Hi guys, I'm not quite sure where to address this question so I will just leave it here in the general discussion area.

I have being looking into sport photography and one question i keep on asking my self is why on earth are those people using a monopod when shooting a game? Why don't they just use a tripod and a gimbal head? The latter seems to provide better support, stability and control to the lens to get the shot.

Could it be a restriction to the venue, as in say maybe ACER arena does not allow the use of tripods even for professional sport photographers?

Thanks guys

Jason