diff --git a/AwesomeMenu/AppDelegate.m b/AwesomeMenu/AppDelegate.m
index 9331adb..2b63c95 100644
--- a/AwesomeMenu/AppDelegate.m
+++ b/AwesomeMenu/AppDelegate.m
@@ -28,46 +28,56 @@ - (BOOL)application:(UIApplication *)application didFinishLaunchingWithOptions:(
     AwesomeMenuItem *starMenuItem1 = [[AwesomeMenuItem alloc] initWithImage:storyMenuItemImage
                                                                highlightedImage:storyMenuItemImagePressed 
                                                                    ContentImage:starImage 
-                                                        highlightedContentImage:nil];
+                                                        highlightedContentImage:nil
+                                                                   itemSize:CGSizeMake(50.0, 50.0)];
+    
     AwesomeMenuItem *starMenuItem2 = [[AwesomeMenuItem alloc] initWithImage:storyMenuItemImage
                                                                highlightedImage:storyMenuItemImagePressed 
                                                                    ContentImage:starImage 
-                                                        highlightedContentImage:nil];
+                                                        highlightedContentImage:nil
+                                                                   itemSize:CGSizeMake(50.0, 50.0)];
     AwesomeMenuItem *starMenuItem3 = [[AwesomeMenuItem alloc] initWithImage:storyMenuItemImage
                                                                highlightedImage:storyMenuItemImagePressed 
-                                                                   ContentImage:starImage 
-                                                        highlightedContentImage:nil];
+                                                                   ContentImage:starImage
+                                                        highlightedContentImage:nil
+                                                                   itemSize:CGSizeMake(50.0, 50.0)];
     AwesomeMenuItem *starMenuItem4 = [[AwesomeMenuItem alloc] initWithImage:storyMenuItemImage
                                                                highlightedImage:storyMenuItemImagePressed 
                                                                    ContentImage:starImage 
-                                                        highlightedContentImage:nil];
+                                                        highlightedContentImage:nil
+                                                                   itemSize:CGSizeMake(50.0, 50.0)];
     AwesomeMenuItem *starMenuItem5 = [[AwesomeMenuItem alloc] initWithImage:storyMenuItemImage
                                                                highlightedImage:storyMenuItemImagePressed 
                                                                    ContentImage:starImage
-                                                        highlightedContentImage:nil];
+                                                        highlightedContentImage:nil
+                                                                   itemSize:CGSizeMake(50.0, 50.0)];
     AwesomeMenuItem *starMenuItem6 = [[AwesomeMenuItem alloc] initWithImage:storyMenuItemImage
                                                                highlightedImage:storyMenuItemImagePressed 
                                                                    ContentImage:starImage
-                                                        highlightedContentImage:nil];
+                                                        highlightedContentImage:nil
+                                                                   itemSize:CGSizeMake(50.0, 50.0)];
     AwesomeMenuItem *starMenuItem7 = [[AwesomeMenuItem alloc] initWithImage:storyMenuItemImage
                                                                highlightedImage:storyMenuItemImagePressed 
                                                                    ContentImage:starImage
-                                                        highlightedContentImage:nil];
+                                                        highlightedContentImage:nil
+                                                                   itemSize:CGSizeMake(50.0, 50.0)];
     AwesomeMenuItem *starMenuItem8 = [[AwesomeMenuItem alloc] initWithImage:storyMenuItemImage
                                                                highlightedImage:storyMenuItemImagePressed 
                                                                    ContentImage:starImage
-                                                        highlightedContentImage:nil];
+                                                        highlightedContentImage:nil
+                                                                   itemSize:CGSizeMake(50.0, 50.0)];
     AwesomeMenuItem *starMenuItem9 = [[AwesomeMenuItem alloc] initWithImage:storyMenuItemImage
                                                                highlightedImage:storyMenuItemImagePressed 
                                                                    ContentImage:starImage
-                                                        highlightedContentImage:nil];
+                                                        highlightedContentImage:nil
+                                                                   itemSize:CGSizeMake(50.0, 50.0)];
     
     NSArray *menuItems = [NSArray arrayWithObjects:starMenuItem1, starMenuItem2, starMenuItem3, starMenuItem4, starMenuItem5, starMenuItem6, starMenuItem7,starMenuItem8,starMenuItem9, nil];
     
     AwesomeMenuItem *startItem = [[AwesomeMenuItem alloc] initWithImage:[UIImage imageNamed:@"bg-addbutton.png"]
                                                        highlightedImage:[UIImage imageNamed:@"bg-addbutton-highlighted.png"]
                                                            ContentImage:[UIImage imageNamed:@"icon-plus.png"]
-                                                highlightedContentImage:[UIImage imageNamed:@"icon-plus-highlighted.png"]];
+                                                highlightedContentImage:[UIImage imageNamed:@"icon-plus-highlighted.png"]itemSize:CGSizeMake(50.0, 50.0)];
     
     AwesomeMenu *menu = [[AwesomeMenu alloc] initWithFrame:self.window.bounds startItem:startItem menuItems:menuItems];
     menu.delegate = self;
@@ -116,7 +126,9 @@ - (BOOL)application:(UIApplication *)application didFinishLaunchingWithOptions:(
      
      */
     
-    [self.window addSubview:menu];
+    UIViewController *rootVC = [[UIViewController alloc] init];
+    [rootVC.view addSubview:menu];
+    self.window.rootViewController = rootVC;
     [self.window makeKeyAndVisible];
     return YES;
 }
diff --git a/AwesomeMenu/AwesomeMenu/AwesomeMenu.m b/AwesomeMenu/AwesomeMenu/AwesomeMenu.m
index 07a4a4d..4284029 100644
--- a/AwesomeMenu/AwesomeMenu/AwesomeMenu.m
+++ b/AwesomeMenu/AwesomeMenu/AwesomeMenu.m
@@ -12,8 +12,6 @@
 static CGFloat const kAwesomeMenuDefaultNearRadius = 110.0f;
 static CGFloat const kAwesomeMenuDefaultEndRadius = 120.0f;
 static CGFloat const kAwesomeMenuDefaultFarRadius = 140.0f;
-static CGFloat const kAwesomeMenuDefaultStartPointX = 160.0;
-static CGFloat const kAwesomeMenuDefaultStartPointY = 240.0;
 static CGFloat const kAwesomeMenuDefaultTimeOffset = 0.036f;
 static CGFloat const kAwesomeMenuDefaultRotateAngle = 0.0;
 static CGFloat const kAwesomeMenuDefaultMenuWholeAngle = M_PI * 2;
@@ -60,7 +58,7 @@ - (id)initWithFrame:(CGRect)frame startItem:(AwesomeMenuItem*)startItem menuItem
         self.timeOffset = kAwesomeMenuDefaultTimeOffset;
         self.rotateAngle = kAwesomeMenuDefaultRotateAngle;
         self.menuWholeAngle = kAwesomeMenuDefaultMenuWholeAngle;
-        self.startPoint = CGPointMake(kAwesomeMenuDefaultStartPointX, kAwesomeMenuDefaultStartPointY);
+        self.startPoint = self.center;
         self.expandRotation = kAwesomeMenuDefaultExpandRotation;
         self.closeRotation = kAwesomeMenuDefaultCloseRotation;
         self.animationDuration = kAwesomeMenuDefaultAnimationDuration;
@@ -131,6 +129,11 @@ - (UIImage*)highlightedContentImage {
 
 - (BOOL)pointInside:(CGPoint)point withEvent:(UIEvent *)event
 {
+    //detect touch only inside own frame bounds
+    if (!CGRectContainsPoint(self.bounds, point))
+    {
+        return NO;
+    }
     // if the menu is animating, prevent touches
     if (_isAnimating) 
     {
diff --git a/AwesomeMenu/AwesomeMenu/AwesomeMenuItem.h b/AwesomeMenu/AwesomeMenu/AwesomeMenuItem.h
index c921f1d..8c15131 100644
--- a/AwesomeMenu/AwesomeMenu/AwesomeMenuItem.h
+++ b/AwesomeMenu/AwesomeMenu/AwesomeMenuItem.h
@@ -30,10 +30,11 @@
 
 @property (nonatomic, weak) id<AwesomeMenuItemDelegate> delegate;
 
-- (id)initWithImage:(UIImage *)img 
+- (id)initWithImage:(UIImage *)img
    highlightedImage:(UIImage *)himg
        ContentImage:(UIImage *)cimg
-highlightedContentImage:(UIImage *)hcimg;
+highlightedContentImage:(UIImage *)hcimg
+           itemSize:(CGSize)itemSize;
 
 
 @end
diff --git a/AwesomeMenu/AwesomeMenu/AwesomeMenuItem.m b/AwesomeMenu/AwesomeMenu/AwesomeMenuItem.m
index 46f28c3..3ba1d9c 100644
--- a/AwesomeMenu/AwesomeMenu/AwesomeMenuItem.m
+++ b/AwesomeMenu/AwesomeMenu/AwesomeMenuItem.m
@@ -9,6 +9,9 @@
 #import "AwesomeMenuItem.h"
 static inline CGRect ScaleRect(CGRect rect, float n) {return CGRectMake((rect.size.width - rect.size.width * n)/ 2, (rect.size.height - rect.size.height * n) / 2, rect.size.width * n, rect.size.height * n);}
 @implementation AwesomeMenuItem
+{
+    CGSize _itemSize;
+}
 
 @synthesize contentImageView = _contentImageView;
 
@@ -19,14 +22,16 @@ @implementation AwesomeMenuItem
 @synthesize delegate  = _delegate;
 
 #pragma mark - initialization & cleaning up
-- (id)initWithImage:(UIImage *)img 
+- (id)initWithImage:(UIImage *)img
    highlightedImage:(UIImage *)himg
        ContentImage:(UIImage *)cimg
-highlightedContentImage:(UIImage *)hcimg;
+highlightedContentImage:(UIImage *)hcimg
+           itemSize:(CGSize)itemSize
 {
-    if (self = [super init]) 
+    if (self = [super init])
     {
         self.image = img;
+        _itemSize = itemSize;
         self.highlightedImage = himg;
         self.userInteractionEnabled = YES;
         _contentImageView = [[UIImageView alloc] initWithImage:cimg];
@@ -41,7 +46,7 @@ - (void)layoutSubviews
 {
     [super layoutSubviews];
     
-    self.bounds = CGRectMake(0, 0, self.image.size.width, self.image.size.height);
+    self.bounds = CGRectMake(0, 0, _itemSize.width, _itemSize.height);
     
     float width = _contentImageView.image.size.width;
     float height = _contentImageView.image.size.height;