Before getting the shoe horn, I used to have to bend over very low and painfully stick my fingers behind my foot to put on my shoes. Most times I would have to unlace my shoes. But with this shoe horn, I can put on my shoes without untying the laces and with very little effort. The shoe horn the perfect height, short enough to have good control of the end of the shoehorn but long enough to put on my shoes comfortably without bending over too low.