Baller Broussard Posted March 6, 2012 Baller Share Posted March 6, 2012 Any ideas on how to mount a GoPro for slalom? . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller danbirch Posted March 6, 2012 Baller Share Posted March 6, 2012 If you want it on your ski, it has an adhesive that attaches it there. Just be sure you have floatation attached to the back of your camera case in case of a release. If you want it on your head, use the head strap. Be sure to add a floatation (somewhere) on the headstrap (like a key float). I would also recommend adding a neoprene chin strap for better stability. Also, it is good to adjust the GoPro to about a 45 degree angle, so you can see the water ahead of you (only a little "sky"), and the rest is your body. It is a waste of good camera angle to view too much sky ahead. There are many other ways to use it, these are just a few. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller rwskier Posted March 6, 2012 Baller Share Posted March 6, 2012 http://gopro.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/SurfMount2.jpg The best way to get the camera on the the ski is by using GoPro's surf hero mount. It works great but as @danbirch said make sure to use the floaty back or some kind of flotation, several people have lost their cameras without. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller Tom351 Posted March 6, 2012 Baller Share Posted March 6, 2012 Yes, the surf mount is solid for mounting on a ski, but it just means that the tabs on the bottom of the camera housing become the weak link - I had a camera break at these tabs and fly right off of the ski on the very first pull (the impact of the ski hitting the wake caused the housing to break off at the tabs).I now use chest mount over ski vest and I have a hockey helmet with a mount on it as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller WBLskier Posted March 6, 2012 Baller Share Posted March 6, 2012 So the surf mount will work on a slalom? I want to avoid the adhesive if I can, as I have heard once they are on they are there for good. Will it hold up to a whole set? I had mine fly off after 3 buoys last year when I came up with my own mount…you can tell how poorly it worked. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wwk87 Posted March 7, 2012 Share Posted March 7, 2012 I use these flat adhesive mounts - http://gopro.com/camera-mounts/flat-adhesive-mounts/ You can see it at the beginning of this video: http://vimeo.com/20243735/settings Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller_ lpskier Posted March 7, 2012 Baller_ Share Posted March 7, 2012 A little heat from a heat gun or hair dryer should soften the adhesive bond sufficiently to remove the mount without difficulty. Lpskier Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller SkiJay Posted March 7, 2012 Baller Share Posted March 7, 2012 I've had a GoPro on my ski tip for a long time. I heated a regular flat mount before applying it to a clean ski, and the mount has never budged. I've broken four buckles (the "neck" between the mount and the camera case), donating one camera to the carp before getting the orange floaty backdoor and a tether for the next camera, but the regular flat mount's adhesive has proven strong enough to make the surf mount unnecessarily. I also use a second flat mount with a small hole drilled in its side to run the tether through. It has kept the camera with the ski after buckle failures, but the camera can beat itself, and your ski, to death until you stop, so stop immediately (not good for tournaments). The GoPro tethers are really strong, and I've never had one break. The wake at 22 off is too much for the buckles, but you can ski 28 off and shorter for months between buckle failures. It changes the balance of your ski a bit, but I got used to that in a set. Set the camera for 960-30 resolution so you can see from your head to where the water is breaking on your ski. It's just about the best, most consistent, visual feedback you can get on your skiing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller WBLskier Posted March 7, 2012 Baller Share Posted March 7, 2012 SkiJay--any chance you can post a pic of how you have it mounted? I'm not quite following from the description. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller Tom351 Posted March 7, 2012 Baller Share Posted March 7, 2012 SkiJay is correct- the surf mount works, but is overkill because even the regular adhesive mount will hold (and the surf mount requires a larger flat surface). Also, what he calls "buckles" I call "tabs", but it is the same thing....and is the weak link when you hit the wake...picture of my mount with pieces of broken housing still screwed in- the camera is at the bottom of the lake in this pic, so be sure to tether and/or use floatation- my tether broke, but it could have been a lot better as it was tied in a knot that pulled out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller SkiJay Posted March 7, 2012 Baller Share Posted March 7, 2012 http://dl.dropbox.com/u/1530989/Waterskiing/GoPro%20Mount/Mount%20%26%20Tether%20Anchor.JPG This is a regular flat mount and the tether anchor from the surf kit. http://dl.dropbox.com/u/1530989/Waterskiing/GoPro%20Mount/Tether%20Hole.JPG This shows a flat mount drilled so it can act as the tether anchor on my daughter's ski. http://dl.dropbox.com/u/1530989/Waterskiing/GoPro%20Mount/Buckle.JPG These buckles are the weak link. They break. So don't put the tethor around the buckle. Put it through the camera case's hinge. http://dl.dropbox.com/u/1530989/Waterskiing/GoPro%20Mount/Buckle%20Orientation.JPG Make sure the GoPro logo faces your bindings or you won't be able to angle the camera high enough. Also be sure to use the white vibration plug. It reduces vibration significantly and secures the buckle in the mount. http://dl.dropbox.com/u/1530989/Waterskiing/GoPro%20Mount/Anchor.JPG The camera including floaty back door can be looped through the tether and tether anchor for easy installation and removal from the ski. http://dl.dropbox.com/u/1530989/Waterskiing/GoPro%20Mount/Side%20View.JPG The finished setup. Use a Phillips screwdriver to tighten the thumb screw. You can't get it tight enough to stay pointed where you want by tightening it by hand. Ideally, the whole thing would be mounted 2" - 3" further back on the ski, but the Elite has an even more rounded top profile the further back you go. All the same, my flat mount has stayed put despite not being on a perfectly flat surface. http://dl.dropbox.com/u/1530989/Waterskiing/GoPro%20Mount/Hard%20Edge%202.JPG Use a resolution of 960-30 if you want to see as much of what you are doing as possible and 960-48 if you want better slow motion. If you use 1080, you'll have to decide what you don't want to see because you will have to cut off either your arms and head, or where the water is breaking on your ski. 960 gives you both. You are going to see shots you've never seen before. http://dl.dropbox.com/u/1530989/Waterskiing/GoPro%20Mount/Tunnel.JPG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller WBLskier Posted March 7, 2012 Baller Share Posted March 7, 2012 Thanks. Is the tether to the ski just a back up to the float? I had mine come off several times last year with a float tethered to the camera case's hinge, and I kind of liked that it wasn't stuck beating against the ski once it poppped off. I guess you always run the risk that the float will come off somehow. Any thoughts on whether a good float by itself would be sufficient? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller SkiJay Posted March 8, 2012 Baller Share Posted March 8, 2012 I don't think you need the tether if you have the floaty back door. It floats orange side up, and you definitely notice it leaving the ski in your peripheral vision so the likelihood of finding it is high. I personally leave the tether on, and when a buckle breaks, always at the wakes, I stop skiing before rounding the next ball. That seems to avoid most of the potential thrashing and I haven't found any sign of actual damage either on the ski or camera housing so far. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller Broussard Posted March 28, 2012 Author Baller Share Posted March 28, 2012 @brooks What mount did you and KC use to attach to the handle? Can you post pics? . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Industry Professional brooks Posted April 11, 2012 Industry Professional Share Posted April 11, 2012 we used the seatpost mount and put some extra rope in it as well, it's a little tricky and the camera tends to slide a bit. I will try to post a photo of it later but we dont have a handle set up like that right now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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