Why YSK: The granny knot is the most common reason as to why show laces seem to be undone so easily. It’s caused when the Starting Knot & Finishing Bow don’t “balance” each other. Recognizing this can help you make your shoe knots much more secure.
Edit: (BTW, YSK the website as well. It’s a really good resource for tying and lacing shoes)
I changed the way I tied my shoes after watching Devilman Crybaby. Much faster tying my shoes now and a reliable knot that is easy to loosen to when I want.
Ohh man my shoes gradually untying during the day have been bugging me for years! Always assumed it was because I was tying them in a hurry…
Just checked and sure enough I’ve been making granny knots all this time. Can’t believe I never thought to look it up 😅
Thank you so much!
I honestly don’t think I could learn a new way to tie my shoes at this point in my life if I tried. It’d be like trying to learn to write with my left hand.
Doable, probably, but whats the point? My shoes come untied I just bend down and retie them. Takes a few seconds.
I understand not wanting to relearn, and it’s not really that big a deal, but it’s also pretty easy to retrain yourself. Just start tying them opposite of what you currently do (flip whichever one goes on top) and the rest is the same. It took me some time at first, but now it’s second nature to me.
Sometimes, I use this knot (without the extra twist on the bottom. It was once suggested on that site which must not be named, and for me, it does beat the double knot.
I started wearing them to the airport when I was traveling a lot because it's so easy to take them off/put them on while going through security in a rush. Now I just wear them everywhere!
Yes you can change how you tie your shoes. I’m in my 60s and I started tying my shoes with a square knot bow instead of a granny knot bow just a few months ago, and my laces haven’t come undone once. It is a much better system than the extra knot for keeping the laces tied. It’s surprising how so many things we do are unexamined, even when we try to question things and why we do them
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