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Message: <blockquote data-quote="JoeBlank" data-source="post: 753409" data-attributes="member: 1806">I thought Molonel was correct, but couldn't one use a free action to let go of the bow with one hand, after firing the bow?For what it is worth, Sage Advice in Dragon #305, p. 86, in response to a lengthy question about shifting from using a longspear with two hands, (the question involves a spellcaster 5' away who starts casting, so the longspear-wielder wants to get an AoO with his spiked gauntlet, as the longspear has reach and does not threaten the area) says:"The third example (smacking the spellcaster with the gauntlet) is not possible as described. A spiked gauntlet is a melee weaspon, and Gruntharg threatens the area around him with it, but only when he has that hand free. Gruntharg is holding the longspear with that hand, not weilding the gauntlet. He could indeed just let go of the longspear with one hand; this maneuver is the equivalent of dropping the weapon, even though he is still holding onto it with the other hand. Dropping a weapon is a free action, but you can use free actions only on your own turn. Gruntharg could shift the spear to one hand as a free action at the end of his turn, leaving one hand free to threaten the area around him with the spiked gauntlet, but then he would not threaten any area with the longspear." - emphasis added</blockquote>