Rail Dawg Posted March 14, 2018 Share Posted March 14, 2018 Just got a new GPZ-7000. Anyone use the GA-10 Guide Arm? Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beatup Posted March 14, 2018 Share Posted March 14, 2018 Sure do helps greatly with coil swing and control. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rail Dawg Posted March 14, 2018 Author Share Posted March 14, 2018 Been detecting a few years (Garrett) but no experience with the guide arm. Sounds like it'll be used on the new Zed. Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Northeast Posted March 14, 2018 Share Posted March 14, 2018 Agree ++++++. Use the guide arm every time I use the Z. Helps with control, reduces fatigue. The little crinkly bit of hard plastic near the lower end can be a bit weak if you accidentally catch the guide arm on something and it bends the wrong way. Found out the hard way Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Herschbach Posted March 15, 2018 Share Posted March 15, 2018 Mine is new in the bag. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Northeast Posted March 15, 2018 Share Posted March 15, 2018 2 hours ago, Steve Herschbach said: Mine is new in the bag. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DZ Posted March 15, 2018 Share Posted March 15, 2018 I ran my Detector for a while without the arm and damaged my shoulder. It hurt for several months. Now I use the support bar and I also detect With both arms during a trip. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WesD Posted March 15, 2018 Share Posted March 15, 2018 I use mine 75% of the time. Sure makes swinging the beast a lot easier using both your arms, especially if you have some grass to saw through. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reg Wilson Posted March 15, 2018 Share Posted March 15, 2018 DZ, so is this your idea of ideal detecting? A bit like having a car that does not handle, has no brakes, seats like an upturned beer crate, BUT will do 0 to 60 mph in 3.5 seconds. Not everyone's idea of great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Northeast Posted March 15, 2018 Share Posted March 15, 2018 Reg, I think we all agree that the GPZ in the body of an Equinox would be great. And recently I have even danced with the idea of selling the Z whilst it still has warranty and getting a QED and the Equinox. Light machines covering a pretty good range of situations. But I just couldn’t sell the Z - I would forever wonder what I was missing. Unfortunately for those that want to use the Z it means using no suspension aids and ending up with orthopaedic issues or using some sort of aid and being ‘hampered’. I use the swing arm and when on flatter ground have been using the hip stick since Christmas. To be honest I don’t find these much of an issue but yes, I would prefer not to have to use any of it. The hip stick is certainly a mile in front of the bloody Minelab harness the Z comes. It is what it is Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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