were made after I tinkered with a few ideas, such as a straight rod, but it was after I started checking the different control box mounting points that I found the right match for me. I also have to take into consideration the vehicle I most often use to have a good fit for my detectors.
A.. I like tom carry my detectors set-up and ready-to-go. Just grab the one I want with the coil attached I feel fits my needs at a site and not phart around with detector bags, loosening and adjusting rods and such, just have them show up for work ready to get the job done ... like a good employee ought to do. My detectors generally ride on the back seat so they need to fit between the doors w/o bumping and damage.
B.. Control housing location was my first concern because I had it mounted at the farthest rear position. Later I checked out other positions and I found the best balance and feel, for me, was mounting it with the arm cup and mount secured at the next-to-0rear hole in the upper rod. That gave me a comfortable reach to the hand-grip and balanced okay. Also, it didn't extend th control housing back too far which would make for a bad fit on my back seat.
C.. This was easy for me, but limiting to some folks who are shorter than me, which used to be 6', but with my bad back and other health issues it has me usually bent over or slumped a little. I have had a fe3 friends who stand 5'8" to 5'10" who tried my FORS CoRe and could get by using my set-up, but also wished for4 a shorter lower rod like I do. Rod length adjustment can vary depending upon the search coil chosen and the rod-mount location on the coil. For me, I have my CoRe, Cold + and Relic units all adjusted to the lowest or shortest rod length possible, but at times I do use the 2nd snap-lock hole in the middle
Too often I see people operate with their detector rods extended way, way out in front of them and that is actually more uncomfortable, balance wise, and can also lead to poor search coil sweep technique and presentation. Folks then sweep too fast, don't overlap well, and leave a lot of stuff behind, all while getting more fatigued du to the rod-length and imbalance..
As the Nokta and Makro manuals state, and as most manufacturers have suggested for decades, it is best to work the search coil ±2" off the ground surface. Also, through the years, it was determined that the most efficient search coil presentation is about 12" to 18 in front of the leading foot. Thus, to get the best coil presentation, the most effective and efficient coil presentation, and all the while enjoy more comfort for prolonged searches, I keep my rod-length short or limited.
So, it is housing in the regular mounting position and arm-cup/mount adjusted in the next-to-rear hole and not the farthest back, and the rod-length at the shortest possible or sometimes next-to-shortest. This ended up being the fit I prefer for balance and feel even to the straight rod modification.
Monte-------If the lower shaft is too long for you---cut it down & drill a couple of holes (in it)----that will take care of that problem.--------Also----Isn't the arm cuff too short (shallow) for you?-------Some of the guys have found that to be the case and have installed pieces on the arm cuff to extend it (make it deeper).------Depends on the size of your arm I guess.--------Del
Monte
good job !!
FORS Relic w/5½" DD
