Clunky Movement Skill Control

The one thing in poe that really frustrates me is how clunky the movement skill controls are. I notice there are times skills like leap slam, flame dash or shield charge won't activate if the cursor is too far from or not directly in front of the character. Is there a way to get around this problem or do I just have to learn to live with it?

Click the skill in your hotbar and turn on "always attack in place". Now they'll still activate if your cursor is out of range.