diff --git a/examples/toys/ping_pong_gun/pingPongGun.js b/examples/toys/ping_pong_gun/pingPongGun.js
index 1e87eb76ce..879d467293 100644
--- a/examples/toys/ping_pong_gun/pingPongGun.js
+++ b/examples/toys/ping_pong_gun/pingPongGun.js
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
     var RELOAD_THRESHOLD = 0.95;
     var GUN_TIP_FWD_OFFSET =-0.35;
     var GUN_TIP_UP_OFFSET = 0.040;
-    var GUN_FORCE = 5;
+    var GUN_FORCE = 9;
     var BALL_RESTITUTION = 0.6;
     var BALL_LINEAR_DAMPING = 0.4;
     var BALL_GRAVITY = {
@@ -168,4 +168,4 @@
 
     // entity scripts always need to return a newly constructed object of our type
     return new PingPongGun();
-});
\ No newline at end of file
+});