Golf Gear Mint-Grade Bridgestone Yellow Mix Golf Balls 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
Golf Gear Mint-Grade Bridgestone Yellow Mix Golf Balls
PFAS grade
Excellent 85/100
Overall grade
Excellent 77/100
Verdict
Buy
Hazard flags
⚑ 2
Material
Synthetic rubber cover, solid core (surlyn/polyurethane blend typical)
Confidence
72%
PossibleMicroplastic shedding during use
PossibleAllergic reaction to rubber or elastomer contact
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 Microplastic shedding during use and Allergic reaction to rubber or elastomer contact on the Bridgestone and not on the Vice Golf.
- The Bridgestone is Synthetic rubber cover, solid core (surlyn/polyurethane blend typical) 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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