===================================================================
--- original.js
+++ change.js
@@ -288,11 +288,11 @@
 
 /**** 
 * Game Code
 ****/ 
-var mouseDownTime = 0;
 var longestStreak = 0;
 var currentStreak = 0;
+var mouseDownTime = 0;
 LK.on('tick', function () {
 	if (Math.abs(defender.x - defender.targetX) <= 5 && Math.abs(defender.y - defender.targetY) <= 5) {
 		defender.pickNewTarget();
 		defender.distanceFromTarget();
@@ -413,11 +413,11 @@
 hoopRim.y = hoop.y + hoop.children[1].y - 250;
 ball.x = 2048 / 2;
 ball.on('down', function (obj) {
 	if (!ball.hasThrown) {
+		mouseDowntime = date.Now();
 		var event = obj.event;
 		dragStart = event.getLocalPosition(game);
-		mouseDownTime = Date.now(); // Start timing when mouse is pressed down
 	}
 });
 var dragStart = null;
 game.on('move', function (obj) {
@@ -426,19 +426,17 @@
 	if (dragStart !== null && ball.distanceTo(pos.x, pos.y) > 400) {
 		game.fireBall(obj);
 	}
 });
-game.fireBall = function (obj, holdDuration) {
+game.fireBall = function (obj) {
 	if (dragStart !== null) {
 		var event = obj.event;
 		var pos = event.getLocalPosition(game);
 		var dx = pos.x - dragStart.x;
 		var dy = pos.y - dragStart.y;
 		var angle = Math.atan2(dy, dx);
-		// Adjust ball speed based on holdDuration
-		var speedMultiplier = Math.min(holdDuration, 2); // Cap the multiplier to a maximum of 2 for balance
-		ball.speed.x = Math.cos(angle) * 72 * speedMultiplier * (0.9 + powerBall.powerLevel / 10) / 3;
-		ball.speed.y = Math.sin(angle) * 72 * speedMultiplier * (0.9 + powerBall.powerLevel / 10);
+		ball.speed.x = Math.cos(angle) * 72 * 1.76 * (0.9 + powerBall.powerLevel / 10) / 3;
+		ball.speed.y = Math.sin(angle) * 72 * 1.76 * (0.9 + powerBall.powerLevel / 10);
 		ball.hasThrown = true;
 		ball.hitElement = '';
 		game.removeChild(ball);
 		game.addChild(ball);
@@ -449,15 +447,13 @@
 	if (dragStart !== null) {
 		var event = obj.event;
 		var pos = event.getLocalPosition(game);
 		var distance = Math.sqrt(Math.pow(pos.x - dragStart.x, 2) + Math.pow(pos.y - dragStart.y, 2));
-		var holdDuration = (Date.now() - mouseDownTime) / 1000; // Calculate hold duration in seconds
 		if (distance > 150) {
-			game.fireBall(obj, holdDuration); // Pass holdDuration to fireBall
+			game.fireBall(obj);
 		}
 	}
 	dragStart = null;
-	mouseDownTime = 0; // Reset mouseDownTime
 });
 var floorY = 2732 - 40 + 900 * (ball.scale.y - 1);
 ball.y = floorY - ball.height;
 LK.on('tick', function () {