Walking the exhibit floor and Morgan Miller put some swag in my hands. So, I stopped. I’d walked by the Nexus Mount booth a couple of times. I thought to myself, “I have a tripod. Why would I need these fancy things?”
So, I stopped to look and she began to explain. I’m not the streaming guy on our team, but when I run our bullpens at practice, I’ve got my phone, my iPad and my PocketRadar, all of which might be mounted on tripods or on the fence with a universal mount. I had the tripods from when I did video of WWII veterans at reunions (like this funny Thanksgiving 1944 story), so I don’t know if the expense counts, but I have put more money into what I currently have then what it will take to replace it with a product that is more versatile, more reliable and easier to set up while also avoiding overheating.
Brandon Miller was frustrated with his phones and radars overheating, causing shutdowns and destroyed devices. He’s a problem-solver, so he built a mount that would shield his devices from the sun and secure them properly to a fence or net. People saw it and asked if he could make one for them.
In 2023, when they set their goal for selling some devices, they thought that 100 was a reasonable amount. They’ve sold 2000.
These mounts are made of aluminum, so they’re lightweight. They mount quickly and securely (you can check a video of that on their Tiktok) and you can get an ABCA discount if you order soon (code ABCA24!)
One of the great things about ABCA is running into a family-run startup, like Hit Them All (blog post: If you can hit a chickpea, you can hit anything) and Krato Sports (blog post: https://oldmenplayingbaseball.com/2022/01/06/abca-2022-first-day/). Whether you get to go to ABCA conventions or not, check them out!
Old Men Playing Baseball 