After getting a few EDC or floody lights, I got my first real thrower - an E2DL. There are others out there too, but that's the only one I have experience with.
I was out walking last night with my E2DL in a suburb of Chicago, and was able to light up a couple foxes playing around by some tennis courts. It was fun to watch (a pretty unusual sight in this area), and I would have assumed that they were dogs if I was using my usual EDC.
Flood lights are great and are prefect indoors, but I like the extended reach of a thrower when walking late at night. Just an idea.