The answer is in two sets of laces. You should buy two shorter laces and lace the bottom 3 eyelets with one lace and the top eyelets with another lace.
For a good heel fit with no slippage, use the lace lock technique.
- Lace up from the bottom of the next to last eyelet.
- Then lace over and down through the top eyelet on the same side to form a "bunny ear."
- Do the same for the other side.
- Now lace through the opposite "bunny ear" you formed between those two eyelets.
- Now when you tie your shoe, you can get a good tight fit at the ankle but keep it loose over the rest of the top of the foot.
Sources:
1. American Orthopaedic Foot & Ankle Society Lacing Techniques for Proper Shoe Fit.
2. New Balance Shoes: Lacing for Better Fit.
