How does Paul Rogers's method of using sandbags save filming gear?

Paul’s method keeps the weight directly over the stand’s balance point, which massively reduces the chance of a tip-over.

• The tallest leg should point toward the load (your light or arm). That is the stand’s balance point.
• Both your light and your sandbag go over that tallest leg.
• This way, any pull or torque from the light is countered by the sandbag, not by weak friction at the base.

Result: far fewer falling stands, smashed lenses, or broken $500 lights just because someone bumped a leg.

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