diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..9983f9ec
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+.DS_Store
+xcuserdata
+Pods/
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/RESideMenu/RESideMenu.h b/RESideMenu/RESideMenu.h
index 7e358035..89dfeac8 100644
--- a/RESideMenu/RESideMenu.h
+++ b/RESideMenu/RESideMenu.h
@@ -73,6 +73,10 @@
 @property (assign, readwrite, nonatomic) UIStatusBarStyle menuPreferredStatusBarStyle;
 @property (assign, readwrite, nonatomic) IBInspectable BOOL menuPrefersStatusBarHidden;
 
+@property (assign, readonly, nonatomic, getter=isVisible) BOOL visible;
+@property (assign, readonly, nonatomic, getter=isLeftMenuVisible) BOOL leftMenuVisible;
+@property (assign, readonly, nonatomic, getter=isRightMenuVisible) BOOL rightMenuVisible;
+
 - (id)initWithContentViewController:(UIViewController *)contentViewController
              leftMenuViewController:(UIViewController *)leftMenuViewController
             rightMenuViewController:(UIViewController *)rightMenuViewController;
diff --git a/RESideMenu/RESideMenu.m b/RESideMenu/RESideMenu.m
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
index fca46701..9094414d
--- a/RESideMenu/RESideMenu.m
+++ b/RESideMenu/RESideMenu.m
@@ -30,9 +30,9 @@
 @interface RESideMenu ()
 
 @property (strong, readwrite, nonatomic) UIImageView *backgroundImageView;
-@property (assign, readwrite, nonatomic) BOOL visible;
-@property (assign, readwrite, nonatomic) BOOL leftMenuVisible;
-@property (assign, readwrite, nonatomic) BOOL rightMenuVisible;
+@property (assign, readwrite, nonatomic, getter=isVisible) BOOL visible;
+@property (assign, readwrite, nonatomic, getter=isLeftMenuVisible) BOOL leftMenuVisible;
+@property (assign, readwrite, nonatomic, getter=isRightMenuVisible) BOOL rightMenuVisible;
 @property (assign, readwrite, nonatomic) CGPoint originalPoint;
 @property (strong, readwrite, nonatomic) UIButton *contentButton;
 @property (strong, readwrite, nonatomic) UIView *menuViewContainer;
@@ -269,6 +269,11 @@ - (void)presentMenuViewContainerWithMenuViewController:(UIViewController *)menuV
 }
 
 - (void)showLeftMenuViewController
+{
+	[self __showLeftMenuViewControllerWithVelocity:0];
+}
+
+- (void)__showLeftMenuViewControllerWithVelocity:(CGFloat)velocity
 {
     if (!self.leftMenuViewController) {
         return;
@@ -278,9 +283,19 @@ - (void)showLeftMenuViewController
     [self.view.window endEditing:YES];
     [self addContentButton];
     [self updateContentViewShadow];
-    [self resetContentViewScale];
-    
-    [UIView animateWithDuration:self.animationDuration animations:^{
+	[self resetContentViewScale];
+
+	BOOL isLandscape = UIInterfaceOrientationIsLandscape([[UIApplication sharedApplication] statusBarOrientation]);
+	CGFloat targetContentViewContainerCenterX = isLandscape ? self.contentViewInLandscapeOffsetCenterX + CGRectGetHeight(self.view.frame) : self.contentViewInPortraitOffsetCenterX + CGRectGetWidth(self.view.frame);
+	CGFloat distanceLeft = abs(self.contentViewContainer.center.x - targetContentViewContainerCenterX);
+	CGFloat initalSpringVelocity = distanceLeft > 0 ? velocity / distanceLeft : 0;
+	
+    [UIView animateWithDuration:self.animationDuration
+						  delay:0
+		 usingSpringWithDamping:1
+		  initialSpringVelocity:initalSpringVelocity
+						options:0
+					 animations:^{
         if (self.scaleContentView) {
             self.contentViewContainer.transform = CGAffineTransformMakeScale(self.contentViewScaleValue, self.contentViewScaleValue);
         } else {
@@ -313,6 +328,11 @@ - (void)showLeftMenuViewController
 }
 
 - (void)showRightMenuViewController
+{
+	[self __showRightMenuViewControllerWithVelocity:0];
+}
+
+- (void)__showRightMenuViewControllerWithVelocity:(CGFloat)velocity
 {
     if (!self.rightMenuViewController) {
         return;
@@ -322,16 +342,26 @@ - (void)showRightMenuViewController
     [self.view.window endEditing:YES];
     [self addContentButton];
     [self updateContentViewShadow];
-    [self resetContentViewScale];
-    
+	[self resetContentViewScale];
+
+	BOOL isLandscape = UIInterfaceOrientationIsLandscape([[UIApplication sharedApplication] statusBarOrientation]);
+	CGFloat targetContentViewContainerCenterX = isLandscape ? -self.contentViewInLandscapeOffsetCenterX : -self.contentViewInPortraitOffsetCenterX;
+	CGFloat distanceLeft = abs(self.contentViewContainer.center.x - targetContentViewContainerCenterX);
+	CGFloat initalSpringVelocity = distanceLeft > 0 ? velocity / distanceLeft : 0;
+	
     [[UIApplication sharedApplication] beginIgnoringInteractionEvents];
-    [UIView animateWithDuration:self.animationDuration animations:^{
+    [UIView animateWithDuration:self.animationDuration
+						  delay:0
+		 usingSpringWithDamping:1
+		  initialSpringVelocity:initalSpringVelocity
+						options:0
+					 animations:^{
         if (self.scaleContentView) {
             self.contentViewContainer.transform = CGAffineTransformMakeScale(self.contentViewScaleValue, self.contentViewScaleValue);
         } else {
             self.contentViewContainer.transform = CGAffineTransformIdentity;
         }
-        self.contentViewContainer.center = CGPointMake((UIInterfaceOrientationIsLandscape([[UIApplication sharedApplication] statusBarOrientation]) ? -self.contentViewInLandscapeOffsetCenterX : -self.contentViewInPortraitOffsetCenterX), self.contentViewContainer.center.y);
+        self.contentViewContainer.center = CGPointMake(targetContentViewContainerCenterX, self.contentViewContainer.center.y);
         
         self.menuViewContainer.alpha = !self.fadeMenuView ?: 1.0f;
         self.menuViewContainer.transform = CGAffineTransformIdentity;
@@ -360,6 +390,11 @@ - (void)hideViewController:(UIViewController *)viewController
 }
 
 - (void)hideMenuViewControllerAnimated:(BOOL)animated
+{
+	[self hideMenuViewControllerAnimated:animated withVelocity:0];
+}
+
+- (void)hideMenuViewControllerAnimated:(BOOL)animated withVelocity:(CGFloat)velocity
 {
     BOOL rightMenuVisible = self.rightMenuVisible;
     if ([self.delegate conformsToProtocol:@protocol(RESideMenuDelegate)] && [self.delegate respondsToSelector:@selector(sideMenu:willHideMenuViewController:)]) {
@@ -405,8 +440,17 @@ - (void)hideMenuViewControllerAnimated:(BOOL)animated
     };
     
     if (animated) {
+		CGFloat targetContentViewContainerCenterX = self.view.center.x;
+		CGFloat distanceLeft = abs(self.contentViewContainer.center.x - targetContentViewContainerCenterX);
+		CGFloat initalSpringVelocity = distanceLeft > 0 ? velocity / distanceLeft : 0;
+		
         [[UIApplication sharedApplication] beginIgnoringInteractionEvents];
-        [UIView animateWithDuration:self.animationDuration animations:^{
+        [UIView animateWithDuration:self.animationDuration
+							  delay:0
+			 usingSpringWithDamping:1
+			  initialSpringVelocity:initalSpringVelocity
+							options:0
+						 animations:^{
             animationBlock();
         } completion:^(BOOL finished) {
             [[UIApplication sharedApplication] endIgnoringInteractionEvents];
@@ -671,9 +715,10 @@ - (void)panGestureRecognized:(UIPanGestureRecognizer *)recognizer
             [self hideMenuViewControllerAnimated:NO];
         }
         else {
-            if ([recognizer velocityInView:self.view].x > 0) {
+			CGFloat velocityX = [recognizer velocityInView:self.view].x;
+            if (velocityX > 0) {
                 if (self.contentViewContainer.frame.origin.x < 0) {
-                    [self hideMenuViewController];
+                    [self hideMenuViewControllerAnimated:YES withVelocity:velocityX];
                 } else {
                     if (self.leftMenuViewController) {
                         [self showLeftMenuViewController];
@@ -685,7 +730,7 @@ - (void)panGestureRecognized:(UIPanGestureRecognizer *)recognizer
                         [self showRightMenuViewController];
                     }
                 } else {
-                    [self hideMenuViewController];
+                    [self hideMenuViewControllerAnimated:YES withVelocity:-velocityX];
                 }
             }
         }