diff --git a/app/components/map.gjs b/app/components/map.gjs
index a143ca5..8545e77 100644
--- a/app/components/map.gjs
+++ b/app/components/map.gjs
@@ -374,6 +374,16 @@ export default class MapComponent extends Component {
       ? new Kinetic(-0.005, 0.05, 100)
       : false;
 
+    // Fix for "sticky" touches on mobile:
+    // If we're on mobile (width <= 768) AND using kinetic,
+    // we increase the minimum velocity required to trigger kinetic panning.
+    // This prevents slow drags from being interpreted as a "throw"
+    if (this.settings.mapKinetic && window.innerWidth <= 768) {
+      // Default minVelocity is 0.05. We bump it up significantly.
+      // This means the user has to really "flick" the map to get inertia.
+      kinetic.minVelocity_ = 0.25;
+    }
+
     this.mapInstance.addInteraction(
       new DragPan({
         kinetic: kinetic,
diff --git a/app/services/settings.js b/app/services/settings.js
index dc90795..de6982e 100644
--- a/app/services/settings.js
+++ b/app/services/settings.js
@@ -28,13 +28,8 @@ export default class SettingsService extends Service {
     const savedKinetic = localStorage.getItem('marco:map-kinetic');
     if (savedKinetic !== null) {
       this.mapKinetic = savedKinetic === 'true';
-    } else {
-      // Default: disabled on small screens (mobile), enabled on desktop
-      // We check for typical mobile width (<= 768px)
-      if (typeof window !== 'undefined') {
-        this.mapKinetic = window.innerWidth > 768;
-      }
     }
+    // Default is true (initialized in class field)
   }
 
   updateOverpassApi(url) {