Item snowballs/shooting items

Currently, the player character can only throw items a few blocks. While this is a good distance, I think there's potential for an addition to improve item transport involving arrows, snowballs or both. The item (which would be crafted from the aforementioned throwables + any other item) would work just as a regular arrow/snowball, but when it hit the ground, the other item that it was crafted with would pop out, as if it were thrown by a player or dropper.