Why does this happen ?

[steve in so la]

Most days I go out looking hard and digging like crazy for things. Yesterday I took a new detecting friend out and we drove around looking for places to do, finding not what I had thought would be good spots. So we see a scraped lot about to become a parking lot and he does one side of the yard and I do the other. I get the silver ring, a Merc and a 58 Roosevelt, 2 wheats, friend got not much.

Then we went to another lot and I dug another Merc right off the bat, other than that we both got about 5-6 clad. So that was the end, I came home to rest up for something else I had to do.
Question - why is it when we look real hard we find little sometimes and when we casually look we dig a lot ?

Another time a friend asked me to teach him his detector. I gave up and said just practice and get to know it. As I waited for him I killed time by searching on high disc and dug a Merc dime. I showed him and he said lets quit.

Any insight on this subject ? Steve in so az

 

[Snowy]

This kind of thing happens between my husband and myself all the time.

First, consider how much you get out with your detector and how much your friend gets out with his. How well do you know where to look as opposed to your friend? How much frustration is in play with your friend when you are out there?

there are a ton of factors involved...
There's no real way to tell..

 

[Deep silver]

Maybe just like anything else, when you try to hard it makes you personal energy is all frantic and hetic, being casual you stay relaxed and you just do better..........

 

[Westernlegend1]

When you push it, it just isn't going to happen, when you least expect it, is when it sometimes happens.

 

[~Alan~]

This happens so much. I've been out on a club dig where a couple of people have exactly the same detectors. One finds a lot, the other finds little.
Down to technique and settings perhaps ? A lot depends on what signals you ignore, and which you decide to dig.

 

[steve in so la]

Alan - Late in my detecting career I have learned to dig most signals. Probably a big factor for me, steve

 

[~Alan~]

Alan - Late in my detecting career I have learned to dig most signals. Probably a big factor for me, steve

I have pretty much the same attitude now Steve.
Better to finish the day with a pocketful of rubbish, than nothing at all.

Don't always believe what your machine is trying to tell, or show you.

 

[RickO]

MD'ing is a hobby... and it attracts certain people more than others. It takes dedication, investment, curiousity and time. Not all are cut out for this hobby. And, as with all endeavors, one can get a little jaded from time to time... a little rejuvenation is needed - perhaps a break with another hobby.. it will awaken again. RickO

 

[~Alan~]

I agree, you need more than one interest. Although I don't use the radios so much now, I also do amateur radio.
As some of you already know, I have a strong interest in astronomy, which is something my wife likes doing as well. She isn't interested in metal detecting, so that's a hobby we can share.
You shouldn't let any hobby completely take over your life, however much you enjoy it.

 

[CyberSage]

I believe trying to hard can lead to making bad decisions on where to hunt. Often I find myself in obvious hunt locations which do not produce because of over-hunting. If I relax and focus not on where the treasure is but, where the treasure hunters are not then success quickly follows. Unplanned hunts produce more for me because I do not over think the hunt. Don't get me wrong, research is important, and it pays off as long as you are the first one to do the research and follow through. Steve, it is a good feeling at the end of one of those spontaneous hunts that pay off. Look back at them and try to learn why they where successful. Just my thoughts. Great subject matter for a post. Thank You!

Keep Swing'in
Jack