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We know how you feel. Our son Thomas is very into rocks. He loves to throw them into water mostly, but has now started to throw at bushes, potted plants, even cars. I have been somewhat successful by quickly re-directing him but if we dont catch him, he has exceptional aim. As for in the house proper, he simply puts everything behind the TV set. In the playroom however, we have wooden blocks. We let him throw around the small ones, and when he decides he does not want to play a certain game or toy, he will throw the pieces around, which we follow with and try to make a new game out of. One difference we have is that Thomas does not throw when he is mad, he throws to be happy. This makes it even more difficult for us to want to re-direct. I had a school district physical therapist (Tom is 3-1/2 yrs / preschool age) working with him in his room, and when he decided he was done with her game he threw the pieces around. She immediately told him no, no, no. After his session I asked her why she did that and she said that the toys she brings cost "$20 bucks a pop" so I told her to bring junk next time or leave it at the school.
I explained to her that among the reasons Thomas does not play well with her (She is the "anti-3 E's poster woman") is that by telling him "NO" she is not a fun person to be around. Are you having to tell your son NO? I am looking for those fake foam rock things I saw once, sort of foam rubber with a thick coating of rubber painted to look like granite. I think that may be a good solution for you if you could get him to throw something soft each time he gets mad.
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