How to Tie Rawlings Cleats

Sports manufacturer Rawlings has produced baseball cleats for players of all age levels. Tying your cleats is a matter of preference. There's no specific right or wrong way to lace and tie them. What matters most is that your cleats are comfortable and stay laced during play. Many styles of Rawlings baseball cleats include flaps that hang over the top part of the laces, roughly in the area of the shoe's tongue. Tie your laces under the tongue to avoid tripping on them.

Instructions

    • 1

      Thread a shoelace through the pair of eyelets closest to the toe on your Rawlings cleats, if they aren't already laced. Center the lace to ensure you have an equal amount of lace in each hand.

    • 2

      Thread one end of the lace, then the other, toward the tongue of the shoe by passing each end through the eyelets, just as you would with any lace-up shoe.

    • 3

      Pass the left end of the lace through the left eyelet on the flap over the tongue, then down through the right eyelet. Likewise, pass the right end of the lace up through the right eyelet and back down again through the left eyelet. This will leave you with both ends of the lace under the cleat's flap.

    • 4

      Tie a firm double knot below the flap once you've achieved your desired level of tightness in the cleat's laces. If your laces are too long, you may wish to make one or two passes under the arch of your cleat, then bring both ends back up and tie your knot.