PerformPKB: Foam Roll = Your Fitness Caddy

This article is part of guest series to the RecruitPKB “Complete Golfer” program by Chris Finn, owner of Par4Success in Cary, North Carolina.

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One thing has struck me this year as I have been watching the different Tour events; What an integral part of each player’s success their Caddy plays. After every victory in the post round interview it is almost without fail that the player will thank or in some way mention the great team that they have around them, in particular their caddy.

When you are playing in tournaments or just practicing multiple days back to back as well as working out, your foam roll essentially serves the same roll from a physical standpoint as a caddy does from a golf standpoint. If you are not foam rolling, you are allowing myofascial adhesions and other soft tissue restrictions establish long term homes in your soft tissue putting you at higher risk for injury, limiting your performance optimum and slowing your recovery time.

When you are choosing which foam roll to use make sure you chose a high density foam roll in order to assure that you are getting the most out of your rolling. It is also never a bad idea to have a softball around for any of those tough to reach places such as under your shoulder blade, deep in the hip or those little knots in your calves.

Bring a foam roll onto your team today and it will be the best (and least expensive) one that you make in your golf career!

Below is a link to our foam roll playlist which is a great starting point for you to get acquainted with one of your most important team members…your foam roll!