Lots of research referenced to back this up (warning - it does delve deeply into things), note the dates of the research as they are all recent. All the new research I'm finding is pointing towards dropping eyelets and looser laces to support ankle articulation. If your knees ever wanted a reason as to why you might want to change from those fully laced, extra cranked around the ankle lacing patterns that most of the "dated" advice out there tells you to do, this is it. https://adamvirgile.