diff --git a/source/games/duke/src/actors.cpp b/source/games/duke/src/actors.cpp
index dfe418a38..fefaf5607 100644
--- a/source/games/duke/src/actors.cpp
+++ b/source/games/duke/src/actors.cpp
@@ -1474,7 +1474,7 @@ bool queball(DDukeActor *actor, int pocket, int queball, int stripeball)
 		if (actor->spr.picnum == stripeball)
 		{
 			actor->spr.cstat = CSTAT_SPRITE_BLOCK_ALL;
-			actor->spr.cstat |= (CSTAT_SPRITE_XFLIP | CSTAT_SPRITE_YFLIP) & ESpriteFlags::FromInt(int(actor->vel.X / 16.)); // special hack edition...
+			actor->spr.cstat |= (CSTAT_SPRITE_XFLIP | CSTAT_SPRITE_YFLIP) & ESpriteFlags::FromInt(int(actor->vel.X * 16.)); // special hack edition...
 		}
 	}
 	else
@@ -1509,7 +1509,7 @@ bool queball(DDukeActor *actor, int pocket, int queball, int stripeball)
 						{
 							if (actor->spr.pal == 12)
 								actor->vel.X = 10.25;
-							else actor->vel.Z = 8.75;
+							else actor->vel.X = 8.75;
 							actor->spr.angle = ps[p].angle.ang;
 							ps[p].toggle_key_flag = 2;
 						}
diff --git a/source/games/duke/src/sectors_d.cpp b/source/games/duke/src/sectors_d.cpp
index 21863cc99..6aea81870 100644
--- a/source/games/duke/src/sectors_d.cpp
+++ b/source/games/duke/src/sectors_d.cpp
@@ -1037,8 +1037,8 @@ void checkhitsprite_d(DDukeActor* targ, DDukeActor* proj)
 	case STRIPEBALL:
 		if (proj->spr.picnum == QUEBALL || proj->spr.picnum == STRIPEBALL)
 		{
-			proj->vel.X *= 0.75;
-			proj->spr.angle -= targ->spr.angle * 2 + DAngle180;
+			proj->vel.X = targ->vel.X * 0.75;
+			proj->spr.angle -= targ->spr.angle.Normalized180() * 2 + DAngle180;
 			targ->spr.angle = (targ->spr.pos.XY() - proj->spr.pos.XY()).Angle() - DAngle90;
 			if (S_CheckSoundPlaying(POOLBALLHIT) < 2)
 				S_PlayActorSound(POOLBALLHIT, targ);
diff --git a/source/games/duke/src/sectors_r.cpp b/source/games/duke/src/sectors_r.cpp
index 25992256f..b2dbac8b4 100644
--- a/source/games/duke/src/sectors_r.cpp
+++ b/source/games/duke/src/sectors_r.cpp
@@ -2072,8 +2072,8 @@ void checkhitsprite_r(DDukeActor* targ, DDukeActor* proj)
 	case HENSTAND + 1:
 		if (proj->spr.picnum == QUEBALL || proj->spr.picnum == STRIPEBALL)
 		{
-			proj->vel.X *= 0.75;
-			proj->spr.angle -= targ->spr.angle * 2 + DAngle180;
+			proj->vel.X = targ->vel.X * 0.75;
+			proj->spr.angle -= targ->spr.angle.Normalized180() * 2 + DAngle180;
 			targ->spr.angle = (targ->spr.pos.XY() - proj->spr.pos.XY()).Angle() - DAngle90;
 			if (S_CheckSoundPlaying(POOLBALLHIT) < 2)
 				S_PlayActorSound(POOLBALLHIT, targ);