Video: Infrared footage of Rory McIlroy driving off the tee is very cool indeed

We'd be happy if all tee shots were filmed like this

Who knows how many tee shots we've seen over the years of watching golf but we've never seen one like this before. Shot at Muirfield Village, it is an infrared camera view of Rory McIlroy ripping one down the centre of the fairway. With the heat-sensitive camera, you can see the ball 'lighting up' from the contact before disappearing and you can also see how cleanly McIlroy strikes the ball as the grass near the tee never changes colour. The Holyrood man's swing is always a thing of beauty but it does look particularly sweet in glorious infrared.

This infrared video of @rorymcilroy's golf swing is the coolest thing you'll see all day. (Video by @csolomon1515)

A video posted by Golf Digest Magazine (@golfdigest) on Mar 6, 2015 at 6:56am PST