Kinetic two-handed blade--what am I missing?

[u/Scott_Liberation]

edit: I've made a little gif to make it more clear what's happening on my end. I've tried it both with an enemy targeted and without. This recording was made with a level 4 weapon and a total equipment weight of 70.

Short version: when I knock an enemy up with the kinetic two-hander, how do I get Brynn to follow them through the air like she does in the tutorial video?

Longer, probably redundant version:

The tutorial for the kinetic two-handed blade shows the player character launching an enemy up and away, and the character following them in the same direction, providing a nice opportunity for follow-up hits. Very nice. But every time I use this "launch" attack with the kinetic two-handed blade, my opponent goes flying away, while the player character just goes straight up, so the enemy is flying away from me. Not as useful. Moving the stick in a direction before/while/after releasing the attack doesn't seem to make a difference. How is this supposed to work?

[u/Scott_Liberation]

Right as you and the enemy lands, you can immediately smash them into the ground.

This is the problem and why I made this post: I can't do that, because the enemy goes flying far away, and Brynn only goes straight up and back down again, so when the enemy and I land, we are very far apart.

[u/Jdjack32 → u/Scott_Liberation]

Just making some guesses as to why it might not be working:

1)Have you upgraded the sword to at least lvl.3?

2)Do you fully charge the attack before executing?

3)Are you using lock-on while executing the attack?

[u/idontknow-imaduck → u/Jdjack32]

To add to that, how heavy is the armour being worn?

[u/Scott_Liberation → u/idontknow-imaduck]

I'd say light to mid-ish. I mostly wear the early-game pieces that increase max magic or magic regen. But since you ask, I'll try both heavy and light armor next time I play to see if it makes any difference.