SLATER DESIGNS Sci-Fi 2.0 Review - WOOLY TV #19 

I'm really trying to surf all the boards in a variety of waves. I feel that helps to see what conditions the boards work best in.

Thanks mate, yes this one was really fun and suited my surfing.

best style and performence among all the revies.

Cheers mate. I did really like this one as soon as stood up on the very first wave! Some boards I have to learn to ride, this one felt like one of mine straight up.

Thanks mate. That was the main reason I started Wooly TV.......I couldn't find a decent review from a 'larger' bloke! There are some great reviews for guys 5'6" - 5'8" but no one taller and heavier. Plus I think board reviews need to be in a variety of wave types.

Yeah its close but really flat so don't usually hurt yourself too bad if you land on it!

Good to finaly get that one up! Stay tuned as Im working on 7 boards and will try to keep them dropping constantly over the next few weeks/months.

Thanks mate! Stay tuned a bunch of new boards rolling out soon.

Thanks mate.

Right on!

Yeah that’s when I think it works best!

Hi john. What fins did you throw in for a thruster? Would kelly endorfins 5fin set work you think. I'm experiencing the same thing ...left it sitting there too. Want to go thruster but try quad from time to time? Surf Lennox Head NSW beacheis mostly sometime point

@@meganandjensspyker5102 Hi, I use a Performer model. I found 2 small and a medium worked but that was what I had lying around. A set of medium should go fine. I'm in South OZ and waves have been pretty crappy. I envy your location I love surfing Lennies.🤟

Yeeeeeeeewwwwww grom

@@WoolyTV 🤙🏽🤙🏽🤙🏽

Your mom said this bet

Thanks Simo. Yeah I was really surprised how well the board went in overhead surf.

Sumo do u like the SF 2 better that Tomo OB1

Cheers mate

Thanks mate

Hi Trev, Thanks! I think it depends on the type of board too, not just the construction. I do like the LFT as its seems to perform more like a standard PU (well sort of) so you can surf it up into overhead surf. I would just go a set of performers in the FCS range, I think they are such a good all round template. If you go the PCC (carbon) then you can ride one size down from your standard in the PC range. Hope that helps If you need boards or fins just hit up the guys in the shop and we can get them out to you ASAP. Cheers Wooly shop@starsurf.com.au or 08 95354500

Hi Jamie Always good to get feedback! Ok, the Sci-fi was more reliable than the Hydroshort. I could go fast on the Hydroshort but found it had some limitations when doing some turns. The main one was that I did find it catching a little up the front edge (beyond my front foot), where as the Sci-Fi didn't do that and allowed me to nail a variety of top turns in a variety of wave conditions. I believe the Sci-Fi suited my style of surfing better and I think it would cover a wider range of surfers. I did want to run a quad set up in the Sci-Fi but didnt for the review. I may do that down the track and add a clip to IG. Thanks for the input

@@WoolyTV thanks good to know! any thoughts on why this happens? Assuming the rocker or the width or both? thanks again!

@@jamiemacmahan3417 Yeah its usually 1. Entry rocker 2. Rail shape 3. Plan shape BUT other surfers wont experience the same as I do...... why? I have quiet a wide stance and Im tall so my front foot will be further forward than other surfers. Also you must always keep in mind that I usually surf the demo boards for approx 10 hours (try to have 5 x 2 hour surfs) and some boards are very different to what I normally ride. Give me 100 hours surfing them and I would adjust my style to suit the board and probably avoid a few things that I do in the first 10 hours of surfing. Make sense?

@@WoolyTV Hey wooly - yes makes perfect sense and common sense - thanks! You bring up a great point - adapting/learning the board characteristics versus moving onto the next board? It is a loaded question - how long should one try to make a board work versus moving (no answer needed)? It is probably experienced based, where your 10hrs is significant and the right amount.I have been all over the spectrum with trying boards. And of course -there is the grass is greener syndrome - haha! I have read online about working with a shaper on one board until magic happens. Others suggesting trial and error a range of boards and shapers. I think you recognize quickly how well the board paddles. I think determining how well it catches waves is relatively easy - though can be nuanced at time. The harder one is performance as this needs a range of waves. I have done the 1 step forward, 2 steps back with surfing and boards. My favorite board has been 5' 6" twinfin Album Plasmic because of how it generates speed, the size, where my feet land, etc. It does this cool thing when you catch a wave but your are in the whitewater, it accelerates in the whitewater and gets a head of it (so cool), and gets me back in the pocket. In the pocket, the Plasmic doesn't feel uber fast in the pocket like the Hydroshort. Though the Plasmic doesn't paddle as well as some of my other boards, it catches waves very well and handles various entries in the break well. It is the board I grab for most beach breaks. Interestingly, my second favorite has been 6' 10" single fin egg. Even though it doesn't have the performance nor paddle as well as my 6'8" SS&B or even the Hydroshort, I love surfing the single fin, especially in steep, barreling breaks, and I would have thought this is the board to grab for those conditions - haha! The Hydroshort is an interesting board, it is probably the board that let's me do everything I want and can handle most conditions, but it just doesn't excite, even though I surf it well - haha - go figure! I have learned most surfboards are really fun if they enough volume. Thanks again!

@@jamiemacmahan3417 I tell you one thing....... I’m still learning about boards and technique every day AND even at the ripe old age of 47 🤙

Hi mate, In my opinion the FRK would probably be the best step up from FW.

Hi mate. If you like the feel of Tomos boards and like the EPS construction go the SciFi but if you prefer standard PU feel then the Shadow. I like both those board but they are very different boards. 🤙

Hi mate, I think the Holy Grail worked better in the smaller stuff and the Sci-Fi was really good in overhead surf.

@@WoolyTV Thanks wooly for the reply.

I found the 5'11" to be ok in good waves, if i was going to use it in weaker or smaller waves then I might go up to the 6'0"???

@@WoolyTV I appreciate your feedback! Thx. Happy Barrels!

Hi mate, Im sitting at 87kg at the moment and rode the 5'11". If I was any heavier than I am then I would be defiantly look at the 6'0". IMHo the 2.0 is waaaaay better than the original Sci-Fi. Yeeeeeeeeeeeeewww

@@WoolyTV Thanks Wooly. I was thinking either 5'11 or 6'0. I may need to jump on the scales LOL.

Dominator 2 for sure mate.

@@WoolyTV FRK+ could be also an option, considering I have a Revo for the small days? Cheers!

Ha ha yeah one surf young Dylan forgot his tripod

Hi mate. I usually just ride the same volume.

@@WoolyTV thanks for the quick reply appreciate it

@@WoolyTV right on bro.. Same volume that other take is off.. Same volume works perfect

I never rode it with those fins, sorry not sure.

Yeah it did. Especially in good surf

Or any other recommendations for that range?

@@tristan8726 hi mate, I liked the Sci Fi in slightly bigger surf and I did like it better than the Glazer 🤙

Also the hydroshort….I’ve got the el Tomo and the hydroshort, thinking about the sci fi 2.0…

@@mjstatic77 Hi mate, out of those 3 I think I preferred the Sci-Fi. I worked well in a good ranges of wave types and sizes and was more predictable than the other 2 🤙

Yeah it did feel like 10 years!

Yep agree with you there

Yeeeewwwwww

In head high or above I prefer the FRK plus

Hi mate, I wouldnt go to the Craig Anderson fins. I usually only use the Black Stix fins when I need to generate speed. If you are having problems bottom turning then I would reduce the size of the fins to a standard fin in a small or a medium. Im 190lbs so I can get away with a large fin at times but I much prefer to use medium fins. Look a set of Neutrals from the Legacy series - that should help you out. futuresfins.com/products/f4-legacy

Sci phi 2.0 vs Hydroshort which is the better ride?

Can only go off the demos I have done in the past 2 years and they are all still white.

@@WoolyTV what board has a better wave range this or the flat earth?

@@stevehills5753 if you are riding steeper waves then the Sci-Fi. If the waves are flatter then the Flat Earth. Both boards work in over head surf.

Thanks!

Hmmm pretty different boards. Happy Everyday is just a solid everyday board that will work in most conditions. Sci-fi has a certain flare about it and feels very zippy in certain conditions but I wouldn’t call it an everyday board. I actually preferred it in slightly larger waves.

@@WoolyTV zippey i like your answer.

Worked better in chest high and above

I liked his surfing on Simons and Als boards but this one was pretty fast and fun to ride.