FIREWIRE Tomo Hydroshort Review - WOOLY TV #18
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- čas přidán 3. 09. 2020
- FIREWIRE Tomo Hydroshort Review - WOOLY TV #18
Wooly weighs 87kg/192lb and is 6'1/187cm tall
Wooly is riding a 5'11 x 19 13/16" x 2 5/8" - 33l
The Firewire Hydroshort by Daniel Thomson is a next gen shaped board for small to medium waves. Sitting under its bigger brother the 'Hydronaut'. This board has been created to be a everyday condition board while still performing like a high performance surfboard. With a funky outline, featuring a torpedo nose and quad concave the Hydroshort is a ultimate fun performance board that can be ridden as a thruster or quad.
Wooly puts this board to the test along the West Oz coast surfing it from waist high beachys to overhead rolling point breaks.
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Produced by Dylan O'Brien
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Additional filming by Jake Beazley - Sport
I've got a 6ft 1 @ 36.4L and I'm 6ft and 86kg's and feels perfect. My usual literage is around 34L and was slightly concerned that it might be too buoyant but it's not. It paddles really well, duck dives easily and doesn't feel corky at all. Only ridden it 3 times from 2-4ft and I'm excited to get it in again. Thanks for the review Wooly! I watch all of your videos even if I'm not in the market/interested in a particular board :-)
Good to hear! Thanks for watching
I really liked your style on this board. A good match. Loving the big sprays on your backside top turns
Thanks
Yeah when I connected off the bottom into a good top turn the board felt great and I did prefer it on my backhand
I thought the same thing. That board looks alive under his feet. Wooly should try a bigger one and show us... 🤞
i love this board best board for i ever had for progressing intermediate surfer , easy to paddle easy to turn and stable ...
Thats good! I think the HS would feel super fast for a progressing surfer.
Hi woolly, great job. Really enjoyed it.
Thanks Wato! Hope all is well and is was good e-catching up with you yesterday.
Jamming Wooly. Good work.
Cheers!
Wow, definitely the best I’ve seen you surf! A few of those turns, you threw some buckets and your ability to put it up on and in the lip both front and backside especially, shows what this board is capable for people! Gets work! Confirmed my purchase of one after leash creasing the deck of my Cymatic yesterday.
Great! Hope you are enjoying the new board.
I liked this board as a thruster then I tried the quad and now I love it. Way faster!
Yes I agree, much better as a quad!
What quad fins are you running in your Hydroshort?
I like the outline, sometimes boards seem a bit unnecessarily pointy. It doesn't have a step down rail, but the Hellfire had a really deep concave. Hard to tell on video, is the concave as deep as the hellfire. Hellfire was one of the best boards I've ever ridden. Spewing they discontinued it....but yeah, this looks a lot better than most of the other short wide boards Firewire are offering these days...cheers for the vid : )
Dont discount the Seaside, Glazer and Twice Baked, for smaller flatter waves and surprisingly also in decent HH waves these shapes have a lot going for them.
The Hellfire was a beast and the Hydroshort has a similar wave range.
@@evomaniac4138 Cheers m8, yeah the Glazer looks ok too....epic footage on your channel. Tony Hardy is a legend, I lived next door to him in the 90's & loved watching his late bottom turns into the barrel on Margs main rights.
@@VirtualHorizonz cheers, Tony Hardy surfing big MR is as good as it gets, so far ahead of his time. Maybe JJF has come close recently.
Those boards i mentioned are a bit out of their league down there, i rode my 6ft evo at 6ft south point one day, scared the shit out of me!
Hi Mate
I never rode a Hellfire so Im not sure if this is close or not?
I can confirm that the HS is very fast and the concaves create a lot of lift.
Cheers
Wooly
Nice one Wooly! Thanks for the email responses. Following up - I recently got a 5' 9" SeaSide (SS) and 6' 8" SeaSide and Beyond (SS&B), and wanted something a bit in-between, and all roads converged on the Hydroshort. I wanted the glide and wave catching of the SS&B and the playfulness of the shorter SS. I also wanted a narrower board relative to the SS. With any new board, I debated volume and sizing for way too long (especially with the plethora of internet surfboard-sizing responses out there) - haha! I ended up with a 6' 2" 38L Hydroshort being a bit conservative. I am 5' 9", 190lbs with wetsuit. I am loving the Hydroshort. I prefer it with the medium quads the best, I did try it using large thrusters. I have had it in a range of conditions 5-6 steep beach breaks, to a number of 3-5 ft steep and rolling beach breaks, 2-3 ft quick close-outs, and yesterday in 2-3 ft rolly beach break waves, which was a blast. It catches waves very well, easy to surf and control, its playful - though I could do with a bit more playfulness, which is more me and my sizing choice. Surprisingly I notice the volume/width and the feeling of being over-volumed with the 37L SS much more, whereas I don't notice the 38L with the Hydroshort - maybe because it is distributed over a longer board. It feels balanced. Only a few misteps on feet position. Since getting it, I have not had any buyers remorse on sizing. It is easy to paddle and control. It has this nice glide to catch waves and then it just picks up speed on the face. I find the Hydroshort to be a great DD. At one surf spot (again probably size/length) it doesn't handle the small but punchy beach breaks/close-outs as well as the shorter SS. Outside of this, it does a lot very well. After riding the Hydroshort back to back with the SS, I appreciate the increase in rocker of the Hydroshort relative to the flatter bottom of the SS. Yesterday, was the test, 2-3ftt rolly beach break, I preferred it over the SS because of how well it catches waves comparatively. I definitely feel my surfing can progress the most with the Hydroshort.
Excellent! Glad you are enjoying all those boards. You will get some enjoyment out of the Hydroshort, its one of the fastest boards I have used this year. I enjoyed riding it as a quad too.
Good info mate, i too believe the Hydroshort can be ridden over normal volume without losing performance, as you say it is a very nice foil/foam distribution and its rail profile from nose to tail is very well designed. It struggles in small curvy waves as the rail feels long and is more suited to open face carves in waves from chest to well overhead. With room to move on quality long waves it is the best board i have ridden. I tried the FCS Toledo tri fins in mine in good waves, then swapped out for quads same surf, much better as a quad.
@@evomaniac4138 Thanks Evo maniac!!! I have been having some great surfs on it. Yes, I was truly surprised that the it didn't feel boaty at 38L, like the SeaSide. However, I am looking for a board to replace the Seaside for the steeper breaks (small curvy waves), have you surfed the Cymatic? This is what I am looking at now for these conditions. Cheers!
My mate has a Cymatic and just bought a hydroshort. Loves both of them, he rode the Cymatic in the Telos in Feb and it went insane. Perfect combo for what you are after. I ride a No Brainer for fast hollow waves and it goes surprisingly good. I would have a Cymatic but the biggest one is 45lts and I ride 48-49 now. Another good surfer I know rips on his Cymatic in hollow waves.
@@evomaniac4138 Thanks! A question for you or Wooly - what is the performance difference associated with liters difference? For example, will 6' 0" perform that much different than 6' 1" or 6'2"? The volume will help in paddling but when does it hinder performance on the wave? How much of this depends on the rail type? Part of me is considering trying a lower volume Hydroshort to recognize and understand the performance differences, as I like the board. As opposed to trying a new board with different characteristics. I feel at this point, I need to understand how volume influences performance and paddling. So how much would a 5' 11" increase my on the wave performance versus my current 6' 2"? what would be a good next volume to try? Now I know they are different boards, but I definitely recognize the length difference between the 6' 8" SS&B and 6' 2" Hydroshort. The SS is so wide its hard to scale with its shorter length.
Great review Wooly! I’m interested in the hydroshort I ride a helium evo in everything up to 4 ft looking for a board with more length for waves 3-6 ft mostly beachies. You reckon it would be a good option for that?
Hi mate
If you like the feel of the Evo then the Hydroshort should feel super similar. I found it worked best in waves over head so that should suit exactly what you are after.
Hope that helps
If you are in Oz then the guys at starsurf.com.au can ship you one freight free.
Cheers
Wooly
Thanks for the board review Wooly. Very interested in the board after seeing this video. I'm intermediate looking to improve and around 81kg 179cm and noticed you saying that sizing up a little may be a good option. At 81kg do you think the 5'11 would be a good option, or should I be looking at something smaller? I have a board for large waves already, so this would be for anything up to 5 foot. Any suggestions would be appreciated.
Hi mate
What size and volume board are you riding now?
@@WoolyTV My regular board is a 5'8 Tomo Nano at 31.8L but it does feel a little small. I also have a 37L custom 6'8 pyzel ghost for big waves.
@@skeres01 Sounds likes the 5'11" will be perfect for you then!
@@WoolyTV Thanks mate. I really appreciate the advice!
Hey looks a bit like the Glazer you tested before- how would you compare those boards ? Cheers
The HS is faster than the Glazer but the Glazer is much easier to ride and more predictable in a wide range of waves. Hope that helps
Wooly
I have a 5'8 seaside that I love (80kg, and after a lot less surfing the last coupler og years I've added more foam to my boards).
What would be the perfect board for better waves? I don't do heavy surf, but feel like the seaside has a limit when it comes to steeper takeoffs and waves that have more push in them. I have a 5'8 cymatic, but haven't used it much. It feels small now that I've gotteb used to more foam, and I'm not sure if I should get a bigger one or something else. HELIUM would be great, LFT does not seem to last that long...
Have a look at the Sc-Fi 2.0, Im riding one now and it feels great. That will handle waves that the Seaside wont.
@@WoolyTV would like helium construction. Looking at the firewire dominator 2.0 now :)
I weigh 70kg and have the 5’11’’ 33 Litre.. which feels spot on…. Good board to upsize a bit..was worried it wouldn’t cut in on turns but can bury the rail easily
Nice 🤙
🤙🏻
@@sethstines8831 shakkaaaaaaaaa
Great review big wool, at times i could see the board not quite behaving how you expected but i see that as a big plus with Tomo's boards, the quad inside single concave gives a feeling of lift and flight that makes for an exciting ride. Much different to the standard single to double concave boards that i also ride and most of us are used to.
I was also pleased to hear your thoughts on volume with the helium construction and all that lift and speed underfoot. The boards certainly dont feel like high volume slugs, and can be ridden at a higher volume although the extra length limits them in smaller curvy waves.
Much prefer mine as a quad as it gives stability and a bit more positivity into turns, tames the wildness a bit.
Enjoyed watching him throw buckets on the board. Lots more surfing footage in that review makes it look like the froth factor was in play to ride the board more.
Agreed Pete, you can tell he was really connecting with those turns, you still got the chumlee or is that a stupid question😃
@@evomaniac4138 only just sold it to a younger guy. Seaside & beyond 6'10" TT as its replacement.
With all the concave detail its def very, very fast and I think I need more time on it to really get it dialled in.
@@WoolyTV speed is addictive but its not all that surfing is about, some waves you dont need all that lift, it can feel like you are disconnected. It can be challenging to control but that is the exciting part of riding boards like this. From the time i 1st rode my Sci Fi 6 years ago i have been loving the challenge of trying to dial in the Tomo boards.
Hi Wooly, thanks for the alwsome reviews, would you help me choose the right size for my first Hydroshort ? im 52 been surfing since 16 , 182 pounds ! was thinking between the 5.10 and 5.11 what would you pic for me ? i dont surf beach breacks in here! wish you all the best
HI mate, what volume is your 'normal' shortboard?
@@WoolyTV Hi, im riding 31 lit on my 6,0 poliester Timmy Patterson and my all around 6,4 is 34 lit Twiggy shaped ,(my favorite board ever but its getting old) I surf in the Canariy Island, thanks for your feed back mate
@@Eduzeraventura I think I would go for the 5'11". When I rode the 5'11" I thought I could have gone up a size quite comfortably. Always better to have a little more foam then too little! Foam is your friend (especially as we age and the shoulders wear out!)
@@WoolyTVi agree with you,.. there is always a tendence to try lower volume for a performance surfing but yes ill go for the 5.11 decision taken! Thank you so much Wooly wish you all the best !
Bit of a blatant burn on that kid at the 2:08 mark........
Thats my son, I was teaching him want happens when you paddle inside your dad.
You reckon there's much point getting a bigger version of this eg 6'8 (49L) for someone who weighs like 95kg? As a progression from 8' mini mal (60L) and 7'2 fish (54L)
Yes, for sure! It will be more performance orientated than the fish or the mini mal! Rip in.
Wooly
@@WoolyTV Appreciate the reply cheers mate
@@kony2023 no worries. If you are in Australia, we can get a board to you too (if your local surf store cant help out)
Hi Wooly, how does the hydroshort compare to the el tomo fish?
Hi mate, I preferred the Hydroshort over the Tomo Fish. It was more versatile.
This board way better on you vs. the Glazer in my opinion.
Yeah I would agree with you. I think I needed a longer Glazer.
@@WoolyTV dude you killed it on the Hydro short!
Time for some more reviews ;) ?
Been a challenge getting boards as there is a global shortage and wait times for Oz made ones have now blown out to 4 to 5 months! I'm currently working on the Sci-Fi 2.0 and have another 12 or so in the pipeline! Stay tuned
@@WoolyTV yeww!!
Music is so loud hard to hear the guy talk
We like to party.......
You dropped in man.....2.09...not the go. He was inside and at your shoulder. Been speared yet.???...that's what I do to people who are greedy in the surf...it happens to drop ins. Yes. 💪
You spoilt the guys wave....you should have kicked out. You know.
Thanks for your feedback Stephen. It’s my son, we were playing around. And no I haven’t been speared yet. Thanks for your concern. Peace ✌️
@@WoolyTV the drop in police are on your case.......;]
@@evomaniac4138 :)