TaylorMade 2018 Noodle Long & Soft Golf Balls

I am around a 14 handicap. I have played these for years, as well as ProV1s. I alternate based upon how well I am playing; if I am hitting it all over the course I play Noodles. If I am playing well, I go to the ProV1s. I can tell no difference in the two balls. They each go just as far. They both behave similarly on high shots into the green. Both have a nice soft feel when I hit them. I will no longer play premium balls, just these. They are so cheap that I don’t bother looking for them In the rough. I don’t worry about cost when I lose one. And I think they may be more durable than the premium balls.

Great ball for the price, period! I have been playing these now for over a year. First of all, great price and with my 18 handicap, I do not notice any difference from playing the occasional Titleist or Callaway top of the line ball I find on the course which are $4-$5 each. These are under $1 each. They hit true and I get good arc on them with both the woods and irons. I especially like the feel on the putting green. They indeed are long and soft, and unless you have a 90+ swing speed that can really compress the ball, these work just fine. I am an older golfer but still getting 200-210 yards with these balls off the tee. Recommended for sure.

I wanted to try these golf balls out because of the inexpensive price. It's a harder golf ball than the ones I currently use, Srixon Soft Feel. The Noodle Long & Soft does not outdrive the Srixon. I'll use them up because it's too much trouble to return them. But I'll go back to the Srixon.

I'm in my mid fifties and recently took up golf. I'm never going to be a pro. I understand this. However, I am also smart enough to understand that what makes a great ball for a pro isn't necessarily going to be the best ball for me. If you are a novice golfer, using what the pros use tends to do more harm than good. Sure if you have the club speed of a pro golfer, then yes go ahead and use ProV1's or something like that. But for me, with a much slower club speed, it makes far more sense to use a more compressible ball. Will I drive it like a pro? Heck no. But I can drive an easily compressible ball like the Noodle farther than I can drive a rock hard ProV1. So these golf balls are good for novices. And you'll drive them farther. And they are cheap. Or go with what you see the better players using because that's what your ego tells you to do. :)

If you're not a good golfer, why spend $4 a ball for a ball that's just as likely to find the woods or the water? Nice soft feel, good distance, and only $1 per ball! Won't fix your hook or slice, but guess what? Neither will a Titleist Pro V1! If you're a good to great golfer with a 100+ mph swing speed, buy the Pro V1, it will likely improve your distance and be more workable with a better feel/spin around the greens. Everyone else should buy this ball instead. Don't buy Nitros, I tried those. They may be cheap, but it's like hitting a rock, they're too hard! The only downside is the Long and Soft only comes in white.

Might be biased because i played the best game of my life last week with this ball and a volvik. Kept both of them the whole round! Value for money, forget about it. I can not understand why people buy Callaways and Titleists for 50 bucks when these are a quarter of the price. Very durable and extremely playable. Feels great to hit off the tee and the turf. After 18 holes i left without hardly any marks on the ball. The noodle is now my go to. And now that they're making the neon balls.. I'll be a noodle guy lol

There are the best balls 99% of people could play with. Forget the Pro V I or anything else that runs $40-50 a dozen and makes you want to cry when you put it in the water or deep woods. I thought the Noodle was a joke ball when I first found one but threw it in my bag. When I started playing it I couldn't believe how well it did on the greens. It's a soft feel and I love it. On the tee, my longest drives were with a Noodle and they're great off your irons. I'm completely sold on these balls. Excellent playability for the vast majority of us and at a price you won't even think about if you lose one (other then what it does to your score). I highly recommend a Noodle.

60 year old 12 index golfer with a 75 mph 7 iron swing and 90 mph driver swing, who has always used Bridgestone Tour B RXS and Srixon Q-Star balls. Bought the 15 pack of these Noodles on a lark and switched them in and out over a month and a dozen rounds and ... absolutely no difference in feel, distance or spin from the $4 RXS and Q-Star balls. I know the Noodles are two-piece construction and don't have a urethane cover, but they perform exactly the same for me. Same 250 yard drives, same trajectories, same softer feel off clubs & putter, same stop within a foot or two on good short shots to the green. Might be different for much higher swing speed golfers, but I just can't justify continuing to spend $4 instead of $1 per ball when I've proven to myself that there's just no detectable difference in feel or performance. If you're a similar type golfer, consider giving them your own test.