diff --git a/Assets/ControllerMapper.asset b/Assets/ControllerMapper.asset
index e3d0d54..23af3fe 100644
--- a/Assets/ControllerMapper.asset
+++ b/Assets/ControllerMapper.asset
@@ -17,9 +17,6 @@ MonoBehaviour:
     - name: Jump
       XboxButtons: 00000000
       KeyboardKeys: 
-    - name: Throw
-      XboxButtons: 01000000
-      KeyboardKeys: 
     - name: Sleep
       XboxButtons: 02000000
       KeyboardKeys: 
@@ -48,6 +45,9 @@ MonoBehaviour:
     - name: LookBackward
       Axis: 07000000
       KeyboardKeys: 
+    - name: Throw
+      Axis: 09000000
+      KeyboardKeys: 
     ButtonStates: []
   - name: Sleeping
     ButtonActions:
diff --git a/Assets/Prefabs/Child.prefab b/Assets/Prefabs/Child.prefab
index 1a95327..ba943e0 100644
--- a/Assets/Prefabs/Child.prefab
+++ b/Assets/Prefabs/Child.prefab
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ MonoBehaviour:
   m_Script: {fileID: 11500000, guid: 567fe96dcacb08f4ab716a98ce99fc88, type: 3}
   m_Name: 
   m_EditorClassIdentifier: 
-  minAngleRange: 60
+  minAngleRange: 10
 --- !u!135 &13545904
 SphereCollider:
   m_ObjectHideFlags: 1
@@ -214,6 +214,10 @@ Prefab:
       propertyPath: Speed
       value: 2
       objectReference: {fileID: 0}
+    - target: {fileID: 0}
+      propertyPath: minAngleRange
+      value: 10
+      objectReference: {fileID: 0}
     m_RemovedComponents: []
   m_ParentPrefab: {fileID: 0}
   m_RootGameObject: {fileID: 190616}
diff --git a/Assets/Scripts/AutoTarget.cs b/Assets/Scripts/AutoTarget.cs
index 1dabcd8..178e3ad 100644
--- a/Assets/Scripts/AutoTarget.cs
+++ b/Assets/Scripts/AutoTarget.cs
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ using System.Collections.Generic;
 public class AutoTarget : MonoBehaviour
 {
     private List<Transform> targets;
-    public float minAngleRange = 60f;
+    public float minAngleRange = 20f;
 
 	// Use this for initialization
 	void Start () 
diff --git a/Assets/Scripts/ChildController.cs b/Assets/Scripts/ChildController.cs
index bde9551..2f33e1d 100644
--- a/Assets/Scripts/ChildController.cs
+++ b/Assets/Scripts/ChildController.cs
@@ -88,6 +88,22 @@ public class ChildController : MonoBehaviour
                     Mathf.Atan2(xLookingValue, zLookingValue) * Mathf.Rad2Deg -90, // -90 to correct forward facing angle... 
                     transform.eulerAngles.z);
             }
+        }
+        else {
+            _child.target = null; // no auto targeting when not actively pressing the joystick in a direction
+
+            // if player is not look with the right joystick, then face the direction we're going
+            // if left joystick is used, else we don't change the facing direction
+            if (xValue != 0 || zValue!= 0) {
+                transform.eulerAngles = new Vector3(
+                    transform.eulerAngles.x,
+                    Mathf.Atan2(xValue, zValue) * Mathf.Rad2Deg - 90,
+                    transform.eulerAngles.z);
+            }
+        }
+
+        if (input.Ranges.ContainsKey("Throw")) {
+            _child.Throw();
         }
     }
 
@@ -111,10 +127,6 @@ public class ChildController : MonoBehaviour
             _child.WakeUp();
             InputManager.Instance.PushActiveContext("Awake", (int)PlayerNumber);
         }
-
-        if (input.Actions.Contains("Throw")) {
-            _child.Throw();
-        }
     }
 
 }