Method for lacing a shoe, in particular a sports shoe, wherein the shoe has: - a shoe upper and a sole connected to the shoe upper, - a rotary fastener for lacing the shoe to the foot of the wearer by means of at least one tensioning element, wherein the rotary fastener has a rotatably arranged tensioning roller for winding up the tensioning element, wherein the tensioning roller is driven by means of an electric motor, - a switching element which is connected to a controller, wherein the electric motor can be actuated via the switching element and the controller, wherein the shoe is laced by the user of the shoe actuating the switching element, preferably with a finger, characterized in that the switching element is arranged on the instep of the shoe, wherein the switching element has a number of touch-sensitive sensors arranged next to one another, which form a surface accessible to the user, wherein a first tensioning element is arranged, which extends on the lateral side of the shoe upper, wherein a second tensioning element is arranged, which extends on the medial side of the shoe upper, wherein both tensioning elements are fastened with their two ends to the tensioning roller and each form a closed curve on the lateral side and on the medial side of the shoe upper, wherein the method comprises the steps of: - Swiping of the surface of the touch-sensitive sensors by the user, preferably with the finger, in a first direction, - Detecting of the signal from the touch-sensitive sensors by the controller and initiation of the lacing of the shoe on the wearer's foot with a first lacing force level by the controller and the electric motor. - a shoe upper and a sole connected to the shoe upper, - a rotary fastener for lacing the shoe to the foot of the wearer by means of at least one tensioning element, wherein the rotary fastener has a rotatably arranged tensioning roller for winding up the tensioning element, wherein the tensioning roller is driven by means of an electric motor, - a switching element which is connected to a controller, wherein the electric motor can be actuated via the switching element and the controller, wherein the shoe is laced by the user of the shoe actuating the switching element, preferably with a finger, characterized in that the switching element is arranged on the instep of the shoe, wherein the switching element has a number of touch-sensitive sensors arranged next to one another, which form a surface accessible to the user, wherein a first tensioning element is arranged, which extends on the lateral side of the shoe upper, wherein a second tensioning element is arranged, which extends on the medial side of the shoe upper, wherein both tensioning elements are fastened with their two ends to the tensioning roller and each form a closed curve on the lateral side and on the medial side of the shoe upper, wherein the method comprises the steps of: - Swiping of the surface of the touch-sensitive sensors by the user, preferably with the finger, in a first direction, - Detecting of the signal from the touch-sensitive sensors by the controller and initiation of the lacing of the shoe on the wearer's foot with a first lacing force level by the controller and the electric motor. - Swiping of the surface of the touch-sensitive sensors by the user, preferably with the finger, in a first direction, - Detecting of the signal from the touch-sensitive sensors by the controller and initiation of the lacing of the shoe on the wearer's foot with a first lacing force level by the controller and the electric motor.