Reset position chache everytime sword is picked up

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Hi Guys! Apologies I still dont understand how this forums works with posting code. But ive attached a youtube video to hopefully explain what Im after.

I have a new issue. Ive tried to detach from a parent at the current cached location ThrowSword() method. that is called under update seems to work pretty well. However when I attempt to pickup the sword again it (btw does go where i place it the first time) but not where i go the second time it just goes back to the first cached location. Any pointers on this would be fantastic!

using System.Collections;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using UnityEngine;
using TMPro;
using UnityEngine.UIElements;

public class swordHandler : MonoBehaviour
{
    public bool canThrow = false;  // Player can toss le sword

    public TMP_Text pressE;
    public GameObject playerSword;  
    public GameObject ricochetObject;
    public GameObject playerPos;
    public bool isSwordThrowing; // track sword thrown and isnt picked up

    void Start()
    {
        pressE.enabled = false;  // Start with the "Press E" message hidden
        playerSword.SetActive(false);  // Player sword is initially inactive
        ricochetObject.SetActive(false);  // Ricochet script is initially inactive
    }

    private void Update()
    {
        ThrowSword();
    }

    private void OnTriggerEnter(Collider other)
    {
        if (other.CompareTag("canPickup"))
        {
            Debug.Log("Player can pick up the sword");
            pressE.enabled = true;  // Show "Press E" when near the sword
        }
    }

    private void OnTriggerStay(Collider other)
    {
        if (Input.GetKey(KeyCode.E) && other.CompareTag("canPickup"))
        {
            Debug.Log("Item picked up!");

            // Deactivate the pickup object (set it to inactive)
            other.gameObject.SetActive(false);
            pressE.enabled = false;

            // Activate the player's sword
            playerSword.SetActive(true);
            Debug.Log("Player sword is active");

            // Set canThrow to true, meaning the player can now throw the sword
            canThrow = true;
            isSwordThrowing = false;  // Sword is now back with the player, can be thrown again
        }
    }

    public void ThrowSword()
    {
        if (canThrow && Input.GetKey(KeyCode.LeftAlt) && Input.GetMouseButton(0))
        {
            // Cache the sword's world position and rotation
            Vector3 cachedPosition = ricochetObject.transform.position;
            Quaternion cachedRotation = ricochetObject.transform.rotation;

            // Activate the ricochetObject and deactivate the playerSword
            Debug.Log("Throwing");
            ricochetObject.SetActive(true);
            playerSword.SetActive(false);

            // Unparent the ricochetObject
            ricochetObject.transform.SetParent(null, true);  // The second parameter 'true' keeps the world position

            // Re-apply the cached world position and rotation (to ensure it stays in place)
            ricochetObject.transform.position = cachedPosition;
            ricochetObject.transform.rotation = cachedRotation;

            // Mark the sword as thrown
            isSwordThrowing = true;
            canThrow = false;  // Sword cannot be thrown again until picked up
        }
    }

    private void OnTriggerExit(Collider other)
    {
        if (other.CompareTag("canPickup"))
        {
            Debug.Log("Nothing to pick up");
            pressE.enabled = false;  // Hide the "Press E" message when leaving the area
        }
    }
}
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could you reply with the ricochet script. I don’t no for sure but your problem might be for example your ricochet Object is at 0,0,0 and your player picks it up then goes some where else and drops the sword but your script dosent change the position of ricochet Object so on lines 63 and 64 sets the cached variables to the position of the ricochet Object that never changed to the position of the sword so on lines 75 and 76 it sets the ricochet Object’s position to the same position that it had earlier. you might need to make it set the position and rotation of ricochet Object to the place it should be thrown the before the lines before 63 and 64.