How to lace walking boots to prevent heel lift... 

Video gets straight to the point. Top notch! This is how you make a RU-vid video. No BS.

New owner of Red Wing Iron Rangers. Couldn’t figure out what to do about my heel lift until I found your video. Holy carp it really works - no heel lift and it’s not too tight. Thanks!

bloody hell been having problems for years (assumed only one way to tie a boot! ) this is a real game changer thanks old chap!

6 years later and still worth watching thanks.

I have a pair of red wing boots that I hate to wear bc of the awful blisters I get on my heels from them lifting. I think you solved my problem!! ❤️

Holy crap! I just did this to get a start on shoveling my driveway and it really works!!!!

Truly inspirational. Music is 100% appropriate. This just cured my whatever is funny to say.

THIS WORKS. I modified it by making the final knot starting with the double-wrap and then looping one of the ears twice, to make sure the knot doesn't come loose. Laces need to be longer for all that though.

Showell Styles, the Welsh Wainwright gave out this tip 50 years ago and I have used ever since.

Excellent method for lacing your boots. Made my boots instantly more comfortable.

Presumably this can also work with eyelets instead of hooks on the top three or four lacing points? I’m going to try it on some altbergs because I get heel slip in my defenders, but not in my meindls. I’d rather have a well fitted pure leather boot than a well fitted goretex boot, just for waterproofing naturally instead of having a liner go home eventually and inevitably let the water in but not out easily. EDIT - done it, works perfectly, you’ve just transformed my boots! Delighted. Think I’ll flog the meindls now!

Thank you, this trick saved me!

I do believe this is going to save me tens of dollars in socks over my lifetime. Thank you.

Was about to give up on my iron rangers thank you so much!

Very helpful...thank you.

Wow! This does seem to help. Much appreciated.

Excellent! Thank you, will try today on my first walk with new boots.

Oh this is a great idea! Reminds me of lacing a corset with pull loops at the natural waist rather than tightening at the bottom

great video! really helpful, easy and quick to learn. Transformed my boot experienced.

Very informative, cheers mate!

Sold. Thanks for the knowledge

Worked very well. Thanks.

This was fantastic! Thank you.

Awesome! Got rid of the heel slip in my new Crispi boots.

Thanks mate! Very helpful!

I'm looking forward to trying this. Thank you!

This worked perfectly, boots fit 100x better now !!

Wow. What a good and short video. Thx

Consice video with great information. Good job!

Wow this should be really helpful I have pain in the lower leg area when I have to walk around a lot and at a higher pace in my working shoes..

Ooooooh... now I get why modern hiking boots suck for me and why the old czechoslovak military issue jackboots i got from my dad worked so great. The laces tied up right above the heel and up from there it was just straps and buckles... Bless those crusty old boots. Wore them till the soles fell apart.

works! Thanks!

Life saver for my iron ranger 8085s. Thought i couldn’t wear them

Thank you!

Xahhh, thank you. Most helpful.

Ta for that! My feet were slipping about a bit in my new boots but this has solved it ❤

thank you from my heart ♥️

Thank you very informative. Thanks.

IT WORKS! thank you for sharing!

Great video Thank you so much

Used for the first time yesterday with my walking club. Much better and easier than previous lacing systems used. Will definitely stick with it. Thanks so much. Bob

I’m going to give this a try

I was wondering if this works with eyelets and it does. Thanks so much.

Thanks

Ok...I'll give it a go and let ya know...thanks.

I've just tried this way of lacing my boots, they are a lot more comfortable feel like new boots

Grand tip

Thats a great wee tip as my laces Would sometimes work its way of the boot onto sock if tied at top ….that is so simple yet its eluded me fir tens of years 😂cheers guy👍

This lacing technique comes in handy when you have narrow feet & still require insoles fill in the gaps!

So excited to try this. Now that I’ve said something nice but still true, I’m gonna say, I’ve literally never seen an adult tie a bow like that.

I know the first knot well, but never saw the upside down lace. I'll try it, even though it looked like you did the baby version of tying a bow.

Très belle technique

Can you pass the laces through the tongue lock after the middle rung but before the last/ bottom, and still achieve the same effect? Just wouldn’t want to negate using this feature.

Worked for on new boots 👍

I've got short heels so all of my shoes slip; will use this going forward!

Nice Lowa boots!

Big thanks! When I'm out hiking the heel rub gives terrible blisters

What's the pair of boots being in this video please

What's that hook on the boots tongue for?

Can it be done with 8” redwing boots?

Would this work with high leg army boots?

What do you do with excess shoe lace?

What about if u get on ankle

Hello 👋 for those with hiking shoes designed like hiking boots (I have 4 pairs of lace holes and one pair of lace hooks): On last set of lace holes closest to ankle, tie a surgeon knot. Proceed to the lace hooks like normal, then create another surgeon knot. Tie your shoe like normal using last surgeon knot as starting knot.

I'll try this on my snowboard boots.

How do i keep the laces from catching stuff, tieing the final knot so low on the boot? Where to put'em?!

Although this video is 5 years old I have a question. Just tied one boot 'normally' as i would having the knot on the top of the boot and the other one with the proposed trechnique in the video. It feels that i trully can't lift my heel but I feel I lost the ankle stability to the sides. Worth to mention that I use mid type hiking shoes. My question is - does this technique is a all-round solution for hiking boots or this is more for long walks on more flat surfaces? I'm just worried about the ankle stability while hiking mountains :/ Any thoughts ?

This method could damage the top loops by pulling at an angle insead of straight across, the way they were designed.

Hi! Nice tip. Hey whats the brand of the boots?

The one presented in the clip ends having the knot at the flexing point that could turn to be uncomfortable on climbing...

what if my boots lace all the way up to my knees?

Finally what I was looking for 👍

Heel lift is also caused by: -Boots too long -Heel area in boot too thin -Heel area too wide -Too many insoles -Not enough insoles -Only wearing one pair of socks when you should wear 2 so the heel is low. -Wearing socks too thick which raises the heel position. Boot deisgned for a different heel shape Flat/bulbus. -Having under or overpronation of the foot If you can't walk around in your boots comfortably while they are unlaced with no heel lift then you havn't fixed the problem.

What do call a knot?

How do you plan on wearing the shoe after this?

How to do the surgeons knot with better explenation

Nope, still slock when walking. Tied tight too. Must be something out there that works

This restricts the movement of my feet. Is that inevitable?

wow, never used such an engineering with my Alpinist boots...

My Red Wings only have one pair of speed hooks =( this could have helped tremendously if they at least added a second set

seems good except now you can't tuck the laces

What boot is that?

Wow... Can't believe how much better it is, it's night and day difference! I'm saving this to the favs! 😮

Does this also work if your boot only has normal eyelets? Like can I use this on my Dr.Marten boots?

Realised when finished he forgot to put his foot in first.😅

Nathan Dawe?

Damn, what's up with that 5 foot now tie 🤪

This is how I tie my 8" high work boots ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-UlEnrxsWngg.html

Or, you could buy boots that fit properly. Most people don't realize that correctly fitted boots are going to feel way too tight, until they break in.

Bunny ears

No no x shoes are destroyed!booltace straight in shoes!

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This is very disappointing. I just got a brand new pair of boots. I paid top dollar for them. I've tried literally everything. Including this. Nothing will stop the heel slippage. I can't even walk correctly right now because my heels are so torn up. I have no idea what to do.

🤯 lol

he should patented it LOL

Shit ! Did I miss the "How to pull on yer pants " vid............. ?😎

Great info.... and you're cute

I don't think my ankle impingement is gonna like this.

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Doesn't help when you don't have hooks on your fucking boots. I have been all over RU-vid searching for a video on how to lace up boots to prevent heel and foot slippage and they all include the hooks I cannot find a single one that doesn't have the hook.