Maya the digger is never a problem around rock as Tnhunter exsplained you just choke up on the handle and the slim part of this digger is not very wide,not as wide as it may seem in the photos.The handle is a great help in my area where we have alot of water weeds,briars,etc to go through on a day of hunting,also it is a must to me when walking side to side on steep banks and up steep hollers.Speed of digging is not the reason I use this digger,I still take my time when digging and make a good circle around the stalk to keep from hurting the root,but the digger helps in every other part of my hunt from walking to beating a few stinging weeds back :o)