Thanks for your response. I was flying the Zero G with my granddaughter. The wind picked up and I made a serious error. The kite started for the ground and I kept tension on the string; so easy to have let go of the line. A perfect nose dive. It broke the nose spine. I've had this kite for four years. Feeling a little bit foolish.On their site Prism says, "This is the rod that is on the front half of the kite, it comes with all the works for an easy swap." I'll try the heat. Just maybe that will do it. About to give it a try. Sent from my [device_name] using http://KiteLife mobile app