching each other the rod handles are about two inches apart. The rod tips are about the same, maybe just a tiny bit closer together.

Red_desert · Feb 19, 2026

I have used this technique a lot also. The one rod tip will almost bump into the other tip. For this technique the distance between hands will be closer than a single rod sweep (with the other rod farther away).

signal_line · Feb 19, 2026

This was twenty years ago I first developed this. I posted it a couple times but long ago the forums got deleted.

Yeah, it sounds easy but it does take mental control to just focus on the fixed rod. But it really is effective especially if you are flustered/psyched-out with the rods which is easy to do.

Another technique I have talked about is to pick an object out in front of you and focus on that instead of the rods. You won’t miss it when the rods start to move. But again, the idea is to allow the rods to work without any influence like wishful thinking to force the rods to move. I know some instructions say to watch the rods but that’s a recipe for disaster if you ask me. The idea is to keep your conscious mind out of the way. Sounds easy to do but I know it is easy to “cheat”. That’s what I mean about mental control—keep your focus/conscious mind on the object in front of you or on the fixed/stationary rod. These are both good ways to help you to keep your conscious mind out of the way. I suppose some people can’t even do this. Well, you have work at it to perfect it. But it’s good once you get it figured out. Not that hard to do, but it has to be right

Red_desert · Feb 19, 2026

Places such as Arizona desert, the distant mountains can look small. Those peaks you can focus on them the same way like an object ahead .

signal_line · Feb 19, 2026

That’s right just about any object will work. I don’t just look at it, I examine it, the texture, any lines, colors, just anything to keep attention on that object.

BTW, I have been working with the Double-crosser sweep with a stationary right hand rod and I’m just not as comfortable with it. So I’m going back to the left hand rod stationary. I suspect left-handed people will do better with the right hand rod stationary and a free-swinging left hand rod.

signal_line · Feb 20, 2026

signal_line said:
This was twenty years ago I first developed this. I posted it a couple times but long ago the forums got deleted.

Yeah, it sounds easy but it does take mental control to just focus on the fixed rod. But it really is effective especially if you are flustered/psyched-out with the rods which is easy to do.

Another technique I have talked about is to pick an object out in front of you and focus on that instead of the rods. You won’t miss it when the rods start to move. But again, the idea is to allow the rods to work without any influence like wishful thinking to force the rods to move. I know some instructions say to watch the rods but that’s a recipe for disaster if you ask me. The idea is to keep your conscious mind out of the way. Sounds easy to do but I know it is easy to “cheat”. That’s what I mean about mental control—keep your focus/conscious mind on the object in front of you or on the fixed/stationary rod. These are both good ways to help you to keep your conscious mind out of the way. I suppose some people can’t even do this. Well, you have work at it to perfect it. But it’s good once you get it figured out. Not that hard to do, but it has to be right

I should mention the when you pick an object out in front of you that’s for when you are circling the transmitter, not for sweeping.

Red_desert · Feb 20, 2026

signal_line said:
That’s right just about any object will work. I don’t just look at it, I examine it, the texture, any lines, colors, just anything to keep attention on that object.

BTW, I have been working with the Double-crosser sweep with a stationary right hand rod and I’m just not as comfortable with it. So I’m going back to the left hand rod stationary. I suspect left-handed people will do better with the right hand rod stationary and a free-swinging left hand rod.

Left hand pointer rod for me normally, with one exception. Years ago I got this technique watching a TV documentary on Ron Warmouth. They heavily documented his dowsing ability down in a southwest pink tourmaline mine. Owner had a contour map drawn up showing sides of mine walls. All his pendulum map dowsing was captured on camera. Down in the mine Ron would scan using a tight grip right hand rod. His left hand rod loose to rotate for a response. He kept the left rotating rod out of sight past his left side. First rotating response the miners went over take a look to examine spot. They noticed a seam running through the spot on mine wall. One miner took a whack with mining hammer and popped loose surface layer of rock exposing very large valuable gemmy crystals.