diff --git a/scripts/system/controllers/handControllerGrab.js b/scripts/system/controllers/handControllerGrab.js
index d49579ce3f..aa61081da9 100644
--- a/scripts/system/controllers/handControllerGrab.js
+++ b/scripts/system/controllers/handControllerGrab.js
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ var WEB_TOUCH_Y_OFFSET = 0.05; // how far forward (or back with a negative numbe
 //
 // distant manipulation
 //
-var accelarationStartingPoint = 0;
+var linearTimeScale = 0;
 var DISTANCE_HOLDING_RADIUS_FACTOR = 3.5; // multiplied by distance between hand and object
 var DISTANCE_HOLDING_ACTION_TIMEFRAME = 0.1; // how quickly objects move to their new position
 var DISTANCE_HOLDING_UNITY_MASS = 1200; //  The mass at which the distance holding action timeframe is unmodified
@@ -2525,14 +2525,8 @@ function MyController(hand) {
         // compute the mass for the purpose of energy and how quickly to move object
         this.mass = this.getMass(grabbedProperties.dimensions, grabbedProperties.density);
         var distanceToObject = Vec3.length(Vec3.subtract(MyAvatar.position, grabbedProperties.position));
-        
-
-        var MyAvatarHipsPosition = MyAvatar.getJointPosition("Hips");   
-        var distanceToHandFromAvatarHips = Vec3.length(Vec3.subtract(worldControllerPosition, MyAvatarHipsPosition));
-        var ACCELERATION_START_THRESHOLD = 0.95;
-        this.accelarationStartingPoint = (distanceToHandFromAvatarHips * ACCELERATION_START_THRESHOLD);
         var timeScale = this.distanceGrabTimescale(this.mass, distanceToObject);
-
+        this.linearTimeScale = timeScale;
         this.actionID = NULL_UUID;
         this.actionID = Entities.addAction("spring", this.grabbedThingID, {
             targetPosition: this.currentObjectPosition,
@@ -2625,13 +2619,7 @@ function MyController(hand) {
         }
 
         // don't let grabRadius go all the way to zero, because it can't come back from that
-        var MINIMUM_GRAB_RADIUS = 0.3;
-        var MyAvatarHipsPosition = MyAvatar.getJointPosition("Hips");   
-        var distanceToHandFromAvatarHips = Vec3.length(Vec3.subtract(worldControllerPosition, MyAvatarHipsPosition));
-        if(distanceToHandFromAvatarHips <= this.accelarationStartingPoint && this.grabRadius >= MINIMUM_GRAB_RADIUS){
-            var RAPID_PACE_RATE = 2;
-            this.grabRadius = (this.grabRadius / RAPID_PACE_RATE);
-        }
+        var MINIMUM_GRAB_RADIUS = 0.1;
         if (this.grabRadius < MINIMUM_GRAB_RADIUS) {
             this.grabRadius = MINIMUM_GRAB_RADIUS;
         }
@@ -2670,9 +2658,13 @@ function MyController(hand) {
                            this.grabbedThingID);
 
         var distanceToObject = Vec3.length(Vec3.subtract(MyAvatar.position, this.currentObjectPosition));
+        this.linearTimeScale = (this.linearTimeScale / 2);
+        if(this.linearTimeScale <= DISTANCE_HOLDING_ACTION_TIMEFRAME){
+            this.linearTimeScale = DISTANCE_HOLDING_ACTION_TIMEFRAME;
+        }
         var success = Entities.updateAction(this.grabbedThingID, this.actionID, {
             targetPosition: newTargetPosition,
-            linearTimeScale: this.distanceGrabTimescale(this.mass, distanceToObject),
+            linearTimeScale: this.linearTimeScale,
             targetRotation: this.currentObjectRotation,
             angularTimeScale: this.distanceGrabTimescale(this.mass, distanceToObject),
             ttl: ACTION_TTL