Since I last ran my campaign, I've gotten much more into archery than I was way back. That has exposed me to what I'll call Eastern archery - pretty much anything other than Western European. In light of that, I was looking at the reload times for bows.
Short bows can be fired every round, at a -10, or every other round, with no penalty. Myself, an average skill archer, I can easily fire 3 shots in 10 seconds. I have friends who can fire half a dozen shots in 12 seconds while riding at a gallop, and hit their mark.
I can rationalize the mechanics as "balance." Or I can argue that it's like melee combat, where you have multiple opportunities in the round but your roll reflects your best chance to hit.
Has anyone messed with the bow mechanics, and if so, how has it worked out?