right then ahead sticks...
yes you are right to heat up the new covers before putting them on the actual sticks, this causes the covers to expand slightly, then when it cools down it goes back to its original shape giving a perfect tight fit. Excuse the 'geekyness' heh heh im doing some exams in the summer so i need some knowledge eh?
I havnt heard of the problem where the cover dosent go on even when it is heated. This is what i might suggest
1. You have the wrong size cover, look on the aluminium handle part of the stick and on the somewhere it will either say ST, MT or LT. Make sure the covers you get are the ones that are on your stick handle eg if you have MT written on your handle then you need to get MT covers
2. You're not heating them properly, i used my mums hairdryer for this, its one hell of a powerful thing, stick it in a jet fighter and away you go!! anyway back to the point, what i did was hold the end with a towel and put the hairdryer on maximum and made sure i covered all of the cover until it started to flop around in my hand rather than just stay upright
4. Make sure the 'spacer ring' is on the stick when you put the new covers on, this is the little metal ring that goes between the actual handle and the cover
3. Make sure you put it on properly, once you have heated the cover and while its still hot put it on the stick, careful not to burn your hands, then while it is still hot grab the stick by the cover, maybe with a towel, oven glove or something then hit the butt of the stick (the end of the handle) on a hard surface a couple of time to seat it on nicely, leave it to cool down, then get the tip, put it on and screw it on 2 turns, get some superglue, i used some instant dry stuff, and put a small amount of superglue on the threads and screw on your tip until its flush with the cover, dont over tighten it, the superglue keeps it on
Hope ive helped cause it took bloody ages to type that!!
