diff --git a/src/GenFind/include/HoughTransform.h b/src/GenFind/include/HoughTransform.h
index 2c7cda279f6dde2f22646e6768cbb4aa5247fa97..b980a94ac00091d11b3bc2aa30c833be33d169a8 100644
--- a/src/GenFind/include/HoughTransform.h
+++ b/src/GenFind/include/HoughTransform.h
@@ -54,55 +54,55 @@ namespace genfind {
 
 //====== delete the following from a merge if it conflicts with some of the other stuff.
 //
-      /** @brief Method to get the result. 
-       *
-       * @param hits Vector of hit type T which.
-       *
-       * Returns vector of vector of hits group into possilbe track candidates. 
-       * Note: the reference hit for the conformal transform is at the origin.
-       *
-       */
-      template<class T>
-      std::vector<std::vector<T>> operator()(const std::vector<T>& hits){
-        std::vector<std::vector<T>> res; 
-        T ref = {0.0,0.0,0.0,0.0};
-        auto chits = genfind::compute_conformal_hits(hits, ref);
-        auto peaks = FindPhiPeaks(chits);
-        res = SelectPhiPeaks<T>(peaks, chits);
-        return res;
-      }
-
-      template<class T>
-      std::vector<std::vector<T>> SelectPhiPeaks(const std::vector<double>& peaks,
-                                                 const std::vector<genfind::ConformalHit>& chits)
-      {
-        double degree = TMath::Pi()/180.0;
-        std::vector<std::vector<T>> res;
-        for(auto& p : peaks){
-          std::vector<T> p_hits;
-          for(const auto& ahit : chits){
-            double phi  = TMath::ATan(ahit.Y()/ahit.X())/degree;
-            if( TMath::Abs(phi-p) < fPhiThresh ) {
-              p_hits.push_back(
-                {ahit.fImageHit->X(),
-                  ahit.fImageHit->Y(), 
-                  ahit.fImageHit->Z(),
-                  ahit.fImageHit->T()});
-            }
-          }
-          res.push_back(p_hits); 
-        }
-        return res;
-      }
-
-      /** @brief Fill the Hough transform histograms for searching.
-       *
-       * @param chits Vector of ConformalHits used to find lines.
-       *
-       */
-      void FillHistograms(const std::vector<genfind::ConformalHit>& chits);
-      
-      std::vector<double> FindPhiPeaks(const std::vector<genfind::ConformalHit>& chits);
+//      /** @brief Method to get the result. 
+//       *
+//       * @param hits Vector of hit type T which.
+//       *
+//       * Returns vector of vector of hits group into possilbe track candidates. 
+//       * Note: the reference hit for the conformal transform is at the origin.
+//       *
+//       */
+//      template<class T>
+//      std::vector<std::vector<T>> operator()(const std::vector<T>& hits){
+//        std::vector<std::vector<T>> res; 
+//        T ref = {0.0,0.0,0.0,0.0};
+//        auto chits = genfind::compute_conformal_hits(hits, ref);
+//        auto peaks = FindPhiPeaks(chits);
+//        res = SelectPhiPeaks<T>(peaks, chits);
+//        return res;
+//      }
+//
+//      template<class T>
+//      std::vector<std::vector<T>> SelectPhiPeaks(const std::vector<double>& peaks,
+//                                                 const std::vector<genfind::ConformalHit>& chits)
+//      {
+//        double degree = TMath::Pi()/180.0;
+//        std::vector<std::vector<T>> res;
+//        for(auto& p : peaks){
+//          std::vector<T> p_hits;
+//          for(const auto& ahit : chits){
+//            double phi  = TMath::ATan(ahit.Y()/ahit.X())/degree;
+//            if( TMath::Abs(phi-p) < fPhiThresh ) {
+//              p_hits.push_back(
+//                {ahit.fImageHit->X(),
+//                  ahit.fImageHit->Y(), 
+//                  ahit.fImageHit->Z(),
+//                  ahit.fImageHit->T()});
+//            }
+//          }
+//          res.push_back(p_hits); 
+//        }
+//        return res;
+//      }
+//
+//      /** @brief Fill the Hough transform histograms for searching.
+//       *
+//       * @param chits Vector of ConformalHits used to find lines.
+//       *
+//       */
+//      void FillHistograms(const std::vector<genfind::ConformalHit>& chits);
+//      
+//      std::vector<double> FindPhiPeaks(const std::vector<genfind::ConformalHit>& chits);
 
 // next line, end deletes if the merge caused a conflict.
 //>>>>>>> d267ad98e7036905dfceb221e8b3f316819b0990
diff --git a/src/GenFind/src/HoughTransform.cxx b/src/GenFind/src/HoughTransform.cxx
index 5c3d998282b54a730cf400d68ee714c1350f7c97..3b6b795e1a4c011cdef668e8c00a648283177d50 100644
--- a/src/GenFind/src/HoughTransform.cxx
+++ b/src/GenFind/src/HoughTransform.cxx
@@ -70,6 +70,10 @@ namespace genfind {
         double y2 = ref_point.Y();
         double y3 = bhit.Y();
 
+        double x = x1-x2;
+        double y = y1-y2;
+        double R = x*x+y*y;
+
         if( !(ahit == ref_point) ) {
           res.push_back(ROOT::Math::XYZTVector{ 2.0*x/R, 2.0*y/R, ahit.Z(), ahit.T() });
         }
@@ -96,67 +100,67 @@ namespace genfind {
   }
   //_________________________________________________________________________
   //
-
-  void HoughTransform::FillHistograms(const std::vector<genfind::ConformalHit>& chits)
-  {
-    double degree = TMath::Pi()/180.0;
-    double phi_min = 0.0;
-    double phi_max = 180.0;
-
-    TH1F* temp0 = (TH1F*)fRhoTheta0->Clone();
-    TH1F* temp1 = (TH1F*)fRhoTheta1->Clone(); 
-    TH1F* temp2 = (TH1F*)fRhoTheta2->Clone(); 
-    fRhoTheta0->Reset();
-    fRhoTheta1->Reset();
-    fRhoTheta2->Reset();
-    for(const auto& ahit : chits) {
-      temp0->Reset();
-      temp1->Reset();
-      temp2->Reset();
-      for(int i_theta = 0; i_theta<1000; i_theta++) {
-
-        double theta = 180.0*degree*double(i_theta)/double(500);//rand.Uniform(0.0,180.0)*degree;
-
-        int bin = temp0->FindBin(theta/degree, ahit.X()*TMath::Cos(theta) + ahit.Y()*TMath::Sin(theta) );
-        temp0->SetBinContent(bin, 1);
-
-        bin = temp1->FindBin(theta/degree, ahit.X()*TMath::Cos(theta) + ahit.Y()*TMath::Sin(theta) );
-        temp1->SetBinContent(bin, 1);
-
-        bin = temp2->FindBin(theta/degree, ahit.X()*TMath::Cos(theta) + ahit.Y()*TMath::Sin(theta) );
-        temp2->SetBinContent(bin, 1);
-      }
-      fRhoTheta0->Add(temp0);
-      fRhoTheta1->Add(temp1);
-      fRhoTheta2->Add(temp2);
-    }
-
-    delete temp0;
-    delete temp1;
-    delete temp2;
-  }
-  //__________________________________________________________________________
-
-  std::vector<double> HoughTransform::FindPhiPeaks(const std::vector<genfind::ConformalHit>& chits)
-  {
-    double degree = TMath::Pi()/180.0;
-    // First fill the phi histogram
-    fPhi->Reset();
-    for(const auto& ahit : chits){
-      double phi  = TMath::ATan(ahit.Y()/ahit.X())/degree;
-      fPhi->Fill(phi);
-    }
-    double sigma  = 2;
-    double thresh = 0.1;
-    int    npeaks = fSpec1->Search(fPhi, sigma, "nodraw", thresh );
-    std::vector<double> peaks;
-    for(int i = 0; i<npeaks; i++) {
-      peaks.push_back( (fSpec1->GetPositionX())[i] );
-    }
-    return peaks;
-  }
-  //__________________________________________________________________________
-
+// merged in, maybe not used
+//  void HoughTransform::FillHistograms(const std::vector<genfind::ConformalHit>& chits)
+//  {
+//    double degree = TMath::Pi()/180.0;
+//    double phi_min = 0.0;
+//    double phi_max = 180.0;
+//
+//    TH1F* temp0 = (TH1F*)fRhoTheta0->Clone();
+//    TH1F* temp1 = (TH1F*)fRhoTheta1->Clone(); 
+//    TH1F* temp2 = (TH1F*)fRhoTheta2->Clone(); 
+//    fRhoTheta0->Reset();
+//    fRhoTheta1->Reset();
+//    fRhoTheta2->Reset();
+//    for(const auto& ahit : chits) {
+//      temp0->Reset();
+//      temp1->Reset();
+//      temp2->Reset();
+//      for(int i_theta = 0; i_theta<1000; i_theta++) {
+//
+//        double theta = 180.0*degree*double(i_theta)/double(500);//rand.Uniform(0.0,180.0)*degree;
+//
+//        int bin = temp0->FindBin(theta/degree, ahit.X()*TMath::Cos(theta) + ahit.Y()*TMath::Sin(theta) );
+//        temp0->SetBinContent(bin, 1);
+//
+//        bin = temp1->FindBin(theta/degree, ahit.X()*TMath::Cos(theta) + ahit.Y()*TMath::Sin(theta) );
+//        temp1->SetBinContent(bin, 1);
+//
+//        bin = temp2->FindBin(theta/degree, ahit.X()*TMath::Cos(theta) + ahit.Y()*TMath::Sin(theta) );
+//        temp2->SetBinContent(bin, 1);
+//      }
+//      fRhoTheta0->Add(temp0);
+//      fRhoTheta1->Add(temp1);
+//      fRhoTheta2->Add(temp2);
+//    }
+//
+//    delete temp0;
+//    delete temp1;
+//    delete temp2;
+//  }
+//  //__________________________________________________________________________
+//
+//  std::vector<double> HoughTransform::FindPhiPeaks(const std::vector<genfind::ConformalHit>& chits)
+//  {
+//    double degree = TMath::Pi()/180.0;
+//    // First fill the phi histogram
+//    fPhi->Reset();
+//    for(const auto& ahit : chits){
+//      double phi  = TMath::ATan(ahit.Y()/ahit.X())/degree;
+//      fPhi->Fill(phi);
+//    }
+//    double sigma  = 2;
+//    double thresh = 0.1;
+//    int    npeaks = fSpec1->Search(fPhi, sigma, "nodraw", thresh );
+//    std::vector<double> peaks;
+//    for(int i = 0; i<npeaks; i++) {
+//      peaks.push_back( (fSpec1->GetPositionX())[i] );
+//    }
+//    return peaks;
+//  }
+//  //__________________________________________________________________________
+//
   TMultiGraph* HoughTransform::FillHoughTransforms(const std::vector<ROOT::Math::XYZTVector>& hits)
   {
     double degree = TMath::Pi()/180.0;
diff --git a/src/GenFind/tests/ht_test.cxx b/src/GenFind/tests/ht_test.cxx
index 36155f89871ae852eefef3d98279d71f6bf722ef..7d947f6b187d4797632f376b8265912b0180a2a9 100644
--- a/src/GenFind/tests/ht_test.cxx
+++ b/src/GenFind/tests/ht_test.cxx
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+// this one doesn't work, uses bits that have been commented, alternative finding method
+
 #include "GenFind/GenFindHits.h"
 #include "GenFind/HoughTransform.h"