What is the difference between longbow and shortbow?

The longer the bow, the better the stability. The bow itself has a length, ranging from 48" to 72" (incremented by 2"), and players should choose according to different heights and different uses. Next, let's take a look at the difference between longbows and shortbows.
Longbow
Weapon features: high attack, long range, and a charged attack is more than 3 times the damage of a normal attack, but the attack speed is slow and it is not easy to hit in succession
Weapon advantages: high attack, high critical strike, long range, a charged attack can attack a fallen target and has a penetrating effect, with amazing damage
Weapon disadvantages: slow speed, and will stop when charging a charge (at this time it is very easy to be interrupted by the enemy's sneak attack), and the combo will definitely be interrupted once the charge is released
Crossbow
Weapon features: fast attack speed, three arrows at a time, and the connection is relatively low compared to shortbows.
Advantages: Since three arrows can be fired at a time, the critical strike and stun probability are higher, and there will not be a lot of stiffness.
Disadvantages: very short range, low connection, not suitable for PVP.
Shortbow
Weapon features: fast attack speed, high connection, and novices will not feel tired.
Weapon advantages: Due to its characteristics, you can quickly dodge while attacking the enemy, and there will not be a lot of stiffness. And the critical hit is quite high.
Weapon disadvantages: The range is too short, and PVP requires very high precision.
If you choose a competition bow, and the draw distance is relatively long, of course it is better to choose a longer bow, because the angle between the bowstring and the bow piece (the deformation caused by drawing the bow) is not large when the long bow is drawn, and the rebound vibration of the string will be very small, which can increase the stability of the bow, so that the lateral pressure on the fingers of the bow is not very large, the hand will be clean and neat, and the string will swing regularly when the action is in place.
When pulling a short bow, the pressure on the fingers of the string will be greater, the left and right swing of the string will increase when the hand is released, the angle of the bowstring is larger, and the vibration of the bow itself will increase when the string rebounds, and the overall stability will deteriorate, but the short bow has a faster shooting speed. People who hunted in ancient times mostly used short bows because they were easy to carry.
Therefore, longbows and shortbows each have their own advantages. Generally speaking, ancient infantry used longbows, while cavalry used shortbows. Nowadays, longbows are used in competitions, while shortbows are used in hunting.