Soft Grip Golf 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
Soft Grip Golf Glove
PFAS grade
Excellent 85/100
Overall grade
Good 59/100
Verdict
Skip
Hazard flags
⚑ 4
Material
Leather, synthetic grip material, textiles
Confidence
72%
PossibleHeavy metals in leather tanning and finishing
PossibleFormaldehyde or formaldehyde releasers in textile backing
PossibleSynthetic grip material degradation and microparticles
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 and finishing, Formaldehyde or formaldehyde releasers in textile backing, Synthetic grip material degradation and microparticles and Mold and bacterial growth in textile lining if wet on the Bridgestone and not on the Vice Golf.
- The Bridgestone is Leather, synthetic grip material, textiles 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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