PUR Tour vs Vice Drip Golf Balls: which is safer?
Vice Drip Golf Balls is our pick: better on PFAS and on the overall hazard picture.
Cobra
PUR Tour
PFAS grade
Excellent 85/100
Overall grade
Good 73/100
Verdict
Buy
Hazard flags
⚑ 3
Material
Golf club shaft, grip, head (steel/graphite/rubber)
Confidence
72%
PossibleGrip polymer degradation and microparticle shedding
PossibleVolatile organic compounds from grip or finish
PossibleCorrosion byproducts on steel head and shaft
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 Grip polymer degradation and microparticle shedding, Volatile organic compounds from grip or finish and Corrosion byproducts on steel head and shaft on the Cobra and not on the Vice Golf.
- The Cobra is Golf club shaft, grip, head (steel/graphite/rubber) 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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