Pro Style Shock Absorbing Pad vs Golf Deluxe Padded Travel Cover with Wheels: which is safer?

Easton Pro Style Shock Absorbing Pad is our pick, better on PFAS and on the overall hazard picture.

Our pick

Easton Pro Style Shock Absorbing Pad

Easton

Pro Style Shock Absorbing Pad

PFAS grade

Good 65/100

Overall grade

Poor 49/100

Verdict

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Hazard flags

⚑ 4

Material

Foam padding, likely EVA or polyurethane

Confidence

72%

PossibleFormaldehyde in textile finishes

PossibleAzo dyes in shell fabric

PossibleAdhesive volatiles (VOC/off-gassing)

Macgregor Golf Deluxe Padded Travel Cover with Wheels

MacGregor

Golf Deluxe Padded Travel Cover with Wheels

PFAS grade

Bad 20/100

Overall grade

Bad 0/100

Verdict

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Hazard flags

⚑ 4

Material

padded fabric with waterproof coating, wheels

Confidence

35%

LikelyWaterproof coating composition (likely fluorinated)

PossibleOff-gassing from adhesives and coating

PossibleFormaldehyde resins in fabric finish

Where these two actually differ

  • We flag Formaldehyde in textile finishes, Azo dyes in shell fabric, Adhesive volatiles (VOC/off-gassing) and Microplastic shedding from foam breakdown on the Easton and not on the MacGregor.
  • We flag Waterproof coating composition (likely fluorinated), Off-gassing from adhesives and coating, Formaldehyde resins in fabric finish and Microfiber shedding from padding on the MacGregor and not on the Easton.
  • The Easton is Foam padding, likely EVA or polyurethane where the MacGregor is padded fabric with waterproof coating, wheels, 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 Easton is the one to buy.
  • We are less certain about the MacGregor grade, at 35% confidence against 72%, because it discloses less.

Both products run through the same public rubric, which covers 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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