diff --git a/src/item/Egg.php b/src/item/Egg.php
index 7d3bece76..2d9391ce2 100644
--- a/src/item/Egg.php
+++ b/src/item/Egg.php
@@ -23,7 +23,12 @@ declare(strict_types=1);
 
 namespace pocketmine\item;
 
+use pocketmine\entity\EntityFactory;
+use pocketmine\entity\Location;
 use pocketmine\entity\projectile\Egg as EggEntity;
+use pocketmine\entity\projectile\Throwable;
+use pocketmine\math\Vector3;
+use pocketmine\player\Player;
 
 class Egg extends ProjectileItem{
 
@@ -31,8 +36,15 @@ class Egg extends ProjectileItem{
 		return 16;
 	}
 
-	public function getProjectileEntityClass() : string{
-		return EggEntity::class;
+	protected function createEntity(EntityFactory $factory, Location $location, Vector3 $velocity, Player $thrower) : Throwable{
+		/** @var EggEntity $projectile */
+		$projectile = $factory->create(
+			EggEntity::class,
+			$location->getWorldNonNull(),
+			EntityFactory::createBaseNBT($location, $velocity, $location->yaw, $location->pitch),
+			$thrower
+		);
+		return $projectile;
 	}
 
 	public function getThrowForce() : float{
diff --git a/src/item/EnderPearl.php b/src/item/EnderPearl.php
index 337b30a7f..a61055cc5 100644
--- a/src/item/EnderPearl.php
+++ b/src/item/EnderPearl.php
@@ -23,7 +23,12 @@ declare(strict_types=1);
 
 namespace pocketmine\item;
 
+use pocketmine\entity\EntityFactory;
+use pocketmine\entity\Location;
 use pocketmine\entity\projectile\EnderPearl as EnderPearlEntity;
+use pocketmine\entity\projectile\Throwable;
+use pocketmine\math\Vector3;
+use pocketmine\player\Player;
 
 class EnderPearl extends ProjectileItem{
 
@@ -31,8 +36,15 @@ class EnderPearl extends ProjectileItem{
 		return 16;
 	}
 
-	public function getProjectileEntityClass() : string{
-		return EnderPearlEntity::class;
+	protected function createEntity(EntityFactory $factory, Location $location, Vector3 $velocity, Player $thrower) : Throwable{
+		/** @var EnderPearlEntity $projectile */
+		$projectile = $factory->create(
+			EnderPearlEntity::class,
+			$location->getWorldNonNull(),
+			EntityFactory::createBaseNBT($location, $velocity, $location->yaw, $location->pitch),
+			$thrower
+		);
+		return $projectile;
 	}
 
 	public function getThrowForce() : float{
diff --git a/src/item/ExperienceBottle.php b/src/item/ExperienceBottle.php
index 191d932b8..2482e0b0d 100644
--- a/src/item/ExperienceBottle.php
+++ b/src/item/ExperienceBottle.php
@@ -23,12 +23,24 @@ declare(strict_types=1);
 
 namespace pocketmine\item;
 
+use pocketmine\entity\EntityFactory;
+use pocketmine\entity\Location;
 use pocketmine\entity\projectile\ExperienceBottle as ExperienceBottleEntity;
+use pocketmine\entity\projectile\Throwable;
+use pocketmine\math\Vector3;
+use pocketmine\player\Player;
 
 class ExperienceBottle extends ProjectileItem{
 
-	public function getProjectileEntityClass() : string{
-		return ExperienceBottleEntity::class;
+	protected function createEntity(EntityFactory $factory, Location $location, Vector3 $velocity, Player $thrower) : Throwable{
+		/** @var ExperienceBottleEntity $projectile */
+		$projectile = $factory->create(
+			ExperienceBottleEntity::class,
+			$location->getWorldNonNull(),
+			EntityFactory::createBaseNBT($location, $velocity, $location->yaw, $location->pitch),
+			$thrower
+		);
+		return $projectile;
 	}
 
 	public function getThrowForce() : float{
diff --git a/src/item/ProjectileItem.php b/src/item/ProjectileItem.php
index a881e07ac..305430c5b 100644
--- a/src/item/ProjectileItem.php
+++ b/src/item/ProjectileItem.php
@@ -24,43 +24,23 @@ declare(strict_types=1);
 namespace pocketmine\item;
 
 use pocketmine\entity\EntityFactory;
+use pocketmine\entity\Location;
 use pocketmine\entity\projectile\Throwable;
 use pocketmine\event\entity\ProjectileLaunchEvent;
 use pocketmine\math\Vector3;
-use pocketmine\nbt\tag\CompoundTag;
 use pocketmine\player\Player;
-use pocketmine\utils\Utils;
 use pocketmine\world\sound\ThrowSound;
 
 abstract class ProjectileItem extends Item{
 
-	/**
-	 * Returns the entity type that this projectile creates. This should return a ::class extending Throwable.
-	 *
-	 * @return string class extends Throwable
-	 * @phpstan-return class-string<Throwable>
-	 */
-	abstract public function getProjectileEntityClass() : string;
-
 	abstract public function getThrowForce() : float;
 
-	/**
-	 * Helper function to apply extra NBT tags to pass to the created projectile.
-	 */
-	protected function addExtraTags(CompoundTag $tag) : void{
-
-	}
+	abstract protected function createEntity(EntityFactory $factory, Location $location, Vector3 $velocity, Player $thrower) : Throwable;
 
 	public function onClickAir(Player $player, Vector3 $directionVector) : ItemUseResult{
 		$location = $player->getLocation();
-		$nbt = EntityFactory::createBaseNBT($player->getEyePos(), $directionVector, $location->yaw, $location->pitch);
-		$this->addExtraTags($nbt);
 
-		$class = $this->getProjectileEntityClass();
-		Utils::testValidInstance($class, Throwable::class);
-
-		/** @var Throwable $projectile */
-		$projectile = EntityFactory::getInstance()->create($class, $location->getWorldNonNull(), $nbt, $player);
+		$projectile = $this->createEntity(EntityFactory::getInstance(), Location::fromObject($player->getEyePos(), $player->getWorld(), $location->yaw, $location->pitch), $directionVector, $player);
 		$projectile->setMotion($projectile->getMotion()->multiply($this->getThrowForce()));
 
 		$projectileEv = new ProjectileLaunchEvent($projectile);
diff --git a/src/item/Snowball.php b/src/item/Snowball.php
index 8da341c06..da959980a 100644
--- a/src/item/Snowball.php
+++ b/src/item/Snowball.php
@@ -23,7 +23,12 @@ declare(strict_types=1);
 
 namespace pocketmine\item;
 
+use pocketmine\entity\EntityFactory;
+use pocketmine\entity\Location;
 use pocketmine\entity\projectile\Snowball as SnowballEntity;
+use pocketmine\entity\projectile\Throwable;
+use pocketmine\math\Vector3;
+use pocketmine\player\Player;
 
 class Snowball extends ProjectileItem{
 
@@ -31,8 +36,15 @@ class Snowball extends ProjectileItem{
 		return 16;
 	}
 
-	public function getProjectileEntityClass() : string{
-		return SnowballEntity::class;
+	protected function createEntity(EntityFactory $factory, Location $location, Vector3 $velocity, Player $thrower) : Throwable{
+		/** @var SnowballEntity $projectile */
+		$projectile = $factory->create(
+			SnowballEntity::class,
+			$location->getWorldNonNull(),
+			EntityFactory::createBaseNBT($location, $velocity, $location->yaw, $location->pitch),
+			$thrower
+		);
+		return $projectile;
 	}
 
 	public function getThrowForce() : float{
diff --git a/src/item/SplashPotion.php b/src/item/SplashPotion.php
index d29f5839b..83748dd74 100644
--- a/src/item/SplashPotion.php
+++ b/src/item/SplashPotion.php
@@ -23,8 +23,12 @@ declare(strict_types=1);
 
 namespace pocketmine\item;
 
+use pocketmine\entity\EntityFactory;
+use pocketmine\entity\Location;
 use pocketmine\entity\projectile\SplashPotion as SplashPotionEntity;
-use pocketmine\nbt\tag\CompoundTag;
+use pocketmine\entity\projectile\Throwable;
+use pocketmine\math\Vector3;
+use pocketmine\player\Player;
 
 class SplashPotion extends ProjectileItem{
 
@@ -32,15 +36,20 @@ class SplashPotion extends ProjectileItem{
 		return 1;
 	}
 
-	public function getProjectileEntityClass() : string{
-		return SplashPotionEntity::class;
+	protected function createEntity(EntityFactory $factory, Location $location, Vector3 $velocity, Player $thrower) : Throwable{
+		/** @var SplashPotionEntity $projectile */
+		$projectile = $factory->create(
+			SplashPotionEntity::class,
+			$location->getWorldNonNull(),
+			EntityFactory::createBaseNBT($location, $velocity, $location->yaw, $location->pitch),
+			$thrower
+		);
+
+		$projectile->setPotionId($this->meta);
+		return $projectile;
 	}
 
 	public function getThrowForce() : float{
 		return 0.5;
 	}
-
-	protected function addExtraTags(CompoundTag $tag) : void{
-		$tag->setShort("PotionId", $this->meta);
-	}
 }