diff --git a/src/scene/playercharacternode.cpp b/src/scene/playercharacternode.cpp
index d90d752..8ad8303 100644
--- a/src/scene/playercharacternode.cpp
+++ b/src/scene/playercharacternode.cpp
@@ -60,9 +60,6 @@ PlayerCharacterNode::PlayerCharacterNode(bool noClip) :
     m_noclipMode(noClip),
     m_inputActions({NO_ACTION, NO_ACTION, NO_ACTION, NO_ACTION, NO_ACTION})
 {
-
-    m_motionState = new btDefaultMotionState();
-
     // Create the shape
     btCollisionShape *shape = new btCapsuleShape(PLAYER_RADIUS, PLAYER_HEIGHT);
 
@@ -71,7 +68,7 @@ PlayerCharacterNode::PlayerCharacterNode(bool noClip) :
     shape->calculateLocalInertia(1.0, localInertia);
 
     // Create the rigid body object
-    m_rigidBody = new btRigidBody(1.0, m_motionState, shape, localInertia);
+    m_rigidBody = new btRigidBody(1.0, nullptr, shape, localInertia);
 
     // capsule always pointing up
     m_rigidBody->setSleepingThresholds(0.0, 0.0);
diff --git a/src/scene/playercharacternode.h b/src/scene/playercharacternode.h
index 27bda22..0c13e17 100644
--- a/src/scene/playercharacternode.h
+++ b/src/scene/playercharacternode.h
@@ -34,7 +34,6 @@ public:
 class PlayerCharacterNode : public CameraNode
 {
     btRigidBody* m_rigidBody;
-    btDefaultMotionState *m_motionState;
     FirstPersonCamera m_fpsCamera;
 
     bool m_noclipMode;
diff --git a/src/test/main.cpp b/src/test/main.cpp
index 20ccde6..364a8c3 100644
--- a/src/test/main.cpp
+++ b/src/test/main.cpp
@@ -151,11 +151,11 @@ int main(){
     scene.setMainCamera(trackBallCam);
 */
     // first person player controller
-    PlayerCharacterNode *player = new PlayerCharacterNode();
+    PlayerCharacterNode *player = new PlayerCharacterNode(false);
     player->setInputs(myKeysMap::MOVE_FORWARD, myKeysMap::MOVE_BACKWARD, myKeysMap::STRAFE_LEFT, myKeysMap::STRAFE_RIGHT, myKeysMap::TOGGLE_NOCLIP);
     scene->getRootObject()->addChild(player);
     scene->setMainCamera(player);
-    player->setPosition(0.f, 10.f, 0.f);
+    player->setPosition(0.f, 15.f, 0.f);
     engine.getPhysics()->addRigidBody(player->getRigidbody());
 
     // throw cubes and spheres with mouse clicks
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@ int main(){
     scene->getRootObject()->addChild(sunLight);
 
     // terrain
- //   generateTerrain(scene, engine.getPhysics());
+    //generateTerrain(scene, engine.getPhysics());
 
     // shell output tests
     engine.outputShell("Hello World!");
diff --git a/src/test/potator.cpp b/src/test/potator.cpp
index de7444b..e6ff8ae 100644
--- a/src/test/potator.cpp
+++ b/src/test/potator.cpp
@@ -118,8 +118,8 @@ void Potator::throwSphere()
     glm::vec3 dir(0, 1, 0);
     if(m_player != nullptr)
     {
-        pos = m_player->getEyePosition();
         dir = m_player->getDirection();
+        pos = m_player->getEyePosition() + dir*2.f;
     }
     float throwForce = 20.f;