Board Thread:LotR Mod Technical Support/@comment-29810282-20171113033158/@comment-25333020-20171113044645

One of the main goal of Battlegear 2 is to provide the best experience for its users, which is why it possess a high level of customization available through its configuration file. This file is conveniently located into the default Forge configuration folder. (/config subfolder of your profile game folder)

The "Rendering" category helps to remove any custom item rendering, or move quiver hotbar and shield stamina bar around to fit your OCD needs. It also provides rendering options for the bow (with arrows or not), and "sheathed" items (forced on back, or default).

You could probably look through the rendering category and see if removing the rendering would help with your problem. it would get rid of the awesome sheathed swords, but it might possibly allow you to have the bows without looking irrevocably silly.