The WORST thing a detectorist can do !

[ToddB64]

Hi slingshot !

Said I would and did ! .......See photo of my banner at bottom.

Thanks again !

ToddB64

:slingshot on Nov. 17, 2011
Let me try to put it in a nutshell. You simply can't know at any given time. That's why some have to re-ground balance and why the newer detectors are coming out with a ground readout-which may be the only choice for you. What I think everyone's saying is that each plot USUALLY has a median average of ground minerals. In bad ground a penny, for instance won't give a full blast signal at 3" like it will in average ground. So, IMMEDIATELY you know when you find this scenario you need to slow down the speed to give the detector TIME to process, as much as possible, the ground/target matrix. USING THIS as a guide, you know the best sweep speed for MOST conditions. The WORST thing a detectorist can do is to fall into the trap of "paralysis by analysis" instead of getting out and just enjoying.

:Re: Determining Soil Mineralization.
Posted by: ToddB64 [ Send a Message ]
Date: November 17, 2011 12:33PM Registered: 4 years ago
Posts: 226

slingshot,

Your summary eases my frustration and the last sentence really hits home !....I'm going to make a banner with that saying and hang it on my detector closet door....I'm serious.....no joke !.....I need an attitude adjustment.

Now lets see what Monte has to say.

Thanks alot !

ToddB64

 

[digitaltim]

And I always think the worst thing to do is leave holes .....Or any trace of digging ;-)

 

[slingshot]

Wow. I don't know what to say! What a great Christmas gift!

 

[sandtrout]

sell their detector without really learning it. and...like slingshot said, paralysis by analysis. i've learned my ACE 250 pretty well and "most" of my targets (bottle caps don't count!) are good but I do go by the screen....with the Vaq i don't have that "screen" luxury and I dig a LOT more trash but I get a LOT more treasure. I know there's some stuff I've lost with the ACE because I analyzed the screen.