diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 594f5cb..8bb235b 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -633,6 +633,15 @@ dependencies = [
  "rodio",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "bevy_ballistic"
+version = "0.1.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "4fe5d0a61d5239c0bdacc0b4a917d1f485decfb5c316432e48d6f80cd2c39fc6"
+dependencies = [
+ "bevy_math",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "bevy_color"
 version = "0.15.4"
@@ -2906,6 +2915,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "bevy",
  "bevy-inspector-egui",
  "bevy_asset_loader",
+ "bevy_ballistic",
  "bevy_polyline",
  "bevy_sprite3d",
  "bevy_trenchbroom",
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 1d86997..be86a4f 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ bevy_sprite3d = "4.0.0"
 rand = "=0.8.5"
 bevy-inspector-egui = { version = "0.30", optional = true }
 bevy_polyline = "0.11.0"
+bevy_ballistic = "0.1.0"
 
 [lints.clippy]
 too_many_arguments = "allow"
diff --git a/src/abilities/thrown.rs b/src/abilities/thrown.rs
index 27e7214..d9237cd 100644
--- a/src/abilities/thrown.rs
+++ b/src/abilities/thrown.rs
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ use crate::{
 };
 use avian3d::prelude::*;
 use bevy::{pbr::NotShadowCaster, prelude::*};
+use bevy_ballistic::launch_velocity;
 use bevy_sprite3d::{Sprite3dBuilder, Sprite3dParams};
 use std::f32::consts::PI;
 
@@ -47,52 +48,6 @@ fn setup(mut commands: Commands, assets: Res<GameAssets>, mut sprite_params: Spr
     });
 }
 
-fn launch_velocity(
-    start_pos: Vec3,
-    target_pos: Vec3,
-    initial_velocity: f32,
-    gravity: f32,
-) -> Option<Vec3> {
-    // Calculate displacement
-    let delta = target_pos - start_pos;
-
-    // Calculate horizontal distance
-    let horizontal_dist = (delta.x * delta.x + delta.z * delta.z).sqrt();
-
-    // Calculate terms for the quadratic formula
-    let v_squared = initial_velocity * initial_velocity;
-    let discriminant = v_squared * v_squared
-        - gravity * (gravity * horizontal_dist * horizontal_dist + 2.0 * delta.y * v_squared);
-
-    if discriminant < 0.0 {
-        return None;
-    }
-
-    // Calculate pitch angles
-    let term1 = v_squared / (gravity * horizontal_dist);
-    let term2 = discriminant.sqrt() / (gravity * horizontal_dist);
-
-    // let pitch_high = (term1 + term2).atan();
-    let pitch_low = (term1 - term2).atan();
-
-    // Calculate yaw angle
-    let yaw = delta.z.atan2(delta.x);
-
-    let pitch = pitch_low;
-
-    let dir_x = pitch.cos() * yaw.cos();
-    let dir_y = pitch.sin();
-    let dir_z = pitch.cos() * yaw.sin();
-
-    let result = Vec3::new(
-        initial_velocity * dir_x,
-        initial_velocity * dir_y,
-        initial_velocity * dir_z,
-    );
-
-    Some(result)
-}
-
 fn on_trigger_state(
     trigger: Trigger<TriggerState>,
     mut commands: Commands,
@@ -135,6 +90,7 @@ fn on_trigger_state(
                 SPEED,
                 9.81,
             )
+            .map(|(low, _)| low)
             .unwrap()
         } else {
             rotation.mul_quat(Quat::from_rotation_y(-PI / 2.))