Micromesh Original Golf Rain Gloves vs Vice Drip Golf Balls: which is safer?

Vice Drip Golf Balls is the clear pick. MacWet Micromesh Original Golf Rain Gloves carries a failing PFAS grade, and we never recommend buying a failing product.

MacWet Micromesh Original Golf Rain Gloves

MacWet

Micromesh Original Golf Rain Gloves

PFAS grade

Poor 40/100

Overall grade

Poor 32/100

Verdict

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Hazard flags

⚑ 2

Material

Micromesh nylon with water-repellent coating water-repellent finish

Confidence

35%

Possiblewater-repellent coating (water-repellent coating) finish chemistry

PossibleMicrofiber shedding from degraded coating

Our pick

Vice Drip Golf Balls

Vice Golf

Vice Drip Golf Balls

PFAS grade

Excellent 85/100

Overall grade

Excellent 85/100

Verdict

Buy

Hazard flags

none flagged

Material

synthetic polymer core with urethane/elastomer cover

Confidence

72%

Where these two actually differ

  • We flag DWR (durable water-repellent) finish chemistry and Microfiber shedding from degraded coating on the MacWet and not on the Vice Golf.
  • The MacWet is Micromesh nylon with DWR water-repellent finish where the Vice Golf is synthetic polymer core with urethane/elastomer cover, which is most of the difference in these two grades.
  • The gap is 45 points, wide enough that this is not a close call, and the Vice Golf is the one to buy.
  • We are less certain about the MacWet grade, at 35% confidence against 72%, because it discloses less.

Both products run through the same public rubric: materials, coatings, brand disclosure, lab findings, and recalls, plus a beyond-PFAS hazard analysis. Grades are model-based estimates, not lab tests. How grades work →

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