For me, a true pulled hamstring feels like someone stabbed you in the back of the leg. When you try and walk you get a searing pain in your leg. The bad part: once you pull it once they are more susceptible to future pulls.or me, a true pulled hamstring feels like someone stabbed you in the back of the leg. When you try and walk you get a searing pain in your leg. The bad part: once you pull it once they are more susceptible to future pulls.