# Does anybody here use Go Pros for trick vids **URL:** \ **Category:** General Yo-Yo\ **Created:** [July 7, 2019, 2:06am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/does-anybody-here-use-go-pros-for-trick-vids/305124 "2019-07-07T02:06:01Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![yoyodoc](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/yoyodoc/32/48820_2.png) [@yoyodoc](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/yoyodoc)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2019, 2:06am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/does-anybody-here-use-go-pros-for-trick-vids/305124/1 "2019-07-07T02:06:01Z")
I was thinking of overhead trick instructional videos. And wondered if Go Pros work well for that downward/overhead angle? Thanks ---
**Author:** ![andy569](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/andy569/32/1256_2.png) [@andy569](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/andy569)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2019, 2:29am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/does-anybody-here-use-go-pros-for-trick-vids/305124/2 "2019-07-07T02:29:51Z")
I would if I could afford one 🤷‍♂️ ---
**Author:** ![twitch77](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/twitch77/32/60219_2.png) [@twitch77](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/twitch77)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2019, 2:35am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/does-anybody-here-use-go-pros-for-trick-vids/305124/3 "2019-07-07T02:35:05Z")
I’ve seen people use them in their videos and I like it. It’s nice to see what’s going on from the top down perspective like I’d see it if I were performing the tricks myself. [![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/3/7/9/379030833c227da014ec22af64e3785e15a142e7.jpeg "POV YOYO DALLAS 3 - GOPRO EDITION") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UmdXjaOmzDM&t=40) ---
**Author:** ![edhaponik](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/edhaponik/32/150896_2.png) [@edhaponik](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/edhaponik)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2019, 2:45am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/does-anybody-here-use-go-pros-for-trick-vids/305124/4 "2019-07-07T02:45:36Z")
I used to. It was nice for some stuff, but I didn’t like POV all that much and found the resolution and/or fisheye kind of odd a lot of the time, at least compared to my phone (which is also just so easy). I ended up cracking the lens, ironically when I dropped it while taking it out of the enclosure lol. [![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/4/0/5/405801a8cff8bd8b01ea5d38d41f1846ee4d6d9f.jpeg "cobalt") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C5O95m2XR-A) ---
**Author:** ![shatterFX](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/shatterfx/32/66476_2.png) [@shatterFX](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/shatterFX)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2019, 3:26am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/does-anybody-here-use-go-pros-for-trick-vids/305124/5 "2019-07-07T03:26:43Z")
I like it as long as the person’s head doesn’t move a lot. Otherwise I get like a motion sickness effect going on. ---
**Author:** ![witchgrinder](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/witchgrinder/32/57591_2.png) [@witchgrinder](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/witchgrinder)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2019, 3:32am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/does-anybody-here-use-go-pros-for-trick-vids/305124/6 "2019-07-07T03:32:48Z")
I have one, but I used it for guitar stuff. Been collecting dust for awhile. Maybe I need to get rid of it. ---
**Author:** ![EOS44](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/eos44/32/47059_2.png) [@EOS44](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/EOS44)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2019, 3:51am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/does-anybody-here-use-go-pros-for-trick-vids/305124/7 "2019-07-07T03:51:37Z")
When i do tutorials i prop my phone on the top of a closet with a sort of phone holder i made using wood. It gives a fixed over-the-head angle that works fantastically for tutorials. On the other hand, yoyojoe does tutorials with a gopro and those look awesome too. Try making one to see how it turns out! ---
**Author:** ![smileypants707](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/smileypants707/32/19045_2.png) [@smileypants707](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/smileypants707)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2019, 3:56am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/does-anybody-here-use-go-pros-for-trick-vids/305124/8 "2019-07-07T03:56:58Z")
> [@EOS44](#): > > i prop my phone on the top of a closet with a sort of phone holder i made using wood I did something similar a while back by taping my phone to an overhead fluorescent light lol. Worked just fine ---
**Author:** ![photogeek](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/photogeek/32/41072_2.png) [@photogeek](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/photogeek)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2019, 3:46pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/does-anybody-here-use-go-pros-for-trick-vids/305124/9 "2019-07-07T15:46:55Z")
I think the top-down gopro-on-your-head type view can be really useful for instructional videos. But it has to be filmed well. But for general “stoke” yoyo videos, I’m not that into the POV perspective. ---
**Author:** ![\_Z1](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/_z1/32/230318_2.png) [@\_Z1](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/_Z1)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2019, 4:42pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/does-anybody-here-use-go-pros-for-trick-vids/305124/10 "2019-07-07T16:42:48Z")
Mo, thats a good question and ultimately depends on the viewers choice of angle. Personally, I believe Go pro is the way to go on yoyo-related tutorials. My Z-tutorial series on youtube are all done via Go-pro angle since a lot of my tricks are dense and technical, so teaching via a POV angle helps the viewer to understand. So yes, definitely great for instructional videos!! 🙂