Backyards Beginners can start their hobby of detecting metal in their own backyard. Even if you get nothing, digging up your own yard gives you a good chance of practicing your metal detector and getting more familiar with the sound it generates for every type of metal detected. Riverbanks, beaches and swimming holes These areas are really considered as 'hot spots' for metal detecting. At times it would take such a long time before your first discovery, and at times you may not even find one. Making sure that you slow down and simply enjoy the activity is very important to make your metal detecting worthwhile. Picking The Perfect Time Moreover, keep in mind to do your metal detecting during times when there are lesser people at the beach. Focus On The Most Usual Things The second way to enjoy your experience is to simply look for the usual things that can be found in beaches. And because there are many people constantly going there, the usual things that you need to find for are jewelry, coins, earrings and other typical materials that people bring at the beach. Although these places may be more difficult to locate; at times, the journey alone is enough experience to make the expedition worth it. Moreover, although going to these places may be a lot more expensive than just simply going to the park or beach, the experience that you will bring with you will be something that you are going to value in the future. If you've entertained the notion of trying it, reading this article can give you more reasons into finally taking up metal detecting as a hobby. I promise you that you will never regret it. The following are the benefits of metal detecting. IT'S A GOOD WORK OUT Metal detecting can appeal to quite a large number of health freaks, especially those people who are already in their golden years. Local parks and schools are already well hunted so you need to go out of the usual treasure hunting spots as there may be buried items there that can be considered worthy finds. But how will you go about finding these areas? Well here are some tips: 1. Ask some senior citizens in your place. People who lived in your locality for a very long time now can tell you some good spots for detecting metals.