Something these F series really have going for them, in the right conditions, the light weight allows a person to really extend the swing, and the rapid response seems to operate very well with some speed.
On the wide open outfields, beaches, or any clear target poor environment, I have a swing that goes like this...As you begin your swing in normal fashion, relax your grip and allow your hand to slowly slide down off the rubber and ease its way down towards the battery box. After about three or four swings, your hand should be right in front of the battery box, your arm straight, and barely hanging on with just your thumb, middle,and ring finger. The momentum will keep everything going until you are at a comfortable and steady swing. It will SEEM fast, dont worry. As the detector comes around to the left side, gently slow and reverse the swing by catching it with the left forefinger, just by letting it bump into the rubber grip where your swinging hand usually is, let it decellerate and give it a little assist to get it moving back to the right. Its weird at first, but once you get used to it, you can really cover some sod in a hurry. you are now cutting at least a 10' wide swath, and the arc is well over 200 degrees. The trick is to not grip it too hard or you will fatigue, just very gentle and consistent movement, let the centrifigul force take over and do the work, you are just guiding it. Heck, these things are so light you can gently grip them with just a few fingers in a normal swing. You will get good at "feathering" the leading edge of the coil, so its just a little higher than the following edge, and develop a steady and consistent coil height off the ground, throughout the entire arc, and a comfortable pace to cover massive amounts of ground in clear and target poor environments. I think you can run a hotter sens than normal too, it just gotta be a target poor area,
I dont know if this is possible with other heavier, unbalanced or slower detectors, probably not, so maybe this advantage will help us give a decent showing here on the Findmall.
oh, I just got back from a few passes in an outfield, doing exactly this, 1 JFK half, 3Qs, 3 d's, 3 n's, and 8 p's all over 4" in some sandy deep sod and loam running 90 sens.
Mud
On the wide open outfields, beaches, or any clear target poor environment, I have a swing that goes like this...As you begin your swing in normal fashion, relax your grip and allow your hand to slowly slide down off the rubber and ease its way down towards the battery box. After about three or four swings, your hand should be right in front of the battery box, your arm straight, and barely hanging on with just your thumb, middle,and ring finger. The momentum will keep everything going until you are at a comfortable and steady swing. It will SEEM fast, dont worry. As the detector comes around to the left side, gently slow and reverse the swing by catching it with the left forefinger, just by letting it bump into the rubber grip where your swinging hand usually is, let it decellerate and give it a little assist to get it moving back to the right. Its weird at first, but once you get used to it, you can really cover some sod in a hurry. you are now cutting at least a 10' wide swath, and the arc is well over 200 degrees. The trick is to not grip it too hard or you will fatigue, just very gentle and consistent movement, let the centrifigul force take over and do the work, you are just guiding it. Heck, these things are so light you can gently grip them with just a few fingers in a normal swing. You will get good at "feathering" the leading edge of the coil, so its just a little higher than the following edge, and develop a steady and consistent coil height off the ground, throughout the entire arc, and a comfortable pace to cover massive amounts of ground in clear and target poor environments. I think you can run a hotter sens than normal too, it just gotta be a target poor area,
I dont know if this is possible with other heavier, unbalanced or slower detectors, probably not, so maybe this advantage will help us give a decent showing here on the Findmall.
oh, I just got back from a few passes in an outfield, doing exactly this, 1 JFK half, 3Qs, 3 d's, 3 n's, and 8 p's all over 4" in some sandy deep sod and loam running 90 sens.
Mud
