With good gear you can get 85% phy balance or something but that's still kinda shitty. I'd stick with bow/fire/light (and a little ice ofcourse, no need to max light) that way you can get a decent bonus from both trees since you're a 1:1 hybrid ;]
wow i gotta admire your friend for taking 1:1 all the way to 110 cap. I guess he has to rely on alot of skill to play his archer well, he obviously doesn't have the hp to tank or hit the big crits or a pure str. As long as he doesn't just stand there and try to tank like most botters when he fights he should do just fine against everyone as a pro archer should. Since i maxed light i play a similar style as a hybrid spear i have no problem with archers who try the hit and run then wall technique but most other players who lack speed or the attention span just give up and refuse to fight lightning players that use these tactics.