Its truly a mystery.. Number one thing about fighting really good archers:
don't do it.. they're widely regarded as the most unbalanced templates in UO right now... Not only this, but they're pretty much useless.. I mean, every guild needs its dismounters/running shooters, but mages run the game still.
My favorite thing to do, is get one flagged on me.. Let him think you're hurting and possibly (?) out of apples and heal pots?? Run around for a minute trying to greater heal (and failing), then bolt into the woods where my favorite dismounter Lao, is waiting with lightening fast reflexes..
Even the BEST archers that hit the VERY hardest in the trailer park (WL), fall for some pretty blatant ganks. . Armand is hardly worth any points anymore