how do i get my laces on my shoes like the way skateboarders have them?
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Amazingly enough, there is an actual site, Ian's Shoelace Site, telling you how to lace your shoes in more ways than you could possibly care.  If it's not there, I'm sure Ian would be happy to find out and post it!\n\nhttp://www.fieggen.com/shoelace/
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find the right size skates, lace them up properly. the skate blade should feel like an extension of your foot. no ankle bending if you lace em up right. hope you have good balance! keep practicing, soon you will skate like the wind.
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Try this: http://www.fieggen.com/shoelace/lacingmethods.htm
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Go to a shoemaker and have him replace the ties with a zipper.  Sorry to hear that it is so much of a chore to tie and untie your running shoes.  Basically they are made to be used with laces, to be adjusted to a comfortable fit.
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the easiest thing is get a skateboard and practice, make sure you give a little bit of oomph while you skate, and don't go too fast though!
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what I do is I put baking soda on it and then I put the cleats next to a fan and let the powder get off that way. for the remaining powder left on the shoe the next day just wipe it off.\n\nanother solution is to wear the cleats for a whole day before the game and you can also stuff lots of paper in the shoe to widen it a bit.
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Check out the "Ian Knot" on this site...\n\nhttp://www.fieggen.com/shoelace/knots.htm\n\nThere also tons of different ways to lace your shoes on this site.
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They use stainless steel wires, and its not a neat job. You should see my X ray pictures. It looks like my three year old trying to lace his shoes.
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just get a almost deck (if you want) some thunder trucks ( i think those are the best)\nalmost wheels( you dont want to make youre skateboard look tacky)\n\nand some black magic or mob grip  tape
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Dude why buy 2 pairs? Just get your in-lines, elbow pads, knee pads and a helmet. Go to a smooth surface and keep trying till you roll and you'll get better and better. Go to a skate shop and they will recommend a nice pair of in-lines for you. Kowabunga !!!
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This may seem like a dumb answer, how about Wal-Mart? I have seen it in my local one here in Florida. Look in sporting goods if they don't have it in the shoe dept.
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Try www.nikeid.com\n\nyou can also customize them or you could try\n\nwww.eastbay.com
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I am unable to explain it without showing you. What you can do is go to a Foot Locker and ask them to show you how they lace the shoes on diplay...they lace them straight across like you are looking for.  I use to work at one a long time ago.
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Try going to Play it Again Sports or a store like that and find a pair of used skates and experiment with what kind of skates that feel comfortable. \nRegular skate sharpenings will keep the edge on your skates.
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Patiently!\n\nGreat ideas so far. Kids love imitating but shoe tying can be difficult to pick up when Mom (or dad) does it from the front. When I started to sit behind my little girl to do her shoes and then guided her hands she soon picked it up (and has been doing it more or less successfully for sixteen years now!) :-)
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put a small amount of coca cola on the bottom of your shoe...
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http://www.londonskaters.com/main_how_to.htm\n\nThis link has some tutorials for the advanced inline skater