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robin hood
A Robin Hood occurs when an archer is able to drive the tip of one arrow deep into the end of another arrow that is already in a targets bulls-eye. Neat Trick. The name comes from the legendary character and this very same accomplishment he was able to perform in a famous archery contest.
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