Quote from jli

Well, S also works. Although G is faster.

However, if you're not retreating but chasing down an enemy, you must use S.

G only works sometimes for me. sometimes it just turns and doesn't shoot

It has to run long enough to load an arrow, then it shoots.

Quote from ShadowyWhisper

Wait, isn't S stand command? How does S help?

Well, S makes the archer stand (i.e. not move). Archer can't shoot while moving. Therefore, if Archer has reloaded, S makes the archer shoot. You have to click again to make it continue running though. I usually don't use S for kiting, I use it for chasing down units.

The archer shoots while moving if you use G, not S.

Both work, actually.

I've come up with a new archidon micro. I've tried it before, and I call it cross-kite. So basically you kite until the jugger(mainly works on juggers, maybe swordwrath, but not spearton because speartons attack rate is too fast) is too close, then when the jugger holds his ax in the air, signaling it's gonna hit, you run right past the jugger, and since it is facing to other side, it misses.

Quote from isgood

I've come up with a new archidon micro. I've tried it before, and I call it cross-kite. So basically you kite until the jugger(mainly works on juggers, maybe swordwrath, but not spearton because speartons attack rate is too fast) is too close, then when the jugger holds his ax in the air, signaling it's gonna hit, you run right past the jugger, and since it is facing to other side, it misses.

Yep, that's called dodging attacks. You can also do that with ninjas and magikill (their basic attack).