So far what I found about this glitch is that the duplication happens when the bows collide in the mid air and here are some of the thing I found while figuring out this:
-The + button press needs to be as fast as possible to make the bows spawn right on top of each other
-You can take as many time as you want to on the menu to do the drop-equip sequence
-Some shields and melee weapons may affect the position the bow spawn, but not so much when in mid air.