diff --git a/dist/pixi-particles.js b/dist/pixi-particles.js
index 4f7abee1..246913a0 100644
--- a/dist/pixi-particles.js
+++ b/dist/pixi-particles.js
@@ -394,6 +394,14 @@
 		*	@private
 		*/
 		this._oneOverLife = 0;
+		
+		//save often used functions on the instance instead of the prototype for better speed
+		this.init = this.init;
+		this.Particle_init = this.Particle_init;
+		this.update = this.update;
+		this.Particle_update = this.Particle_update;
+		this.applyArt = this.applyArt;
+		this.kill = this.kill;
 	};
 
 	// Reference to the prototype
@@ -1162,7 +1170,7 @@
 		this.rotation = 0;
 		/**
 		*	The world position of the emitter's owner, to add spawnPos to when
-		*	spawning particles. To change this, use updateSpawnOrigin().
+		*	spawning particles. To change this, use updateOwnerPos().
 		*	@property {PIXI.Point} ownerPos
 		*	@default {x:0, y:0}
 		*	@readOnly
@@ -1239,6 +1247,13 @@
 
 		if(particleImages && config)
 			this.init(particleImages, config);
+		
+		//save often used functions on the instance instead of the prototype for better speed
+		this.recycle = this.recycle;
+		this.update = this.update;
+		this.rotate = this.rotate;
+		this.updateSpawnPos = this.updateSpawnPos;
+		this.updateOwnerPos = this.updateOwnerPos;
 	};
 
 	// Reference to the prototype
diff --git a/dist/pixi-particles.min.js b/dist/pixi-particles.min.js
index 8f167086..a81a9848 100644
--- a/dist/pixi-particles.min.js
+++ b/dist/pixi-particles.min.js
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 /*! PixiParticles 1.4.1 */
-!function(){"use strict";!function(){"use strict";window.cloudkid=window.cloudkid||{};var a={},b=a.DEG_TO_RADS=Math.PI/180;a.rotatePoint=function(a,c){if(a){a*=b;var d=Math.sin(a),e=Math.cos(a),f=c.x*e-c.y*d,g=c.x*d+c.y*e;c.x=f,c.y=g}},a.combineRGBComponents=function(a,b,c){return a<<16|b<<8|c},a.normalize=function(b){var c=1/a.length(b);b.x*=c,b.y*=c},a.scaleBy=function(a,b){a.x*=b,a.y*=b},a.length=function(a){return Math.sqrt(a.x*a.x+a.y*a.y)},a.hexToRGB=function(a,b){b?b.length=0:b=[],"#"==a.charAt(0)?a=a.substr(1):0===a.indexOf("0x")&&(a=a.substr(2));var c;return 8==a.length&&(c=a.substr(0,2),a=a.substr(2)),b.push(parseInt(a.substr(0,2),16)),b.push(parseInt(a.substr(2,2),16)),b.push(parseInt(a.substr(4,2),16)),c&&b.push(parseInt(c,16)),b},a.generateEase=function(a){var b=a.length,c=1/b,d=function(d){var e,f,g=b*d|0;return e=(d-g*c)*b,f=a[g]||a[b-1],f.s+e*(2*(1-e)*(f.cp-f.s)+e*(f.e-f.s))};return d},a.getBlendMode=function(a){if(!a)return 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c=(this.endSpeed-this.startSpeed)*b+this.startSpeed;this.movement+=c*a,helperPoint.x=this.movement,helperPoint.y=this.path(this.movement),ParticleUtils.rotatePoint(this.initialRotation,helperPoint),this.position.x=this.initialPosition.x+helperPoint.x,this.position.y=this.initialPosition.y+helperPoint.y}},p.destroy=function(){s.destroy.call(this)},cloudkid.PathParticle=PathParticle}(cloudkid),function(a){"use strict";var b=(a.ParticleUtils,a.Particle),c=function(a){b.call(this,a),this._helperTextures=[]},d=b.prototype,e=c.prototype=Object.create(d);e.init=function(){if(this.Particle_init(),this.extraData){this.fps=this.extraData.fps?this.extraData.fps:60;var a=this.extraData.animationSpeed||1;"matchLife"==a?(this.loop=!1,this.animationSpeed=this.hasOwnProperty("_duration")?this._duration/this.maxLife:this.textures.length/this.maxLife/60):(this.loop=!0,this.animationSpeed=a)}else this.loop=!0,this.animationSpeed=1;this.play()},e.applyArt=function(a){Array.isArray(a)?this.textures=a:(this._helperTextures[0]=a,this.textures=this._helperTextures),this.gotoAndStop(0)},e.update=function(a){this.Particle_update(a)>=0&&this._duration&&this.updateAnim(a)},e.destroy=function(){d.destroy.call(this)},a.AnimatedParticle=c}(cloudkid),function(a){"use strict";var b=a.ParticleUtils,c=a.Particle,d=function(a,b,d){this._particleConstructor=c,this.particleImages=null,this.startAlpha=1,this.endAlpha=1,this.startSpeed=0,this.endSpeed=0,this.acceleration=null,this.startScale=1,this.endScale=1,this.minimumScaleMultiplier=1,this.startColor=null,this.endColor=null,this.minLifetime=0,this.maxLifetime=0,this.minStartRotation=0,this.maxStartRotation=0,this.minRotationSpeed=0,this.maxRotationSpeed=0,this.particleBlendMode=0,this.customEase=null,this.extraData=null,this.frequency=0,this.maxParticles=1e3,this.emitterLifetime=-1,this.spawnPos=null,this.spawnType=null,this._spawnFunc=null,this.spawnRect=null,this.spawnCircle=null,this.particlesPerWave=1,this.particleSpacing=0,this.angleStart=0,this.rotation=0,this.ownerPos=null,this._prevEmitterPos=null,this._prevPosIsValid=!1,this._posChanged=!1,this.parent=a,this.addAtBack=!1,this._emit=!1,this._spawnTimer=0,this._emitterLife=-1,this._activeParticles=[],this._pool=[],this._sharedExtraData=null,b&&d&&this.init(b,d),this.recycle=this.recycle,this.update=this.update,this.rotate=this.rotate,this.updateSpawnPos=this.updateSpawnPos,this.updateOwnerPos=this.updateOwnerPos},e=d.prototype={},f=new 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PIXI.Point(d.x,d.y)):this.acceleration=null,c.scale?(this.startScale=c.scale.start,this.endScale=c.scale.end,this.minimumScaleMultiplier=c.scale.minimumScaleMultiplier||1):this.startScale=this.endScale=this.minimumScaleMultiplier=1,c.color&&(this.startColor=b.hexToRGB(c.color.start),this.endColor=c.color.start!=c.color.end?b.hexToRGB(c.color.end):null),c.startRotation?(this.minStartRotation=c.startRotation.min,this.maxStartRotation=c.startRotation.max):this.minStartRotation=this.maxStartRotation=0,c.rotationSpeed?(this.minRotationSpeed=c.rotationSpeed.min,this.maxRotationSpeed=c.rotationSpeed.max):this.minRotationSpeed=this.maxRotationSpeed=0,this.minLifetime=c.lifetime.min,this.maxLifetime=c.lifetime.max,this.particleBlendMode=b.getBlendMode(c.blendMode),this.customEase=c.ease?"function"==typeof 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PIXI.Circle(e.x,e.y,e.r),this.spawnCircle.minRadius=e.minR;break;case"burst":this.spawnType="burst",this._spawnFunc=this._spawnBurst,this.particlesPerWave=c.particlesPerWave,this.particleSpacing=c.particleSpacing,this.angleStart=c.angleStart?c.angleStart:0;break;case"point":this.spawnType="point",this._spawnFunc=this._spawnPoint;break;default:this.spawnType="point",this._spawnFunc=this._spawnPoint}this.frequency=c.frequency,this.emitterLifetime=c.emitterLifetime||-1,this.maxParticles=c.maxParticles>0?c.maxParticles:1e3,this.addAtBack=!!c.addAtBack,this.rotation=0,this.ownerPos=new PIXI.Point,this.spawnPos=new PIXI.Point(c.pos.x,c.pos.y),this._prevEmitterPos=this.spawnPos.clone(),this._prevPosIsValid=!1,this._spawnTimer=0,this.emit=!0}},e.recycle=function(a){var b=this._activeParticles.indexOf(a);b<this._activeParticles.length-1&&(this._activeParticles[b]=this._activeParticles[this._activeParticles.length-1]),this._activeParticles.pop(),this._pool.push(a),a.parent&&a.parent.removeChild(a)},e.rotate=function(a){if(this.rotation!=a){var c=a-this.rotation;this.rotation=a,b.rotatePoint(c,this.spawnPos),this._posChanged=!0}},e.updateSpawnPos=function(a,b){this._posChanged=!0,this.spawnPos.x=a,this.spawnPos.y=b},e.updateOwnerPos=function(a,b){this._posChanged=!0,this.ownerPos.x=a,this.ownerPos.y=b},e.resetPositionTracking=function(){this._prevPosIsValid=!1},Object.defineProperty(e,"emit",{get:function(){return this._emit},set:function(a){this._emit=!!a,this._emitterLife=this.emitterLifetime}}),e.update=function(a){var b,c=this._activeParticles;for(b=c.length-1;b>=0;--b)c[b].update(a);var d,e;this._prevPosIsValid&&(d=this._prevEmitterPos.x,e=this._prevEmitterPos.y);var f=this.ownerPos.x+this.spawnPos.x,g=this.ownerPos.y+this.spawnPos.y;if(this.emit)for(this._spawnTimer-=a;this._spawnTimer<=0;){if(this._emitterLife>0&&(this._emitterLife-=this.frequency,this._emitterLife<=0)){this._spawnTimer=0,this._emitterLife=0,this.emit=!1;break}if(this._activeParticles.length>=this.maxParticles)this._spawnTimer+=this.frequency;else{var h;if(h=this.minLifetime==this.maxLifetime?this.minLifetime:Math.random()*(this.maxLifetime-this.minLifetime)+this.minLifetime,-this._spawnTimer<h){var i,j;if(this._prevPosIsValid&&this._posChanged){var k=1+this._spawnTimer/a;i=(f-d)*k+d,j=(g-e)*k+e}else i=f,j=g;b=0;for(var l=Math.min(this.particlesPerWave,this.maxParticles-this._activeParticles.length);l>b;++b){var m=this._pool.length?this._pool.pop():new this.particleConstructor(this);if(m.applyArt(this.particleImages.length>1?this.particleImages.random():this.particleImages[0]),m.startAlpha=this.startAlpha,m.endAlpha=this.endAlpha,m.startSpeed=this.startSpeed,m.endSpeed=this.endSpeed,m.acceleration=this.acceleration,1!=this.minimumScaleMultiplier){var n=Math.random()*(1-this.minimumScaleMultiplier)+this.minimumScaleMultiplier;m.startScale=this.startScale*n,m.endScale=this.endScale*n}else m.startScale=this.startScale,m.endScale=this.endScale;m.startColor=this.startColor,m.endColor=this.endColor,m.rotationSpeed=this.minRotationSpeed==this.maxRotationSpeed?this.minRotationSpeed:Math.random()*(this.maxRotationSpeed-this.minRotationSpeed)+this.minRotationSpeed,m.maxLife=h,m.blendMode=this.particleBlendMode,m.ease=this.customEase,m.extraData=this.extraData,this._spawnFunc(m,i,j,b),m.init(),m.update(-this._spawnTimer),this.addAtBack?this.parent.addChildAt(m,0):this.parent.addChild(m),c.push(m)}}this._spawnTimer+=this.frequency}}this._posChanged&&(this._prevEmitterPos.x=f,this._prevEmitterPos.y=g,this._prevPosIsValid=!0,this._posChanged=!1)},e._spawnPoint=function(a,b,c){a.rotation=this.minStartRotation==this.maxStartRotation?this.minStartRotation+this.rotation:Math.random()*(this.maxStartRotation-this.minStartRotation)+this.minStartRotation+this.rotation,a.position.x=b,a.position.y=c},e._spawnRect=function(a,c,d){a.rotation=this.minStartRotation==this.maxStartRotation?this.minStartRotation+this.rotation:Math.random()*(this.maxStartRotation-this.minStartRotation)+this.minStartRotation+this.rotation,f.x=Math.random()*this.spawnRect.width+this.spawnRect.x,f.y=Math.random()*this.spawnRect.height+this.spawnRect.y,0!==this.rotation&&b.rotatePoint(this.rotation,f),a.position.x=c+f.x,a.position.y=d+f.y},e._spawnCircle=function(a,c,d){a.rotation=this.minStartRotation==this.maxStartRotation?this.minStartRotation+this.rotation:Math.random()*(this.maxStartRotation-this.minStartRotation)+this.minStartRotation+this.rotation,f.x=Math.random()*this.spawnCircle.radius,f.y=0,b.rotatePoint(360*Math.random(),f),f.x+=this.spawnCircle.x,f.y+=this.spawnCircle.y,0!==this.rotation&&b.rotatePoint(this.rotation,f),a.position.x=c+f.x,a.position.y=d+f.y},e._spawnRing=function(a,c,d){var e=this.spawnCircle;a.rotation=this.minStartRotation==this.maxStartRotation?this.minStartRotation+this.rotation:Math.random()*(this.maxStartRotation-this.minStartRotation)+this.minStartRotation+this.rotation,f.x=e.minRadius==e.radius?Math.random()*(e.radius-e.minRadius)+e.minRadius:e.radius,f.y=0;var g=360*Math.random();a.rotation+=g,b.rotatePoint(g,f),f.x+=this.spawnCircle.x,f.y+=this.spawnCircle.y,0!==this.rotation&&b.rotatePoint(this.rotation,f),a.position.x=c+f.x,a.position.y=d+f.y},e._spawnBurst=function(a,b,c,d){a.rotation=0===this.particleSpacing?360*Math.random():this.angleStart+this.particleSpacing*d+this.rotation,a.position.x=b,a.position.y=c},e.cleanup=function(){for(var a=this._activeParticles.length-1;a>=0;--a)this.recycle(this._activeParticles[a])},e.destroy=function(){this.cleanup();for(var a=this._pool.length-1;a>=0;--a)this._pool[a].destroy();this._pool=null,this._activeParticles=null,this.parent=null,this.particleImages=null,this.spawnPos=null,this.ownerPos=null,this.startColor=null,this.endColor=null,this.customEase=null},a.Emitter=d}(cloudkid);}();
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diff --git a/src/Emitter.js b/src/Emitter.js
index 7eb196f6..a978c999 100644
--- a/src/Emitter.js
+++ b/src/Emitter.js
@@ -231,7 +231,7 @@
 		this.rotation = 0;
 		/**
 		*	The world position of the emitter's owner, to add spawnPos to when
-		*	spawning particles. To change this, use updateSpawnOrigin().
+		*	spawning particles. To change this, use updateOwnerPos().
 		*	@property {PIXI.Point} ownerPos
 		*	@default {x:0, y:0}
 		*	@readOnly
@@ -308,6 +308,13 @@
 
 		if(particleImages && config)
 			this.init(particleImages, config);
+		
+		//save often used functions on the instance instead of the prototype for better speed
+		this.recycle = this.recycle;
+		this.update = this.update;
+		this.rotate = this.rotate;
+		this.updateSpawnPos = this.updateSpawnPos;
+		this.updateOwnerPos = this.updateOwnerPos;
 	};
 
 	// Reference to the prototype
diff --git a/src/Particle.js b/src/Particle.js
index a9b1d08e..13f37bfb 100644
--- a/src/Particle.js
+++ b/src/Particle.js
@@ -177,6 +177,14 @@
 		*	@private
 		*/
 		this._oneOverLife = 0;
+		
+		//save often used functions on the instance instead of the prototype for better speed
+		this.init = this.init;
+		this.Particle_init = this.Particle_init;
+		this.update = this.update;
+		this.Particle_update = this.Particle_update;
+		this.applyArt = this.applyArt;
+		this.kill = this.kill;
 	};
 
 	// Reference to the prototype