the clamp works well along with the attachment point.

I couldn't get a good clamp on the rod with the base until I figured out that I needed to line up the bottom of the rod with the bottom of the ribbing (a couple mm from the bottom) of the clamp

The item is made of a malleable/pliable solid rod that is clamped on the base mount and the same with the ram attachment.

The clamps held the bar and ball joint really well but this product just didn't work for my iPad mini

The clamps held the bar and ball joint really well but this product just didn't work for my iPad mini

and I tried to make them as sharp as

Now it doesn't move side to side but rather forward and reward as if there was some play in the rod