diff --git a/src/game/controls.rs b/src/game/controls.rs
index f1d2d78..32606d1 100644
--- a/src/game/controls.rs
+++ b/src/game/controls.rs
@@ -1,9 +1,6 @@
 use piston_window::*;
 use piston_window::math::*;
 
-static TURN_RATE: Scalar = 4.0;
-static THRUST_RATE: Scalar = 4.0;
-
 pub struct Controls {
     up_d: bool,
     down_d: bool,
@@ -45,32 +42,27 @@ impl Controls {
         }
     }
 
-    pub fn velocity_change(&self, rot: Scalar, dt: Scalar) -> Vec2d {
-        let thrust = if self.up_d {
-            THRUST_RATE * dt
+    pub fn thrust_control(&self) -> Scalar {
+        if self.up_d {
+            1.0
         } else if self.down_d {
-            -THRUST_RATE * dt
-        } else {
-            0.0
-        };
-        if thrust != 0.0 {
-            [rot.cos() * thrust, rot.sin() * thrust]
-        } else {
-            [0.0, 0.0]
-        }
-    }
-
-    pub fn rotation_change(&self, dt: Scalar) -> Scalar {
-        if self.left_d {
-            -TURN_RATE * dt
-        } else if self.right_d {
-            TURN_RATE * dt
+            -1.0
         } else {
             0.0
         }
     }
 
-    pub fn fire_check(&mut self) -> bool {
+    pub fn rotation_control(&self) -> Scalar {
+        if self.right_d {
+            1.0
+        } else if self.left_d {
+            -1.0
+        } else {
+            0.0
+        }
+    }
+
+    pub fn fire_control(&mut self) -> bool {
         let firing = self.fire;
         self.fire = false;
         firing
diff --git a/src/game/mod.rs b/src/game/mod.rs
index d64f3f3..a7cdb2c 100644
--- a/src/game/mod.rs
+++ b/src/game/mod.rs
@@ -87,18 +87,20 @@ impl Game {
     }
 
     pub fn update(&mut self, args: UpdateArgs) {
-        let dv = self.controls.velocity_change(self.player.rotation, args.dt);
-        let dr = self.controls.rotation_change(args.dt);
-        let firing = self.controls.fire_check();
+        let thr = self.controls.thrust_control();
+        let rot = self.controls.rotation_control();
+        let firing = self.controls.fire_control();
+
+        self.player.update(thr, rot, args.dt, &self.map);
 
-        self.player.update(dv, dr, &self.map);
         for bullet in self.bullets.iter_mut() { bullet.update(args.dt); }
         self.bullets.retain(|&ref bullet| bullet.ttl > 0.0);
         if firing {
             let (nose, dir, vel) = self.player.trajectory();
-            let bul = Bullet::new(nose, add(vel,mul_scalar(dir, 3.0)), 2.0);
+            let bul = Bullet::new(nose, add(vel, mul_scalar(dir, 3.0)), 2.0);
             self.bullets.push(bul);
         }
+
         self.camera.follow(self.player.position, &self.map);
     }
 
diff --git a/src/game/ship.rs b/src/game/ship.rs
index 91d6e37..4e2e155 100644
--- a/src/game/ship.rs
+++ b/src/game/ship.rs
@@ -3,6 +3,9 @@ use std::f64::consts::*;
 
 use super::map::Map;
 
+static TURN_RATE: Scalar = 4.0;
+static THRUST_RATE: Scalar = 4.0;
+
 const SHIP_POLY: &'static [[Scalar; 2]] = &[
     [-10.0, -8.0],
     [10.0, 0.0],
@@ -26,10 +29,15 @@ impl Ship {
         }
     }
 
-    pub fn update(&mut self, dv: Vec2d, dr: Scalar, map: &Map) {
+    pub fn update(&mut self, thr: Scalar, rot: Scalar, dt: Scalar, map: &Map) {
+        let thrust = thr * THRUST_RATE * dt;
+        let dv = [self.rotation.cos() * thrust, self.rotation.sin() * thrust];
+        let dr = rot * TURN_RATE * dt;
+
         self.rotation += dr;
         self.velocity = add(self.velocity, dv);
         self.position = add(self.position, self.velocity);
+
         if self.position[0] > map.width {
             self.velocity[0] = 0.0;
             self.position[0] = map.width;