I use this shoe horn every day. The only thing I think it should have is a way to disable the spring function that takes away from my  control to move the shoe horn itself into place.  If they made this telescoping shoe horn without the spring or with some way to disable it, I think it would suit my needs better. As it is, I've learned to deal with it, but to this day, I have no idea why it's there - it only makes getting the shoe horn itself into correct vertical position more difficult for me.