diff --git a/core/src/com/me/brickbuster/entity/Ball.java b/core/src/com/me/brickbuster/entity/Ball.java
index 5a51294..4a89b6a 100644
--- a/core/src/com/me/brickbuster/entity/Ball.java
+++ b/core/src/com/me/brickbuster/entity/Ball.java
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ public class Ball extends Entity implements PhysicsBody, CollisionListener {
 	public static final int BLOCKS_FOR_BOOST = 39;
 
 	public static final float MINIMUM_ANGLE = MathUtils.PI/16;
+	public static final float CORRECTION_IMPULSE = 3f;
 
 	private float speed;
 	private boolean isStuck = true;
@@ -64,12 +65,13 @@ public class Ball extends Entity implements PhysicsBody, CollisionListener {
 		}
 
 		Vector2 velocity = body.getLinearVelocity();
+		body.setLinearVelocity(velocity.nor().scl(speed));
+
 		float rad = velocity.angleRad();
 		if (Math.abs(rad) < MINIMUM_ANGLE || Math.abs(rad) > MathUtils.PI - MINIMUM_ANGLE) {
-			body.applyLinearImpulse(new Vector2(0, rad > 0? 1 : -1), pos, true);
+			Vector2 impulse = new Vector2(0, rad > 0? CORRECTION_IMPULSE : -CORRECTION_IMPULSE);
+			body.applyLinearImpulse(impulse, pos, true);
 		}
-
-		body.setLinearVelocity(velocity.nor().scl(speed));
 	}
 
 	@Override