Flipping without changing transform

CharacterController2D.cs

@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ public class CharacterController2D : MonoBehaviour
 	private bool m_Grounded;            // Whether or not the player is grounded.
 	const float k_CeilingRadius = .2f; // Radius of the overlap circle to determine if the player can stand up
 	private Rigidbody2D m_Rigidbody2D;
+	private SpriteRenderer m_spriteRenderer;
 	private bool m_FacingRight = true;  // For determining which way the player is currently facing.
 	private Vector3 m_Velocity = Vector3.zero;
 
@@ -33,7 +34,7 @@ public class BoolEvent : UnityEvent<bool> { }
 	private void Awake()
 	{
 		m_Rigidbody2D = GetComponent<Rigidbody2D>();
-
+		m_spriteRenderer = GetComponent<SpriteRenderer>();
 		if (OnLandEvent == null)
 			OnLandEvent = new UnityEvent();
 
@@ -135,12 +136,7 @@ public void Move(float move, bool crouch, bool jump)
 
 	private void Flip()
 	{
-		// Switch the way the player is labelled as facing.
 		m_FacingRight = !m_FacingRight;
-
-		// Multiply the player's x local scale by -1.
-		Vector3 theScale = transform.localScale;
-		theScale.x *= -1;
-		transform.localScale = theScale;
+		m_spriteRenderer.flipX= !m_FacingRight;
 	}
 }