How to hit an object with mouse?

Hey,

I have created a pendulum and in order to move it you must drag the object.
example:
http://inthel00p.com/pendulum.swf

I would like to be able to move the ball by just bumping into it with the mouse. How could this be done?

source:
http://74.124.195.253/~inthel5/pendulum.zip

Thanks in advanced.