In reply to jon:
> Don't use them. They're completely unnecessary.
People use rubber tips to minimise the erosion caused by walking poles , not the end of the world and most of the damage will presumably be done to already heavily worn areas of high traffic and popular paths but completely unecessary is a bit harsh. There was an article in the Scottish Mountaineer about it a few years ago.
To the op: if you don't want to glue them then either duct tape them on or try wrapping a bit of self amalgamating tape around the plastic part of the tip before putting them on. Depending on how tapered the end of your pole is and how long your rubber tip is a jubilee clip might help hold them on but you'll have to tape over that too to stop it ripping your trousers.
Post edited at 07:45