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Many common concerns with the fit of your shoes can be addressed with lacing tips: Wide forefoot, High arches, Heel slippage, Toe pain, or if the shoe is too tight. Different lacing techniques can help prevent injuries, alleviate pain, and relieve foot problems. Deeper explanations will be posted below. 

Wide Forefoot

  1. Begin by threading the shoelace only through the sides.

  2. From the mid foot onward, start tying with a criss cross. 

  3. Tie shoe up as usual.

High Arch

  1. Lace up the shoe normally with the criss cross.
  2. Then thread the shoe lace only through the sides.
  3. Tie up the shoe through the next two eyelets or more as usual.

Heel Slippage

  1. Lace the shoes up as usual until the second to last eyelet.
  2. Then go straight up into the last hole.
  3. Thread the shoelace through the hoop onto the other side.
  4. Tie up the shoe as usual.

Toe Pain

  1. Lace the shoelace from the big toe to the top at the other side. 
  2. Thread the other side of the shoelace diagonally and at the top parallel to the next hole.
  3. Tie up the shoe as usual.

Too Tight

  1. Thread by feeding shoelaces underneath every other eyelet.
  2. Tie up shoe as normal.