GoPro Sur Attachments

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.