Board Thread:Questions and Answers/@comment-10797017-20130622101437/@comment-11051098-20130622104009

A possible projectile attack could be similar to how Hollow Ichigo used the Shikai by swinging and throwing it with the clothing on the handle in Ichigo's inner world, as well as when he interrupted Ichigo in the final fight with Byakuya on Sokyokû Hill.

If the Bankai will have 2 blades as well, it could connect them with a chain to allow the short blade to be used as a ranged weapon, or the blades could be separate, using the short one to block attacks and the long one to make attacks.