I had an SP for about a year, and for my purposes, the tripod mount was positioned too far to the rear.
I've always used Bogan's hexagonal plates with the associated heads. I removed the tripod base, thereby leaving a hole towards the rear. Then, I added a hole towards the front of the camera and attached front and back a Bogan "Universal" plate. This moved the center of balance forward an inch or a little more, and it left a very solid system for mounting the camera onto a tripod. (Rock solid!)