Metal Detector Digging Tools : Nobody can tell you what is the right digging tool for you. it's a matter of the right tool for the job and terrain, as well as personal preference. I am certainly no expert, but, I do have a couple useful tips when it comes to city park digging. I broke my first digging tool. It was mostly a matter of it being very cheap. It was also poor technique. After I watched the pros on youtube do it for a while i figured it out. Besides getting something strong, you never use the handle to pry. You want to hold the digger like you are holding the top of the scoop. So, if you do any prying, your hand is grabbing the top of the scoop and handle. This is also how you get the bulk of your body weight to the entire tool, instead of all your weight on the end of the handle while prying. This will give you more power on your downward cuts. This is the concept behind the ever famous "Lesche Digger" digging tool.

Metal Detecting Digging Tip: Making "Plugs" in moist soil that is often watered will still leave a dreaded "yellow eye" in the grass. The key to preventing this is aurating the plug after you close it up. People pay top cash to have someone come out and poke many holes in their yard. It stimulates growth big time. After closing the plug, stab the top with the sharp end of the digger quite a few times. This should in most cases prevent the dreaded yellow eye, while not aurating the plug top will certainly cause it. Grass is like fire. The more you stirr it up, the more it stimulates growth. Metal Detector users think they are doing a service by doing neat plugs, but, their plugs turn yellow after they leave. A plug isolates the grass on it's own island, where the sides wash out the next rain fall. If the plug is aurated and somewhat mutilated, it has a chance to share nutrients and mosture with the turf next to it. This allows for quick repair times, where a yellow eye can remain for weeks, or even months. -neswiper (gardner / lawn jockey for seven years)