Double Boa FTW. Especially if you're lazy like I am, and tend to take shortcuts when removing shoes, which eventually results in the heel cup getting shredded. Boas open up in like a second. My shoes have 10,000+ miles on them and the insides look brand new. I do not have high arches, so I cannot speak to that. Feet like a duck-- long, wide, and flat-- so I never managed to find a velcro/buckle shoe that fit comfortably at all. The only choices for me are laces or Boas, and the Boas make life a lot nicer.