diff --git a/src/main/java/kamkeel/npcs/controllers/data/ability/type/AbilityLaserShot.java b/src/main/java/kamkeel/npcs/controllers/data/ability/type/AbilityLaserShot.java
index 031598207..beab9e4e9 100644
--- a/src/main/java/kamkeel/npcs/controllers/data/ability/type/AbilityLaserShot.java
+++ b/src/main/java/kamkeel/npcs/controllers/data/ability/type/AbilityLaserShot.java
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ public class AbilityLaserShot extends Ability implements IAbilityLaserShot {
         this.minRange = 3.0f;
         this.cooldownTicks = 0;
         this.windUpTicks = 15;
-        this.lockMovement = LockMovementType.WINDUP;
+        this.lockMovement = LockMovementType.WINDUP_AND_ACTIVE;
         this.telegraphType = TelegraphType.LINE;
         this.showTelegraph = true;
         // Default built-in animations
diff --git a/src/main/java/kamkeel/npcs/entity/EntityAbilityBeam.java b/src/main/java/kamkeel/npcs/entity/EntityAbilityBeam.java
index 6aed40c3f..d0bc5695c 100644
--- a/src/main/java/kamkeel/npcs/entity/EntityAbilityBeam.java
+++ b/src/main/java/kamkeel/npcs/entity/EntityAbilityBeam.java
@@ -460,13 +460,11 @@ public class EntityAbilityBeam extends EntityAbilityProjectile {
             );
         }
 
-        // Offset downward by half headSize to center
-        double centeredY = pos.yCoord - headSize * 0.5;
-        setPosition(pos.xCoord, centeredY, pos.zCoord);
+        setPosition(pos.xCoord, pos.yCoord, pos.zCoord);
 
         // Also update origin for when firing starts
         startX = pos.xCoord;
-        startY = centeredY;
+        startY = pos.yCoord;
         startZ = pos.zCoord;
     }
 
diff --git a/src/main/java/kamkeel/npcs/util/AnchorPointHelper.java b/src/main/java/kamkeel/npcs/util/AnchorPointHelper.java
index e095dc61b..3ec5560ba 100644
--- a/src/main/java/kamkeel/npcs/util/AnchorPointHelper.java
+++ b/src/main/java/kamkeel/npcs/util/AnchorPointHelper.java
@@ -229,9 +229,8 @@ public class AnchorPointHelper {
         double blockZ = modelZ * MODEL_SCALE * scale;
 
         // Apply body yaw rotation
-        // Renderer uses glRotate(180 - yaw), so: cos(180-yaw) = -cos(yaw), sin(180-yaw) = sin(yaw)
-        // Y-axis rotation: x' = x*cos + z*sin, z' = -x*sin + z*cos
-        // Substituting: x' = -x*cos(yaw) + z*sin(yaw), z' = -x*sin(yaw) - z*cos(yaw)
+        // Renderer applies glRotatef(180 - yaw) then glScalef(-1, -1, 1).
+        // Combined transform: x' = mx*cos(yaw) + mz*sin(yaw), z' = mx*sin(yaw) - mz*cos(yaw)
         float bodyYaw = (float) Math.toRadians(entity.renderYawOffset);
         double cosYaw = Math.cos(bodyYaw);
         double sinYaw = Math.sin(bodyYaw);