How to LACE BOOTS Like a Pro: 6 Expert Ways | BootSpy 

Lacing methods according to Fieggen’s classification (in case anyone wants to look up diagrams): 1. CAF Combat Boot Lacing (variant) or Display Shoe Lacing (variant) 2. Army Lacing 3. Over Under Lacing 4. Ladder Lacing 5. Loop Back Lacing 6. Shoe Shop Lacing

Military practices: Tie an overhand knot in the center of the boot lace and then lace the boot. The knot ensures that the laces always stay equal and even on both sides. Also we will tie a knot on both ends of the lace to ensure that the laces don't delace so every time you put your boots on you don't have to thread through eyelets. Lastly is the roadmarch lacing, using the crisscross method of lacing at the third eyelet do a double overhand knot to lock in the tightness of the laces on your foot but allows you to adjust the tightness on your ankles as you walk miles and swelling comes into play.

I did something like the rope ladder method on some skate shoes I had back in high school. This is the first time I've seen it since then. I never knew it was considered a proper lacing method.

Why on earth did you choose this angle for demonstrating this? We aren't tying our shoes from the 3rd person.

Thank you for not wasting our time and getting straight into it!!!

I do the standard method but from the inside out rather than outside in. I feel it’s a lot easier to tighten/loosen my boots

#4 did the trick for my boots, my foot would constantly get loose and start rubbing up and down on the heel counter and it was starting to cause some serious issues with my heels with blistering and bleeding but that method really does lock my foot into place and on my foot without the blisters it feels like I'm walking correctly and comfortably for once.

When I was in the army the only way anyone laced their boots was Crisscross Standard Lacing, but I don't think it mattered if you started outside to in or inside to out. I always started inside to out, but now I lace my boots starting outside to in, to keep that first piece of lace farther from my foot so there's less pressure. All the crosses had to be on the same direction all the way up the boot, but the direction on each didn't seem to matter. Anything else, like the crosses zigzagging earned you a "gig", a deficiency noted during an inspection. You'd get gigged for having a button undone too, hair not cut properly, etc. And I never saw the Army Lacing Method or any other while I was in the army. The only acceptable way to lace our boots and dress shoes was crisscross with the crosses all the same direction. I angle mine up to the right on the right boot, and up to the left on the left boot. Sometimes while walking through the woods a small branch or something will snag my laces, but it will usually slide up toward the outside of my foot following the cross on the laces. That's why I always cross them toward the outside of each boot as I work my way up. I want the crosses to help push debris away from me, not pull it in between my feet.

Army lacing is my go to for boots. It's a simple, fast variation. You pull once and everything is tight. I also use longer laces to wrap it around the ankle and then tie it. It just gives so much stability to the boot.

The Arc De Soleil goes so well with your lacing tutorial. Very nice addition.

Here's a tip for whatever method you use for lacing your boots...begin with a centered, overhand knot in your lace. This will allow you to always know that your laces are centered. If the knot is in the middle, centered between the two bottom eyelets...then your lace has an even amount of lace on both sides. If the knot is pulled to one side or the other, then you are slightly off centered. But...because the overhand knot will not pull through your bottom eyelet...you will never be too far off center that it will impact the tying of your laces.

Wow! Didn't know there were so many ways to tie my boots. Impressive! Saving this video for future reference. :)

I started using the paratrooper ladder lacing on a tall pair of doc martens recently, it can be a real pain in the ass for taller boots but it does help to keep them a bit tighter on the leg. Sometimes a little too tight. I wear my docs for work(restaurant kitchen) and with the amount of running around and going up and down some very steep stairs that I do, I often have to fiddle with the fitting of the laces a bit after a couple hours. Works much better on standard size docs.

Paratroopers ladder under changed my life... My shoe game just leveled up big time. Tnx 🙏🏻

The last one is absolutely so simple and I was worried that my mom bought my shoes in a a very loose and big size and I didn’t want to tell her and the last one helped so much thank you!!

After wearing work cowboy boots for years i finally got a pair of laced up work boots and this helps alot, thanks!

I've been tying something that looks similar to the last one for about 35 years only I start at the bottom with even length per side and skip a hole per side alternating between the two so that each lace goes back into the hole opposite it so that the final effect is that the laces are straight horizontal lines all the way up

Thanks so much, liked the styles and the names and how they are made, but one thing, I would like to see the shoe/boot from the front when you lacing up rather than from the side, it’s kind of itching and wanted to see what the front come out like, understand the side will show how it’s done better but if you put the shoe/boot facing the front, we can still see how it’s done too.

cool, just went with the rope ladder for my new work boots. thanks for the video

This was probably one of the most fascinating videos I've seen in a while... and it's something so mundane! I've got a pair of Iron Rangers coming in a couple days. I'll probably try the last method shown since I like to take my shoes off several times during the day. Quick and easy ingress and egress are good!

Your video gave me ideas thanks. I did outside in for first row then on my right foot going left to right going under. For left I did opposite going right to left going under. On final row I did outside in and put laces on inside looks great!

Finally i could find it. I was looking everywhere for a tutorial to lace my boots like i saw in the pictures where i bought these spanish Borcegui i ordered online but couldnt find it anywhere. Been looking everywhere, been watching every youtub vid that i found - nothing. That is until I stumbled upon your video man. The way I wanted to do them was the last one with the crazy name: the Italian corkscrew. 💀 Will definitely talk to my friends about it 🤣🤣🤣

Thank you for teaching us to lace up boot

The Italian Corkscrew is also called straight lacing. It's good for boots where the eyelets come close together ... like Doc Martens.

Thank you so kindly the video the 4th one helped me so much for my new work boots 🔥🔥🔥Big repeact 🤜

That shouty hand waving intro killed it for me.

very helpful, cool. I tried the rope ladder method first but it ended up being very uncomfortable on my pair of work boots. The classic criss-cross method ended up doing the job fine.

Thank you for making this!

Educational! I was tying mine wrong all this time!

I'm going to try the two 'ladder' techniques on my boots asap! Thanks for showing. But the "Italian Corkscrew" is basically just straight lacing -- ubiquitous in Europe among professional men wearing their fancy work shoes. That's where the expression "straight-laced" comes from --- this elite shoe-tying style that differentiates class the same way that cufflinks differentiate from buttoned shirt cuffs.

If you ever feel like reshooting this video, maybe change the camera angle so that we could see. Also consider using or making a shoelace that is two colors. And showing what happens if you do the first one wrong.

Your ‘Italian’ corkscrew...when I was in the infantry we used this lace up technique for our combat boots. It was for the mediocre, so that if you got a foot injury and they needed to get your boot off in a hurry, they could just slip in their scissors from the bottom and just cut one lace per row..much faster.

My grandad told me that straight lacing (ITALIAN CORKSCREW) was how the British soldiers laced their boots and the Germans laced theirs criss cross style. So when the Ghurkas sneaked up on soldiers they would feel their laces and know whether or not to kill them. This was a world war II story.

Thanks, mate! My boots were killing me. The Army Method saved my feet.

That exordium scared the holy living shit outta me, but that Italian corkscrew method is tip-top! Thanks very much-liked and subscribed!

I just bought rawhide shoelaces. I don’t know how they should look and how to tie them for proper aesthetics. Any advice?

In the first method, the criss cross, if you do it in reverse, going from the inside the boot to the outside, you will notice that the laces move more freely, and feels better on your foot. Try it, if you don't belive me.

the last one is very similar to the old way French army men used to lace their jungle boots, but they would do a square not at the end of the short side to make sure it does not go anywhere

Lace King. Good video

Thanks, it helped a lot

These boots look dope

Thanks for sharing this. I'll try the paratrooper methos on my motorcycle boots, Indie Ridge and might post back for feedback. Cheers

Your italian Corkscrw -> German Paratrooper according to an old Journeyman of mine. Go up one VerticallyOver the top.... your short strand runs inside the Lace as it winds it way up... Great for work At Heights for blousing your trousers and using a square knot, instead of a bow, to prevent snags.

Thank u 🤩

It'd be a way better if you could change the angle of the camera focussing on the laces and showing us the finished method first, so we know what's the method about

It would have been better if you had the boot facing frontward, so we could see the final look.

Awesome

That paratroopers lader lace up is on point looks good on my loggers

EXCELLENT

Aside from style, are there any advantages to the different methods? That would be helpful

Love the F91 watch

Thanks for sharing these lace ups :o) I use boot trees in my boots, What would be the best Method, as I wont want to find myself constantly having issues putting in the boot trees.

Dude start from the damn beginning damnnnn

Nice watch

It would be nice to see the boot from a better angle

My timberland boot game is now elite amongst people who don’t know how to lace up.

Italian one i learned it from my mom when i am in 3rd standard in school 😂👌 Nice video man.

I wear boots everyday at work. I prefer the classic criss cross where you always go outside to inside with the lace with one exception. The top eyelet I prefer to go inside to outside

Why is fashion so difficult?? I just wanted boots!

Thank

I have only known one way to lace up my boots in my 41 years lol. Laces go over once, under next, rinse lather repeat.

Anyone know what is the method called where you anchor one end of the lace on the bottom eyelid and lace the rest up?

Left over Right.

I wonder what a boa system would be like on a boot like that? make a better looking mechanism other than black circle. Like on these boots make it look like skull horns or something fitting the look of the boot.

You deserve more subs my man!

That was good those boots are awesome . Where can I get them ?

what model is your casio watch ?

The standard isn’t standard. I dig it.

But have you tried the italian cork screw ?

Does the length of the laces you need change a lot for the different types of methods?

The army method got my boots twice as tight

I'm definitely gonna try the Italian Corkscrew

What is this boot brand and color? Thanks!

The problem I have is you sent showing the ending for like the ladder how to tie it off etc... and this angle ..

Love the Casio...

Would any of these methods be beneficial for boot break-in?

You are Guy Fierri for laces.

How do you tie the Italian corkscrew? How does It work? Left me hanging?

This guy is not getting enough oxygen

Who else is here and subscribed bcos they just got new boots?? 😂

I do the standard cross cross on ALL my shoes. Except for maybe my dress shoes. I learned it from putting fat laces on my shelltoes as a kid lol. Yeah, I was a b-boy!

...when boot laces are way too long, use the "Monkey Braid" so you dont hve to cut them. It also helps in providing a good hand grip for pulling laces tight!

I got a question. How do you finish off the Italian corkscrew? I tried it already and i don't have clue how to seal or tie it. My laces just hangs there 😅

Corkscrew is standard in UK forces.

Gonna say right now, im happy to see canadian airforce lacing but i cant wear any other lacing than gippo lacing now

It would be better if the boot was facing straight ahead so we could see better and a whole lot less sniffling.

Last one is called ladder stitch where i live. (Thats what its called here at least)

A168?

Digging the 80's watch

Love the boots...what is it or who's the maker? Thanks

Really thought he was gonna say criss Cross apple sauce. Lmao

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hi, my problem is female knee high boots. the las 8 holes are actually hooks and the laces fall out of them. what can i do?

italian corkscrew actuaallly called Navy method. Btw, i was in the Navy

Criss-crossing over the top makes it really hard to tighten the laces. It's better to go under.

I dont even wear boots, but I have been binging your videos for a few hours now... xDD They are so well presented and satisfying to watch!

Can anyone explain why you start from outside, or inside, depending on the number of eyelets? Maybe I'm just being dumb and missing the obvious but I don't get it.

10:30 ital cs

What boot is that? Like the brand, they are very nice I’m a fan :)

Wow an entire channel based off of boots (Also do you even wear tennis shoes)