Firewire Twice Baked and Foamies in Crappy Shore Break
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- Опубліковано 25 сер 2024
- All of you in SoCal probably had a similar day maybe/hopefully a tad better. But it was high tide, small, and cold. I still had fun, hope you did too.
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Thanks for sharing. Great video man. Hope you bro has recovered 100%!
He's getting better. Back in the water but he can't write or draw anymore, he lost a lot of his fine motor skills. We think it will slowly come back after a year. He also still has pain but at least he is back in the water. 🤙🤙🤙🤙
Wow!! You asked the universe and the universe provide. Congrats! Keep the good work.
That’s sick man, Psyched for ya yeeeeeewww!
Mind blown Tomye, so happy for you mate! Fantastic! I'm convinced the Universe pushes us in certain directions, sometimes bad things bring good outcomes. You'll blitz it! Great surfing in this one too, sketchy as! :)
I was out this weekend too and ran into the sand on a few ones. That’s quite a story. I remember seeing that a doctor commented on your other video and didn’t think much of it, certainly not that it would lead to a wave pool invitation. Congrats! Can’t wait for that video
so happy for you man, have a great time there!
Tommy u rock!
Thanks for the good vibes that u are spreading
Nice dude! Shout out to the Dr what a legend!
I thought that back then and now even more.
Congrats...What a great way to start the year...good to see a blue collar surf guy whos payed his dues get rewarded...I love a review on the wave pool and if its worth that much money. well even kelly miss judged his first wave at the pool and missed it ...so dont let it bother you if you miss some waves.
Awesome story 🤙🏼
Good for you man. Sitting here with a damaged rotator cuff from surfing. Out of the water since late Nov. Looking at those nice sunny fun sessions is keeping me going till I’m back. Enjoy yourself at the wave pool.
Hope you heal soon. I blew out my left knee back around Nov. I kept surfing but baby'd it. It just got better. From tremendous pain 2 weeks ago to almost no pain. Just in time. 😬
@@ThomyeSurfs Thanks
So stocked for you man! looking forward to seeing some sick wave pool footage!
So stoked for ya, that video should be sick can’t wait
Great story, love the fact that you got invited
Hype!
So happy for you man enjoy! And love from the Fiji Islands 🇫🇯
where specifically in fiji?
Those waves look pretty fun to me. But what do I know. East coaster.
Love the story!
Dude congrats!!! We better see footage! Surfed Cottons over the weekend....Saturday was sooo fun even with the high tide. Sunday lost too much of the swell. Keep expecting to see you out at Trestles one of these days.
An entire week in April I plan to be at uppers if the camp grounds reopen. 😊
Congratulations! I wanna go too!
Hope someday you get to.
Rad story! Behind every strong man theirs a stronger woman . Your wife is awesome! Just found you today researching waxtrax. Ive seen those vids with Noel S. and the Dr! Plus i got a Soloshot (used) watching those two guys talk about it. ....and apparently you have one as well! Learning curve looks daunting though. Next vid on Que is your Slater Sesh!
let me know if you any pointers. I used to turn it on , turn on tracking, and paddle out. but now, I calibrate it with the tag mounted and when done, I throw the tag towards the beach to see if the camera if following it. Then, while the cam isn't doing it's spinny thing, I attach a battery back which makes it last so much longer. After I attach it, I walk down to the beach where I threw my tag and put it on.
Funny story though, once I threw the tag way down the beach without the strap. as I attached my battery, I look up and I see a freaken seagull pick it up and start flying away with it. I about pooped my wetsuit. I got up and thank God the dumb bird dropped it. I think me getting up freaked him out and because the tag is smooth, he didn't have a good grip on it. So make sure that strap is on otherwise it is small and a dang bird might think it is food. haha
@@ThomyeSurfs First time Ive laughed all day! Good thing you even spotted the bird grabbing it! Thanks for soloshot tips. PS- me and my kids found a large June Bug in distress and rescued it. We put it on our deck railing and were admiring it. Then out of nowhere flys down a Red tail Hawk and grabs it rite in front of us and flys off. My kids were devastated.
@@twinfin8867 oh no. That's terrible. But probably something you will all look back on and laugh about, but probably too soon right now.
@@ThomyeSurfs was many moons ago. Haha
Congrats bro! So Stoked for you! NS is awesome but sometimes it’s like Kelly S giving out pointers he is just too good and it’s difficult to relate. Your content finds all of us in the “in between” so I think you definitely found your niche. Btw you are playing with a loaded gun messing around with shore pound lol.
this could be the best day in a given 2 week period here on the east coast... looks like fun, even with 48 degree water and 35 degree air
Great story! UA-cam Channel = KS Wave Pool! Have fun shredding!
Crazy story!
WOW! Hope you have a grea time, and you post a ton of videos from the KS wave pool. Question is what boards to bring?
based on conversations with Geoff and another buddy who already went, I think I am going to take 3 boards, two of which will be backup only. From what I understand, there isn't much time to switch boards.
Primary
5'6" CI Neckbeard 2 w/ Fanning Large fins
Backups
5'3" Firewire Glazer with the Machado Pivot fins
5'4" Firewire Dominator with the EN Blacksticks
Just in case
6'8" Firewire Beyond just to have in the car
I will try and post what I can. I know that the WSL have rules.
Congrats! Have you thought about bringing the Seaside? I surf mine with AM quad fins in steeper waves. Curious to see how it performs in long barrels at the surf ranch. I’m stoked for you!
Good surfing
Noticed a Softech Mason Ho at 3:23 ! How do you or they like it? I have one and have mixed felling about it. Maybe I/you should do a review on it?
I have 3 waves on that board at 2:10. All I can say is Mason must be a surf genius. Because I cannot surf that thing. It paddles well, catches waves good too but it doesn't go rail to rail. setting one rail seems ok but going back and forth didn't' work for me also I couldn't bottom turn it well. I think I did better on the catch surf beater with no fins.
Great videos, Thomye! I'm curious.....have you tried any other fin setups in the twice baked?
I tried the Machado Pivot thrusters but it didn't go well for me. The waves were bigger and fast and so the board felt really tight and I could feel the humming of the water as I was doing turns. Too much drag I guess.
This is rather odd because on my old 5'1 baked potato, I liked it better as a thruster. Granted it was shorter. Having said that, I felt the drag on the Baked as well, but it was a good trade off for the get up and go speed I had. It was instant.
Anyways, I'll try and do a fin video on a small clean day where I do 3 waves to 3 waves. I just need the surf and weather to cooperate. :)
Wives - they're smart.
I'm thinking about getting a 5'5 Twice Baked Potato, I'm 165lbs and 5'10. The board looks awesome, do you think 5'5 would be too big for me?
it depends on what you are trying to get out of it. so for me, that board is my uber groveler. at my weight of 140 and the board being 31.6, the factor/ratio is .2257. So for your weight, that would be give or take 37L. You are also a few inches taller so as far as the height of the board, it would be the same relative to my height. So in a nutshell, I think the 5'5 isn't too big if you are looking for an "uber" groveler. in fact, I like your ratio better. I actually wanted my Twice Baked to be 30L vs 31.6L but they didn't make one. :(
@@ThomyeSurfs Thank you for that thoughtful & informative response! I definitely want this board to be my uber groveler. The 2x baked seems like the ultimate groveler. I'm coming down from a 5'11 Helium Baked Potato which is just wayyy too big - it felt like a boat. I know helium construction boards are meant to be ridden a lot shorter than usual so I guess that's why I was worried about 5'5 being a bit too big.
@@ThomyeSurfs I pulled the trigger on the 5’5 TB five days ago and it is my all time favorite board. It was $700 w/ machado quad fins and had only been ridden twice - I’ve been surfing every day since I got it. It’s so skatey it feels like i’m riding my surfskate when i’m up and riding the wave. It has the perfect level of reactiveness. I’ve owned a 5’6 Helium Tomo Evo and it was just too reactive that it felt difficult to ride and there was no gracefulness to my surfing. The TB is reactive enough that you can still easily do turns, but still feels cruisy for those like myself who like that laidback/lazy style. Thank you for helping me out! These boards can get tricky when it comes to sizing and I think the 5’5 gives me exactly what I want out of groveler.
@@bloblablah7409 you are 2" taller and 15lbs heavier. it's perfect math for the height of the board. 5'5 will still feel loose and playful but have the float you need. Not as much as your 5'11 baked but certain it's enough. let me know how it goes.
@@bloblablah7409 right on, congrats.
What's your height and weight?
Also, how did u like the modern2?
I'm 5'8 and 145. As for the Modern 2, it went well. I have yet to do a formal review of it. Right off the bad or first impressions, I liked it a lot. I have a few videos on it if you search for them. The length, 5'6, made the boar feel like more of a normal board to me and if you watch the footage, my off the lips looked better. not turns weren't as drivey as my Seaside though.
Thanks!! Yep, saw your videos on the modern2. I'm 5'7 172lbs and ride 29L. Did the 5'6 feel a little big?
@@michaelono7335 no, not at all. I saw that video that Noel Salas did and the 5'4 just looked weird on Noel and then he mentioned that he ran into Felipe who was on the 5'6. the 5'6 looked way better on Felipe who is smaller than Noel so I thought it was a better idea to go with the 5'6 instead. I think it has to do with the rail line and the wide point forward from center.
I will do that review next.
Ive been invited. Then they told me how much. These rich guys look for stragglers to fill out the quota. 🤣🤣🤣
Lol
@@ThomyeSurfs how much for you? they said $5000 for me.
@@boltup5566 just going as his guest as far as I know.
@@boltup5566 dang $5k is like a trip Fiji. Minus air . When were you invited to go to the pool.
@@ThomyeSurfs yeah that's what i said. i said we could go to Bali for that much! my rich friend said: "you save on time and you get to surf kellys pool." he also said it was once in a lifetime. he's going back! $5000 for ONE day. i think you get 20 waves or so. lot of pressure not to kook it.
he asked me over the summer when it was flat. i was tempted, but wife made a clear no sign with her face. LOL