First started this game ~3 weeks ago, considering that, I think this submission is pretty decent. There's a potential +1 distance that I was investigating that didn't end up working due to geometry. Maybe someone smarter can figure out how to get that +1 (or figure out another method to get vastly more distance).

On a side note, I'm sure there's an unsavory joke to be made here about lengthy sticks with white salt atoms on one end... Nah, I don't think such a joke exists