How I Won the GoPro $1 Million Challenge With This Tennis Ball

[@GoPro]

Loving this BTS look to such a creative shot 🙌🐶Congratulations!

[@LukeMaximoBell1]

I probably would have never attempted something like this without the GoPro MDC, so thank you for inspiring creativity! 😎

[@AwesomeA]

@@LukeMaximoBell1 nice job

[@DRONIXAR]

GoPro, best camera ever 🎉

[@thevijayraj34]

Can't we use previous year camera to participate in this?

[@thefuturerex0197]

Well done Luke

[@rickr530]

This guy bought the camera, shot the video, and won the challenge before I even heard of it.

[@LukeMaximoBell1]

Hahahaha, there is always next year!

[@astraljack47]

and shot the video about winning the challenge and uploaded it, don't forget that.

[@calmingnature-whitenoise6945]

​@@astraljack47how do you know they didnt hear abt it before this video

[@OfentseMwaseFilms]

Loved this video. Well done Luke🙌🏾🥳

[@LukeMaximoBell1]

Thanks bro! It means a lot 🤩🤗

[@ChillX12]

Same here!

[@Phnx_]

@@LukeMaximoBell1uwu

[@mtmccornack]

BTW as a "ball obsessed" dog owner I totally noticed your shot submission within the challenge video days before I found this BHS video! Well done Ollie! (Don't fret Luke, your contributions were spot on too!)

[@LukeMaximoBell1]

Hahaha amazing! You should try and get some shots like these as well. I warn you though, it's not easy at ALL! haha

[@rokochoco6152]

bro loves balls 🤨

[@mtmccornack]

@RokoChoco did someone say, "Ball?"

[@husbandrew]

Incredibly important that you felt a moment of potential failure or maybe it couldn't work but you kept trying! And not only did it work, you won! I love how spiritual these videos can be just by people explaining how they were feeling! Great video bro.

[@LukeMaximoBell1]

Yeh, it does make for a better story. At the time you are like noooo 😭 but afterwards it makes for a better feeling of accomplishment.

[@RichardDuncan]

I think it's really cool how GoPro sequenced one of the shots looking like it was about to hit a ball, and then suddenly you BECOME the ball, and before you know it you're flying into the mouth of a doggy! Well done GoPro and well done Luke for persevering to get that shot 😁🐕⚾

[@LukeMaximoBell1]

I agrée! 🤩 love how they combined it! My only complaint is I wish they had used the shot for slightly longer in the edit so that the GoPro went completely into his mouth and went black before going to the next shot.

[@AdventuresofRon]

the commitment to the shot! all that testing! so sick dude! massive congratulations my friend!

[@LukeMaximoBell1]

Thanks bro! Yeh it was a loooooot of effort so I’m glad it paid off 😂

[@lotuscarguy]

LOL! Still chuckling at your comment!

[@TylerJordan]

Loved the BTS. Nice work to you, Ollie and your dad! So great to see people using some creativity to give us a new perspective! The stick shots were so cool too. Welcome to the MDC fam!

[@LukeMaximoBell1]

Thanks so much!! 🤩 it’s a good club to be a part of! 😂

[@n0.-]

Man this is some REAL creativity! Much better than those redundant ski vids! Can't wait for more creative shots like these!

[@LukeMaximoBell1]

Thanks man. That really means a lot 🤩 GoPro really appreciates creativity which I really like. Without a challenge like this I probably would have never done this shot.

[@colter7300]

Creativity vs skill. I guess if you don't enjoy snowsports it isn't interesting....

[@newp0rt]

@@colter7300 i love snow sports but every single year half the shots for the challenge are skiing like dude. i get that the contrast between snow, sky, and the person make for a "good shot" but its far more interesting to see stuff like this. the challenge is big enough to where i know for sure theres some good stuff in there that they dont use just for ski flip #8

[@ModeZt]

The dog and the owner were having genuine fun while filming. That's why the won 🎉

[@LukeMaximoBell1]

We had a GREAT time! 🤩

[@AdventureTimMedia]

Brilliant job, mate. Such a lot of hard work but it was worth it. Tbh your shot was one of my favourite in the whole million dollar video. Well done

[@LukeMaximoBell1]

Aww that’s epic! Thanks for the kind words 😎😎

[@kara2385]

honestly love the side eyes from ollie in the stick selfie shot at the end, thought that was the most adorable

[@LukeMaximoBell1]

Me too!! 😂😂 I think it’s so funny to watch his eyes wandering around while holding the stick.

[@stephaniejoubert365]

All that hard work paid off! Such a brilliant, unique idea with amazing execution. By far my favourite shot of the whole GoPro compilation - well done!!

[@LukeMaximoBell1]

Awww thank you! 🤗 you are the best! ❤️

[@uniworkhorse]

Using fins to change the flight rotation of the ball was something I never could have come up with, great job trying new things!

[@BelieveInUrself93]

This is so friggen cool!! What a shot And thank you so much for also sharing the file too that's really generous of you!

[@LukeMaximoBell1]

So glad you enjoyed it! 🤩🤩✨

[@ASUSfreak]

This 9:10 is EXACTLY how I remembered and saw the inside of the Belgium Malinois when I was 7 years old, about 35 years ago now... It was a trained family dog, winning a lot of championship stuff over here in Belgium. But I wanted to throw away his fetch thingy and the dog bit me. Nearly lost my eye as a teeth was under my eye. They glued that wound. At the left of my eye they stitched it with staplers and from the top of my head was a wound until the eye (by closing it's mounth) resulting in a 30-ish stitches hehehe... I was very cool the next day at school only being 7 lol... (Dutch speaking so may have grammar faults lol)

[@LukeMaximoBell1]

Whoah that’s a crazy story! 🫣 it did actually cross my mind that this might be triggering for dog bite victims 🙈

[@ASUSfreak]

@@LukeMaximoBell1 Oh well... In my case the scars made my face better looking 😁

[@LukeMaximoBell1]

@@ASUSfreak Good way to look at it 😎

[@dnbcricket]

Perseverance pays! I love the "doggie selfie stick" shots as well!

[@LukeMaximoBell1]

It's easier to give up 😅 Yeh, they are so cute! I have seen them before though so not as original.

[@Foahninny]

Damn that face you made at 4:48 made me really sad. The classic "I was so excited for this and its not going to work out. Smile through the dissapointment." I'm glad it worked out for you.

[@LukeMaximoBell1]

Sooo true! It happens alllll the time when you are designing or engineering something 🙈

[@RottingPotato]

I saw you react to every coment love it! Thanks for putting all that effort and work even off the video in your community😀.

[@LukeMaximoBell1]

Of course! It takes a bit of time but it’s important to acknowledge everybody 😎

[@Manuko]

8:36 so cute, when you says his name, your dog is happy and wiggle its tail

[@LukeMaximoBell1]

Awww he is the best 😭

[@Sloooon77]

What makes this even more amazing is that you got your shot put on the beat drop in the video

[@Sloooon77]

The actual GoPro vid

[@sahmus]

Imagine free diving a cliff in the Bahamas 500ft in the air just for your submission to lose against A dog playing catch with a GoPro

[@LukeMaximoBell1]

Do people not understand the whole point of the GoPro million dollar challenge? At the end of the day it’s a marketing campaign. Do you think the average GoPro user can relate to freediving in the Bahamas? No. Do you think the average GoPro user can relate to playing catch with their dog? Yes. But even beyond that, the hundreds of positive comments, 99% like ratio from thousands of likes clearly show that it’s objectively a good shot.

[@nikolaszulca991]

​@LukeMaximoBell1 It's a joke, not a dick. No need to take it so hard 😉😔

[@ItsWesSmithYo]

GoPro session would crush this for you. Small and indestructible. Congrats qnd Keep it poppin’

[@stevenpam]

Yeah, I feel like the Mini 11 is an attempt at resurrecting the Sessionm but the form factor is inferior. That little cube with centred lens was great!

[@larsdrone]

Great video! Clicked on it because of the interesting title and thumbnail, watching the whole video without skipping and really enjoyed it. Keep it up man!

[@LukeMaximoBell1]

What an awesome comment! So glad you enjoyed it 🙌🏼🙌🏼

[@StefABtv]

This was awesome to watch! Good doggo 🐶

[@LukeMaximoBell1]

Aww I’m so glad you enjoyed it! 🐶

[@OverTheMountainDrones]

I love the prototyping and testing! A lot of hard work paid off! Such a cool concept!

[@RenaldoG]

Well done bud, amazing stuff!

[@LukeMaximoBell1]

Shot bro! 🙌🏼

[@LauraTryUK]

What a wonderful video! Everything about it. Just wonderful 🐶 🏀 🎥

[@LukeMaximoBell1]

Aww thanks so much for the kind words! 🤗🤗🤗 much appreciated

[@DaweLTV]

Wow! Congratulations! Good job. Amazing work man

[@LukeMaximoBell1]

Thanks so much 🙌🏼🙌🏼

[@jblen]

It's interesting seeing how much effort went into a

[@OzzySafa]

I was actually thinking about how you got the shot when I saw it and this is pretty much how I imagined it. Crazy aye

[@LukeMaximoBell1]

Thanks bro! It was a lot of fun to create 😎

[@ryandontlikeyou]

Dude won a million dollars and goes "haha yes"

[@CL1XZ_Z]

Congrats man you deserved it ❤🎉

[@nerdonabudget]

During brainstorming of how to get the ball to fly straight, did you think to attatch the ball to a stick on the back end? That way you can control exactly the path, rotation, etc? I know its not exactly the same as throwing the ball per say, but since you were okay with turning the ball into makeshift missile shape, I was curious if youd have been okay guiding it on a stick. Cool video nonetheless and good luck!

[@LukeMaximoBell1]

Hey! Good question. I did try that actually. Unfortunately it doesn’t give the organic look of a ball being thrown even after trying over and over. Also, Ollie wouldn’t jump up to catch it. He would kind of just open his mouth without the excitement 😂

[@CalTek]

Well done. Love the shots on the stick...especially 8:58 with Ollie's eye moving around.

[@KeithKman]

You basically made a Nerf Vortex Aero long-distance football.

[@LukeMaximoBell1]

So true 😂

[@lucajooste5661]

Jiss that shot of your doggie with the ball in his mouth and his cheekflaps flopping around had me chuckilng! !!:)

[@LukeMaximoBell1]

Hahaha it’s funny hey 😂

[@maxvovnyar]

Nice video Luke! Just found this channel and you are full of creativity! You just got a subscriber and a loyal viewer:)😊

[@LukeMaximoBell1]

What an epic comment! Thanks so much!! 🤩

[@FiglioBastardo]

Congratulations! Ollie is cool af!

[@LukeMaximoBell1]

Thank you! He is the best! 😭

[@FiglioBastardo]

@@LukeMaximoBell1 my pleasure. I bet he is!

[@salzhaltigersalzhaufen586]

well deserved really creative shots

[@LukeMaximoBell1]

Thanks so much!!! 🤩

[@michaeldavidcollins3398]

Ah, a fellow Cape Town boet! 🇿🇦 I've always wanted a GoPro to make sailing videos. I'm going to look into the small Hero 11. Great video and congratulations!

[@LukeMaximoBell1]

Ah nice man! Give it a try 🤩

[@lotuscarguy]

Absolutely awesome! Thank you so much for this thoroughly enjoyable video. You really made me smile!

[@LukeMaximoBell1]

Thanks for the awesome comment 🤩 it feels great to get such positive feedback

[@sam_clamp]

Ngl I liked the trail throws into the dogs mouth, not all balls stay straight so the spinning effect gave you a feeling of you are the ball aswell which was super cool

[@LukeMaximoBell1]

Yeh I agree! It makes it feel more real!

[@HauntedSheppard]

I could watch this all day

[@LukeMaximoBell1]

Aww thanks so much! That’s so sweet 😁

[@chrisdekock8864]

Boet, been travelling around the world and you said just two words and knew you were a Saffa! Lekker lekker from Florida USA

[@LukeMaximoBell1]

Hahahahaha 😂 it is so undeniable when you hear it 🙈

[@janwerauchimmer]

How you feel as a white person in southafrika living in such a big villa? Did your do some research where the wealth of your family ist coming from?

[@ArcaneVortex]

I always was wondering if someone would put a action cam into a ball. Great idea with the wings to create drag and stability. I thought you might try something like a shuttle from badminton, but this turned out amazing! Awesome job!

[@LukeMaximoBell1]

That’s pretty close to what I did. Thank you 🙌🏼

[@davidronefpv]

Congratulations, good Job!! 👏🏼🥳

[@LukeMaximoBell1]

Thanks bro!

[@chilimax]

Thx for the BTS. Very cool, and congrats.

[@LukeMaximoBell1]

Shot man! Glad you enjoyed it 😎

[@pooperdy8095]

9:08 I really like this one, with the water going around the ball and your dog just coming into frame

[@LukeMaximoBell1]

That shot is really cool hey 🤩

[@EnriqueFormoso]

Congrats, bro!! Greetings from Mexico.

[@LukeMaximoBell1]

Thanks so much 🔥

[@renesarti1882]

Next year I'm putting it into a life size kangaroo costume and letting a kangaroo kick it straight in the lens

[@kristoforsauer5521]

Casually just flies from France to South Africa on a whim because money is no object (Yes I'm jealous)...Also, you painfully, at your dog's expense, recreated the Nerf Vortex Aero Howler Football

[@LukeMaximoBell1]

Hahaha, that was a bit of theatrical storytelling. I had already planned a trip back to South Africa for my mom’s wedding. 😂

[@anna_lis]

This is priceless! love the design process!

[@LukeMaximoBell1]

Thanks so much 🤩

[@seppie2945]

I always love when i look in the comments and i see that the creator reacts to everyone

[@LukeMaximoBell1]

Of course! As long as they aren’t in the 1000s I try to reply to all of them 😎

[@AsikDrone]

Congrats Man

[@LukeMaximoBell1]

Thank you!! 😎

[@feynthefallen]

It's raining cats and dachshounds. "Now is the time to try" No, my friend, now is the time to dry!!!

[@kmt488]

I lowkey like the dog selfie shot more 😂 9:02

[@amfs987]

The string was a really good idea, but you couldn't really control the resistance. Just changing it to a short streamer with surface area and more time in the air, would have given you a good arc. Great shot though!

[@LukeMaximoBell1]

Yeh true, but I found the issue with the streamer is the speed. It needs to go fast for that to work.

[@BryceBetts]

I love the stick shot

[@LukeMaximoBell1]

I also love it! 🤩 it’s such a funny angle

[@KosieVanderWalt]

The amount of time I just spend watching a vid where I'm falling into that dog's mouth over and over again is hilarious🤣

[@jessicagomez1760]

All the final shots were so good, gopro needs to make a full trailer only from the ollie shots 🌟👌🏻

[@LukeMaximoBell1]

Hahaha that is a good idea 😂

[@beefy_Goodness]

Great job with this. I love your pupy dog❤

[@LukeMaximoBell1]

Thanks!! He is the best 🤗

[@GeorgeSoan]

That's awesome, congratulations!

[@LukeMaximoBell1]

Thanks 🙏🏼

[@luckywilf]

Super cool Idea and nice effort you Put into the Idea of getting this shot - so sick :)) Props to the Dog for such an endurance, you should definitely buy him some nice food from the prize Money haha

[@LukeMaximoBell1]

Thank you 🐶 of course! He’s going to be getting some amazing treats and toys 🤩

[@CiT23]

Nice idea, nice hero story way of telling your journey and in the end: congratz!

[@LukeMaximoBell1]

Thanks! I tried to make the story entertaining so I appreciate it 😎

[@heshamellaban]

Congratulations 🎉🎉🎉

[@LukeMaximoBell1]

Thank you!! 😎😎🐶

[@Meinnr]

wow I got the hero 11 and I would not know where to start I had seen the competition I know I definitely would not have won but this is an outstanding effort I am subscribing (with post notifications) you definitely encouraged me to buy the next go pro just for this competition I wanna try it now😀

[@LukeMaximoBell1]

That's awesome man! So glad you enjoyed the video 😁 It's a really great challenge to push your creativity, so give it a go!

[@bgross685]

Congratulations! Absolutely loved the video

[@LukeMaximoBell1]

Awesome! So glad you enjoyed it 🤩

[@donaldduck1170]

this was sick, congrats on winning the gopro million dollar challenge. also cute dog.

[@junkjouster]

beef curtains!!!!!! glad there was context to that shot!

[@LukeMaximoBell1]

Hahahaha 😂 true true!

[@philippemichelphotography]

I came for the idea, I stayed for the dog😂😂😂, great video

[@LukeMaximoBell1]

Can’t blame you! He is the best 🤩🤩🤩🐶

[@philippemichelphotography]

@@LukeMaximoBell1 yeah he looks like a wonderful lad

[@ReplayFan562]

Awesome! Congratulations! Thanks for sharing!

[@eliseerickson5994]

this convinced me my new hobby will be finding different ways to shoot my dog's life with a gopro

[@LukeMaximoBell1]

That’s a great hobby 🤩😂

[@ncd2164]

This is fantastic omg

[@LukeMaximoBell1]

Thank you! 🤩

[@gommer365]

This is genius - congratulations on winning the competition

[@LukeMaximoBell1]

Thank you so much 🤗

[@HikinAZ]

So creative i love it! Best of luck!

[@ghostify6502]

My man fumbled his way into a DIY nerf football 🤣 great job

[@LukeMaximoBell1]

This is true. I won’t deny it. 😂

[@sam_cowan]

WOW. This is so creative. Great work man

[@LukeMaximoBell1]

Thanks so much 😎

[@ChillX12]

your dog is so hansom! 🐶 Congrats and well done :)

[@LukeMaximoBell1]

Aww I will tell him 🐶

[@NoelGuevara]

Incredible shot and wonderful story!

[@LukeMaximoBell1]

Thanks man, so glad you enjoyed it 🤩

[@BADBILLY]

Congrats one the win. I thought from the beginning, a nerf howler ball would be perfect for this - which is basically what you built in the end.

[@LukeMaximoBell1]

If you try it let me know. I looked around but couldn’t find for sale outside of the US. Also it needs to be AS small as possible for him to catch.

[@BADBILLY]

@@LukeMaximoBell1 yeah you can get pretty small ones - what country are you based?

[@kevincampos6394]

This is pretty awesome. Another option would have been the insta go 2 size wise maybe. I know size on an insta 360 one x2 it’s big but a 360 camera with your idea would be something cool too. Also wonder if recording it in slow mo would helped. Great video tho !!

[@LukeMaximoBell1]

Coming soon 🤣

[@limoranch]

you can also just make it more football shape so you don't have to have the fins and then have a cage that surrounds it so as it spins it stays in same orientation since i dont thing go pro software has the ability to input/calculate rotations so it looks like it isn't spinning.

[@FlameCloud0925]

honestly the end result(of the ball) just looked like one of those nerf footballs but the idea was great and the and the shots looked really cool

[@LukeMaximoBell1]

Complete agree 😂 but the problem is the ball has to be as small as possible. Otherwise he wouldn’t be able to catch the ball. So modifying a normal nerf wouldn’t really work because of the size and shape.

[@nevalaisensami]

Congratulations!👏😎

[@LukeMaximoBell1]

Thanks man! 🤩

[@digbyfox]

Good work fella! Cool story. Love the shots too.

[@LukeMaximoBell1]

Thanks so much 😁

[@digbyfox]

@@LukeMaximoBell1 Oh, and Luke, how of the million did you end up with? Just curious...

[@DeanBothaMusic]

Baie geluk bro! Well deserved!💪

[@LukeMaximoBell1]

Dankie!! 🤩

[@ibisxuit]

Spend 1k on a new camera for a .00000000000000000000000000001 chance of winning. Seems like a good buy

[@BrAiNfReEzEv2]

So good! Your Dad is a legend for that 3d work. Which 3d program is that?

[@LukeMaximoBell1]

Thanks man! It’s Blender!

[@PhoenixCreationsKaTyJs]

Love the shots of your dog! Stunning and so perfect for a spaniel!

[@LukeMaximoBell1]

Hehe thanks!

[@FF-gn5nx]

This guys definitely knows someone who works on the GoPro selection team 😭😂💀

[@ActionAdventureTwins]

go pro wont even give us a free camera. how the heck did you get a million dollars

[@michaelsprindzhuk6008]

he didn't get a million, only 18K, there were 55 winners.

[@gehteuchnichtsan7911]

9:03 dog selfi.... "stick" hahaha

[@nickpetry7734]

This Video almost got 5 times more views than the GoPro Million Dollar Challenge Video

[@LukeMaximoBell1]

Haha i know 😂 I can’t believe it did so well!

[@R3TR0J4N]

Love to your family and Ollie 💞

[@LukeMaximoBell1]

Aww thanks so much 🤗

[@Bricky_Gamer]

I bought an action camera and i hope i will be able to do some cool stuff like you did! Congratulations btw :D

[@PHILMMedia]

The man accidentally became a product designer for NERF making this.

[@LukeMaximoBell1]

Hahaha 😂 I’ll take that!

[@MaksymilianKos-hb7jb]

Hey, man loved this BTS, do you know when is the next challenge?

[@aidanBAdventures]

Congratulations man that was crazy 🎉

[@LukeMaximoBell1]

Thanks so much 😎

[@TomCelar]

Well done and congrats!

[@LukeMaximoBell1]

Thanks so much!! 🤩🤩🤩