Men's Chev Soft 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 Chev Soft Golf Glove
PFAS grade
Excellent 85/100
Overall grade
Good 67/100
Verdict
Buy
Hazard flags
⚑ 3
Material
leather and synthetic materials
Confidence
72%
PossibleLeather tanning residues (chromium, formaldehyde, heavy metals)
PossibleAzo dyes or heavy metal pigments in leather coloring
ReportedContact dermatitis or sensitization from residual chemicals
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 Leather tanning residues (chromium, formaldehyde, heavy metals), Azo dyes or heavy metal pigments in leather coloring and Contact dermatitis or sensitization from residual chemicals on the Callaway and not on the Vice Golf.
- The Callaway is leather and synthetic materials 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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