When You're Ready To Get Serious About Hitting...Direct Protect Can Get You There! Most pro players that are batting with Direct Protect do so for grip technique enhancement; which is to grip the bat handle out more into the fingers, similar to the way one would grasp a golf club grip. The grip technique described is actually difficult for a batter to master consistently with a bat handle. This is why roughly two thirds of pros that bat with Direct Protect use it. While the remaining one third of pros using Direct Protect are doing so to safeguard the metacarpal phalangeal joint of the thumb from the injuries linked to getting jammed with an inside pitch, and or just the pain in the hand associated with common batting sting. Pro Hitter Youth Direct Protect Batting Aids feature: Game legal batting technique and thumb protecting hitting device worn on the top hand None of the 45% of pro baseball players using Direct Protect are being paid to bat with it Maintains the professional "in the fingers" grip technique Increases bat speed and swing power Promotes consistent hitting through a quicker bat Minimizes bat sting and protects against joint injuries Colors: Blue • Red • White Quantity: 3 Pack “Batting champs, MVP's, and rookies of the year are using direct protect. Why? Because it works.” -Mike Scioscia The Grip System Of The Pros!