Left or Right?

[u2robert]

Just out of curiosity, does a righthanded person hold is detector in his right or left hand when detecting or vice versa with a lefthanded person and why?

 

[mrwilburino]

It's usually held in the dominant hand for better coil control.

 

[JEF]

I am right handed, but I use my left hand to swing my detector. I use my right hand for the pinpointer and digging tools. I don't know why but swinging it left-handed just feels more natural for me. When I try swinging the detector with my right hand, it just feels awkward for some reason.

 

[dirt doctor]

It's usually held in the dominant hand for better coil control.

Yup , and my dominant right hand , arm and fingers are stronger , more flexible and better muscle memory . Example : if I try to write something with my left hand it looks like a clumsy three year old wrote it . Trying to throw something like a lefty for me has equally bad results .

 

[HanoverDigger]

I'm basically right handed, but throw left handed. As for swinging a detector, I switch hands. My shovel, pinpointer are in separate holders, so it leaves me with one hand free so I can switch.

 

[GeorgeinSC]

Have you ever checked to see which eye is dominant? I have a friend who shoots right handed but his left eye is dominant. Makes it hard for him to hit a bird.

 

[Mega]

I am right handed and also swing with my right arm as well,suffer a major right wrist injury as a result of a accident but in recent years can just about swing a detector with the right arm,how ever hard i try to swing with my left arm the coordination just ain't happening.So these days i use a full harness and even on lightweight machines as well Deus and my T2 looks odd using a full harness for such lightweight detector but at least i can swing a detector all day again.

 

[bootyhoundpa]

Im right handed and swing right handed 80% of the time..switch occasionally just to give joints and muscles a break.. ironically when im in the water i find it very easy scooping the target with my left hand and foot, and rather uncoordinated when i try scooping with my right..

 

[u2robert]

I'm right handed and use my right hand all the time. When I swing with my left hand it's just cumbersome. Thanks for the response everyone.

 

[Tom Slick]

If you swing with the right you're right. If you swing with the left you're wrong.

 

[still looking 52]

If your going to hunt all day you need to learn how to swing the detector with either hand or you'll be hurting by the end of the day. I'm right handed and it feels more natural to swing the detector with my right hand but after five or six hours my right arm was killing me so I just forced myself to switch every 15 minutes from one hand to the other and now it feels natural with either hand.

 

[Kraemer]

If your going to hunt all day you need to learn how to swing the detector with either hand or you'll be hurting by the end of the day. I'm right handed and it feels more natural to swing the detector with my right hand but after five or six hours my right arm was killing me so I just forced myself to switch every 15 minutes from one hand to the other and now it feels natural with either hand.

I agree with still looking 52. I’m 63 and like to switch arms swinging the detector. Rather awkward at first but over time has become almost natural. It does relieve the stress of a long day and with a little practice is really quite easy. Haven’t quite mastered the left handed pinpointing but am working at it.

 

[stoneshirt]

And if you swing both ways your a Liberal.
stoneshirt.

 

[Mark kus]

And if you swing both ways your a Liberal.Good one I swing right handed if you tire maybe buy a lighter machine I did because of tennis elbow sold my Etrac got a Deus and a Nox no more elbow problems!
stoneshirt.

 

[Confetrit]

And if you swing both ways your a Liberal.


I'm not going to touch this one..........And NO I am Not a liberal. stoneshirt.

 

[Dan-Pa.]

Usually the dominant hand but many use either especially on those long days...certainly a plus if you can...

 

[doc holiday232]

Switch hands every few minutes--gives both sides a workout----brake with my left foot.

 

[surfman]

I’m right handed but swing with my left. Dig with my right. Pouch on the right as well. Never swing with my right.