Norvic Posted January 20, 2016 Share Posted January 20, 2016 Your not wrong Strick.........If only the Z was at least 40% comfy like the Deus. You calling the Deus shaft a Z shaft Steve, Crikey 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gold Hound Posted January 20, 2016 Share Posted January 20, 2016 I agree about the Deus design being the one of the best but its because of its comfort + how it collapses down into a very manageable and easy to transport package with no disassembling required. Minelab also got it pretty right with the platform on their Gofind range, but the handle needs to be more comfortable and the coil needs to be center mount but the collapsible design I like a lot. I think that the larger manufactures need to consult people who use their products all of the time and listen and try new prototype platform designs out in rigorous field use, even if current electronics installed in new platform just to test usability of the platform in real field use. It doesn't appear that any of them do this in regards to platform design as if they had have given the platform to multiple creative full time users of their product who would use it every day for a period in the field then report back on how it performs and suggest Ideas to improve the platform they would end up with a real ripper of a platform! And not have all of these problems we all whinge about!!!! For example I have talked various people at minelab on numerous occasions and given them some really good ideas in the hope that they would pass them on and improve their future products and I'm sure many others have as well. But it always seems to fall on deaf ears! I think the core problem is that most manufactures employ university trained professionals in their product design team and that these professionals have hardly ever used a metal detector before they got their job. If I was in charge of platform design at one of these company's I would only employ one such professional mainly for his skills in materials and applying and selecting the right materials for the design. And a team of experienced creative users that really know what they are doing in the field and get this team to come up with a design incorporating the best ideas and in conjunction with the materials expert come up with a few prototypes and put them through rigorous field testing and develop the best design that way. Ohh yeah got a bit carried away I'm a post grip man! 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peteren Posted January 20, 2016 Share Posted January 20, 2016 I voted straight shaft and post grip so you might think I'm biased towards Minelab machines, sorry but you are............correct :-)) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beardog Posted January 20, 2016 Share Posted January 20, 2016 This is (kind of) like talking about religion or politics - it will never be settled. A straight shaft with adjustable grip is the way for everyone. Custom comfort...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nvchris Posted January 20, 2016 Share Posted January 20, 2016 I like a loose grip, from using the HipStick. Set up correctly, the grip is loose in your hand and the detector floats across the ground. The grip, post or S, is the most ergonomically neglected part of metal detecting. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vanursepaul Posted January 20, 2016 Share Posted January 20, 2016 That's true......... with the Hipstick i can move the coil with my thumb and forefinger..... Will you cook me dinner again??????? Seriously, you all know the bennies of the Hipstick.... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Herschbach Posted March 6, 2018 Author Share Posted March 6, 2018 I think the Deus rod is like the perfect hybrid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goldbrick Posted March 6, 2018 Share Posted March 6, 2018 Either grip as long as it is attached to a detector that weighs less than 3 lbs. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geof_junk Posted March 6, 2018 Share Posted March 6, 2018 I like a post handle. Before Carbon Fibre I made a wooden hip mount rod. I had a custom groove under the handle so I could rest my grip on my little finger. It was the best setup I ever used. A few years ago some one in Oz made custom rifle grip handles for ML detectors 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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