Viral Highlights: Robot golf and Orlando Bloom’s video inception
In a week when the nation’s eyes have been glued to the goings on at Wimbledon and to the closing stages of the Lions tour to Australia, it seems that our interest for sport does not stop there as golf gets it’s fair share of attention in this week’s Viral Brand Chart.
Rory vs the Robot – The European Tour releases the latest video in their Every Shot Imaginable campaign, which focuses on various different pro golfers trying their hand at a series of impressive and unconventional trick shots, aimed at testing their precision & skill.
This latest video features championship winner and former World Number one golfer Rory McIlroy, up against what may be his most challenging opponent yet – Jeff, the robot (or Laboratory Computer Controlled Hitting Machine).
The aim – hitting a golf ball into a washing machine, a feat that shouldn’t be too much work for McIlroy, considering this was a trick he used to perform as a child with his mum’s washer.
However, the challenge comes when Jeff takes matters in to his own hands (or the robot equivilant of ‘hands’), employing some sneaky tactics.
The accuracy employed by not only the robot, but McIlroy as well, is particularly impressive, however the real appeal of this video lies with Jeff (voiced by comedian Geoff Norcott) and his quips & attitude.