Men's Apex Tour Shamrock 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.
Callaway
Men's Apex Tour Shamrock Golf Glove
PFAS grade
Excellent 85/100
Overall grade
Good 73/100
Verdict
Buy
Hazard flags
⚑ 3
Material
Leather and synthetic leather glove
Confidence
72%
PossibleHeavy metals in leather dyes or tanning residue
PossibleAzo dyes in colored leather or synthetic backing
PossibleAllergic contact dermatitis from leather tanning agents or dyes
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 dyes or tanning residue, Azo dyes in colored leather or synthetic backing and Allergic contact dermatitis from leather tanning agents or dyes on the Callaway and not on the Vice Golf.
- The Callaway is Leather and synthetic leather glove 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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