XBlades is an Australian sports equipment manufacturing company that designs, develops, and sells products primarily related to footwear and clothing. The company was established in 1989 to make shoes for athletes who played rugby union and Australian rules football.[1]
The company is the original creator of the bladed sole football boot, designed to minimize athlete injury.[2]
History
XBlades was established by David Miers, a biomechanist listed with AFL club Collingwood in the 1980s.[3] He suffered many knee injuries throughout his career, which he attributed to his studded boots, leading him to create a rubber-soled shoe with X-shaped 'blades' as an alternative.[4]