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[octavian]

Hello all, went out for 1st time today, well very first time went to playground - so much trash I thought my quattro was crazy. Decided to hit a trail in the woods along a small river. Still trash but I found 3 pennies, a dime, a 2oz sinker, 1 bottle cap, 1 pop top, and 1 soda can. I can live with that. Now I know why pinpointing is important. Also when I dig a hole and don't pull out the target it seems the hole confuses the detector or is that just me. Coins were no earlier than 1984. I need to find the 100 year old shoreline, now I'm in the brush though.

Larry in VA

 

[Mike (Virginia Beach)]

Try this...when you're pinpointing your target, raise the coil up a couple/few inches...enough that the target gets "small". It will be easier to see exactly where it is. The "sweet spot" is just about an inch in front of where the lower shaft meets the coil...when properly pinpointed, the target will be right there.

Raising the coil up a little has the effect of "shrinking" the signal (and the perceived size of the target) and makes it easier to zero in on it. The closer the coil to the ground, the target can play tricks on you. I'm over HERE...no, over HERE...no HERE. With experience you will learn how to pinpoint accurately, probably without even going into pinpoint mode.