Well if they are under waranty you can send them to a certified repair center through someone like Seyberts to be repaired and retain the waranty. If the waranty is not an issue I use the yellow micarta sold here on the forums by Masonh, it plays great and holds up great. I only uise the rod form so you keep the cap needed with this thin wall ferrule, I play with two 314-2 shafts changed to this way for over 3 years now.--Leonard