Well, I did and you may be interested in what I leaned on the subject:
A local, Oakland County man, has an unusual cane. His said that his adult son plays baseball and that his son was on a business trip to Louisville, Kentucky. While in Louisville, he decided to tour the H&B Louisville Slugger manufacturing plant located in downtown Louisville. He wanted to see the process used to make the bats used by major league baseball players. At the end of the tour, he visited the gift shop and bought his father, who must use a cane to get around, an official, 35” Louisville Slugger personalized walking cane. The cane is made such that the bat handle is on the bottom, has a cork base and an adjustable cane handle that sticks out of the thick part of the bat. He had his father’s name inscribed below the Louisville Slugger logo on the bat. His father smiled when he said, “This bat cane makes a great conversation piece and the best part is, NO ONE messes with me!” To learn more about the bat cane, visit the H&B web site at www.personalizedbats.com. In Salisbury, Maryland, seniors are learning to defend themselves with their canes in a class called “Cane-Fu”. To view avideo of some Cane-Fu fighting, visit: health.usatoday.com. Now, you know more about using canes in self-defense.