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The pro shop at my home course is selling these really cheap right now. I'm out of my normal ball so I grabbed two sleeves of these Noodles the other day.

I've been impressed with these balls. They seem to do very well off the driver and hold the greens on approach shots. Nice trajectory (med-to-high for me) and they putt nicely.

Nice low cost alternative to the high priced stuff. I'm liking them better than the GAMER ball. I think I may have found my new "budget ball".
909D Comp 9.5* (house MATRIX OZIK XCON-6)
Burner Superfast 3 & 5 woods (house MATRIX OZIK XCON-4.8)
G15 Hybrid 23* (AWT shaft)
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+....hmmmm that may be what these were.

Came in a red, white and blue box.....red number on ball and "long and soft" printed on the side of the ball.

I'm gonna pick some more when I loose the two sleeves I'm gaming now.

I assume they are a two piece ball but I don't know if that's the case or not. Doesn't matter....works well for me, like you said.

909D Comp 9.5* (house MATRIX OZIK XCON-6)
Burner Superfast 3 & 5 woods (house MATRIX OZIK XCON-4.8)
G15 Hybrid 23* (AWT shaft)
G5 5 iron-PW-46*, UW-50*, SW-54 & LW-58 (AWT shaft)
Studio Select Newport 2 Mid SlantGrips: PING cords & Golf Pride New Decade Multi-Coumpound Bag: C-130...

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They are/were my main ball... I'm planning to switch to Bridgestone E7+.

They're a pretty good ball for the price you pay for it. A good ball overall but not super good. Use it for casual rounds.

Driver: Nike Sumo 5000
Irons: Mizuno Mx19s
Wedges: 46 Degree PW, 50 Degree GW, 54 Degree SW (10 bounce)
Putter: Odyssey 2-Ball Putter
Balls: Bridgestone E5+Lowest Rounds: 9 Holes - 34 @ Lake Wilderness.18 Holes - 73 @ Chinook Winds Golf Resort (On a vacation trip, it was the easiest course...


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Found one during a round a month or so ago. Pretty good ball for the most part. Distance was what stood out to me but around the greens not so much. Good ball for the price.

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I got my first birdie using a noodle a couple of years ago. they are good balls but my favorite budget balls are d2 feels.

In my freestyle:
Driver: 10.5* G5 with UST V2
F.W. wood: 16* retro raylor with Aldila HM-40 Tour Gold
Irons: i5 3-pw. Stiff cs lite shafts
Wedges: 8620 51*, 56*, and 60* Putter: classics 1 34""Life is tough. It's tougher if you're stupid." -John Wayne


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The noodle is a pretty underated ball. That said, if you like the noodle you might like the Nike Power Soft as well.
Drivers:
FT-i Draw 9* W/Grafalloy Red
Sumo2 5900 9.5* W/Grafalloy Red

Irons: A3OS 3-PW Graphite/Steel regularWedges: A3OS GW, SW, LWPutter: Rossa Monza SpiderLittle round white thing:

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The noodle is my ball. I play the noodle ice because I bought them on ebay for about 50 cents a ball. The ice is just the long and soft ball with a clear cover. Fantastic ball, especially for the price. There is a noticible difference from a premium but it really doens't have an impact on your game except for the short game. You just can't get it to spin as hard, but it will still bite. Nike distance soft doesn't seem to carry as far as the noodle but I do love how it feels. Stick with the long and soft, the "long" ball is pretty hard and the "soft" model really isn't that soft so the "long and soft" ball definitely performs the best.
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I checked today....these are the "Plus" and "Long and Soft".


I'm gonna load up on 'em.


Approach shots on greens held up well....certainly none that spun back, however a nice impact and then 5-8ft. roll.

I'm happy for now.

I'll reload on E5+ next time I catch 'em on sale....for now it's the Noodle for me.
909D Comp 9.5* (house MATRIX OZIK XCON-6)
Burner Superfast 3 & 5 woods (house MATRIX OZIK XCON-4.8)
G15 Hybrid 23* (AWT shaft)
G5 5 iron-PW-46*, UW-50*, SW-54 & LW-58 (AWT shaft)
Studio Select Newport 2 Mid SlantGrips: PING cords & Golf Pride New Decade Multi-Coumpound Bag: C-130...

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Great Ball for its price but I liked the taylormade burner balls much better.

Are they about as soft???

Seem to be readily available at Walmart and other stores.
909D Comp 9.5* (house MATRIX OZIK XCON-6)
Burner Superfast 3 & 5 woods (house MATRIX OZIK XCON-4.8)
G15 Hybrid 23* (AWT shaft)
G5 5 iron-PW-46*, UW-50*, SW-54 & LW-58 (AWT shaft)
Studio Select Newport 2 Mid SlantGrips: PING cords & Golf Pride New Decade Multi-Coumpound Bag: C-130...

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