These laces, make it easy for me to "tie" my shoes. A medical condition has made it difficult for me to use some fingers on my left hand to tie my laces. Putting on sneakers had become a task that took several minutes, as I fumbled with the laces. The only thing I would say, is that if you use the heel lock on your sneakers, these laces are not as easy to tighten on your foot.  I now do without the heel lock, and can snug the shoe to my foot.