Men's Golf Soft Grip Glove vs Vice Drip Golf Balls: which is safer?
Vice Drip Golf Balls is our pick: better on PFAS and on the overall hazard picture.
Bridgestone
Men's Golf Soft Grip Glove
PFAS grade
Excellent 85/100
Overall grade
Good 59/100
Verdict
Skip
Hazard flags
⚑ 4
Material
leather and synthetic microfiber grip
Confidence
72%
PossibleHeavy metals in leather tanning (chromium, lead)
PossibleAzo dyes and colorant toxicity
PossibleMicrofiber shedding (microplastics)
Our pick
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 Heavy metals in leather tanning (chromium, lead), Azo dyes and colorant toxicity, Microfiber shedding (microplastics) and Allergens and dye sensitivity on the Bridgestone and not on the Vice Golf.
- The Bridgestone is leather and synthetic microfiber grip where the Vice Golf is synthetic polymer core with urethane/elastomer cover, which is most of the difference in these two grades.
- These two are level, close enough that price and fit should decide it rather than our grade.
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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