Lars Andersen, a Danish painter and archer who can fire three arrows in less than one second, has become internet famous after a video of him re-discovering lost archery hit the web. While firing that many arrows in so little time is impressive, another feat he accomplished in the same video takes the cake.
A clip of The Adventures of Robin Hood shows the title character splitting an arrow that had already been shot into the bullseye of a target in half-in the film it's called the greatest trick in archery.
In 2015, Andersen has upped the ante. He turned and fired an arrow at an incoming arrow. You guessed it-he split the incoming arrow in half. He claims to have gone through six years of intense training to the point where hitting his target is simply instinctive and natural.
"I think actually that I am the first archer for many hundreds of years that have trained enough to reach the point where you no longer have to think about it. You just look at the target, shoot an arrow, and it hits."
Snopes.com has looked into the archery marvels that Andersen shows off on film and decided that the shots are authentic. To his credit, Andersen admits that he isn't using heavier, more powerful bows that were used in the past. Also, he is open that some of the tricks required multiple takes.
"Many people talk about how what I do is only possible because I use bows that are less powerful than English longbows," Andersen told NPR. "They are correct. I'm 50 years old, and have been doing archery for only ten years. I'll never be able to shoot really fast with 100 lbs+ war bows. I tried, but it just produced injuries."
[NPR]
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