Brand spanking newbie here. Can't wait to get out there today to try these tips. I think my trash to treasure ratio is about to greatly improve. That tip about raising the coil slowly above the target is pure gold. You're a natural born teacher. Would love another tips video.Thank you so much!

The number one problem I believe is finding good locations.

@guitawrizt

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Yes- fish are where you find 'em.

@digthatbeep

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Yes, location is one of the most critical pieces once you learn how to use your detector. Thanks for watching!

I've been hunting for 18 years. A big mistake I see people make is they go to a field and they jump around too much. They'll detect an area dig a can then move to another area dig a can. Do this 5 or 6 times and call it quits. My advice is to go to a spot people may not have detected before like the edges of a park or between bushes and just stay in that small area. Digging targets for 2 hours or more, you're more likely to find something rather than jumping around a field for 30 minutes and leaving. Happy Hunting!!

@digthatbeep

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Very true, it's so important to grid and cover tight areas in large spots to really know what's there. Thanks for watching!

This is EXCELLENT! Most MD content on YT is rubbish, this is not.

That 3rd swing I call the Zorro swing in a pattern of a Z fast walking. Low & slow name of the game. Good lessons John & you're spot on. Be patient & you will love the hobby.

I’m 56, just starting out. Thanks so much for your knowledgeable advice, much appreciated.

Nice video👍🤓. My #1 tip is that yr finds are going to be only as good as yr location. And every state has different locations, different finds👍.

Diggers dont get discouraged in yr hunt, have fun with it👍🤓

Great tips… the best tip for me is your method of size detection…..I started 5 yrs ago but had no one show me any of these tips…I learned about the swing and rate by watching KZread VIDEOS….thanks for your tips…..

@digthatbeep

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Thanks! Yes, that one thing alone has save us so much frustration so I hope you find it useful too!

And that's how it's done ladies and gentlemen. I've been metal detecting for 10 years myself and see guys that have been doing it longer still swinging the wrong way and you just can't mention it without them getting offended lol😂. Take notes rookies and some of you veterans.

Awesome video John! I see a few people not overlapping their swing, and sometimes 3’ between swings, are surely missing targets. Overlapping is one thing that I try to concentrate on. Lots of good points!!

John, I loved this video. You need to do a video on getting permissions. The verbage etc. I have an Equinox also. Would you mind sharing the settings that you, Mike and Gary use all of the time? Keep the video’s coming.

Man I’m glad I found some cool stuff at the very beginning of my career as a detector because I’ve been on a serious dry spell for about a month. Just spent three days at the ocean and only found a kids bracelet, some modern clad and part of a broken silver ring. I know it’s out there. In my first week I found an 1897 barber out at a very well hunted river crossing. Wish me luck to break my current spell. 😂cheers.

I appreciate all the help from everyone who is more experienced

Thanks for the great video. I am new and needed to watch.

Great tips and info. Thanks for sharing 👍😎

Outstanding! Super information for the newbies and us old folks that have not swung a detector in decades. (I used to use a BFO and a VLF-TR until school, and family got in the way). Thanks fella!

Awesome presentation I think you did a job. Good job, JOHN explaining how to swing and everything else👍🏻

Thanks for sharing I’m learning something and thanks for the tips

Tysm I am 9 year old kid and I metal detecting my which my dad this helps us a lot

Awesome tips 👍🤓👍 John.

Excelente, amigos, saludos cordiales desde chile 🙋‍♂️🇨🇱🤝👏👍⛏️💍🗝️

I can only “ second that emotion” for each point you made, John, and especially because I’ve learned these same things over my four and a half year detecting experience ( and Dig That Beep was hugely responsible for my current addiction). Can you give us a settings rundown for those of us using the Nox’s?

@digthatbeep

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That's awesome and I'm happy that our channel got you interested in this amazing hobby!

Let’s go let’s go treasure 🌺💕✌️👵

Well done.especially the coil lift over a good sounding signal.

All real good tips, I dig myself and use them. Good luck, HH

My wife does the swing blade type swing, lol, she gets so upset when I point it out

@digthatbeep

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Haha!

Thanks for the great tips! Hope to see more in the future!

Thanks for sharing your knowledge john great tips

Great tips, John!

Thanks for the tips, great info, much appreciated.

Great fundamentals John, keep on keeping on!

Thanks for taking the time to share your wisdom! Great info as always!

Excelent video , very educative...

Thanks. That was indeed helpful.

Omg best new detector bideo!!!! Thanks needed this!

Thanks for this.

Thanks for sharing!!!!

Hey brother, thanks for that great tips. I will have to go out an try them out today. Stay safe out there. Dig that Beep!!!

Always good to get back to basics. Good stuff John.

Thanks. I have been detecting for about 4 years , but it is always great to have a refresher course.

very nicely explained thanks very much!

Well done. Thanks for taking the time.

About 2 weeks back I slowed my swing down and started making sure I was over lapping, and I totally agree with what you just mentioned in this video I totally agree with your advice, I enjoy your videos, keep them coming

@digthatbeep

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Awesome, thanks for watching!

Very good info, this video covers a lot of good information. Nice work

Thank you for this video. I’ve been detecting on and off for 3 years and it was a nice refresher. Keep up the great work!

Thanks for the info..

Great information, thanks

Very good info

Hey John and viewers. Great tips and true advise. One of the most enjoyable and rewarding hobbies there is. I've never stopped dirt fishing since I got the bug back in 1973 and have hunted, land and sea, all over the world and every environment except rocky gold prospecting. (too old for that) If I may offer additional info to the swing for large open areas. Your swinging arm can extend the detector sweeping range if you swing wide. Horizontally. Try not to stop 2' or so from your hips. I use a "windshield wiper" type move in an overlapping arc pattern. You should be able to double and maybe triple the ground coverage, versus just the ground a foot or two in front of you. I do also alternate to a horizontal wide swing. You will get used to it and also try to alternate swinging with both arms. There's lots to learn about soil conditions, terrain (reading the ground area), types of hunting (coins, relics, jewelry), machine settings and different machines and equipment. But if your starting out in first grade, don't sweat the college entrance exam. "The more you learn, the more you'll earn and the more you earn, the more you'll learn." After 50 years of diggin, I'll admit I haven't had to learn much more other than how to use a new machine. So newbies, learn the basics, practice, watch DTB and others BUT don't drop out! There is a learning curve and soon you'll be graduating! Sorry John if I hijacked your comments. Gotta hook up some day. God Bless man.

Watching from Derbyshire, England. Great tips, there's a lot to be said about swing technique!! I made a similar video recently which was a Beginners Guide to metal detecting. Due to the sheer volume of people getting into this hobby, that video has now become my most watched ever video. I would recommend making one if you haven't already. people love tutorial videos

@digthatbeep

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Thanks man! That's great, congrats and you're right about people loving tutorial videos!

I put some of these techniques to work this weekend. Especially lifting the coil over bigger objects. That helped a lot .Thank you.

very good tips

Great advice, John. All these points are valid, no tonly in removing the easy and more consistent sounding targets, but getting the deeper, older stuff, too. Lifting the coil off the target to “size” is a great tip, too. 😎

Great tips.

Good stuff! I used some of your techniques and had my first two silver day. Also, I like that you’re in SC ( like me) so it’s cool to see the stuff you find.

I enjoyed your video John thank you.

Hello John ,Mike and Gary

Good info.

Thank you so much for the much needed information. I am a newbie and never understood how you could tell a small size object from a large until now. Great tips all around. Happy Hunting!

Great information brother thank you so very much for sharing 👍👍❤️🇺🇸

Sure love a video with tips! Thank's a lot!! Im ready for more tips maybe for a person just above beginners or intermediates. Thanks again!

Hell ya good job.

It’s always good to go back to the basics every now and then. Just like coaches do in football. RTR

I love your videos. I would like to see you show how you ask for permissions and what you do when its a refusal. Thank you.

Great video John - I have made great finds using a Garrett Ace 400 (admittedly not a state-of-the-art detector), using exactly the techniques you demonstrated in the video. My belief is that ANY metal detector will find good non-ferrous targets less than 8 inches IF you swing correctly and are patient. Keep up the great work!

Sound advice, John. Good job!!

@digthatbeep

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Thanks man!

how i got my vanquish 340. off craigslist for $60. ,months later got the V12 coil off ebay for $89 plus shipping. 👍👍👍

Thank you for making this video. I believe it will really help my wife and I find more targets. One question, does rain help the detector find more targets?

Good video, I see a lot of videos where the first thing I think is why are they swinging like that? Super fast while walking too fast even, missing even more ground or sand. I agree with what said about trying to tell them anything, they act like its sacrilege, and it's something I have learned to never do with people, some just won't change know matter what they might be missing.

@digthatbeep

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Very true! Not much we can do but hope they eventually realize it, haha.

I've been detecting 38 years and I dig all sounds...lot's of garbage but pays off 5-10 times/year!

Appreciate the video! You said you gave up digging that target after about 13 inches, is that a good rule for areas with potential underground pipes or was it just not worth going further? I'll be getting started after Christmas and just trying to soak in as much as possible before I get my hands on the gear.

At 3:45. What's all the chatter? Junk in the ground? Do you just listen to it or get rid of it somehow like turn down sensitivity or something?.. new to this hobby

Thanks!

@digthatbeep

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Thank you!

@wfjones123

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@@digthatbeep No thank you! I've been kind of in that limbo stage that you referred to, Hearing some of your tips really encouraged me.

YOU KNOW AS WELL AS I DO THAT MOST PEOPLE JUST DON'T HAVE MUCH COMMON SENSE!!!!!, GOD BLESS.QUARTER SIGNAL!, I HAVE A VANQUISH 540 AND EVERY TIME I GET THE HIGH 30S IT'S USUALLY JUNK!, IT'S VERY FRUSTRATING, BUT I DON'T GIVE UP. WHEN I CAN AFFORD IT I'M GETTING A GARRETT PRO OR A.T.MAX. I THOUGHT ABOUT A EQUINOX, NOT SURE JUST YET.

I guess I must be swinging my Deus one faster than that.

I want to upgrade. I have a 1 year old AT pro. Would you take a trade in? I would like an 800 Nox.

@digthatbeep

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I don't take trades at the moment but I can give you a great deal, shoot me an email digthatbeep@gmail.com

give me some free samples of the gold jewelry you have found. so i can practice. 🤣. theres major events here in huntington beach. surfing. volley ball air shows. thousands of people. the first intermittent tone was a small silver ring. very speratic tone.

Another thing I see a bunch is guys swinging the coil in general a foot off the ground 😂

Excellent instruction! Please turn the volume down on your detector. I watch a lot of MT videos and many know that tone will wake the wife if she if napping while I'm watching. So, I turn the volume down but then, I can't hear what you're saying.

Regardless of the machine, LOW AND SLOW is the way to find stuff. Yes, you will find a lot of trash. But if you dig up all that trash you may uncover something that the trash was covering. PATIENCE.

Great video bud.

Thanks John. I have been detecting for about 3+ years and this helps me out. I try different routines to see what works best for me. I want to know how you find out how deep a target is unless you dig it. My Simplex has the depth guide but usually is wrong.