so you did use an electronic pinpointer (aka metal detector) to pinpoint the target ? Or are you saying you solely relied on the "x pattern" of your dowsing rods to pinpoint ? Without the aid of any electronic metal detector ?
Tom:
For greater success, one should use all available equipment, methods, and means.
When my dowsing rods cross, I scan with my metal detector around ground zero which is on the ground directly under my rod cross. I scan ground zero first. If the target is not there, while standing on ground zero and not moving, I then scan very carefully the immediate area / circle that I can reach with my metal detector, which is about a 5 foot diameter circle.
Several years ago, I tracked my dowsing hits using this method My average dowsing hit is 18” from targets. That means some targets were directly under my rod cross (ground zero) and some were out from ground zero..
I use my metal detector to pin point my dowsing hits just like many use a small hand held electronic boom type pin pointer you can buy from manufactures to pin point targets they cannot find when their electronic metal detector beeps. Videos on youtube shows people using an electronic metal detector digging big holes and not finding the target. So, out comes the small pin pointer and they are then able to find the target.
I don't know about you, but I for one do not want to dig big holes, especially in city parks.
For the person who asked where I got my rods, go to:
http://www.dowsingsite.com/dowsing-rods aka Fishercreek dowsing rods web site.