Ranger as a Thrower

It occurred to me last night at work that the Ranger would make a
pretty good Whaler or general spear throwing hunter. To that end, does
this sound balanced?

Combat Style replacement:

2nd: Precise Shot
6th: Far Shot
11th: Improved Precise Shot

Take your first favored enemy as Animal and you get a decent Whaler
type character.
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Tetsubo
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"Tetsubo" <tetsubo RemoveThis @comcast.net> wrote in message
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> It occurred to me last night at work that the Ranger would make a pretty
> good Whaler or general spear throwing hunter. To that end, does this sound
> balanced?
>
> Combat Style replacement:
>
> 2nd: Precise Shot
> 6th: Far Shot
> 11th: Improved Precise Shot
>
> Take your first favored enemy as Animal and you get a decent Whaler type
> character.

I had such a ranger designed for an Against The Giants game; unfortunately
the game died an early death. Giants favored enemy, Belt of Giant STR, Quick
Draw, Rapid Shot, harpoon proficiency, Efficient Quiver with harpoons and
javelins and Gauntlets of Extended Range.

Glenn D.