I was in my creative world and didn't put my hand on wasd, hitting q and throwing the block I was holding. It ended up flying off at an angle behind me when holding s. So I did some tests and found that you can throw things quite far and high with runs and jumps.
You could possibly even do a game of basketball, even with dribbling as you throw the item ahead of you and pick it up before shooting for the hoop.
Btw, here's a little throw test I did.