diff --git a/core/src/com/me/brickbuster/entity/Paddle.java b/core/src/com/me/brickbuster/entity/Paddle.java
index f12f594..7c07201 100644
--- a/core/src/com/me/brickbuster/entity/Paddle.java
+++ b/core/src/com/me/brickbuster/entity/Paddle.java
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ public class Paddle extends Entity {
 	public static final int PADDLE_WIDTH = 100;
 	public static final int PADDLE_HEIGHT = 16;
 	public static final int PADDLE_Y = 25;
+	public static final int PADDLE_SPEED = 10;
 
 	public Paddle(BrickBuster brickBuster) {
 		super(brickBuster, BrickBuster.WIDTH/2, PADDLE_Y);
@@ -29,21 +30,21 @@ public class Paddle extends Entity {
 	public void update(float dt) {
 		Ball ball = getBrickBuster().getBall();
 		if (Gdx.input.isKeyPressed(Input.Keys.LEFT)) {
-			if (getX() - 5 - PADDLE_WIDTH/2 < 0) {
+			if (getX() - PADDLE_SPEED - PADDLE_WIDTH/2 < 0) {
 				return;
 			}
-			setX(getX() - 5);
+			setX(getX() - PADDLE_SPEED);
 			if (!getBrickBuster().isPlaying()) {
-				ball.setX(ball.getX() - 5);
+				ball.setX(ball.getX() - PADDLE_SPEED);
 			}
 		}
 		if (Gdx.input.isKeyPressed(Input.Keys.RIGHT)) {
-			if (getX() + 5 + PADDLE_WIDTH/2 > BrickBuster.WIDTH) {
+			if (getX() + PADDLE_SPEED + PADDLE_WIDTH/2 > BrickBuster.WIDTH) {
 				return;
 			}
-			setX(getX() + 5);
+			setX(getX() + PADDLE_SPEED);
 			if (!getBrickBuster().isPlaying()) {
-				ball.setX(ball.getX() + 5);
+				ball.setX(ball.getX() + PADDLE_SPEED);
 			}
 		}
 	}