I bought the X45, a week later the 532 came out! My 45 has a rough patch in the stick where the rubber like cover meets the base of the stick and gets stuck sometimes, other than that I have no issues, and I hear that the 52 is pretty much bullet proof also......might just be a case of really bad luck. Can you try again and see if they can send you a new one? Slainte, Andy NZCH