Bow Supremacy

[Rohas]

OK, this one has been driving me nuts.  Along with an attack trick, bow supremacy allows you to add spike to any bow.

What advantage does this give?

All I can find on the spike quality is that I can use the item as a melee weapon if I have the edge proficiency. 

Am I missing something, or is the final capstone for one of the ranged attacks is that I can now physically beat people up with my bow if they get too close vs just shooting them?

[Sletchman]

OK, this one has been driving me nuts.  Along with an attack trick, bow supremacy allows you to add spike to any bow.

What advantage does this give?

All I can find on the spike quality is that I can use the item as a melee weapon if I have the edge proficiency. 

Am I missing something, or is the final capstone for one of the ranged attacks is that I can now physically beat people up with my bow if they get too close vs just shooting them?

Well, you get the trick (which is butch as &$%#!)...

To get an understanding of how the feats are structured, you get a small perk and a trick or stance for almost all weapon feats.  In practice, this is often that it gains a simple customisation (ex. Axe's gain Hurl) or that it can be used as a different weapon type.  Then you get the trick - in Bow Supremacy it's the 3 arrow shot, which is butch.

From a thematic perspective, it's like how Legolas stabs a heap of Orcs with his arrows in hand to hand combat in Lord of the Rings.

[Mister Andersen]

is the final capstone for one of the ranged attacks is that I can now physically beat people up with my bow if they get too close vs just shooting them?

Yes. In your hands, any bow whatsoever effectively becomes an edged melee weapon

[Krensky]

From a thematic perspective, it's like how Legolas stabs a heap of Orcs with his arrows in hand to hand combat in Lord of the Rings.

One of the devs stated that this was explicitly the inspiration for that part of the feat.