Sl@p_D@sh
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Hi, everyone - I'm pretty new to the hobby, with only about 30 hours (first post!). I've had some luck so far, but I could use some help on my technique. I've got a Whites VX3 which is a nice machine, and I've been getting familiar through field work, forums, videos, etc. That being said, I've noticed a couple of things.
1) Target Interpretation. I'm having a hard time differentiating targets. I don't mind digging trash as it's part of the hobby, but I'm having a hard time interpreting my readout to tell good from bad. What shows in the manual, forums and videos as an unambiguous good target is often junk, and vice versa. Again, I don't mind, but if the readings are going to be random, I'm kinda left wondering what the point of all the visual bells and whistles are. As an example, I understand a visually "scattered" signal across the frequencies for an iffy target generally indicates trash. I'll sweep from different angles to try and get a "lock", but so far this doesn't seem to improve the situation. The machine has NO problem differentiating in air tests, but the moment it's anything in the ground, all bets seem to be off (I understand halo effect, nearby trash, target angle and so on). Are there any pointers anyone can provide from experience on this, or anywhere you can point to help me improve?
2) Centering/Pinpointing. I'm using the stock Eclipse 9.5 inch. From what I've seen in manuals and videos, using pinpoint mode, I should be able to zero in so my target is directly in the center of the "hole" in my coil. I concentrate a lot on this, but it always seems like the target ends up being off to one side or the other of where the machine is telling me where the strongest signal is, and I end up having to dig into the sides of my plug to get it. This bugs me, as I want to leave as neat and clean a plug as possible wherever I hunt. Am I doing something wrong?
Again, loving the hobby and having some good results and lots of fun, but I want to get better. Anyone with experience on the Whites machines or in general who could give me a few pointers, I'd be deeply appreciative.
1) Target Interpretation. I'm having a hard time differentiating targets. I don't mind digging trash as it's part of the hobby, but I'm having a hard time interpreting my readout to tell good from bad. What shows in the manual, forums and videos as an unambiguous good target is often junk, and vice versa. Again, I don't mind, but if the readings are going to be random, I'm kinda left wondering what the point of all the visual bells and whistles are. As an example, I understand a visually "scattered" signal across the frequencies for an iffy target generally indicates trash. I'll sweep from different angles to try and get a "lock", but so far this doesn't seem to improve the situation. The machine has NO problem differentiating in air tests, but the moment it's anything in the ground, all bets seem to be off (I understand halo effect, nearby trash, target angle and so on). Are there any pointers anyone can provide from experience on this, or anywhere you can point to help me improve?
2) Centering/Pinpointing. I'm using the stock Eclipse 9.5 inch. From what I've seen in manuals and videos, using pinpoint mode, I should be able to zero in so my target is directly in the center of the "hole" in my coil. I concentrate a lot on this, but it always seems like the target ends up being off to one side or the other of where the machine is telling me where the strongest signal is, and I end up having to dig into the sides of my plug to get it. This bugs me, as I want to leave as neat and clean a plug as possible wherever I hunt. Am I doing something wrong?
Again, loving the hobby and having some good results and lots of fun, but I want to get better. Anyone with experience on the Whites machines or in general who could give me a few pointers, I'd be deeply appreciative.
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