Shield boomerang vs. shield bash

[zekk]

two very good skills.... I'm wondering which has a higher damage. I'm using crafting to supply my attacks, since it will give me very strong shields to work wiith.
Shield Boomerang uses the shields ac+its to_ac, then multiplies it by your throwing skill. To_dam and str apply after
Shield bash uses your shields defence (what is that, exactly? just its ac?) and your str-5, then to_dam and Str bonus apply.
My question is, which is stronger? if the "shields defence" includes its to_ac as well, shield bash is clearly stronger. Even if it doesn't, focusing my crafting points on str will increase the to_dam and str bonus as well as the main attack, while shield boomerang increasing throwing just multiplies the damage with no extra boost.
taking into acount that I already have my stat points in str as well - a good 18 at level 6 being a warrior.

Question: I know you can't use tweak points to get skills like jump, but can you use tweak points to increase jumps distance? just wondering.

I can't get shield bash to work... If I could, I would probably use that since it is a combat feat, meaning I could hit several enemies near me in one turn.

[Gando]

Yes tweaked agility increases the jump distance. Im guessing the shield bash not working is a) a bug or b) you are missing something important. Ive never bothered with it though I did consider it with my PallyDefender build.

As per increasing throwing I suggest you increase it enough to pick up the feats and leave it at that.

[Variaz]

Go for Boomerang Shield.

While playing my Defender build not too long ago, I had Blunt weapons, and the "Smash" feat wasn't working, and it uses the same code as Shield Bash. So I do think there's a bug here, and therefore, for the moment, Boomerang Shield may be a better choice.