New Ballgame: Grady Phelan’s Baseball Bat – St. Louis Magazine
Grady Phelan was out back, tossing up hickory nuts and launching them out of his yard with a baseball bat. On one swing, the bat came flying out of his hands and nearly hit one of his sons in the head. “It really got my attention,” he says. Then he noticed a big bruise on his hand.
ProXR™ Angled-Knob Baseball Bat Accepted Into National Baseball Hall Of Fame
Two ProXR baseball bats featuring an ergonomically correct angled knob were accepted into The National Baseball Hall of Fame. The bats were first used on Sept. 5, 2010 by then New York Mets infielder, Mike Hessman, in a game against the Chicago Cubs at Wrigley Field.
ProXR Bat Wins ‘Best of Show’ at American Baseball Coaches Association Convention
The ProXR bat made its official debut into the baseball market at the American Baseball Coaches Association (ABCA) convention in Nashville. ProXR came away from the January event with the prestigious Best of Show Award for its innovative new angled bat knob technology.
Q&A with Grady Phelan, Bat Inventor – TedQuarters
When I walked into the visitors’ clubhouse on Saturday, Ike Davis and Josh Thole were examining one of Thole’s new angled-knob bats. Thole told me it was designed to protect against hamate-bone injuries, and I pointed out that Thole choked up anyway and was an odd choice to be debuting the new bat design.
Major Leaguers Step Up To The Plate With Revolutionary New Baseball Bat Featuring Pro-XR Angled Knob
One of America’s most sacred pieces of sports equipment, the baseball bat, is no longer just a stick with a knob on it. It’s now a high-tech, ergonomically correct extension of the batter’s hands.
Pro-XR Granted U.S. Patent
The patented bat, dubbed Pro-XR, features an ergonomic knob which provides batters with increased performance and greater safety. It delivers a smooth swing path for the batter’s hands by removing the speed bump which affect other bats.
Bat Boy – St. Louis Business Journal
Local inventor Grady Phelan received confirmation last week that his design for an ergonomic baseball bat knob complies with Major League Baseball and NCAA rules regulating bat configuration.