Golf Stormgrip Rain Glove vs Vice Drip Golf Balls: which is safer?
Vice Drip Golf Balls is the clear pick. Cobra Golf Stormgrip Rain Glove carries a failing PFAS grade, and we never recommend buying a failing product.
Cobra
Golf Stormgrip Rain Glove
PFAS grade
Overall grade
Verdict
Hazard flags
Material
Confidence
PossiblePolyurethane degradation and microparticle shedding
PossibleWater-resistant (water-repellent coating) treatment composition unknown
PossibleContact dermatitis from glove material or finishes
Our pick
Vice Golf
Vice Drip Golf Balls
PFAS grade
Overall grade
Verdict
Hazard flags
Material
Confidence
Where these two actually differ
- We flag Polyurethane degradation and microparticle shedding, Water-resistant (DWR) treatment composition unknown and Contact dermatitis from glove material or finishes on the Cobra and not on the Vice Golf.
- The Cobra is Synthetic leather/polyurethane 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 Cobra 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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