How-To Guides

Fitting your Slide SHIELD

To help fit your Slide SHIELD quickly and correctly first time, we recommend reading through the steps below before fitting your Slide SHIELD. This will only take a couple of minutes!

Your Slide SHIELD has 5 eyelets on each side, plus 2 locking eyelets. To ensure a snug fit, thread the shoe lace through the locking eyelets and at least 3 eyelets on each side.




Selecting which eyelets to use

  • Always use the locking eyelets
  • Always use the first row of eyelets (row 1)
  • Always use the last row of eyelets (row 5)
  • Use at least one of eyelet rows 2, 3 or 4
    • by selecting the eyelets best aligned with your shoe's eyelets
  • Typical lacing patterns include:
    • Lace through eyelets 1, 3 and 5
    • Lace through eyelets 1,2,4 and 5

 

Lacing Instructions

Start by threading each end of the lace from underneath the Slide SHIELD. Thread the lace ends through the two locking eyelets at the front of the Slide SHIELD. Pull the lace ends through, making sure each side is the same length

 

 

Thread each lace end down through the outer eyelets (row 1) at the front of the Slide SHIELD. This locks the lace in place and helps the Slide SHIELD fit snugly to your shoe

  

Thread the lace ends through the eyelets at the front of your shoe. If your shoe has round eyelets, thread the lace from top to bottom

 

Thread the lace ends through the eyelets at the front of your shoe. If your shoe has webbed eyelets, thread the lace from front to back

 

 

For Asics Solution Speed FF2 and and K-Swiss Bigshot Light 4 models, thread the lace opposite the shield from back to front (instead of front to back)  

Make sure the first eyelet on your shoe and the Slide SHIELD (circled above) are aligned

  1. Pull tight the lace running through this eyelet to ensure a snug fit, making sure these eyelets remain aligned
  2. Tighten the lace on the other side

 

Thread the lace through all remaining eyelets on your shoe and the Slide SHIELD eyelets that are best aligned with your shoes' eyelets. Remember, you don't need to use all eyelets on the Slide SHIELD - to ensure a snug fit, use at least 3 Slide SHIELD eyelets on each side.