diff --git a/client.go b/client.go
index 960b7b1..0b7c918 100644
--- a/client.go
+++ b/client.go
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ func (r *Request) Hostname() string {
 	return hostname(r.Host)
 }
 
-// NewRequest returns a new request. The host is inferred from the provided url.
+// NewRequest returns a new request. The host is inferred from the provided URL.
 func NewRequest(rawurl string) (*Request, error) {
 	u, err := url.Parse(rawurl)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -71,9 +71,9 @@ func NewRequest(rawurl string) (*Request, error) {
 	}, nil
 }
 
-// NewProxyRequest returns a new request using the provided host.
-// The provided host must contain a port.
-func NewProxyRequest(host, rawurl string) (*Request, error) {
+// NewRequestTo returns a new request for the provided URL to the provided host.
+// The host must contain a port.
+func NewRequestTo(rawurl, host string) (*Request, error) {
 	u, err := url.Parse(rawurl)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
diff --git a/examples/client/client.go b/examples/client/client.go
index c83fb88..12eaf04 100644
--- a/examples/client/client.go
+++ b/examples/client/client.go
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ func sendRequest(req *gmi.Request) error {
 	case gmi.StatusClassRedirect:
 		fmt.Println("Redirecting to", resp.Meta)
 		// Make the request to the same host
-		red, err := gmi.NewProxyRequest(req.Host, resp.Meta)
+		red, err := gmi.NewRequestTo(req.Host, resp.Meta)
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
 		}