GoPro Attachments for Surfing
Surfboard
Pad – The surfboard pad is your regular
standard surfing GoPro kit. It should be placed on the nose of your board so
that you can get to the GoPro much easier and it won’t be in the way. With the
surfboard pad you can place the GoPro facing you or the other way. This
attachment is easy to use because it’s easy to reach and can be accessed
easily. The problem with this shot is if you’re not in a barrel the shot
doesn’t look that great. The surfboard pad is mainly used for barrel shots.
That’s why when you see professional surfing footage from a GoPro that is
placed on the nose of a board, the surfer will most likely be in a barrel.
Helmet
Attachment – This attachment can produce some
great shots because it aims wherever you look at. This attachment might be
better for waves that don’t barrel, but if the wave does barrel it would
probably have to be big so the GoPro could fit into it. Problems with this
attachment are that it’s hard to reach. You might need to have some experience
with the GoPro so that you know where the buttons are and their corresponding
feature. If you don’t know too well you might have to take off your helmet
every time you want to press a button which can be quite time consuming or can
even cause you to miss a wave. Another reason why the helmet attachment looks
bad is because… well to put it simply you will look dorky.
Chest
Strap – The chest strap can make some really
cool shots. It can be used for all kinds of waves and can is easy to access. If
you know where the buttons are on the GoPro and what they do it should be easy
to use, if not then you might need a bit more experience. The problem with the
chest strap is that it might get in the way of your paddling. If you kept your
back upright every time you paddle, you might come in from the surf with a very
sore back. I have only seen videos of the GoPro when using a chest strap but
once when I was surfing I saw a man using one and I thought he was wearing a
bikini, people might give you funny looks in the water!
Wrist
Band – The wrist strap is a “handy” little
tool. It can produce some really nice shots but I would recommend it more for
barrel shots but it can also be used on non-barreling waves if you can pull
some cool tricks. The wrist Band attachment is a hard one to use because if you
want a good shot you need to keep your arm in a position so the GoPro can get a
nice shot. That’s why its easier to use it in a barrel because naturally your
arm would be in a position that’s great for filming with the wrist strap. While
if you used the wrist strap on small waves and do snaps or airs, you use your
arms to quickly do a trick and the camera will shake, you wont be able to see
much.
