Make third person mode earier by adding shadow?

[PuffinBy]

In tiny toy, the biggest challenge to me is figuring out where I was landing.

I was thinking that putting a shadow thingy right under the player might help.

examples: (I'm terrible at photo editing, sorry )

And when charged, I'm thinking a more visible ring of light.

Ya, that IS the landing spot!

 

However,  shadow right under the player would look weird with the games ambient lighting. 

The default shadow looks so nice, but it doesn't help with game play much.