diff --git a/Zelda_Tri_Rod_Prop/code.py b/Zelda_Tri_Rod_Prop/code.py
index 672d43ced..92f4568d8 100644
--- a/Zelda_Tri_Rod_Prop/code.py
+++ b/Zelda_Tri_Rod_Prop/code.py
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 
 pixel_time = 10
 Y_THRESHOLD = -9.0
+VERTICAL_TIME = 1.0  # Time in seconds the sensor needs to be vertical to trigger
 
 fx_1 = audiocore.WaveFile(open("/sounds/swing1.wav", "rb"))
 fx_2 = audiocore.WaveFile(open("/sounds/swing1b.wav", "rb"))
@@ -32,7 +33,7 @@
 audio.play(mixer)
 
 # external neopixels
-num_pixels = 50
+num_pixels = 60
 pixels = neopixel.NeoPixel(board.EXTERNAL_NEOPIXELS, num_pixels, auto_write=False)
 pixels.brightness = 0.2
 
@@ -60,7 +61,6 @@
 brightness = 0
 increasing = True
 pixel_clock = ticks_ms()
-VERTICAL_TIME = 2.0  # Time in seconds the sensor needs to be vertical to trigger
 # Variables to track time
 vertical_start_time = None