Find an expert or here’s the steps in balancing your Glidecam make sure the shaft is tightly secured to the bottom part of the sled. To start with the Glidecam shaft should be as short as possible. Next align the top section with the bottom section using a smooth flat surface or a C-Stand  will make this go a lot  faster. By making an alignment mark you can align your Glidecam in a lower light situation. Support the Glidecam shaft handle on top of the C-Stand, by doing this you eliminate any body movement that can complicate things. To eliminate any re-balancing issues use a quick release mounting your video camera. Have your cameras LCD monitor open with your batteries and shot gun mic or any other accessory that you will use with the camera. Now you are ready to add equal number of weights (heavy washers) to each end until there is almost enough weight to properly balance your camera. By extending the shaft in alignment until bottom takes between two and three seconds to swing from horizontal to the six o-clock position. Slacken balancing screws (both directions) and get camera in approximate balance. Balance camera front to rear until it is almost parallel to the flat surface. With a little practice you will get the feel how much to move the plate to get proper balance. Use the same steps to balance the Glidecam side-to-side. Now it’s time to put your Glidecam to work.