diff --git a/src/shapes/ofxBulletSoftBody.cpp b/src/shapes/ofxBulletSoftBody.cpp
index 54c4b51..c38d17a 100644
--- a/src/shapes/ofxBulletSoftBody.cpp
+++ b/src/shapes/ofxBulletSoftBody.cpp
@@ -72,6 +72,16 @@ float ofxBulletSoftBody::getMass() const {
     return _softBody->getTotalMass();
 }
 
+//--------------------------------------------------------------
+ofVec3f	ofxBulletSoftBody::getPosition() const {
+    ofVec3f avgpos;
+    for ( int i = 0; i < getNumNodes(); i++ ) {
+        avgpos += getNodePos(i);
+    }
+    avgpos /= (float)getNumNodes();
+    return avgpos;
+}
+
 //--------------------------------------------------------------
 size_t ofxBulletSoftBody::getNumNodes() const {
     return _softBody->m_nodes.size();
diff --git a/src/shapes/ofxBulletSoftBody.h b/src/shapes/ofxBulletSoftBody.h
index 4764a48..b5651d5 100644
--- a/src/shapes/ofxBulletSoftBody.h
+++ b/src/shapes/ofxBulletSoftBody.h
@@ -29,6 +29,8 @@ class ofxBulletSoftBody : public ofxBulletBaseShape {
     int getType();
     
     float getMass() const;
+    // returns an average position of all of the nodes //
+    virtual ofVec3f	getPosition() const;
 
     size_t getNumNodes() const;
     ofVec3f getNodePos(int idx) const;
diff --git a/src/shapes/ofxBulletSoftTriMesh.cpp b/src/shapes/ofxBulletSoftTriMesh.cpp
index 2247de8..5058ea9 100644
--- a/src/shapes/ofxBulletSoftTriMesh.cpp
+++ b/src/shapes/ofxBulletSoftTriMesh.cpp
@@ -88,15 +88,6 @@ void ofxBulletSoftTriMesh::draw() {
     getMesh().draw();
 }
 
-//--------------------------------------------------------------
-ofVec3f	ofxBulletSoftTriMesh::getPosition() const {
-    // approximation //
-    btVector3& bounds = _softBody->m_bounds[0];
-    btVector3& bounds2 = _softBody->m_bounds[1];
-    ofVec3f tpos( (bounds.x()+bounds2.x())/2, (bounds.y()+bounds2.y())/2, (bounds.z()+bounds2.z())/2 );
-    return tpos;
-}
-
 //--------------------------------------------------------------
 void ofxBulletSoftTriMesh::updateMesh( ofMesh& aMesh ) {
     
diff --git a/src/shapes/ofxBulletSoftTriMesh.h b/src/shapes/ofxBulletSoftTriMesh.h
index 2d782db..d7dc6a1 100644
--- a/src/shapes/ofxBulletSoftTriMesh.h
+++ b/src/shapes/ofxBulletSoftTriMesh.h
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@ class ofxBulletSoftTriMesh : public ofxBulletSoftBody {
     
     void draw();
     
-    ofVec3f	getPosition() const;
     void updateMesh( ofMesh& aMesh );
     
 protected: