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Volley fire wasn't a thing with bows. You ever try holding a 90lb war bow at full draw waiting for someone to yell "Loose"? Never happened.
Wikipedia seems to disagree:
I'd imagine it's possible that a volley meant that they started drawing at the same time rather than drawing and waiting.
I understood that English archers trained to hit certain distances. So as the enemy advanced they would get a volley at x, y, and xy, and so on. Not aim at individuals at that distance.