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Thanks for the photos. I just tie a single knot approx 1" down form the toe bridge, good idea, with the double knot!
This is a discussion on Tying Your Toe Tie within the Equipment Chat forums, part of the The Gear category; Stemming from nuckinusa's personal thread, I wanted to create a small pictorial on how to tie your toe tie. While ...
Tying Your Toe Tie
Stemming from nuckinusa's personal thread, I wanted to create a small pictorial on how to tie your toe tie. While many people make a single knot or a single tie, if you add another knot about an inch from the toe bridge then not only will you get a full extension of the blade down to the ice to get a stronger push, but you'll also take off pressure off of your ankle. Along these lines, I also recommend making your boot strap pretty loose, although this is up to personal preference.
Step 1: After lacing the string through each of the two holes so that they extend back towards the boot, put both strings together.
Step 2: With the strings still together, make a loop and put the strings through the loop.
Step 3: Pull the strings up through the loop so it starts to tighten.
Step 4: Tighten the knot as close to the toe bridge as possible.
Step 5: Now you're going to do the same thing, but make the second knot approximately one thumb-width (about a half an inch to an inch, to your liking) from the previous knot.
Step 6: Tighten this knot, too. Make sure to pull as hard as possible to test string strength and make sure the knot is secured.
Enjoy!
Thanks for the photos. I just tie a single knot approx 1" down form the toe bridge, good idea, with the double knot!
With a single knot you'll likely still get a little bit of tightness at your toe or even uneven tightness since the string will rotate with your pad. With the double knot it allows full extension and flexibility independent from pad rotation, which puts less pressure on your ankles. After you try it, let me know if you feel any different!
I'm going to re-tie before next game and use my butterfly slide to gauge the difference between the two. Sometimes it doesn't feel as if I'm getting full blade contact against the ice. It feels as though my pad contacts the ice before I get all the blade contact, and I'm hoping this may help eliminate that issue. Thanks for the help!
I like the double knot for sure. The pad feels to float a lot better , and not bind against the ice during my push off, also sharpened the skates, and combining the two made a huge difference, thanks for the tip!
Awesome! Glad to hear it, and you're very welcome!
I didn't know people did it without a double knot, this is news to me. Good post, hopefully it lets people know that they may not being doing it the best way.
"Soccer players pretend they're hurt, Hockey players pretend they're not."
The last time I played was in 92/93, and back then they taught goaltending basics differently. How to tie a toe strap was a preference, keeping glove hand out to the side rather than high with fingers up. I guess someone realized gravity works, so its easier to drop the glove than to lift it. Butterfly style was just becoming popular, more goalies were stand up guys, lots has changed in 20 years, your never to old to get good tips!
Here's an interesting picture of Luongo's toe strings. If you zoom in, you can see he has made two knots. One about an inch away from the toe bridge and another one a couple inches away near his skate.
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And of course the puck is in the net :'( Why'd you have to bring that up again?Originally Posted by caveman27
Here's an interesting picture of Luongo's toe strings. If you zoom in, you can see he has made two knots. One about an inch away from the toe bridge and another one a couple inches away near his skate.
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