Getting Burned By Your Friends

Surfing with your friends is always fun unless you have one of those friends that always posts up on you. Brian Fannin found out that the Grill Mount is great for burning your drop in friends back.

Click the link to see him get burned. 

Big Wave Hellmen recommend the Grill Mount

Unlike all other GoPro mouth mounts, your airway isn’t blocked with a silicon wall forcing you to get all your air through a small hole in a snorkel mouthpiece held by your front teeth.  With the Grill Mount being held by your molars (back teeth), and no wall in front of your teeth, the footage is more stable and the airflow in and out of your mouth is completely normal. You breathe around the mount instead of trying to breathe through it. In other words, you can breathe, talk and duck dive normally.  This unmatched camera stability and the unimpeded airflow is why more big wave hellmen like Keoni Watson, Darrick Doerner, Tom Butler, Ryan Hipwood and Sebastian Steudtner use the Grill Mount over any other GoPro mouth mount on the market. The fact that it doubles as a mouth guard is just a bonus.

Volcom Pro, Gavin Beschen, Using The Grill Mount In Hawaii

Long time Volcom surfer Gavin Beschen has been a legend forever and it makes us really stoked that he uses the Pro Standard Grill Mount. Here's a view from one of his barrels yesterday. Everyone should have a North Shore shack where they can hang out in. Thanks to Volcom, Pete Hodgson and GoPro. #truetothis +Sector9Media +Volcom tpattersonsurfboards

GrindTV Lists The Grill Mount GoPro Mouth Mount as 1 of 5 Cool GoPro Accessories

Super stoked to see that GrindTV has The Pro Standard Grill Mount GoPro Mouth Mount listed as one of the "Five Cool GoPro Accessories" on their Gear page.  Thanks for the shout out GrindTV.

Best of all we are shipping Grill Mounts as of Wednesday.
Get stoked.
Ken

Explanation For The Delay In Shipping Your Grill Mount

Originally the Grill Mount was supposed to be shipping the first week of July but we underestimated how picky we were when it came to quality control. Have been the recipients of less than awesome products in the past, we didn't want to be the guys sending out something that we weren't totally stoked on.  We hoped that our customers would understand that our desire for a part as perfect as we could make it would overcome the disappointment at receiving the Grill Mount so much later than originally promised.

It's been an adventure that's for sure. As it's our first product we wanted to make sure that we had it as perfect as possible. The mold that had to be made was rather complex as other than where you bite, there isn't really a straight line on the Grill Mount. It wasn't a big deal when we were 3D printing each part and then taking them to Hawaii to test. We did find out though that "No straight lines" makes for a harder mold build and as we found out, a bit of room for different issues.

The first batch had an issue with the polycarbonate arms bending up when the EVA was overmolded onto the polycarbonate. The heat from the molten EVA was changing the way the polycarb flexed.

Once we fixed that, the next issue was that the EVA over molding has to match the finished size of the polycarbonate. As the finished size can vary due to the shrinkage that happens as  the polycarb sets, the mold for the EVA had to be adjusted to make it mate up perfectly.

The third batch had a slight issue with shrinkage in so far as it wasn't shrinking as much around the nut as was forecast so we had to adjust the mold there. While the mold maker was adjusting the mold for that we had them fix the seams and injection mark to make them as small as possible so there would be as little "edge seam sharpness" to bother your hand when it has gone soft from being in the water for hours and hours.

We are pretty sure that this batch that is due to arrive the end of August has everything nailed and we can finally ship you our pride and joy.

We're picky bastards and we apologize. It's been driving us as nuts as I'm sure our delays have been driving you nuts. I know from talking to more than a few you that a lot of you are waiting for for your Grills for an epic Mentawai session. Hopefully the Grill Mount can make it onto your trips so you get the magic moments you are looking for to back up a lifetime of stories down at the pub and around the campfire.

The photos in this post are from the first three batches. The final ones are even better.

Anyway... to make a long story short, we don't want to send any thing out that isn't as perfect as we can make it because we want you to experience awesomeness. You have our deepest apologies at the length of time it's taken to get the Grill Mount to you.


Ken and Greg

Keoni Jones Interview in GhettoJuiceMag.com

Vissla Clothing and Vertra Sunscreen sponsored pro Keoni Jones has been a big part of the launch of the Pro Standard Grill Mount and we're stoked to see the publicity he's been getting lately.
Here's a link to an interview in Ghetto Juice Mag
Get Stoked.

Explanation of the delay in shipping the Grill Mount.

I thought I would post up on what the delay is on shipping the parts.

We shot the first test Grill Mounts from the molds on Monday and found that the heat generated in the production was curving the arms of the mount. We went back into the mold and added a little pin on the end of each bite pad so that when the EVA is shot onto the polycarbonate body, the arms don't curve up. The pin holds the end of the arm in place do it can't deflect when the heat is on. It will also get rid of the smiley face at the end of the EVA.



You can see the Extra Beef GoPro Mount that is a stock feature on all the parts we make. Yes... there is more cool stuff coming. It's at least three times as strong as a stock GoPro mount because the nut side takes the thickness of the nut pocket all the way into the tine. Perfect for Dungeons and Cortes Bank as well as epic sessions at Teahupoo.

The slight change has set us back a week and a bit, but we figure it's worth it. After this long in development we want it perfect. The colors you see are the food grade EVA and the food grade polycarb in the raw color. They add dyes to get it the color we want. All the material in the Grill Mount is "Food Grade" so you know there is no nasty chemicals in the part that could leach into your system during a long surf session.

The mold maker says he should have the changes done by Monday AM and we should be able to shoot the next test that day. If everything goes perfect we will drop in the right colors into the mix and press start on the injection molding machine and start pumping them out.

GoPro is celebrating their success with an IPO and we're celebrating our success with an IPA... or a Powder Mountain Lager.  You have to drink the beer that's named after your favorite catskiing resort... Powder Mountain Catskiing and Heliskiing

We should have parts by Friday and shipping the Monday after.

Sorry for the delay, quality takes time.
Ken, Greg, Matt

Our First Print Ad - Freesurf Magazine

Our first print ad is going to drop in the next issue of Freesurf. We're stoked to be in Freesurf for our first ad as they have helped us so much with the launch of the Grill Mount. Also thanks to Vissla and Vertra athletes Keoni Watson and Keoni Jones as well as Freesurf photographer Sean Reilly, we couldn't have done it without you.

If you are waiting for your already ordered Grill Mount... they are scheduled to land at the beginning of the week and as soon as they hit our warehouse, they will hit the road on FedEx to your house.

If you haven't ordered yours yet, don't miss out of free shipping. If you pre-order a Grill Mount before we get them in, you get FREE SHIPPING in North America.

Order yours at ProStandard.com

How 3D Printing Let Us Create a Perfect Mouth Held GoPro Surf Mount

Keoni Watson is a big wave legend and our rep in Hawaii. He's also the Vissla and Catchsurf Rep. He's a rabid snowboarder so he fits right in with our crew. We couldn't have created the Grill Mount without him. He named it as well. Here he is testing a 3D printed prototype with Freesurf photographer Sean Reilly.

3D Printing let us sculpt the Grill Mount so that by the time we got to the final version, the 7th generation, the Grill Mount fits perfectly in your mouth and hand. Other than where your GoPro mounts to the Extra Beef Camera Mount, and where the heat moldable EVA is attached to the Grill Mount, I don't think there is a straight line on the mount. 

That's what we mean by sculpted. We'd imagine it in Illustrator, draw it in Solidworks, and then print it and go surfing and test it. 

The ability to take millimeters off the design here, add a millimeter there until it was exactly what we wanted, was what made the Grill Mount fit so well in your mouth and hand. It's by sculpting we got the fit and feel perfect where the mount rests between your fingers when you paddle and duckdive while filming your friends.  

The other good thing about 3D printing was we "had" to go to Hawaii to test each round of prototypes and our crew of pro surfers had to test each round in Bali, Pohnpei, Tofino and Australia to make sure the design changes did what we wanted, felt like we wanted and that the Grill Mount worked like we hoped, but in the real world.

It's amazing how 3D printing allows you to fine tune your creation so that when you build it you are stoked that it's as perfect as you can make it. We didn't just print it on any 3D printer, we partnered up with Camosun Technology Access in Victoria, BC to make our ideas real. From Illustrator to Solidworks to printing. Their lab has incredible $250,000 Stratasys Fortus 400 MC 3D printers that let us get the feel and function and material as close to the final product as humanly possible. I think in the end before we pressed "Go" we printed well over 100 prototypes. It took us longer than we thought to get the GoPro Surf Mount we now called the Grill Mount dialed but we know that once you try it, you'll feel where the time was spent.

3D printing is also great for letting you try ideas that never again see the light of day because they didn't work like we'd hoped, but at least we tested it so that when you get your Grill Mount you know that we've taken the design as far as possible then brought it back to what works and now you're getting the ultimate GoPro Surf Mount.

Super tech, super tested, super light, super rugged, multi functional and super dope. Order yours from ProStandard.com. All that tech is only 29.95. 

Reesebeehler123 Wins the GoPro 3+ and The Grill Mount

We dropped a contest on Surfline.com's Instagram and it went off. Reesebeehler123 is the winner.
We will do another one soon. Follow us on Instagram @theprostandard to have a chance to win.

Get Stoked.

Thank You For The Support

So amazed at the response to the Grill Mount. When we dropped the Grill Mount, we thought it would take 6-8 months to hit the volume price breaks to get The Grill Mount price down to $29.95. Thanks to all of you, we managed to hit the minimums in a week.

Thanks to everyone for making it happen so quickly.
Special thanks to the people and brands below that helped us with the launch.
Keoni Watson, +keonibaloni . Donald Del Carmen, Andrew Hicks, +WWW.FREESURF.TV  +freesurfmagazine +SURFER Magazine +Surfline +magicseaweed +VISSLA Vertra and The Camp of Champions

Keoni Jones fooling around right before his flight to Australia.

Duck Diving With Your Grill Mount

Keoni Jones shows duckdiving with the Grill Mount. Film your friends from the inside as you paddle back out with your Grill Mount in your hand. Grab your rail, duckdive the sets, the EVA bite pads cushion your rails. 

Win A GoPro 3+ and 1 of the first 25 Grill Mounts

You might want to check Surfline.com's Instagram tomorrow. Follow us, follow Vertra, tag your friends and share Surfline's post and you could win a GoPro 3+ Black Edition and one of the first 25 Grill Mounts ever made.

If you aren't feeling lucky, you can also buy your Grill Mount online at:

www.prostandard.com  

Keoni Jones at Rocky Point

Keoni Jones has been a big part of making the Grill Mount awesome. Here he is testing Grill Mount version number 7 - the final product. The first production parts hit the beach June 21st. Pre order at www.ProStandard.com and get free shipping.

Mold your bite pads with coffee

You can custom fit your Grill Mount by heating the EVA pads in your morning coffee on the way to the beach for an early sesh. You know... If you like coffee and the beach, surf, surfing, sup kind of thing. It doesn't have to be hard guy black coffee, a chai latte or an Earl Grey tea works as well. 

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First Pro Standard Ad Appears on FreesurfMagazine.com

Stoked, the first Pro Standard display ad is live on Freesurf. Double stoke it turned up on the story of the Local Motion Surf into Summer contest presented by Vissla.
Small world... Ken's first clothing sponsor as a pro snowboarder was Local Motion. The more things change the more things stay the same.

Rocky Point with Keoni Jones

Keoni Jones has been testing the 3D Printed protoypes for about a month now on the north shore of Oahu and is stoked. The Grill Mount hits the beach in about 2 weeks. Get ready! Here's a quick screen grab.

Keoni Watson Using the Grill Mount and a Hand Held Grip for Your GoPro

We designed the Grill Mount to fit in your mouth for a perfect relaxed fit. Sometimes it's nice to take it out and get a new angle... like this.

Keoni Watson started with the Grill Mount in his mouth and then after he dropped in, slid a couple fingers between the mount and his chin into the curved space that was created for just that purpose by designing the Grill Mount to "float" slightly in front of your chin with the your GoPro below your chin.
Super comfortable and super quick to grab when you want to change angles.
Want to see more? Go to www.prostandard.com
Want to have fun this summer? Come to The Camp of Champions.

Greg The Assembly Robot for distributors and team / testers

Greg - AKA - The Assembly Robot, has been busy all week putting together the final samples of the 3D printed prototypes for all our distributors and our friends/testers in Hawaii and Bali. Keoni Watson, Keoni Jones and his brothers, Jaymo and Sean Reilly are killing it on testing.













How could you not love science. All week Greg has been fooling around with 3D Printers, lasers to cut the EVA, and all kinds of high tech stuff that makes us look really smart. Now we just have to mount the lasers on the shark in the office and it's on!
We've printed three colors now. White, Black and Red.

Keoni Jones testing.

Keoni Jones Joins the Pro Standard Team

Keoni Jones the 22 year old North Shore ripper has joined the Pro Standard team as an athlete, product tester and all around good guy. Follow @keonibalonii on Instagram to stay in tune with what he's up to. We're stoked to have Keoni on the team and we are going to have a lot of fun together getting photos and clips to get you stoked.