mo: Thanks again for the reply. I will try 2mm
Besercoe: Thanks for the great information. I am going to fill in the gap with some epoxy. Then I am going to glue a reinforcement piece on the bottom side and finally use some moly on the groves
King-G: I agree, if this is the trick then something should be placed in the instructions to grease the posts. Or, the post should be improved to handle the impact
To everyone, thanks again for the replies -- while I am not the best pilot in the world and drive my share of poor lines, at least its nice to know I am not crazy and others do have this same problem. Thanks for all the suggestions