How do I get my skates to say tight during Hockey?

Answer 1

Get waxed laces. I've never had my skates get looser. They only way they are too loose is if I tied them too loose to start with.

Answer 2

I wouldn't suggest getting longer laces just to wrap them around the boot. This either breaks down the tendon guard (not good) or impedes your ankle from flexing forward when it needs to. The tendon guard can actually act as a lever, pulling on your laces when you do flex forward. If you're a novice skater, that's not a big deal but as your skating progresses, you will find that it is necessary to have forward and lateral movement at the ankle to properly use your edges and get maximum performance from your skates.

I would suggest tightening from the toes up, but not so that it is uncomfortable. If your toes are too tight, you lose circulation. The best way to keep your laces tight is to use waxed laces. The laces are saturated in melted wax at production. The wax keeps the laces from moving in the eyelets and keeps moisture out, lengthening the life of the lace. Lace your skates half way up (4 or 5 sets of eyelets) so that they are tight but comfortable. Then tighten the rest on up as tight as you want. At the end of a game, I just loosen the top half of the eyelets...this way i don't have to re tighten the lowers every time. If you want your skates super tight, you can buy a skate hook. And if all fails with waxed laces and all...retie your skates between periods...if you tape your knots, this will take you longer to do.

One other tip is to lace your skates threading the lace from the top of the eyelet down, this really keeps them snug, but is also a pain to loosen them up after a game. I lace my skates "top down" for the bottom half and then regular for the others for this reason and it seems to keep them pretty tight for the whole game.

Answer 3

thats no longer something to fret approximately truly, ive been taking part in elite point hockey for the previous 10 years and extremely greater often than not ought to tighten my skates throughout the time of a activity. attempt a waxed lace, the wax coating on the exterior grips to the eyelets inflicting them to stay tighter for an prolonged quantity of time. if that doesnt paintings, examine to work out if the skates are the desirable length. a skate this is merely too super can experience like its getting unfastened each and all of the time. importan be conscious: do no longer wrap the laces around the ankle. it could wreck the boot, incredibly the tendon safeguard inflicting your skates to break down quicker.

Answer 4

There is a special tool that helps tighten the laces without putting any strain on your fingers. Additionally, you should make sure that the tightest point is at the point where the boot curves upward towards the tongue. Wrap any excess lace around the top of the skate and tie it.

Answer 5

theres a couple of different ways first way if your laces are long enough tie once wrap the rest around the back of the boot bring back to the front and finish the tieing the other is to tie your skates normally then wrap hockey tape around the boot a couple of times so the laces dont slip and become loose

Answer 6

The tool is a "skate-hook"
About $1 in most Pro Shops

Answer 7

when u tie them up to do ur bow instead of just putting the lases under and through once do it 2 times. there is also a tool thing u can get @ any place that sells skates

Answer 8

You need to tighten your lower laces first in order to secure your foot. Then you will need to tighen the laces around your ankle. You definately need to tighten the laces near your toes first and move to the top. If you don't do this, then your laces will loosen while you are skating. One trick in tightening the laces is to wiggle your toes (and foot) up and down while you are tightening the laces. You should also double-tie your laces.

Answer 9

Actually, as you wear them the leather softens and the laces shift. It's normal to have to tighten them up after a period or so. Remember, you put the blades on when they're cold and stiff so they don't snug up very well. Also look into using cotton laces, the nylon ones tend to slip and become loose.

Answer 10

Waxlaces