<![CDATA[Straight From The Coil]]>Straight From The Coil is a metal detecting podcast about more than just what comes out of the ground.

Join David from DCM Detects for practical tips, honest conversations, real hunt experiences, gear talk, mindset, motivation, and the lessons that come from time spent swinging a detector.

Whether you're brand new to metal detecting or you've been at it for years, Straight From The Coil is about learning, improving, enjoying the hunt, and remembering that sometimes the best part of detecting is everything that happens between the beeps.

]]>https://www.skool.com/metaldetecting/aboutRiverside.fm (https://riverside.com)Fri, 11 Sep 2026 09:14:56 GMTSun, 09 Aug 2026 19:38:51 GMT60David Mincey<p><b>Straight From The Coil</b> is a metal detecting podcast about more than just what comes out of the ground.</p><p>Join David from DCM Detects for practical tips, honest conversations, real hunt experiences, gear talk, mindset, motivation, and the lessons that come from time spent swinging a detector.</p><p>Whether you're brand new to metal detecting or you've been at it for years, Straight From The Coil is about learning, improving, enjoying the hunt, and remembering that sometimes the best part of detecting is everything that happens between the beeps.</p>episodicDavid Minceydavid.mincey@gmail.comno<![CDATA[Stop Chasing Perfect Settings — Learn Your Detector First]]>There’s no shortage of videos promising the “best” or “perfect” metal detector settings — but for a beginner, constantly tuning and changing your machine can actually make learning harder.

In this episode of Straight From The Coil, David talks about why consistency matters, why tuning during a hunt is often an advanced skill, and why beginners should learn a simple baseline setup before chasing small performance gains.

We’ll cover sensitivity, recovery speed, discrimination, ground balance, noise cancel, factory programs, and the most important question to ask before changing any setting:

What problem am I actually trying to solve?

Learn the baseline first. Optimize later.

]]>d68f7014-abb7-4e0b-ab0c-48dd2b0cf7e4Sat, 29 Aug 2026 11:30:00 GMT<p>There’s no shortage of videos promising the “best” or “perfect” metal detector settings — but for a beginner, constantly tuning and changing your machine can actually make learning harder.</p><p>In this episode of Straight From The Coil, David talks about why consistency matters, why tuning during a hunt is often an advanced skill, and why beginners should learn a simple baseline setup before chasing small performance gains.</p><p>We’ll cover sensitivity, recovery speed, discrimination, ground balance, noise cancel, factory programs, and the most important question to ask before changing any setting:</p><p><b>What problem am I actually trying to solve?</b></p><p>Learn the baseline first. Optimize later.</p>no00:14:2412Stop Chasing Perfect Settings — Learn Your Detector Firstfull<![CDATA[You Don’t Need a Better Detector — You Need More Time With the One You’ve Got]]>In this episode of Straight From The Coil, David talks about one of the easiest traps for newer metal detectorists to fall into: believing better finds are hiding behind a better detector.

We’ll talk about why time with your machine matters, why tones and target behavior are more important than simply watching VDI numbers, how constantly changing detectors can slow your progress, and when an upgrade actually makes sense.

Before you decide your detector is holding you back, ask yourself one question: Have I really learned the one I already have?

]]>a9293ce9-dbad-406e-a552-fa5114690d02Sat, 15 Aug 2026 15:18:39 GMT<p>In this episode of Straight From The Coil, David talks about one of the easiest traps for newer metal detectorists to fall into: believing better finds are hiding behind a better detector.</p><p>We’ll talk about why time with your machine matters, why tones and target behavior are more important than simply watching VDI numbers, how constantly changing detectors can slow your progress, and when an upgrade actually makes sense.</p><p>Before you decide your detector is holding you back, ask yourself one question: <b>Have I really learned the one I already have?</b></p><p></p>no00:17:2811You Don’t Need a Better Detector — You Need More Time With the One You’ve Gotfull