diff --git a/components/explosive_damage_component.gd b/components/explosive_damage_component.gd
index 5d5184f..eba6ff6 100644
--- a/components/explosive_damage_component.gd
+++ b/components/explosive_damage_component.gd
@@ -20,7 +20,8 @@ class_name ExplosiveDamageComponent extends Area3D
 func _physics_process(_delta : float) -> void:
 	for body in get_overlapping_bodies():
 		if body is RigidBody3D:
-			var direction : Vector3 = (body.global_position - global_position).normalized()
+			var center_of_mass_global_position : Vector3 = body.center_of_mass + body.global_position
+			var direction : Vector3 = ( center_of_mass_global_position - global_position).normalized()
 			body.apply_central_impulse(direction * impulse_force)
 
 	for area in get_overlapping_areas():
diff --git a/entities/flag/flag.tscn b/entities/flag/flag.tscn
index c6ee466..7dfd975 100644
--- a/entities/flag/flag.tscn
+++ b/entities/flag/flag.tscn
@@ -28,6 +28,8 @@ axis_lock_angular_y = true
 axis_lock_angular_z = true
 mass = 40.0
 physics_material_override = SubResource("PhysicsMaterial_4ymrw")
+center_of_mass_mode = 1
+center_of_mass = Vector3(0, 0.5, 0)
 continuous_cd = true
 script = ExtResource("1_y7d3d")