GoPro mount that rides on the rope, adjusts to what ever length you want for sweet footage.

[zenxteninc]

Just throwing it out there.. if you like to play on the water and you like getting footage here is a great project offering a really big range of rhymes n reasons to get one.. Would like to get some feedback.. thanks..

 

[Wish]

If you want Ballers to help out, you gotta get some course video. Try before you buy kinda thing. Would also like to see how it is attached and removed. Otherwise, neat device.

[RazorRoss3]

It's a cool idea but the rope isn't a very stable mounting location and I think that between fast motions, and possible slack I'm not sure if the video you got would be any use as far as reviewing and learning although it would probably be great for promotional videos. I'm personally a fan of the quality and simplicity of giving the spotter a camera and telling them to follow the skier.

[oldjeep]

Seems like the gopro would become a projectile when the rope started bouncing on the water.

 

One more comment - with a GoPro, they have such a wide angle that you can see both sides of the turn when holding the camera still in the spotters seat.

[zenxteninc]

Some of the latest video... I have a newer setup that will take more of the side to side out.. this was just some good stuff I wanted to share..

 

 

More to come from this gent.. he uploaded this last week..

 

 

one perk to the rope is that there are no small jitters in the video if the rope is setup proper.. I do have some side to side but some of that is ok.. I will have more later of a setup that should help there..

[oldjeep]

Why is the waterski video so chopped up? It cuts out everytime he gets near the wake?

[Cusefan78]

That's actually my footage. That was the first test using an older model. I have been talking to @zenxteninc‌ to get it to track a little smoother. I'll post a last weekend ride shortly. I have been playing around with different rope positions and also trying different weights for it. I have it pretty close but didn't have a driver up last weekend do I was at the mercy of a neighbor.

[oldjeep]

It would be interesting for your next vid if you let it run between a few linked turns.

[Chuck_Dickey]

I'm afraid it would make me nauseous to watch this kind of video. I'm looking for solid stead footage that will show me what I'm doing that's good or bad. Can't see much in these vids since it sways so much.

[Cusefan78]

I wouldn't give up on it yet. Yes it's not perfect but every tweak gets it closer. Hank is onto something with this mount. Have to remember I'm using one that's 4 versions old this next video I tried two different settings and they are both 100x better then the first. also this isn't meant to be a training mount. It's more of a fun camera angle. I think a lot of it the sway is coming from the play in the rope where it runs through the mount and hank is working on a better solution. Give this some time and let's see what progresses.

 

[Cusefan78]

Got the next gen mount today. Hoping I can find a driver for the weekend so I can try it out. Looks much more stable then the last one.

[zenxteninc]

ahhh man.. I tried picking up a mastercraft 205 but the guy sold it out from underneath me.. back to the drawing board.. so the latest is mo betta.. just no video footage with it yet I do appreciate you runnin it around while I try to get on the water though cusefan78.. I have tweaked it again since the one I sent you... get some video and we can talk about what I did..

[ToddL]

What if the camera was mounted under the rope and the camera's weight used to keep it in the proper rotational position relative to the horizon. The camera has a under mount mode where the image is recorded "upside down".

[Cusefan78]

The new mount is much more stAble. Didn't get a chance to use it get but I did mount it I. The rope and played with it. Much much much better. This week the gf is coming up and so is my two skier buddies on the lake. It's going to be cold but wetsuits will be on and footage will be mAde. I post pics on Monday of Tuesday.

[zenxteninc]

peep this.. Oh and upside down is an option but not the best option I like seeing less rope and more me..

 

Looking forward to some more footage Cusefan78.. I have some more changes I would like to make... and bought a boat this last weekend so I may get more done than usual.. :) I do appreciate the support.

 

 

 

[zenxteninc]

Some more good stuff here.. these guys are from Belgium and are really good to me when it comes to testing the setup.

 

[Cusefan78]

Sorrynhanknbeen under the weather for the past weeks. Should be well enough to ski this weekend. Cold turned into a pneumonial.

[zenxteninc]

Got it dialed.. Peep my kickstarter..