diff --git a/src/Arts.cs b/src/Arts.cs
index 52d7c5d..8389899 100644
--- a/src/Arts.cs
+++ b/src/Arts.cs
@@ -21,11 +21,6 @@ static class Arts
 
     static TextStyle text_style;
 
-    // slash tip pos frame circle buffer
-    static int tip_index = 0;
-    static int tip_count = 12;
-    static Vec3[] tip_buffer = new Vec3[tip_count];
-
     public static void Init()
     {
         foreach (ModelNode node in assets_model.Nodes)
@@ -76,6 +71,11 @@ static class Arts
         mat_slash.FaceCull = Cull.None;
     }
 
+    // slash tip pos frame circle buffer [!] move out of render class
+    static int tip_index = 0;
+    static int tip_count = 24; // [!] this needs to be scaled with headset framerate
+    static Vec3[] tip_buffer = new Vec3[tip_count];
+
     // [!] hacky offset stepper for noise
     public static int offset = 0;
     static int offstep() => offset += 100;
@@ -248,14 +248,17 @@ static class Arts
         tip_index = (tip_index + 1) % tip_count;
         tip_buffer[tip_index] = tip_pos;
         Vec3 oldest_tip = tip_buffer[(tip_index + 1) % tip_count];
+        Vec3 mid_tip = tip_buffer[(tip_index + (tip_count / 3) * 2) % tip_count];
         mesh.SetData(
             new Vertex[] {
-                new(    blade_pos, V.XYZ(0,0,1)),
-                new(     tip_pos, V.XYZ(0,0,1)),
-                new(oldest_tip, V.XYZ(0,0,1))
+                new( blade_pos, V.XYZ(0,0,1)),
+                new(   tip_pos, V.XYZ(0,0,1)),
+                new(   mid_tip, V.XYZ(0,0,1)),
+                new(oldest_tip, V.XYZ(0,0,1)),
             },
             new uint[] {
-                0, 1, 2
+                0, 1, 2,
+                0, 2, 3,
             }
         );
         mesh.Draw(