diff --git a/lib/scatter.js b/lib/scatter.js
index 91cc2b3..599b64d 100644
--- a/lib/scatter.js
+++ b/lib/scatter.js
@@ -89,22 +89,39 @@ export class ResizeEvent extends BaseEvent {
  * @constructor
  */
 
-let ThrowableObjects = new Set()
-let ThrowableRequests = null
 
-function stepThrowAnimation() {
-    let clones = [...ThrowableObjects]
-    ThrowableObjects.clear()
-    for(let obj of clones) {
-        obj.animateThrow()
+class RequestFrameThrower {
+    /** Implemenents the standard throw behavior. */
+    animateThrow(throwable) {
+        /*** Calls the animateThrow method in sync with the display link. */
+        requestAnimationFrame(throwable.animateThrow.bind(throwable))
     }
 }
 
-function startThrowableLoop() {
-    setInterval(stepThrowAnimation, 33)
-    return true
+class TimeoutThrower {
+
+    constructor(delay=20) {
+        this.throwables = new Set()
+        this.delay = delay
+        setTimeout(this.animateStep.bind(this), this.delay)
+    }
+
+    animateThrow(throwable) {
+        this.throwables.add(throwable)
+    }
+
+    animateStep() {
+        let active = [...this.throwables]
+        this.throwables.clear()
+        for(let throwable of active) {
+            throwable.animateThrow()
+        }
+        setTimeout(this.animateStep.bind(this), this.delay)
+    }
 }
 
+let thrower = new RequestFrameThrower()
+
 class Throwable {
     constructor({
         movableX = true,
@@ -127,6 +144,14 @@ class Throwable {
         //console.log("onThrowFinished", onThrowFinished)
     }
 
+    static defaultThrow() {
+        thrower = new RequestFrameThrower()
+    }
+
+    static timeoutThrow() {
+        thrower = new TimeoutThrower()
+    }
+
     observeVelocity() {
         this.lastframe = performance.now()
     }
@@ -155,8 +180,22 @@ class Throwable {
         }
     }
 
+    addTestVelocity(delta, dt=20, buffer = 5) {
+        let t = performance.now()
+        let velocity = {
+            t: t,
+            dt: dt,
+            dx: delta.x ,
+            dy: delta.y 
+        }
+        for(let i=0; i<buffer; i++) {
+            velocity.t += dt
+            this.velocities.push(velocity)
+        }
+    }
+
     meanVelocity(milliseconds = 30) {
-        this.addVelocity({ x: 0, y: 0, number: 1 })
+     //   this.addVelocity({ x: 0, y: 0, number: 1 })
         let sum = { x: 0, y: 0 }
         let count = 0
         let t = 0
@@ -181,6 +220,7 @@ class Throwable {
 
     startThrow() {
         this.velocity = this.meanVelocity()
+        console.log("startThrow", this.velocity)
         if (this.velocity != null) {
             // Call next velocity to ansure that specializations
             // that use keepOnStage are called
@@ -200,9 +240,6 @@ class Throwable {
 
     recurseAnimateThrow() {
         ThrowableObjects.add(this)
-        if (ThrowableRequests == null) {
-            ThrowableRequests = startThrowableLoop()
-        }
     }
 
     animateThrow(time) {
@@ -223,11 +260,11 @@ class Throwable {
 
             this.onDragUpdate(d)
             if (dt == 0 || this.needsAnimation()) {
-                this.recurseAnimateThrow()
+                thrower.animateThrow(this)
                 return
             } else {
                 if (this.isOutside()) {
-                    this.recurseAnimateThrow()
+                    thrower.animateThrow(this)
                     return
                 }
             }