Pinpointing

[jeffc]

Far from veteran status, I have two hunts with my E-Trac. I cannot, however, begin to sing enough praises for this machine. This is an upgrade for me from my Safari. I began pinpointing the first day out; however, after seeing how accurate this machine locks onto a target, I began forgoing the pinpoint and opting instead to cut to the chase. Just curious if there are others out there that do the same. While some may view this as being lazy, I believe it is good use of one's time.

Thanks.

JC

 

[hershey1]

That is fine as long as you are not in a well groomed yard. I very seldom use the pin-point button unless I am using my probe. I prefer to wiggle my coil back until the target sound goes away then dig right in front of my coil. Whatever method works to recover the target and leave the area like you found it or as close as you can is the objective. The pin-point on the E-Trac works very well. I too went from a Safari to the E-Trac. Both very good machines. HH

 

[jeffc]

I tend to stay away from anything well-groomed...I recovered thirty-one coins in an hour and a half without pinpointing. For me, that is pretty efficient. I do understand what you are suggesting in that a hole could become an eyesore if one is not careful.

Thanks for the reply.

JC

 

[Bell-Two]

Here is a video from the forums Goes4ever showing an excellent way of pinpointing using the "Minelab Wiggle"

[video]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Rv_VrWjHUM[/video]

 

[jeffc]

Thanks for the video. Now I know the official term for the technique. I sure wish the soil in south GA was that easy to dig...

 

[Goes4ever]

yep still the best way in my opinion, thanks Tony

 

[Ringo853]

pinpointing only takes 5 seconds IMHO. You can see the number you are pinpointing when you have just the big numbers showing rather than the pattern with numbers