SarahNZ Posted September 30, 2011 Report Share Posted September 30, 2011 I was thinking of taking one of my tennis ball tubes and wrapping something soft around it for a homemade roller option. Sound reasonable? I can use the tennis balls for tricky spots too. Are Lacrosse balls something like field hockey balls? A bit larger than a tennis ball and rock hard? Quote Link to comment
bigm141414 Posted September 30, 2011 Report Share Posted September 30, 2011 Pool noodle + Broom handle = cheap and easy foam roller. Lacrosse balls are 100% hard rubber. And hurt like hell. I played in my younger days and stopped many a thrown ball on the arms. Welts for weeks. Bit smaller than a tennis ball, but for all intents and purposes the same size. But the hurt factor is turned up to 11. Quote "Pull the bar like you're ripping the head off a god-damned lion" - Donny Shankle Link to comment
SarahNZ Posted September 30, 2011 Author Report Share Posted September 30, 2011 Like the reference ;-) Quote Link to comment
Kain Posted September 30, 2011 Report Share Posted September 30, 2011 Not really. You can go all out and get something like the Rumble Roller (http://www.rumbleroller.com/) but the vast majority are just as good as any other. You can even go super hardcore and use PVC pipe! GDAMN!I recently got a piece of black foam. I have been rolling out my ITBand. It hurts like a mofo. I couldn't imagine a PVC Pipe on my ITBand at the moment. I absolutely love rolling out my back with the foam roller. Feels SOO good and seems to re-allign me. Quote Time to climb. Link to comment
King_mob Posted October 3, 2011 Report Share Posted October 3, 2011 PVC pipe hurts, but in a good way Seriously, you'll feel like a new person after 15 secs on a PVC roller. Or you'll at least you'll wish you were a new person. Someone who isn't you, didn't just roll with a PVC tube, and isn't in the seventh circle of neuromuscular agony. Really anything that is tubular and slightly compressible will suffice, don't instantly think you need to buy a bespoke piece of equipment. I got a 50p tube of foam pipe insulation and it works a treat. Quote Are you eating while your reading this? Link to comment
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