diff --git a/src/Physics.cpp b/src/Physics.cpp
index 77a3196..0dccd2a 100644
--- a/src/Physics.cpp
+++ b/src/Physics.cpp
@@ -16,31 +16,20 @@ sf::Vector2f getOverlap(const sf::FloatRect first, const sf::FloatRect second)
 
 sf::Vector2f velocityInRandomDir(const float speed_in)
 {
-	const bool upOrDown{(bool)Random::get(0,1)};
 	const bool leftOrRight{(bool)Random::get(0,1)};
 
 	// get angle within certain ranges so that the ball does not 
 	// start moving straight side to side or up and down
-	if (upOrDown && leftOrRight)
-	{// up left
+	if (leftOrRight)
+	{// left
 		const sf::Angle angle = sf::degrees((float)Random::get(220, 255));
 		return sf::Vector2f{speed_in * std::cos(angle.asRadians()), speed_in * std::sin(angle.asRadians())};
 	} 
-	else if (upOrDown && !leftOrRight) 
-	{// up right
+	else if (!leftOrRight) 
+	{// right
 		const sf::Angle angle = sf::degrees((float)Random::get(285, 315));
 		return sf::Vector2f{speed_in * std::cos(angle.asRadians()), speed_in * std::sin(angle.asRadians())};
 	}
-	else if (!upOrDown && leftOrRight) 
-	{// down left
-		const sf::Angle angle = sf::degrees((float)Random::get(105, 130));
-		return sf::Vector2f{speed_in * std::cos(angle.asRadians()), speed_in * std::sin(angle.asRadians())};
-	}
-	else if (!upOrDown && !leftOrRight) 
-	{// down right
-		const sf::Angle angle = sf::degrees((float)Random::get(30, 75));
-		return sf::Vector2f{speed_in * std::cos(angle.asRadians()), speed_in * std::sin(angle.asRadians())};
-	}
 
 	return {0,0};// means something went wrong
 }