Best location for a go pro to show gybes

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sboardcrazy
sboardcrazy
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27 Sep 2017 10:55am
I'm assuming the mast top? I want to analyse my gybing..( when I get the camera ).
elmo
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27 Sep 2017 9:12am
For me

On someone else's gear
Stuthepirate
Stuthepirate
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27 Sep 2017 10:51am
I'd think Boom End or back mount.
Or get someone to sit at the gybe area and film a couple of runs
sboardcrazy
sboardcrazy
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27 Sep 2017 12:40pm
elmo said..
For me

On someone else's gear


or someone on the shore .. yep... not very practical most of the time though..
NotWal
NotWal
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27 Sep 2017 12:44pm
Yep it's often difficult to see what's going on from on-board vid.
batstonem
batstonem
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27 Sep 2017 12:47pm
I made a mount that extended back from the boom a bit which was pretty good for Gybes but quite bouncy in chop.

Gybes are at 2:50 and 3:10 if you want to skip the rest of the stuff.

remery
remery
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27 Sep 2017 11:28am
I reckon attached to a person who you gybe around.
sboardcrazy
sboardcrazy
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27 Sep 2017 2:15pm
batstonem said..
I made a mount that extended back from the boom a bit which was pretty good for Gybes but quite bouncy in chop.

Gybes are at 2:50 and 3:10 if you want to skip the rest of the stuff.



That works well.
John340
John340
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27 Sep 2017 2:39pm
batstonem said..
I made a mount that extended back from the boom a bit which was pretty good for Gybes but quite bouncy in chop.

Gybes are at 2:50 and 3:10 if you want to skip the rest of the stuff.



Don't skip it, the rest of the stuff is great!
Cambodge
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sboardcrazy
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27 Sep 2017 3:39pm


Brilliant!
DavidJohn
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27 Sep 2017 8:27pm
I think it's best to mix up the views.

You can see right at the start of my vid a mount that I made to position the GoPro off the end of my boom.. It seemed to work ok.

Having someone else film you will show you more about what you're doing right and wrong with your jybes.

MarkSSC
MarkSSC
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27 Sep 2017 9:10pm
Time to buy a drone that follows you on the water. Gyroscopically stabilised images from different vantage points. Just be aware of how long the batteries last.
BSN101
BSN101
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27 Sep 2017 9:27pm

That one looks great.
What are the other mounts?
Flymount.
Clew View.
Others?
berowne
berowne
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28 Sep 2017 8:19am
Despite the attraction, Do NOT attach ot to the front of the boom on the bend. I tried this with a bike handle bar style clamp and no longer have a GoPro...
berowne
berowne
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28 Sep 2017 8:20am
Add a teather so if it falls it won't sink!
snides8
snides8
WA
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28 Sep 2017 6:53pm
The drone angle is pretty good, a little more difficult to arrange but def doable...here is a crap gybe example but you
get the idea.
pirrad
pirrad
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29 Sep 2017 10:22am
snides8 said..
The drone angle is pretty good, a little more difficult to arrange but def doable...here is a crap gybe example but you
get the idea.

Wish my good gybe's where that crap......... Or even my crap gybe's that good.
Capie
Capie
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29 Sep 2017 4:33pm
A few years back I used a GoPro mounted on the mast (with a FlyMount) to analyse my gybes. Worked pretty well.

sboardcrazy
sboardcrazy
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30 Sep 2017 9:07am
I like the rating system.. don't think I'd have the energy to do them straight after each other like you did..
Orange Whip
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2 Dec 2017 9:49am


Has anyone been able to source one of these clear-view mounts from a stockist in Aus?
sboardcrazy
sboardcrazy
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4 Dec 2017 12:01pm
Agrid said..
I reckon attached to a person who you gybe around.


So true but hard to organise..
sboardcrazy
sboardcrazy
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4 Dec 2017 12:06pm
batstonem said..
I made a mount that extended back from the boom a bit which was pretty good for Gybes but quite bouncy in chop.

Gybes are at 2:50 and 3:10 if you want to skip the rest of the stuff.



Nice sailing!
sboardcrazy
sboardcrazy
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4 Dec 2017 12:18pm
I've got the go pro and have been using it with the mast mounted flymount. I'm still waiting on my new video editor so I only have video stills.. I knew I needed to straighten my front arm more and get the sail further away as I enter the gybes but the still shots really confirm it..
I've managed to do that a few times with the smaller sails but may have to wait until my shoulder is A1 and I'm a bit fitter with the larger ones. The day i tried it felt like my pec muscles were going to tear off my chest..
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I have video of the gybe exits on the other larger board so when I get the editor I can show the entry and exits..
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