GoPro head mount

[coxjon]

Anyone got any experience of filming from a head mount?

 

Do people just use a headstrap or helmet?? I don't own a helmet and I feel a head strap would fly off

[skier2788]

Only have used a helmet. Works pretty good that way. Have seen video with a head strap. Looks unstable. Could be all in how you set it up. I think helmet is easiest and safest.

[jedgell]

I've used the head strap and it's works out well. Took a few times to get it right. It has to be a lot tighter than you think It needs to be, and pull it low on your forehead. The other key is to add a chin strap. Without the extra strap you'll probably lose it.

[GregHind]

The footage is great. Add extra flotation though. Mine sank to the bottom and is gone even though I had the proper floaty back door fitted. I think the headstap was the problem. If I did it again I'd zip tie a foam boat ignition float to the back of the headstap for extra flotation.

 

Greg

[Boat030]

We did it with the headstrap no chin strap, it had to be pretty tight. We did zip tie a key float and we also tied a shoe lace from the strap around the shoulder of the life jacket.

[ral]

@Boat030‌, that was some great footage! Did not look that you needed to wipe out, though, and the Z7 is a pretty solid onside turner. What happened?

[coxjon]

Awesome footage, much better than chesty mount!!!

 

Did it fall off you head Or stay on?

[Boat030]

@ral‌ that was filmed quite a while ago it was my offside turn and I believe I hit the ball because I was too narrow.

 

@coxjon‌ it fell off but because it was tied to my life jacket I just grabbed the shoelace and pulled it up.

 

I have a ton of footage, we actually did it during a tournament where every skier during one round wore the camera. I also mounted it to a turn buoy one time but that didn't come out as good as I thought it would.