Mercenary Crossbow aiming animation with Explosive Shot loaded

I've noticed that while having Explosive shot loaded, the character points his crossbow towards the ground at all times. I'm assuming this is because the shot is meant to hit the ground to detonate any grenades, but it's also affecting all grenade shot animations as well. It looks really funky when enemies get close as well, as he points further to the ground making it look like he's shooting his own feet. I don't think the trajectory of grenades is affected, it looks like the Explosive shot itself might be. When I shoot at nothing, the shot has inconsistently hit near my feet to several yards away depending on if I've moved or not.

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