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Yes, you could also completely hook one side, then the next, rather than crossing in between as you are now... either way gets the job done, but the way I lace my skates once I get to the hooks I never let go of each lace, so crossing like you are would be difficult.
I I lace my speed hooks the way the pro-shop lady showed me, crossing back and forth with both laces at the same time, wrapping them around the speed hooks. I don't let go of the laces, except to transfer them from one hand to the other as they cross over, and I do that the whole time while lacing the speed hooks.
You do the hooks with just one hand? I have never done this - I don't think I would be able to get just the right tension if I did that. I asked another skater at my rink today about that and she said that she had seen it done (mostly hockey skaters I think) but that most people use both hands. Anyone else have a comment on this?
No, I use both hands. But I transfer the laces from one hand to the other, switching back and forth. Left lace goes into the right hand, right lace goes into the left hand. Hook them, then vice versa, if that makes sense?