Ball head handle???

[guitarpreston]

I got a ball head to try and I don’t hate it, but I feel like a handle would make it a lot easier to control. Thinking about making an adapter that bolts to the bottom of the arca plate to run one as a test. Really considering this for a mod to the aziak frontcountry if I pick one up, then with the tilt lock engaged it should function as a pan/tilt head and you could unlock it and remove the handle if you want to shoot off it.
Anyone ever try to add an arm to a ball head?

 

[Lowedown]

I have been contemplating the exact same thing. I recently picked up a frontcountry. The handle would need to attach to a point above the ball. So to the arca plate lock, or the arca plate, or the optic, or an adapter. I was thinking of making a simple one for my Tricer BA attachment but this would only help the Binos. The big spotter would still need something....

 

[guitarpreston]

I’m thinking I could make a handle mounting block out of aluminum and drill a couple holes into the bottom side of the arca plate. That would make it work with any optic. Just not sure how to make it a QD aside from threading the handle end.

 

[guitarpreston]

I have been contemplating the exact same thing. I recently picked up a frontcountry. The handle would need to attach to a point above the ball. So to the arca plate lock, or the arca plate, or the optic, or an adapter. I was thinking of making a simple one for my Tricer BA attachment but this would only help the Binos. The big spotter would still need something....

Could also swap the arca place for something like this