Throwing skill.

[Treefall]

Sorry, really quick and easy question that I didn't see answered in the wiki under skills/items or in my forum search (I fail at those plenty).

Finally convinced my wife to play this game and she is playing a monk.

Throwing skill - is the distance she can throw limited by the weapon and/or skill? I've read people talking about throwing weapons and which to get for max distance. We bought her two stacks of shurikens (which the wiki said are the furthest vendor bought, stacking throwing weapons) but it seems like she almost has to be standing on top of the mob for them to work.

Is that the item or does she just need to level the skill up?

Thanks.