Ahh, OK I've only heard them called hand levels.?ÿ I bet it would work slick for a task like that.
Ha!
Well, I did use them a little in school but only to avoid going to far uphill on level loops.
I learned to only count the left foot when pacing. At one time I'd usually be within .5 feet, often less when staking CL.?ÿ Only used a hand level when running slopes.?ÿ An abbey hand level or a clinometer was more useful for surveying.
Abney.
I have not learned accurate pacing. I count ... and 5 and 10 and ...?ÿ but that is with an unnatural stride and I usually end up a little further than intended. But 3 ft steps are too much of a stretch and I prefer not to have to calculate for some odd length step.
@norman-oklahoma I always heard that it was from using them to run the "p-line" or preliminary line for road alignments.
@bill93?ÿ
Yep, the b is next to the n.?ÿ Knowing that would you conclude it is my inability to spell or my fat fingers that caused the mistake?
Using your normal gate gets better results when pacing.
Haha!
Many years ago I discovered that if were to focus on the pacing and make my step just a bit more than my normal stride (feel it in the muscles a tad) I would hit three feet for each step/six feet for a full pace.?ÿ I know put a little more effort into it to make each step to stay at three feet.?ÿ The bigger challenge comes when going uphill and downhill crossing gentle ditches.?ÿ If going both up and down it sort of averages out.
Wading through tall grass or nearly ripe crops such as wheat and oats is much tougher and somewhat depending on if you are going with the grain (pun) or across it. Following the gaps between each planted row of grain is going with the grain BTW.
@williwaw My first crew chief had me measure my boot so I could use it to judge distance in or out while on the rod and doing stakeout.?ÿ We did throw down the 100' tape and calibrate our pacing as well.?ÿ Good times!