Ways of using tools in the tissue: while unlimited...
Sustained compression: allow ball to sink into tissue and "melt"- on the edge of tolerable discomfort, to lengthen fascia
Skin rolling/shear: use the tools to pull, twist, and wring the skin and underlying tissue in different directions
Stripping: Slide balls from one end of the muscle to another- with the "grain" of the muscle- like combing conditioner through hair to re-establish resting length of the tissue
Cross fiber: Move the balls across the muscle fibers (across the "grain")
Pin and Stretch: Pin the ball against you and move your joints around it so that you stretch the muscle being pinned. Such as pin a spot on the quad, and bend the knee to lengthen the quad
Contract/Relax: Press the ball into a tight muscle, contract that muscle then relax it. This will help reduce bracing- a protective measure of contraction