With the bow selected in hotbar and in your hand, press right click on mouse (PC) or the same action as when placing blocks, to load the bow.
For bow to be loaded you have to have arrows in the main invetory. Charging bow will have slight sound effect and can be fired at any time with left click (PC)
or the same action as when you are digging a block. Waiting for full charge of the bow is recommended
as it will give the arrow full speed (maximum shooting distance) and chance for critical arrow (double damage).
* after shooting, arrow will have red particle trail
If you shoot the arrow before the bow is fully charged the speed/distance will be lower and no arrow particle trail will be shown (also no chance for critical arrow).
Changing the selection in hotbar will unload the bow and give you back arrow from the unloaded bow - this applies also when login in to the game (bow will be discharged and arrow will be returned to inventory) and also when you drop the charged arrow (discharged bow will be dropped with arrow item).
If you have `playerphysics` or `player_monoids` mod installed, charged bow will slow you down until you release the arrow.
Quiver item can hold inventory of arrows. When player has quiver in his/hers inventory, bow can take arrows from quiver, otherwise arrows outside of the quiver are used to load the bow.
Though, if arrow from quivers are used to laod the bow, the arrows have additional speed and damage.
If we are loading/shooting arrows from quiver, there is temporary quickview HUD overlay shown, peeking in to the quivers inventory from which the arrow was taken. Arrows used from quiver will be faster only when the bow is fully charged - see "How To - Bow" for more information on how to know when bow is fully charged.
There are few indications on how to know when the bow shot arrow from quiver:
* there is temporary HUD overview shown peeking in to the quiver inventory
* after shooting, arrow will have blue/purple particle trail (if bow was fully charged)
