You're probably doing it wrong...

[rudywoofs (Pam)]

My brother taught me how to do it...

[cricket]

As a child, I never could get my shoelaces tied that way--my dad taught me to tie them with two initial loops instead of the one. Now, as an adult, of course, I use the one-loop method.

I really thought this video would have been about tying our shoes using the upper eyelets on the "mouth" of the shoe. About a year ago, my father-in-law showed us that using these upper eyelets reduces the tension over the foot and keeps blood flowing to the foot as intended.

http://link.brightcove.com/services/player/bcpid1329255460?bctid=1332234594

[Dottie]

My dad taught me how to tie shoes with the laces going horizontal. Like the man says, it usually works better and looks better, too.

But hubby, wow! He always does a "surgeon's knot" before he starts the bow. He says it keeps the lace tied longer. Maybe for him, but for sure not Sonny, whose laces won't stay tied unless they are in a double knot. He still can't tie his laces at age 10. So I have been getting him the velcro type, which look sloppy to me, but save arguments.