There’s no question about your enthusiasm for metal detecting but there’s everything to doubt about your metal detecting skills. If you want to transform your enthusiasm into something more productive, visible, and concrete - such as obtaining real honest-to-goodness finds - here are some simple tips to upgrade your metal detecting abilities to the next level:

On Using Metal Detectors
In order to prevent losing depth, always remember to keep your metal detector low and flat to the ground. Don’t neglect to use headphones, no matter how keen your hearing is. Take your time sweeping grounds; if you’re after valuable finds rather than beating the record on who finds something the fastest, sweep the ground slowly and with painstaking care. Make several sweeps on the same area to ensure that you missed nothing. Lastly, take the time reading your metal detector’s user guide, if any has been provided.

Always practice. It’s not impossible that you’ll find nothing on your metal detecting skills you wish to improve.

On Other Metal Detecting Equipment
Always have extra batteries and a charger with you. Make sure that your charger has the necessary connectors so you can use it in the car during emergencies. Never forget to take a flashlight with you. Before leaving home, make sure that the flashlight’s in good working order.

On Comfort and Safety
Either have a backpack with you at all times or wear a shirt or pants that has lots of pockets. This will not only make certain tools and equipment more accessible, but it will also allow you to pocket small finds quickly in order to resume sweeping immediately. Wear gloves, elbow and knee pads to protect yourself from dirt and injury. Always have an insect and bug repellent with you to enjoy nonstop metal detecting. Don’t forget to have a bottle of drinking water handy so you can refresh yourself at regular intervals.

On Metal Detecting Sites
With metal detecting, older is always better. Any land rich with history is surely rich with metal detecting finds as well. The question is where these old lands are.

Avail yourself of all the resources available to you such as the Internet and the library in order to look up old maps.

Befriend old-timers of your area as they can probably point you to a place or two that can’t be found on any of the local maps you’ve so far unearthed.

You are now merely metal detecting enthusiasts, but with a bit of practice and luck, all of you will surely be on your way to becoming successful metal detecting professionals.

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