If you have a crappy tripod, you know that it is really difficult to get a smooth pan out of it, because the head isn’t that well-made.

This trick comes via BWMM on Twitter, and it’s pretty cool in a super low-tech kind of way. Check out the videos for all the details.

One thing to note is that you should have the panning mechanism pretty tightened up so there is some resistance to work with when panning.