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

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 Drip Golf Balls

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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