diff -r 54b12cc39e95 -r 753ae5d0776c hedgewars/GSHandlers.inc
--- a/hedgewars/GSHandlers.inc	Sat Aug 27 12:52:54 2011 -0400
+++ b/hedgewars/GSHandlers.inc	Sat Aug 27 14:54:56 2011 -0400
@@ -664,7 +664,7 @@
         begin
         // we've collided with land. draw some stuff and get back into the clouds
         move:= true;
-        if (CurAmmoGear = nil) or (CurAmmoGear^.Kind <> gtRope) then
+        if (GameTicks > 20) and ((CurAmmoGear = nil) or (CurAmmoGear^.Kind <> gtRope)) then
             begin
 ////////////////////////////////// TODO - ASK UNC0RR FOR A GOOD HOME FOR THIS ////////////////////////////////////
             if not gun then