diff --git a/libraries/display-plugins/src/display-plugins/hmd/HmdDisplayPlugin.cpp b/libraries/display-plugins/src/display-plugins/hmd/HmdDisplayPlugin.cpp
index 70535e7a0a..ad165beba1 100644
--- a/libraries/display-plugins/src/display-plugins/hmd/HmdDisplayPlugin.cpp
+++ b/libraries/display-plugins/src/display-plugins/hmd/HmdDisplayPlugin.cpp
@@ -374,7 +374,8 @@ void HmdDisplayPlugin::updateFrameData() {
         }
 
         // this offset needs to match GRAB_POINT_SPHERE_OFFSET in scripts/system/libraries/controllers.js
-        static const vec3 GRAB_POINT_SPHERE_OFFSET = vec3(0.1f, 0.04f, -0.32f);
+        //static const vec3 GRAB_POINT_SPHERE_OFFSET = vec3(0.1f, 0.04f, -0.32f);
+        static const vec3 GRAB_POINT_SPHERE_OFFSET = vec3(0.0f, 0.0f, -0.175f);
         vec3 grabPointOffset = GRAB_POINT_SPHERE_OFFSET;
         if (i == 0) {
             grabPointOffset.x *= -1.0f; // this changes between left and right hands
diff --git a/scripts/system/controllers/handControllerGrab.js b/scripts/system/controllers/handControllerGrab.js
index 2ebf7a828d..6dedbec381 100644
--- a/scripts/system/controllers/handControllerGrab.js
+++ b/scripts/system/controllers/handControllerGrab.js
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ var CHECK_TOO_FAR_UNEQUIP_TIME = 0.3; // seconds, duration between checks
 
 
 var GRAB_POINT_SPHERE_RADIUS = NEAR_GRAB_RADIUS;
-var GRAB_POINT_SPHERE_COLOR = { red: 20, green: 90, blue: 238 };
+var GRAB_POINT_SPHERE_COLOR = { red: 240, green: 240, blue: 240 };
 var GRAB_POINT_SPHERE_ALPHA = 0.85;
 
 
diff --git a/scripts/system/libraries/controllers.js b/scripts/system/libraries/controllers.js
index 9bae46380e..c77ce4578c 100644
--- a/scripts/system/libraries/controllers.js
+++ b/scripts/system/libraries/controllers.js
@@ -10,9 +10,10 @@
 
 // var GRAB_POINT_SPHERE_OFFSET = { x: 0, y: 0.2, z: 0 };
 // var GRAB_POINT_SPHERE_OFFSET = { x: 0.1, y: 0.175, z: 0.04 };
+// var GRAB_POINT_SPHERE_OFFSET = { x: 0.1, y: 0.32, z: 0.04 };
 
 // this offset needs to match the one in libraries/display-plugins/src/display-plugins/hmd/HmdDisplayPlugin.cpp
-var GRAB_POINT_SPHERE_OFFSET = { x: 0.1, y: 0.32, z: 0.04 };
+var GRAB_POINT_SPHERE_OFFSET = { x: 0.0, y: 0.175, z: 0.0 };
 
 getGrabPointSphereOffset = function(handController) {
     if (handController === Controller.Standard.RightHand) {