I probably take a lot longer pinpointing, then most people. If it's a sharp, clean signal, not so deep, usually just a few passes. Deeper stuff, with mixed signals, I go over many times. I want to know how big it is, get real close to how deep, and physical location, so I don't gouge it with the digging tool, without digging a crater. I use the pinpointer as a wand, not a probe or digging tool, pry bar. Might scrape a little dirt to the side, but my dirt is almost like beach sand. The Propointer still failed, twice... Can't imagine people shoving them in the ground, like a tent stake. Least Garrett will repair and replace, regardless of how or why, about the only thing that makes it worth the $127.50 price.
I take everything out of the hole, not just the intended target. I'll stand up and rescan the hole, dirt I removed, until no more beeps. I usually intend to go back and hunt another day, if finding targets interesting enough to dig, there will be more. Pointless to keep digging the same hole.
