Been Tying my Shoe Laces Wrong! Yikes!
Yeah, I heard on the BBC a few days ago that most people tie their shoes wrong... The basic issue is whether you're tying a granny knot bow (wrong) or a square knot bow (right). Click here for the BBC report.
Now, I learned to tie my shoes when I was 5 years old... I learned the difference between a square knot and a granny knot when I was a teenager. So I didn't get it right at 5 and been tying them wrong ever since.
And recently, I've been having trouble with the boots I wear on stage coming untied - very annoying in the middle of a show, lol.
So, I sat down and analyzed just what I was doing when I tie my shoes... and sure enough, I was tying a granny knot.
Now the trick to a square knot is to go "right over left; left over right" as you tie it. My final motion with the loops is very automatic and would be hard to change, but just changing which string goes over on the first cross makes it "left over right; right over left" - just as good as the standard format - and gives me a correct knot.
So now my boots look better (Check out the BBC link to see what I mean) and I don't have to worry about tripping on my shoe laces on stage.
Now, I learned to tie my shoes when I was 5 years old... I learned the difference between a square knot and a granny knot when I was a teenager. So I didn't get it right at 5 and been tying them wrong ever since.
And recently, I've been having trouble with the boots I wear on stage coming untied - very annoying in the middle of a show, lol.
So, I sat down and analyzed just what I was doing when I tie my shoes... and sure enough, I was tying a granny knot.
Now the trick to a square knot is to go "right over left; left over right" as you tie it. My final motion with the loops is very automatic and would be hard to change, but just changing which string goes over on the first cross makes it "left over right; right over left" - just as good as the standard format - and gives me a correct knot.
So now my boots look better (Check out the BBC link to see what I mean) and I don't have to worry about tripping on my shoe laces on stage.
posted by Doctor Oakroot at
5:12 PM
1 Comments:
Yepper - I checked and sure enough I'm tying my shoes wrong, too. No wonder they come untied when I walk through the tall grass! Guess I'll start retraining myself today.
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