Homemade gopro mounts/stabilizers or nah?

nah

Just use a pole mount and learn to keep it steady.

CheddarJackJust use a pole mount and learn to keep it steady.

if you do this , put the gopro on upside-down mode and then film with it upside down. easier to keep it steady

Free306skierif you do this , put the gopro on upside-down mode and then film with it upside down. easier to keep it steady

It usually works better to hold it upright with a pole mount because it's easier to minimize the rotation of your wrist when you hold the camera upright. This will reduce the sway in your footage. Filming upright also means you don't have to rotate the footage in post or turn on the upside down mode on the GoPro.

It also helps to hold the camera with 2 hands and focus on filming the entire space around the rider instead of always directly pointing the camera at him. This will makes your shots more fluid, dynamic, and stable because you will allow the rider to travel through the shot, instead of always having him in the center.

Listen to him ^ i just heard what i said somewhere and it made some sense. Plus he has filmed a ton more with gopro. I think pole mount is the way to go, with some chest mount in there too

Free306skierListen to him ^ i just heard what i said somewhere and it made some sense. Plus he has filmed a ton more with gopro. I think pole mount is the way to go, with some chest mount in there too

if you take a 2x4 that is like 1 foot long, drill two 1" in diameter holes in it, and find some old poles that might be broke, or whatever, hacksaw the pole 2-4" below the bottom of the handle and stick them through the 2x4. hotglue works well to firm up the poles, then just attach a stickey in the middle.

essentially looking like the this minus the top handle and top bar. http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51XNXg%2BV%2B4L._SY355_.jpg

i have been using mine for a while and the footage is out of this world.

Michael_ThatcherIt usually works better to hold it upright with a pole mount because it's easier to minimize the rotation of your wrist when you hold the camera upright. This will reduce the sway in your footage. Filming upright also means you don't have to rotate the footage in post or turn on the upside down mode on the GoPro.

It also helps to hold the camera with 2 hands and focus on filming the entire space around the rider instead of always directly pointing the camera at him. This will makes your shots more fluid, dynamic, and stable because you will allow the rider to travel through the shot, instead of always having him in the center.

check the firmware update next month ;) won't have to rotate anymore!

nutz.check the firmware update next month ;) won't have to rotate anymore!

Ya I just saw that yesterday. It'll be helpful for chest mounts and stuff but I'll still probably film upright with a pole. It makes it easier to frame the shot (easier to see the camera). It's also only coming to the hero 4 black and silver.