I had the same problem with my old WB, what i did was took my dremel with a sanding stone and sanded some of the gunk that was around the hold, this helped a bit but not good enough. I tried teflon on my arrows, only a temp. solution. SoI bought a new one. Heres a tip, if you wear face paint. make sure your hands are clean before you handle your arrows and other equipment. Face paint will dry to your WB.