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I tried to wear a compression shirt for Golf once and it was the worst round of my life. I literally ripped the thing off at the 11th hole.

The thing about compression garments that I learned a good lesson that day is they restrict movement. Reason I guess you don't see any pro golfers use them or NBA players.

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Sports like rugby, NFL or basketball are very different to golf. The others involve aerobic/anaerobic fitness and strength components along with their skills. While golf involves a very precise, repeated movement (with some speed/strength component) but almost no opportunity for the speedier removal of lactic acid to help you.

The garment just probably interfered with the swinging of your arms, even if only slightly.

What??? Huge numbers of NBA and NFL players wear compression garments under their uniforms!

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