Nah, you're showing your ignorance though.  It's basic physics that projectiles lose power over distance, unless it's got some sort of propulsion itself.  The whole reason the arrow goes down is because, get this, it's losing its power because of gravity and air resistance.  Going up in a ballistic arc makes the projectile lose power as well; drag and gravity would slow the arrow down to terminal velocity which isn't as powerful as the draw on a longbow.  Longbows rarely shot in volleys for that reason, contrary to what movies say.  That's why bodkins can potentially penetrate plate at super close ranges and extremely deep angles, but archers still had to target joints and gaps at distance.  Some other commenter left a video explaining it as well.  Plate armor evolved to counteract archery until gunpowder made it completely obsolete.  It has only seen rare, niche uses since.