Which arm do you swing?

[Diggerbarns]

I am right handed and swing with my left.I carry my digger in my right hand .What works for you guys and gals?

 

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[SgtSki in MI]

I swing an Explorer XS which gets pretty heavy on long hunts. I have had to learn to swing both ways (oops that DID NOT come out right!). I mean I've had to learn to do both left and right with my main machine. With my Fishers, I generally swing right-handed.

HH,
SgtSki

 

[LadyDigger]

I am right handed and have tried to swing with my left....but I don't find it very comfortable ...so I swing with my right. There have been times when at the beach ALL DAY (with the kids)...that my right arm gets tired (esp at the elbow...hurting...owww )....that I will switch to my left just to give the right some time to rest...but I don't like the left.

When using my right arm, when I find a target...I lay it down and then dig with my right arm....maybe I need to work more using my left....what if I broke my right arm? I wouldn't be able to detect .

 

[VERMONTPACKRAT]

I swing with my right and carry my digger with my left. VPR

 

[EDDE]

right arm
shovel in the left(works as a walking/poking stick
retrieve with the left hand, ring on the right

 

[trixster]

I use my right arm to swing and then I set my detector down when I dig but I am a little different then most people since I have had 3 right shoulder surgeries in the past 3 years and unfortunately I have more surgery coming eventually and I am not looking forward to being out of commision with my detector once again for at least 5 to 6 weeks and will probably be out even longer when the do the sugery on my spine . Have fun and good luck out there !

 

[JOe L]

I switch off but, my main is my right..

 

[thompy]

my t-2 right hand only, with my whites had to give it a little break at times with the left, and dig with the right, funny thing when it comes to welding either works just as well

 

[mastereagle22]

Shortly after getting an Explorer I was carrying my 2 y/o son and he arched back trying to get away from me and pulled a muscle in my forearm. I developed a SEVERE case of tendonitis in my right arm and elbow so I had to learn to use my left arm to swing the Beast. I have now gotten very comfortable using my left or right arm when swinging my detector and actually find that by swapping out every 15-20 mins my arms don't get tired or hurt anymore.

 

[teverly]

Right handed..and i have tried to swing left but just cant do it.......someday my right arm will look like Kirkpa and my left will look like olive oyl !!!!!!

 

[Ant]

I'm right handed and swing with my right hand, dig with my left. But I would rather swing with my left and dig with my right. That's because I have two plates and 8 screws in my left wrest.

 

[Diggerbarns]

Man I must be an oddball .Am I the only right handed person that prefers to swing with the left?

 

[ScrewcapRoy]

When I was a newbie I asked this same question. I am right handed but swing with my left and use a scoop or digger with my right hand. I have on occassion when I got tired swung with my right but only for a short time. Not comfortable unless the machine is on the left arm.
HH Roy

 

[strike it rich]

I generally used both arms at the same time as i figure two detectors double the chances

 

[Sandman]

I am ambidextrous and swing the coil well with either hand. I also shoot firearms well right or left handed and sometimes both when I "Rock & Roll."

 

[Iron Patch]

Man I must be an oddball .Am I the only right handed person that prefers to swing with the left?

No, that's the right way!

 

[DFX-SE Gregg]

both...and they are both tired and sore!!!!

 

[weasel606]

a few years ago i swung with my right but getting older and my wrist hurts sometimes and since i'm right handed my right hurts more often, one day it was so bad the wife and i was out detecting and i wasnt going to give up so i switched hands and have been swinging with the left ever since and dig with the right

 

[Dimeman]

I use both. I spend about 20 minutes then switch detector and digger to the other hands. To me, it keeps from getting sore on either arm.

 

[Jeffro]

Mostly I use my right, but I do switch to the left when and if my arm gets tired.