Tying skate laces

[icedog76 0]

Hi everyone, I tie my skates from the inside to the ouside but find that they always loosen up during play. Can anyone tell me if tying them from the outside to the inside would help keep them tight? Or any other technique.

thanks !

icedog76

[Monty22 833]

Try waxed laces.

[Keith 0]

Yeah, backlacing stays much tighter but you may or may not get lace bite form that. Try it out in the house and see how it feels.

[Chadd 916]

I always backlace with waxed laces and I have no problems at all

[Hoffer 0]

Back lacing, using waxed laces, and looping the laces around the back of your skates should all help keep you skates tighter.

[hockeymom 2]

Looping your laces around your skates will breakdown your tendon guard... don't do this.

[DamnLocust 0]

It will also inhibit forward flex, bt whatever floats your boat. There's a thread on taping your ankles in the general discussion forum with more info.

[warheart45 0]

It really depends. Wax laces definatley help but yeah going in to out works alittle better I think. And as for wrapping your laces around, it will wear out the top of the boot alittle but it's all about preference.

[hapamatt122 0]

sorry for my ignorance, but what is backlacing? is it this?

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

[warheart45 0]

I don't know if that's what he meant or not but that's some crazy lacing style.

[pops04xx 2]

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

I wonder if this works? Could be difficult with skate laces.

[Reaper 0]

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

I wonder if this works? Could be difficult with skate laces.

Since hockey skate laces are flat instead of round I would imagine that it would be a royal pain to lace them that way yet still have them sit flat.

[The Stranger 0]

sorry for my ignorance, but what is backlacing? is it this?

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

No, I think backlacing refers to this.

[BuffaloKing 0]

sorry for my ignorance, but what is backlacing? is it this?

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

No, I think backlacing refers to this.

Weird how that website describes back lacing as easy to loosen and harder to tighten

[D-Wo 0]

I never knew there were so many different ways to lace shoes

[Chadd 916]

sorry for my ignorance, but what is backlacing? is it this?

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

No, I think backlacing refers to this.

That looks right. The easiest way to describe it is "outside-in" with the laces.

[Joker518 0]

I've always called it "over-under" =) I've tied my sneakers and skates this way ever since I worked a year as a manager for Champs Sports after college... Its even more effective with waxed laces as was mentioned previously

[Hockeydog 8]

Waxed laces have always done the trick for me. If your laces are getting loose maybe there is a fit issue? Or just old worn laces.

[G60 0]

Graf waxed laces + backlacing = the best fit i've ever had.

[Hockeydog 8]

Graf yellow waxed myself.

[warheart45 0]

sorry for my ignorance, but what is backlacing? is it this?

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

No, I think backlacing refers to this.

Weird how that website describes back lacing as easy to loosen and harder to tighten

Yeah I woulda thought that would be the opposite. I use the opposite of that pattern which I find is very easy to loosten but quite hard to tighten especially because they aren't waxed. My hands are pretty sore because of it lol. Might switch to the back lacing, see how it is.

[gee2626 0]

Do you guys back-lace the whole skate, or just the last few eyelets to keep the laces tight?

[Lester8 11]

Wax helps, but you could try to add to the bow. Just take the loops and over-under one more time.

[Hede 2]

Do you lace all eyelets? I use back-lacing ( the whole skate ) with waxed laces and dont lace the top eyelet.

[nick75035 0]

Ive found the Nike laces from a couple of years ago are great. Easy to tie, they stay tight, and dont absorb water.