18″ Tiger Tail Rolling Muscle Massager
- Cushioned, independently rolling foam covered massage tool
- Helps relieve muscle aches, cramping, & stiffness
- Works deep tissue and trigger points
- Ergonomic, non-slip grips
- Recommended by doctors, physical & massage therapists, and elite athletes.
Product Description
The Tiger Tail 18″ Rolling Muscle Massager helps emulate the feeling and density of human thumbs and hands, while gliding smoothly over bare skin or clothing to relieve muscle aches, cramping, spasms and stiffness. The innovative and patented massage foam surface instantly adjusts to skin temperature, never cold to the touch. A durable, non-absorbent foam won’t deteriorate like most foam. The non-slip grips are great for increased comfort and reduced hand fatigue. Ideal for individual or partner use, this rolling foam massager is recommended by doctors, physical therapist, massage therapists, sports trainers, and professional athletes. 18″ bar is a perfect size for a sports bag or for travel.
18″ Tiger Tail Rolling Muscle Massager
Tagged with: Massager • Muscle • Rolling • Tail • Tiger
Filed under: Triathlon
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I know that the 18″ Tiger Tail is shown here, but I wanted to let everyone know my thoughts on a very similar product by the same company – the 22″ Tiger Tail. My 22″ Tiger Tail is so not worth the $30 I paid for it. I could’ve made this at age 10. How do I know? I know because it fell apart on me on the first day – not because it broke, but just because of poor construction and assembly.
When I was gently moving the roller around in the middle to examine it, I noticed that the edge of it (barely protruding from the black foam) had some familiar looking markings; it looked like a PVC pipe that had been sawed and not sanded down to be smooth. The handle accidentally popped off and went tumbling across the floor, and that’s when I realized how cheap and overpriced this product is.
Why did it look like PVC pipe? Because it actually is! The handles are simply pushed onto a 1/2″ diam. PVC pipe (mine actually still had the crude markings, size, company, etc. that you see on PVC pipe you obtain from hardware stores). They could at least secure the handles on there! The black foam is fitted onto another PVC pipe (I think it’s 3/4″ diam) and slid over the longer 1/2″ pipe. The inside of the 3/4″ pipe and the outside of the 1/2″ pipe are “lubricated” with a light grease – I’d say something a little lighter than petroleum jelly (Vaseline). Throw together some PVC pipe + foam + handles + cheap grease, and Voila, you have yourself a Tiger Tail.
You can get it to work and do the job, but probably not as well as you should for the price. Here are my complaints. 1.) Sand/polish ends – They could at least polish the ends of the PVC pipe that were cut. 2.) Secure handles – How hard is it to secure to handles that slide onto a PVC pipe? Using glue or an adhesive is not rocket science. 3.) Make rolling smooth – One big thing is the lack of polishing between the pipes. They should make surfaces between the 2 pipes (the ones that actually rub together as you roll the TT over your muscles) smooth so that the rolling feels frictionless. When you press harder to get deeper into the muscles, you feel that the PVC pipes against each other are not smooth. Maybe they should just use better materials. 4.) Grease? Come on now. That will attract dirt in the long run or eventually dry up and your TT will be even less smooth when rolling.
Bottom line: Cheap parts, cheap construction, way over-priced. The Stick is much better quality (just hope you don’t get one with foul-smelling rubber handles like my Sprinter Stick has).
Rating: 1 / 6
I like the Tiger tail roller massage very much. It is a good product and I recommend it highly!
Rating: 4 / 6
My husband and I train for a few athletics event per year. When we finish a tough workout, we have to jokingly fight over who gets to use the tiger tail first. It works, and was totally worth it. We use it right after the workout and again the next morning. This is the first time I have felt so moved to write a review, it’s that good.
Rating: 4 / 6
I play soccer 2-4 times a week and this little jem has become one of my best friends. It really helps with my sore muscles especially my glutes and hamstrings which we all know are hard to massage out by yourself!
I had this in my office a few weeks ago and my coworker fell in love with it to. It’s a really easy tool to use to help alleviate sore muscle groups which tend to always create additional injuries if they go untouched. I would definitely recommend this to you. It’s a pretty inexpensive tool that you can use over and over again.
Rating: 5 / 6
I LOVE my Tiger Tail!!! I’ve had it for over a year and use it every time I play soccer. My teammates (who haven’t already purchased one) always ask to use it. I “roll out” my legs before every game and what a difference it makes. I became a believer after having hamstring pain – I stretched for 20 minutes before my game and still had pain…I then used the Tiger Tail for about 15 seconds and was able to play the rest of the game pain free. Again, I LOVE my Tiger Tail!!
I’ve also given a few as gifts and the recipients have been thrilled with it too.
Rating: 5 / 6