Hey, Vince, I rarely kneel at all..just sort of do a wide legged stoop like how a giraffe takes a drink of water, or how a football player takes a 3 pt stance at the line.....knees both slightly bent, forearms resting just above your knees...a very stable and comfortable way to dig since theres no heavy pressure on any given part of your body...seems its all dispersed evenly throughout your main frame...feet are about 3' apart, very powerful dig since you are using the weight of your upper body instead of arm muscles...upper body is almost at a 90 degree angle to the ground, so you are actually bending at your ankles, knees, hips, and shoulders but not too much of any one...you sort of go into a squat, then rock your upper body forward...your head is close enough to the ground that you can lay down your detector as you dig without removing your headphones..I'm 5'10" 53 yrs old, and it works for me..over 10,000 coins last year, not all of them were dug, but probably at least half, and lord knows what all else, probably 13,000 targets last year alone with no ill effects at all..I hope you figure out something, Vince, this detecting is the best physical therapy there is! try it out right now in your house! See how close you can get your face to the carpet just by doing this..very comfortable heh?
Mud
