Granted, as your character develops, you become more powerful at melee; however, this does not preclude you from using ranged attacks! It is far to easy to start playing a ranger like a warrior mage if you get a good melee weapon, but don’t forget your ranged skill! You may be “Superb” at Fighting, but ranger’s are even better at Shooting – perhaps even “Legendary” or better.
This can be a hard one to do diligently, especially if your melee weapon is powerful, but try to play diligently and use ranged attacks. Try earlier levels where survivability is much higher and try to play without melee attacks for awhile to get used to using the bow again.
Even as your character matures, try to keep in mind your race / class core strengths.