Men’s Left Hand Golf Glove, Xl All-weather Dupont Coolmax vs Vice Drip Golf Balls: which is safer?

Vice Drip Golf Balls is the clear pick. Dunlop Men’s Left Hand Golf Glove, Xl All-weather Dupont Coolmax carries a failing PFAS grade, and we never recommend buying a failing product.

Dunlop Men’s Left Hand Golf Glove, Xl All-weather Dupont Coolmax

Dunlop

Men’s Left Hand Golf Glove, Xl All-weather Dupont Coolmax

PFAS grade

Poor 40/100

Overall grade

Bad 8/100

Verdict

Skip

Hazard flags

⚑ 3

Material

Dupont Coolmax polyester blend, all-weather treatment

Confidence

55%

LikelyFluorinated water-repellent coating (PFAS)

PossibleFormaldehyde resins in finishing

ReportedMicrofiber shedding during washing

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 Fluorinated DWR coating (PFAS), Formaldehyde resins in finishing and Microfiber shedding during washing on the Dunlop and not on the Vice Golf.
  • The Dunlop is Dupont Coolmax polyester blend, all-weather 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.

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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