diff --git a/scenes/player/player.gd b/scenes/player/player.gd
index 92f02ad..cf0fe30 100644
--- a/scenes/player/player.gd
+++ b/scenes/player/player.gd
@@ -5,7 +5,8 @@ const DEADZONE: float = 0.1
 @export var id: int = 1
 @export var max_speed: float = 90
 
-@onready var hit_scene: PackedScene = preload("res://scenes/hit/power_hit.tscn")
+@onready var small_hit_scene: PackedScene = preload("res://scenes/hit/small_hit.tscn")
+@onready var power_hit_scene: PackedScene = preload("res://scenes/hit/power_hit.tscn")
 @onready var sprite: AnimatedSprite2D = $AnimatedSprite2D
 @onready var anim_player: AnimationPlayer = $AnimationPlayer
 @onready var state_machine: StateMachine = $StateMachine
diff --git a/scenes/player/states/hitting.gd b/scenes/player/states/hitting.gd
index de79c93..a5c6065 100644
--- a/scenes/player/states/hitting.gd
+++ b/scenes/player/states/hitting.gd
@@ -37,10 +37,10 @@ func _enter(_previous_state_path: String, _data: Dictionary = {}) -> void:
 	)
 	
 	var sprite_texture: Texture2D = player.sprite.sprite_frames.get_frame_texture(player.sprite.animation, 1)
-	var hit_node: Hit
+	var hit_node: Area2D
 	
 	if hit_type == "left" or hit_type == "right":
-		hit_node = player.hit_scene.instantiate()
+		hit_node = player.small_hit_scene.instantiate()
 		# flip entire node horizontally if spawning left
 		# flip vertically if player 2
 		hit_node.scale = Vector2(
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ func _enter(_previous_state_path: String, _data: Dictionary = {}) -> void:
 			(sprite_texture.get_height()*-1) if player.id == 1 else 4
 		)
 	elif hit_type == "power":
-		hit_node = player.hit_scene.instantiate()
+		hit_node = player.power_hit_scene.instantiate()
 		
 		player.add_child(hit_node)
 		
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ func _on_hit_end() -> void:
 	print("cooldown end")
 	assert(hit_node_ref != null, "hit node is null")
 	
-	var hit_node: Hit = hit_node_ref.get_ref()
+	var hit_node: Area2D = hit_node_ref.get_ref()
 	if hit_node and is_instance_valid(hit_node):
 		hit_node.queue_free()