diff --git a/Boid.pde b/Boid.pde
index 0e2e9ce..5afb3ad 100644
--- a/Boid.pde
+++ b/Boid.pde
@@ -49,31 +49,38 @@ class Boid
         //println(atan2(direction.y, direction.x) + " " + normalize_angle_left_right(kinematic.getHeading()));
         
         float directionalThreshold = .1;
-        float angleToTarget = atan2(direction.y, direction.x) - normalize_angle_left_right(kinematic.getHeading());
+        //You have to normalize this too or the boid goes the wrong way sometimes
+        float angleToTarget = normalize_angle_left_right(atan2(direction.y, direction.x) - normalize_angle_left_right(kinematic.getHeading()));
         float arrivalThreshold = 60.0;
         
         //This just draws a circle for visual debugging purposes
         circle(target.x, target.y, 3);
         
         //prints the angle to the target
-        //println(angleToTarget);
+        println(angleToTarget);
         
         //if the angle is larger than the threshold in the positive direction, rotate counterclockwise
-        if (angleToTarget > directionalThreshold) {
+        if (angleToTarget > directionalThreshold && direction.mag() > 30) {
           kinematic.increaseSpeed(0.0, +1);
           
+        } else if (angleToTarget > directionalThreshold && direction.mag() > 15) {
+          kinematic.increaseSpeed(0.0, +.5);
+          
         //if the angle is smaller than the threshold in the negative direction, rotate clockwise
-        } else if (angleToTarget < -directionalThreshold) {
+        } else if (angleToTarget < -directionalThreshold && direction.mag() > 30) {
           kinematic.increaseSpeed(0.0, -1);
           
+        } else if (angleToTarget < -directionalThreshold && direction.mag() > 15) {
+          kinematic.increaseSpeed(0.0, -.5);
+          
         //if the angle is within our threshold, stop our rotational velocity by rotating opposite
         } else if (directionalThreshold > angleToTarget) {
           
           if (kinematic.getRotationalVelocity() > 0) {
-            kinematic.increaseSpeed(0.0, -1);
+            kinematic.increaseSpeed(0.0, -kinematic.getRotationalVelocity());
           }
           else if (kinematic.getRotationalVelocity() < 0) {
-            kinematic.increaseSpeed(0.0, 1); 
+            kinematic.increaseSpeed(0.0, kinematic.getRotationalVelocity()); 
           }
         }