diff --git a/include/engine.hpp b/include/engine.hpp
index a675f43..3a815c4 100644
--- a/include/engine.hpp
+++ b/include/engine.hpp
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 #pragma once
 
 #include "globals.hpp"
+#include <array>
 
 struct vec2;
 struct Paddle;
@@ -17,19 +18,19 @@ bool is_block_buffer_empty(Block** block_buffer, int block_buffer_size);
 enum Direction { LEFT, RIGHT, NONE };
 
 struct vec2 {
-	vec2() : y(0), x(0) {};
-	vec2(int row, int col, char symbol) : y(row), x(col), m_symbol(symbol) {};
+	vec2() : x(0), y(0) {};
+	vec2(int x, int y) : x(x), y(y) {};
+	vec2(int x, int y, char symbol) : x(x), y(y), m_symbol(symbol) {};
 	int x, y;
 	char m_symbol;
-	void assign(int row, int col);
+	void set(int x, int y);
+	auto operator <=> (const vec2&) const = default;
 };
 
 struct Ball {
-	Ball(int default_vx, int default_vy) : vx(default_vx), vy(default_vy) {};
-	~Ball();
-	vec2* m_origin;
-	int vx;
-	int vy;
+	Ball(); 
+	vec2 m_origin { COL / 2, ROW - 5, '*' };
+	vec2 vel { 1, -1 };
 	void determine_new_position(int &paddle_lives, int reset_ball_x, int reset_ball_y);
 	void change_velocity(char d);
 };
@@ -47,10 +48,9 @@ struct Paddle {
 
 struct Block {
 	Block();
-	Block(int size, int row, int col, char symbol);
+	Block(vec2 pos, char symbol);
 	~Block();
-	int _size;
-	vec2** m_nodes;
+	std::array<vec2, 3> m_nodes = {};
 	bool check_collision(Ball &ball);
 };
 
diff --git a/src/engine.cpp b/src/engine.cpp
index 32cd058..d954477 100644
--- a/src/engine.cpp
+++ b/src/engine.cpp
@@ -12,13 +12,6 @@ Paddle create_new_paddle(vec2** buffer, int starting_array_index, int size, int
 	return paddle;
 }
 
-Ball create_new_ball(vec2** buffer, int buffer_index, int default_vx, int default_vy, int row, int col, char symbol) {
-	Ball ball { default_vx, default_vy };
-	ball.m_origin = new vec2 { row, col, symbol };
-	buffer[buffer_index] = ball.m_origin;
-	return ball;
-}
-
 Block** create_block_buffer(int starting_symbol, int rows, int cols, int length) {
 	Block** block_buffer = new Block*[rows * cols];
 	int row, int_symbol, col;
@@ -115,18 +108,11 @@ void Paddle::check_collision(Ball &ball) {
 	}
 }
 
-Ball::~Ball() {
-	delete m_origin;
-	m_origin = nullptr;
-}
-
 void Ball::change_velocity(char d) {
 	if(d == 'x') {
-		if(vx == -1) vx = 1;
-		else if (vx == 1) vx = -1;
+		vel.x *= -1;
 	} else if(d == 'y') {
-		if(vy == -1) vy = 1;
-		else if (vy == 1) vy = -1;
+		vel.y *= -1;
 	}
 }
 
@@ -159,18 +145,17 @@ Block::~Block() {
 	}
 }
 
-Block::Block(int size, int row, int col, char symbol) {
-	_size = size;
-	m_nodes = new vec2*[size];
-	for(int i = 0; i < size; i++) {
-		m_nodes[i] = new vec2 { row, col + i, symbol };
+Block::Block(vec2 pos, char symbol) {
+	for(int i = 0; i < m_nodes.size(); i++) {
+		m_nodes[i].set(pos.x + i, pos.y);
+		m_nodes[i].m_symbol = symbol;
 	}
 }
 
 bool Block::check_collision(Ball &ball) {
-	for(int i = 0; i < _size; i++) {
-		if(m_nodes[i]->x != ball.m_origin->x) continue;
-		if(m_nodes[i]->y != ball.m_origin->y) continue;
+	for(int i = 0; i < m_nodes.size(); i++) {
+		if(m_nodes[i] != ball.m_origin) continue;
+		if(m_nodes[i] != ball.m_origin) continue;
 		return true;
 	}
 	return false;