On Wednesday, May 4, 2016 at 9:04:25 AM UTC-7, Jonathan St. Cloud wrote:
Might I ask you to explain this statement?

On Tuesday, May 3, 2016 at 7:14:05 PM UTC-7, wrote:
Do your hiking boots have lace hooks? If so, they are not safe for going parachuting.

Lace hooks are also parachute suspension line hooks.
If you open the chute head down or tumbling and get a line stuck in your shoe, you may be wishing the lace hook would cut the suspension line.
Jim