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BlackIce · 03-23-2007, 07:28 AM

I've always had this problem. I tie my shoes but after enough movement, they become undone. I use the double ears method yet it never stays tied. I'm not sure what I'm doing wrong and I'm way too old to be asking someone how to correct this problem. Maybe you guys can help me. It's aggravating as all hell and embarrassing.

Ourcrazymodern? · 03-23-2007, 07:42 AM

In this you're not unlike Einstein. Take heart!

dirtyrascal7 · 03-23-2007, 08:04 AM

Here's everything you ever needed to know about tying shoes...

http://www.fieggen.com/shoelace/lacingmethods.htm

oFia · 03-23-2007, 08:05 AM

Just outta curiosity... is this with any type of shoelace?

ubertuber · 03-23-2007, 08:25 AM

Dirtyrascal - that's the exact link I was thinking of posting!

BadNick · 03-23-2007, 10:18 AM

oFia and I might be on the same page ...string

Sure, you can tie up your shoes 99 different ways but how secure it is partly depends on the material and surface finish of the lace. Some of the lacquered/waxed/polished cord materials are so slippery that they're harder to keep tied tightly. Get different lace material, maybe the typical flat unpolished shoe lace. Or consider velcro instead of laces.

CptAJ · 03-23-2007, 10:24 AM

Sounds like a good conversation starter. Not the kinda thing you should be embarrassed about

By the way, that site has some pretty awesome stuff

JStrider · 03-23-2007, 10:38 AM

your probably tying a granny knot...

after you have tied your normal knot do the loops of the bow tend to lay along the foot... like toward toe and heal or across the foot draping down the sides?

if they lay better along the foot your tying a granny knot

try doing the overhand the other way, that first bit at the beginingwhere you put one lace over and under the other...

BlackIce · 03-23-2007, 12:07 PM

I'm 22, no way in hell I can ask anyone lol.

Sharon · 03-23-2007, 12:57 PM

An old trick for making some laces grip better is to wipe them down with shoe polish (and wipe the excess off until clean).

ShaniFaye · 03-23-2007, 01:27 PM

I honestly never knew there were so many ways to lace a shoe.....geez

Grasshopper Green · 03-23-2007, 04:03 PM

I've found that certain pairs of my shoes tend to become untied faster than others, regardless of how tight I tie them...does this happen with all your shoes?

The_Jazz · 03-23-2007, 04:31 PM

I had this problem with a pair of spikes that I raced in one year in college. I finally ended up taping them down. Ugly, but it did the trick.

However, this solution is probably unworkable in the world outside of cross country races.

Perhaps a trip to pick up the Boy Scouts Manual is in order?

Charlatan · 03-23-2007, 04:38 PM

Round laces will come untied faster than flat ones.

Toaster126 · 03-24-2007, 07:18 AM

Obviously the solution is to wear velcro shoes.

Seriously, some laces just come undone more than others. If you look at the link provided above and you are tying them correctly, I would just not worry about it and retie them when they come loose.

guthmund · 03-24-2007, 12:39 PM

Velcro seems to work for both the very young and very old.
Somewhere in the middle and for some unknown reason we turn our noses up at velcro as if we are too sophisticated now that we've learned to tie laces.

Personally, I use the standard knot and cinch the shit out of them. Of course, I go through several pairs of shoelaces a year....

Jinn · 03-24-2007, 01:35 PM

This is why I've worn sandals for almost two years straight..

Toaster126 · 03-25-2007, 10:00 AM

D'oh... I forgot about my other idea, which was to be one of those people that always wears sandals. Just make sure you don't wear socks with them because you will irritate people.

Pip · 03-26-2007, 10:36 AM

Cowboy boots!

It can be about the fit of the shoe and whether the lace is properly tightened. If the shoe or lace has too much wiggle room the knot will come undone when you walk. Make sure to tighten the laces properly from the toe end and upwards before you tie them.

warrrreagl · 03-27-2007, 04:56 AM

I tie my shoes backwards, but I'm still not sure what that means. Apparently, when I learned to tie my shoes, I mirrored the motions of the people who were facing me and demonstrating. Therefore, I tie my shoes backwards. At least that's what Grancey tells me.

And I don't know if it's related or not, but I can say my alphabet backwards, too.

03-23-2007, 07:28 AM	#1 (permalink)
BlackIce Upright	Hmm I cant properly tie my shoes, HELP I've always had this problem. I tie my shoes but after enough movement, they become undone. I use the double ears method yet it never stays tied. I'm not sure what I'm doing wrong and I'm way too old to be asking someone how to correct this problem. Maybe you guys can help me. It's aggravating as all hell and embarrassing.

03-23-2007, 07:42 AM	#2 (permalink)
Ourcrazymodern? still, wondering. Location: South Minneapolis, somewhere near the gorgeous gorge	In this you're not unlike Einstein. Take heart! __________________ BE JUST AND FEAR NOT

03-23-2007, 08:04 AM	#3 (permalink)
dirtyrascal7 That's what she said	Here's everything you ever needed to know about tying shoes... http://www.fieggen.com/shoelace/lacingmethods.htm __________________ "Tie yourself to your limitless potential, rather than your limiting past." "Every man I meet is my superior in some way. In that, I learn of him."

03-23-2007, 08:25 AM	#5 (permalink)
ubertuber spudly Location: Ellay	Dirtyrascal - that's the exact link I was thinking of posting! __________________ Cogito ergo spud -- I think, therefore I yam

03-23-2007, 10:24 AM	#7 (permalink)
CptAJ Upright	Sounds like a good conversation starter. Not the kinda thing you should be embarrassed about By the way, that site has some pretty awesome stuff __________________ "Knowledge comes by eyes always open and working hands, and there is no knowledge that is not power." Jeremy Taylor

03-23-2007, 08:05 AM	#4 (permalink)
oFia Tilted Location: Texas	Just outta curiosity... is this with any type of shoelace?

03-23-2007, 10:18 AM	#6 (permalink)
BadNick Riding the Ocean Spray Location: S.E. PA in U Sofa	oFia and I might be on the same page ...string Sure, you can tie up your shoes 99 different ways but how secure it is partly depends on the material and surface finish of the lace. Some of the lacquered/waxed/polished cord materials are so slippery that they're harder to keep tied tightly. Get different lace material, maybe the typical flat unpolished shoe lace. Or consider velcro instead of laces.

03-23-2007, 10:38 AM	#8 (permalink)
JStrider Poo-tee-weet? Location: The Woodlands, TX	your probably tying a granny knot... after you have tied your normal knot do the loops of the bow tend to lay along the foot... like toward toe and heal or across the foot draping down the sides? if they lay better along the foot your tying a granny knot try doing the overhand the other way, that first bit at the beginingwhere you put one lace over and under the other... __________________ -=JStrider=- ~Clatto Verata Nicto

03-23-2007, 12:07 PM	#9 (permalink)
BlackIce Upright	I'm 22, no way in hell I can ask anyone lol.

03-23-2007, 12:57 PM	#10 (permalink)
Sharon Coy, sultry and... naughty! Location: Across the way	An old trick for making some laces grip better is to wipe them down with shoe polish (and wipe the excess off until clean).

03-23-2007, 01:27 PM	#11 (permalink)
ShaniFaye Submit to me, you know you want to Location: Lilburn, Ga	I honestly never knew there were so many ways to lace a shoe.....geez __________________ *I want the diabetic plan that comes with rollover carbs. I dont like the unused one expiring at midnite!!*

03-23-2007, 04:03 PM	#12 (permalink)
Grasshopper Green ...is a comical chap Location: Where morons reign supreme	I've found that certain pairs of my shoes tend to become untied faster than others, regardless of how tight I tie them...does this happen with all your shoes? __________________ "They say that patriotism is the last refuge to which a scoundrel clings; steal a little and they throw you in jail, steal a lot and they make you king" Formerly Medusa

03-23-2007, 04:31 PM	#13 (permalink)
The_Jazz Asshole Administrator Location: Chicago	I had this problem with a pair of spikes that I raced in one year in college. I finally ended up taping them down. Ugly, but it did the trick. However, this solution is probably unworkable in the world outside of cross country races. Perhaps a trip to pick up the Boy Scouts Manual is in order? __________________ "They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety." - B. Franklin "There ought to be limits to freedom." - George W. Bush "We have met the enemy and he is us." - Pogo

03-23-2007, 04:38 PM	#14 (permalink)
Charlatan Getting it. Super Moderator Location: Lion City	Round laces will come untied faster than flat ones. __________________ "My hands are on fire. Hands are on fire. Ain't got no more time for all you charlatans and liars." - Old Man Luedecke

03-24-2007, 07:18 AM	#15 (permalink)
Toaster126 Extreme moderation Location: Kansas City, yo.	Obviously the solution is to wear velcro shoes. Seriously, some laces just come undone more than others. If you look at the link provided above and you are tying them correctly, I would just not worry about it and retie them when they come loose. __________________ "The question isn't who is going to let me, it's who is going to stop me." (Ayn Rand) "The truth is that our finest moments are most likely to occur when we are feeling deeply uncomfortable, unhappy, or unfulfilled. For it is only in such moments, propelled by our discomfort, that we are likely to step out of our ruts and start searching for different ways or truer answers." (M. Scott Peck)

03-24-2007, 01:35 PM	#17 (permalink)
Jinn Lover - Protector - Teacher Location: Seattle, WA	This is why I've worn sandals for almost two years straight.. __________________ "I'm typing on a computer of science, which is being sent by science wires to a little science server where you can access it. I'm not typing on a computer of philosophy or religion or whatever other thing you think can be used to understand the universe because they're a poor substitute in the role of understanding the universe which exists independent from ourselves." - Willravel

03-24-2007, 12:39 PM	#16 (permalink)
guthmund big damn hero	Velcro seems to work for both the very young and very old. Somewhere in the middle and for some unknown reason we turn our noses up at velcro as if we are too sophisticated now that we've learned to tie laces. Personally, I use the standard knot and cinch the shit out of them. Of course, I go through several pairs of shoelaces a year.... __________________ No signature. None. Seriously. Last edited by guthmund; 03-27-2007 at 07:07 AM.. Reason: Edited for spelling

03-25-2007, 10:00 AM	#18 (permalink)
Toaster126 Extreme moderation Location: Kansas City, yo.	D'oh... I forgot about my other idea, which was to be one of those people that always wears sandals. Just make sure you don't wear socks with them because you will irritate people. __________________ "The question isn't who is going to let me, it's who is going to stop me." (Ayn Rand) "The truth is that our finest moments are most likely to occur when we are feeling deeply uncomfortable, unhappy, or unfulfilled. For it is only in such moments, propelled by our discomfort, that we are likely to step out of our ruts and start searching for different ways or truer answers." (M. Scott Peck)

03-26-2007, 10:36 AM	#19 (permalink)
Pip Likes Hats Location: Stockholm, Sweden	Cowboy boots! It can be about the fit of the shoe and whether the lace is properly tightened. If the shoe or lace has too much wiggle room the knot will come undone when you walk. Make sure to tighten the laces properly from the toe end and upwards before you tie them.

03-27-2007, 04:56 AM	#20 (permalink)
warrrreagl pinche vato Location: backwater, Third World, land of cotton	I tie my shoes backwards, but I'm still not sure what that means. Apparently, when I learned to tie my shoes, I mirrored the motions of the people who were facing me and demonstrating. Therefore, I tie my shoes backwards. At least that's what Grancey tells me. And I don't know if it's related or not, but I can say my alphabet backwards, too. __________________ Living is easy with eyes closed.