diff --git a/Assets/Mirror/Components/ForecastRigidbody/ForecastRigidbody.cs b/Assets/Mirror/Components/ForecastRigidbody/ForecastRigidbody.cs
index a6d15a411..8204ec9a3 100644
--- a/Assets/Mirror/Components/ForecastRigidbody/ForecastRigidbody.cs
+++ b/Assets/Mirror/Components/ForecastRigidbody/ForecastRigidbody.cs
@@ -156,7 +156,6 @@ protected void BeginPredicting()
         }
 
         double blendingStartTime;
-        float BlendingElapsedTime() => (float)(NetworkTime.time - blendingStartTime);
         protected void BeginBlending()
         {
             state = ForecastState.BLENDING;
@@ -252,11 +251,11 @@ void FixedUpdateClient()
         {
             // physics movements need to be done in FixedUpdate.
 
-            if (state == ForecastState.PREDICTING)
-            {
-                // PREDICTING checks state, which happens in update()
-            }
-            else if (state == ForecastState.BLENDING)
+            // PREDICTING checks state, which happens in update()
+            // if (state == ForecastState.PREDICTING)
+            // {
+            // }
+            if (state == ForecastState.BLENDING)
             {
                 // TODO snapshot interpolation
 
@@ -268,14 +267,15 @@ void FixedUpdateClient()
                 }
 
                 // sample the blending curve to find out how much to blend right now
-                float blendingElapsed = BlendingElapsedTime();
+
+                float blendingElapsed = (float)(NetworkTime.time - blendingStartTime);
                 float relativeElapsed = blendingElapsed / blendingTime;
                 float p = blendingCurve.Evaluate(relativeElapsed);
                 // Debug.Log($"{name} BLENDING @ {blendingElapsed:F2} / {blendingTime:F2} => {(p*100):F0}%");
 
-                // blend local position to remote position
-                Vector3 currentPosition = predictedRigidbody.position;
-                Quaternion currentRotation = predictedRigidbody.rotation;
+                // blend local position to remote position.
+                // getting both at once is fastest.
+                tf.GetPositionAndRotation(out Vector3 currentPosition, out Quaternion currentRotation);
 
                 // smoothly interpolate to the target position.
                 // speed relative to how far away we are.
@@ -305,10 +305,10 @@ void FixedUpdateClient()
                     BeginFollowing();
                 }
             }
-            else if (state == ForecastState.FOLLOWING)
-            {
-                // FOLLOWING sets Transform, which happens in Update().
-            }
+            // FOLLOWING sets Transform, which happens in Update().
+            // else if (state == ForecastState.FOLLOWING)
+            // {
+            // }
         }
 
         void FixedUpdate()
diff --git a/Assets/Mirror/Examples/BenchmarkPrediction/Readme.md b/Assets/Mirror/Examples/BenchmarkPrediction/Readme.md
index ccd787ff8..82261ab7e 100644
--- a/Assets/Mirror/Examples/BenchmarkPrediction/Readme.md
+++ b/Assets/Mirror/Examples/BenchmarkPrediction/Readme.md
@@ -22,4 +22,4 @@ Predicted:
   2024-03-15:      625 FPS Client,   1700 FPS Server // Vector3.MoveTowardsCustom()
   2024-03-18:      628 FPS Client,   1700 FPS Server // removed O(N) insertion from CorrectHistory()
   2024-03-28:      800 FPS Client,   1700 FPS Server // FAST mode prediction
-  2024-04-04:      570 FPS Client,   1700 FPS Server // Forecasting & hand-off
+  2024-04-04:      580 FPS Client,   1700 FPS Server // Forecasting & hand-off