Removal of first eyelet=more clipper flatness?

Senor Grommet · Post by **Senor Grommet** » 14 Mar 2005 12:33

has anyone else noticed that by removing the first eyelet of the rod laver shoe that one's ability to achieve flatter clippers greatly increases??? It does for me anyway.

quadgun · Post by **quadgun** » 14 Mar 2005 14:14

By first eyelet, do you mean the one closest to your toes or your ankle?

brian relly · Post by **brian relly** » 14 Mar 2005 14:44

Yeah, but only because I laced them up normally after I did this, so the top of my foot has more resistance, which flattens out the sole and the whole outside surface more, rather than the lower tongue, or "knuckle" part of your foot, because previously there were no laces there, due to the toe wall lacings.

Jdigges · Post by **Jdigges** » 14 Mar 2005 18:15

Aye you talking about leather or mesh?

mosher · Post by **mosher** » 14 Mar 2005 18:22

I believe he is talking about the topmost eyelet.

The arc of my broka mod sliced off the first eyelet on my climas. I have done this on my lavers in the same way.

You can feel the tendon/bonething that presses against the shoe, ankle movement is restricted at the point where the shoe presses against that tendon.

This mod helps mostly in the sense of getting your heel down and your toes up, not so much in the rolling over sideways sense, the other part of the broka mod is for that.

And it doesn't matter if it's leather or mesh.

Senor Grommet · Post by **Senor Grommet** » 14 Mar 2005 19:43

No, I am talking about the lowest eyelet, the eyelet you'd cut off to open up the toe box. When I did this, I could much more easily attain crank by "knuckling" my toes. It helps to create a flatter stalling surface by elevating the toe region in relation to the heel.

peanutbuterboy · Post by **peanutbuterboy** » 14 Mar 2005 19:49

You only cut one off....I cut the bottom two and I dont notice any change in my clippers. I have some of those magic ankles that do what ever I want them too

mosher · Post by **mosher** » 14 Mar 2005 22:02

My post still holds.

C-Fan · Post by **C-Fan** » 14 Mar 2005 22:32

Hold still, my post

ShredOnLawn · Post by **ShredOnLawn** » 16 Mar 2005 00:14

After Modifications on 3 different kinds of shoes and over 12 pair of Lavers I've found the best mods is leaving al the eyelets but cutting off as much of the wings as I can without cutting the eyelet. It helps my Fairy and Pxie but leaves my clipper unchanged.
However, cutting out the inside layer of canvas on the inside surface panel and outside surface panel gives the shoe a tighter more comfortable fit that helps me be able to curl my toes more forcing the inside surface to flatten out more.
I vote no.

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Removal of first eyelet=more clipper flatness?

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Removal of first eyelet=more clipper flatness?