diff --git a/lib/game/components/flipper.dart b/lib/game/components/flipper.dart
index 7e03f894..259825ee 100644
--- a/lib/game/components/flipper.dart
+++ b/lib/game/components/flipper.dart
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ import 'package:flutter/services.dart';
 import 'package:pinball/game/game.dart';
 
 /// {@template flipper_group}
-///
+/// Adds a [Flipper.right] and a [Flipper.left].
 /// {@endtemplate}
 class FlipperGroup extends PositionComponent with HasGameRef<PinballGame> {
   /// @macro {flipper_group}
@@ -30,17 +30,6 @@ class FlipperGroup extends PositionComponent with HasGameRef<PinballGame> {
       ),
     );
     await add(leftFlipper);
-    final leftFlipperAnchor = FlipperAnchor(flipper: leftFlipper);
-    await add(leftFlipperAnchor);
-
-    final leftFlipperRevoluteJointDef = FlipperAnchorRevoluteJointDef(
-      flipper: leftFlipper,
-      anchor: leftFlipperAnchor,
-    );
-    // TODO(alestiago): Remove casting once the following is closed:
-    // https://github.com/flame-engine/forge2d/issues/36
-    final leftFlipperRevoluteJoint =
-        gameRef.world.createJoint(leftFlipperRevoluteJointDef) as RevoluteJoint;
 
     final rightFlipper = Flipper.right(
       position: Vector2(
@@ -49,37 +38,6 @@ class FlipperGroup extends PositionComponent with HasGameRef<PinballGame> {
       ),
     );
     await add(rightFlipper);
-    final rightFlipperAnchor = FlipperAnchor(flipper: rightFlipper);
-    await add(rightFlipperAnchor);
-    final rightFlipperRevoluteJointDef = FlipperAnchorRevoluteJointDef(
-      flipper: rightFlipper,
-      anchor: rightFlipperAnchor,
-    );
-    // TODO(alestiago): Remove casting once the following is closed:
-    // https://github.com/flame-engine/forge2d/issues/36
-    final rightFlipperRevoluteJoint = gameRef.world
-        .createJoint(rightFlipperRevoluteJointDef) as RevoluteJoint;
-
-    // TODO(erickzanardo): Clean this once the issue is solved:
-    // https://github.com/flame-engine/flame/issues/1417
-    // FIXME(erickzanardo): when mounted the initial position is not fully
-    // reached.
-    unawaited(
-      leftFlipper.hasMounted.future.whenComplete(
-        () => FlipperAnchorRevoluteJointDef.unlock(
-          leftFlipperRevoluteJoint,
-          leftFlipper.side,
-        ),
-      ),
-    );
-    unawaited(
-      rightFlipper.hasMounted.future.whenComplete(
-        () => FlipperAnchorRevoluteJointDef.unlock(
-          rightFlipperRevoluteJoint,
-          rightFlipper.side,
-        ),
-      ),
-    );
   }
 }
 
@@ -152,9 +110,31 @@ class Flipper extends PositionBodyComponent with KeyboardHandler {
   /// [onKeyEvent] method listens to when one of these keys is pressed.
   final List<LogicalKeyboardKey> _keys;
 
+  late final RevoluteJoint _joint;
+
+  /// Applies downward linear velocity to the [Flipper], moving it to its
+  /// resting position.
+  void _moveDown() {
+    body.linearVelocity = Vector2(0, -_speed);
+  }
+
+  /// Applies upward linear velocity to the [Flipper], moving it to its highest
+  /// position.
+  void _moveUp() {
+    body.linearVelocity = Vector2(0, _speed);
+  }
+
   @override
   Future<void> onLoad() async {
     await super.onLoad();
+    await Future.wait([
+      _loadSprite(),
+      _anchorToJoint(),
+    ]);
+  }
+
+  /// Loads the sprite that renders with the [Flipper].
+  Future<void> _loadSprite() async {
     final sprite = await gameRef.loadSprite(spritePath);
     positionComponent = SpriteComponent(
       sprite: sprite,
@@ -166,16 +146,39 @@ class Flipper extends PositionBodyComponent with KeyboardHandler {
     }
   }
 
-  /// Applies downward linear velocity to the [Flipper], moving it to its
-  /// resting position.
-  void _moveDown() {
-    body.linearVelocity = Vector2(0, -_speed);
+  /// Anchors the [Flipper] to the [RevoluteJoint] that controls its arc motion.
+  Future<void> _anchorToJoint() async {
+    final anchor = FlipperAnchor(flipper: this);
+    await add(anchor);
+
+    final jointDef = FlipperAnchorRevoluteJointDef(
+      flipper: this,
+      anchor: anchor,
+    );
+    // TODO(alestiago): Remove casting once the following is closed:
+    // https://github.com/flame-engine/forge2d/issues/36
+    _joint = world.createJoint(jointDef) as RevoluteJoint;
+
+    // FIXME(erickzanardo): when mounted the initial position is not fully
+    // reached.
+    unawaited(
+      mounted.whenComplete(
+        () => FlipperAnchorRevoluteJointDef.unlock(_joint, side),
+      ),
+    );
   }
 
-  /// Applies upward linear velocity to the [Flipper], moving it to its highest
-  /// position.
-  void _moveUp() {
-    body.linearVelocity = Vector2(0, _speed);
+  @override
+  Body createBody() {
+    final bodyDef = BodyDef()
+      ..gravityScale = 0
+      ..type = BodyType.dynamic
+      ..position = _position;
+
+    final body = world.createBody(bodyDef);
+    _createFixtureDefs().forEach(body.createFixture);
+
+    return body;
   }
 
   List<FixtureDef> _createFixtureDefs() {
@@ -224,30 +227,6 @@ class Flipper extends PositionBodyComponent with KeyboardHandler {
     return fixtures;
   }
 
-  @override
-  Body createBody() {
-    final bodyDef = BodyDef()
-      ..gravityScale = 0
-      ..type = BodyType.dynamic
-      ..position = _position;
-
-    final body = world.createBody(bodyDef);
-    _createFixtureDefs().forEach(body.createFixture);
-
-    return body;
-  }
-
-  // TODO(erickzanardo): Remove this once the issue is solved:
-  // https://github.com/flame-engine/flame/issues/1417
-  // ignore: public_member_api_docs
-  final Completer hasMounted = Completer<void>();
-
-  @override
-  void onMount() {
-    super.onMount();
-    hasMounted.complete();
-  }
-
   @override
   bool onKeyEvent(
     RawKeyEvent event,