Tomo "Hydroshort" Surfboard Review by Noel Salas Ep.88 149 0

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Where to Buy: The Surf Station: https://www.surfstationstore.com/collections/surfboards/products/firewire-hydroshort-surfboard Jacks Surfboards: https://jackssurfboards.com/collections/firewire/products/firewire-hydroshort-squash-surfboard Surf Ontario: https://surfontario.ca/collections/firewire-slater-tomo No obligation, but these links & ads help support the site and keeps the reviews coming! If you decide to buy somewhere else or would like to support the show, please give at https://www.paypal.me/surfnshow In this episode Daniel Thomson and I talk casually about his new design the Hydroshort. The Hydroshort is a great Daily Driver for 3-6’ surf. I did catch a few 2’ waves on it and it went well but the 2’ surf had a bit of push to it. I don’t recommend the Hydroshort as a groveler in 1-2’ mushy surf. After putting the Hydroshort through the paces in multiple wave sizes and conditions I liked it best as a Thruster with Medium fins and I highly recommend this board for Intermediate to Advanced surfers. My Height: 5’9” Weight: 160 lb or 72.5 kg Hydroshort Board Size: 5’6” x 18 9/16 x 2 5/16 Liters 25.5 Favorite Fin Set Up: Thruster “Futures Beta 2.0 R6 Vapor Core” Tomo’s Height: 5’8” Weight: 158 lb or 71 kg Hydroshort Board Size: 5’6” x 18 9/16 x 2 5/16 Liters 25.5

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ripper - 5 years ago

Im watch your show for 4years
Phantom
Baby bugy
V stelth.holly grail....best surfing video.
Thats my opinion.
Keep on
Great show

technoskill - 5 years ago

Is the footage sped up in the intro? What's that all about?

technoskill - 5 years ago

@Surf n Show Reviews cheers for the reply

Surf n Show Reviews - 5 years ago

technoskill Never... all of our stuff is real time. Only slow motion occasionally

Donald Calvo - 5 years ago

Is the Hydroshort one of your favorites for 2019? Definitely looks loose underfoot

Surf n Show Reviews - 5 years ago

Donald Calvo It did not make my favorite list for 2019. It was close and I had to think about it long and hard. The reason it didn’t make my favorites..., it took a little getting used too. Boards that make my favorites list I connect with them in the first session... most of the time on the first couple waves. After I got the Hydroshort dialed with fins it lit up and got spicy.

Jon Salvador - 5 years ago

Face tension, yeah, great way to articulate that. Noel, also really enjoyed your input on the medium fins, epic stuff, thanks/

Spotty One - 5 years ago

Hey Noel, so do we go for our favourite volume or do they need to be ridden shorter like Tomo’s other shapes? Thanks!

Spotty One - 5 years ago

@Surf n Show Reviews thanks man!

Surf n Show Reviews - 5 years ago

Spotty One Normal Volume.... 25.5 on the Stock 5’6” is my normal Volume. Think of the Hydroshort as your typical Daily Driver.

Bronze Whaler - 5 years ago

Noel, excellent review once again. Would you say too much overlap with the Cymatic to make it worth having both?

Surf n Show Reviews - 5 years ago

Bronze Whaler Yes... same wave size for both boards. However they surf completely different. The Cymatic is sharp in the Pocket and epic for vertical surfing. The Hydroshort is more user friendly and surfs more like your typical Daily Driver/HPSB

Greg Schexnayder - 5 years ago

Yeah Tomo!! Love my Evo, Hydronaught and my Cymatic - never liked the SKX though

Bradley Naughton - 5 years ago

Awesome!

monkeypawism - 5 years ago

Next level. The content is getting so good.

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Bon Summers - 5 years ago

That board's too short and too ball bearing-y. But, it's nice, but I'm happy-stoked with my White Noiz.

ripper - 5 years ago

It will bo nice to see the spitfire..and the dominator
Best show.

Jack G Kern - 5 years ago

So cool to hear you and the shaper compare what the board feels like under feet

Surf n Show Reviews - 5 years ago

Adam Wazny Watch the other review... we did two and you will see the boards a bit better.

Chris K - 5 years ago

Great review! I have been riding mine for the last 3 days, and your review was spot on. For me, definitely a board for chest high and bigger. I struggled with it on a day with small (waist high) waves, but it still goes. I prefer it as a quad, but it's still very fast and snappy as a thruster. Also, it get's into waves easier than the Cymatic I had. Very happy with it so far! Killer board.

Surf n Show Reviews - 5 years ago

Chris K Thanks for posting

Paul Louvion - 5 years ago

Hi Noel,

How can you compare it to the cymatic knowing that the two boards are daily driver?
But for sure one of the two will be my next board!

Surf n Show Reviews - 5 years ago

Paul Louvion Cheers!! I would go 5’4” Cymatic

Surf n Show Reviews - 5 years ago

Paul Louvion On the other hand... the Hydroshort is more user friendly... easier to surf.

Surf n Show Reviews - 5 years ago

Paul Louvion Cymatic is better in the pocket and offers more sensitivity being shorter. Both boards a fast but the Cymatic is more responsive

Miguel Marquina - 5 years ago

Hey Noel, listening to this video with my headphones and I’m only getting audio in one ear? It starts when we look at waves together and goes back to normal at the music

Surf n Show Reviews - 5 years ago

Miguel Marquina We changes microphones... sorry about that. I heard it too on my laptop.

Pablo Stivaletti - 5 years ago

Congratulations for the work! If you can help me with a question, thank you. I have a cymatic 5.8 and I am in doubt between Hydroshort 5.10 or 5.11. I am 42 years old 5.9 of some and 82kg. What do you suggest? thanks!

Surf n Show Reviews - 5 years ago

Pablo Stivaletti If you love your Cymatic and it floated you good then get roughly the same liters on the Hydroshort.

Noah Stone - 5 years ago

Love those under the lip snaps

Felix Lux - 5 years ago

Awesome, can't wait to watch the 2nd one!

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Hibbard1986 - 5 years ago

Yo was thinking, if you right click your audio bars on editing, you can fill left or right channel, so you get stereo on the talking thoughtout the video. Thanks for feeding the search for a perfect board!

D F - 5 years ago

Nice review, impressed how tight some of those turns were. Looks like it would be a blast in hollow waves.

Matityah - 5 years ago

"Every day - chest to head high" LOL. I wish

M - 5 years ago

I would love to hear Daniel commenting about certain behaviours at Lennox Head and around. I am of course talking about his father but also noticed some comments from Aussie guys there saying Daniel himself wasn’t exactly the nicest bloke in the water.
Would make s lot of sense to me. It’s one thing to make big smiles at the camera to promote boards and make money but I also like to know the real face of people.
There are many many talented shapers out there.

AJ J - 5 years ago

So many people look up to all these pros and personalities. They are just people good and bad like you and me. Be your best, smile heaps, be nice to people, enjoy the surf, share the waves. Aloha :)

Rafael Mellin - 5 years ago

Once again, great review!
and it keeps improving.

specially stoked to have 2 separate videos with different info.
congrats, Salas bros!

andres - 5 years ago

So sick having Tomo on the show

Alex Rodgers - 5 years ago

Thanks for the awesome review. I'm stuck between a holy Grail, phantom, and a cymatic or hydroshort. I had a sci fi that I liked . Current quiver is a 5-8 hypto and 6-0 mini driver

Surf n Show Reviews - 5 years ago

Alex Rodgers Epic... stoked you found a sick sled. Cheers

Alex Rodgers - 5 years ago

Alright so I had the chance to try out the phantom and holy Grail in 3-5 foot surf. Used the same fin on both. Both were awesome but I liked the skate feel of the holy Grail. I also did a cut back on the hg and surprised the shit out of myself. Honestly both were awesome but ended up with the hg A deciding factor for me was that they didn't have the phantom in epoxy. Durability is big for me. Can't be buying a board every couple months.