Projectile following animation

So 2 but reletivly similar questions.
For one character im trying to have them have a charge and launch attack but i dont know how to make the projectile follow the hands during the animation.
The other question may be a little different. I have a character that is going to "lift" some ground up and throw it/flip it, but I dont know how to spawn the object and have It follow during the animation, that or how to have the object split into pieces up in landing before disappearing.

Please help
Thanks in advance.