diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..b2f9571aa2b37baf9283524aacdb0cfb962d921b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+/*.txt
+/*.psf
+/*.pdb
+/*.bd
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/beadModel.py b/beadModel.py
index 524314552018bd8e6e4376f0d12892a678ff841d..f6ce3039e768b161802875872f72e94bc99b4de1 100644
--- a/beadModel.py
+++ b/beadModel.py
@@ -962,7 +962,7 @@ component "data" value 3
             a,d = self._getCrossoverAnglesAndDihedrals()
             for nodes,sep in a:
                 n1,n2,n3 = nodes
-                k = (1.0/10) * 1.5 * kT * (1.0 / (1-exp(-float(sep)/147))) * 0.00030461742; # kcal_mol/degree^2                
+                k = (1.0/2) * 1.5 * kT * (1.0 / (1-exp(-float(sep)/147))) * 0.00030461742; # kcal_mol/degree^2                
                 angles.add( (n1.idx,n2.idx,n3.idx,k,90) )
                 
 
@@ -1001,8 +1001,8 @@ component "data" value 3
 
                 t0 = sep*(360.0/10.5)
                 
-                if isFwd2: t0 -= 120
-                if isFwd1: t0 += 120
+                if isFwd1: t0 -= 120
+                if isFwd2: t0 += 120
    
                 t0 = t0 % 360