A 74-year-old British grandmother has achieved a one-in-a-million feat* of marksmanship* after splitting* one arrow with another. What makes the shot even more remarkable is that she is blind.

Tilly Trotter made the shot, known as a “Robin Hood,” at a practice session of the Wellington Bowmen in Somerset.

Trotter, who has been an archer* for two years at the invitation of granddaughter Charlotte, said: “The second arrow made such a noise going into the back of previous arrow I thought I had hit the ceiling or done some expensive damage.

“Then I heard people jumping up and down shouting that I’d done a Robin Hood.

“It was a one-in-a-million shot and a bit of a fluke* really.”

Trotter, from Uffculme, North Devon, lost most of her sight following a head injury 17 years ago. “I can see movement but I have no central vision,” she said.

Her husband, Tony, is important to her success, telling her how near her shots are to the target each time she shoots.

“He isn’t allowed to tell me to aim left or right before I let loose an arrow,” Trotter said. “I can only make my own adjustments* to my aim before I shoot.”

Trotter won a gold medal at the British Blind Sports National Championship last year.

Peter Jones, a spokesman for the Grand National Archery Society, said: “It’s a very rare feat — like getting two holes in one on the same round of golf.” (SD-Agencies)