I mean to wear it (with no weapon) in order to get close to a thrower/archer
I wear a the Leather Covered Round Shield (skill 1) on my main and i feel naked without it.
Most of the time I dodge ranged projectile, i take it out only when i'm being specifically targeted in a large group so that archer stop aiming at me. I also take it out when on difficult terrain where i can't dodge.
But that s not the reason i like it, i love this little shield because of it's 20 armor that combine in some way with my usual 54 body armor. When i get hit in the back most of the time it's painless, you're pretty happy when you take a javelin in the back and you hp drop by 1/15 or when you take a arrow and you can't even tell if you lost some HP.
1skill point in shield plus this shield is so much more rewarding in my experience than 1 iron flesh.