mastertangler wrote on Dec 14^th, 2010 at 12:13am:

Neil I've monkeyed around with them for 10 minutes and even tried doubling them up. No dice. The OTB laces are flat, thin and slick. The locks just can't seem to get a bite. I understand why they come untied easily.

When you press the cord lock head down and release it (without a lace through the hole) is there any gap showing in the lace thread-thur hole?  The ones I have show no space at all.  This places the plastic "wedge" in the center of the "plunger" ABOVE the edge of the hole when closed.

BTW:  I didn't cut down my flat laces on the OTB boots, but I do stuff the ends under the elastic lace pouch at the top of the tongue.

dd