zlacker

It's all in how you start the knot and how you do the swoop. Learning to do the swoop differently is hard. Much easier to retrain yourself in doing the correct start. I've taught several adults how to tie their shoes.

Instead of doing Left-Over-Right, Do Right-Over-Left (or vice versa if you do your swoop differently than me).

I personally do not like the "Ian Knot". It requires you to take both hands off from the first cross, which results in looser laces.

__________

For those that want security without struggling to remove a double knot, this is the method I learned in the military:

Tie a simple not at the end of each lace just above the straight plastic piece. These simple knots never get untied.

Tie your boots with whatever method you normally use.

Pull the loops as big as they will become, the small knots at the end of the laces will stop at the center knot.

(Optional) Tuck your longer than normal loops into your boot so you don't look like an idiot. This gives a clean look in all footware, not just boots.

The laces will likely never come undone, and you won't have to struggle to remove a double knot.