Men's WeatherSof Golf Gloves vs Vice Drip Golf Balls: which is safer?
Vice Drip Golf Balls is the clear pick. FootJoy Men's WeatherSof Golf Gloves carries a failing PFAS grade, and we never recommend buying a failing product.
FootJoy
Men's WeatherSof Golf Gloves
PFAS grade
Overall grade
Verdict
Hazard flags
Material
Confidence
PossiblePFAS in water-resistant (water-repellent coating) treatment
PossibleFormaldehyde in leather tanning/finishing resins
PossibleCoating degradation and chemical mobilization over time
Our pick
Vice Golf
Vice Drip Golf Balls
PFAS grade
Overall grade
Verdict
Hazard flags
Material
Confidence
Where these two actually differ
- We flag PFAS in water-resistant (DWR) treatment, Formaldehyde in leather tanning/finishing resins, Coating degradation and chemical mobilization over time and Allergens from leather processing or treatment additives on the FootJoy and not on the Vice Golf.
- The FootJoy is Leather with water-resistant treatment where the Vice Golf is synthetic polymer core with urethane/elastomer cover, which is most of the difference in these two grades.
- The gap is 45 points, wide enough that this is not a close call, and the Vice Golf is the one to buy.
- We are less certain about the FootJoy grade, at 45% confidence against 72%, because it discloses less.
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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