NFA elliptical coils

Happy Easter everybody, now I have a question, ( for some people in this forum it will be a silly question ) , which part of the elliptical coil is the most sensitive part, front/back, middle or sides? because when I get a signal I don't know which part of the coil is on top of the target.
Any help will be welcome.
Cheers

Gday Goldquest happy Easter to you too, no question is silly, with mono coils the entire edge of the coil is very sensitive to shallow targets, if you pick up a deep target then the coil will pick it up in the centre as the signal from the coil is shaped like a cone "v" like this, hope this helps. DD are a different thing again.

Cheers.

Mike.

Hi Goldquest
Most people I've seen using these like the tip especially for finding the target in the hole,the 7 and 11 oclock positions are also sensitive if your R/handed depending on how you find your target.I,ve found the 17" a lot harder than the 14" because it has a very broad field particularly if the targets in the hole.

Hi Goldquest
The most sensitive area's on an elliptical coil are the front & back or the toe & heel of the coil due to the tighter radius of the windings.
I find the easiest way to pin point a target is to step back about a foot once you get a signal, then swing and move the coil forward nice & steady until you get a signal, this will put the target at the front of your coil, then move 90 deg to the signal & repeat the proccess, I have no problem pin pointing like this with my 20" NF mono, hope this helps.
Lee

Thank you guys, it is all I need to know, I will try next time out.
Cheers
Goldquest