Men's Storm All Weather Golf Gloves vs Men's Profile Complete Golf Set: which is safer?

Wilson Men's Profile Complete Golf Set is the clear pick. Zero Friction Men's Storm All Weather Golf Gloves carries a failing PFAS grade, and we never recommend buying a failing product.

Zero Friction Men's Storm All Weather Golf Gloves

Zero Friction

Men's Storm All Weather Golf Gloves

PFAS grade

Poor 40/100

Overall grade

Bad 10/100

Verdict

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Hazard flags

⚑ 4

Material

Synthetic leather or microfiber with unspecified water-resistant coating

Confidence

35%

PossibleAzo dyes and antimony in polyester microfiber

PossibleFormaldehyde in textile finishing and adhesives

Likelywater-repellent coating degradation and leaching

Our pick

Wilson Men's Profile Complete Golf Set

Wilson

Men's Profile Complete Golf Set

PFAS grade

Excellent 85/100

Overall grade

Good 73/100

Verdict

Buy

Hazard flags

⚑ 3

Material

Steel clubheads, graphite shafts, rubber grips

Confidence

78%

PossibleGraphite shaft resin degradation and fiber exposure

PossibleRubber grip deterioration and skin contact

PossibleNickel or chromium sensitivity from steel clubheads

Where these two actually differ

  • We flag Azo dyes and antimony in polyester microfiber, Formaldehyde in textile finishing and adhesives, DWR coating degradation and leaching and Bacterial and fungal growth in synthetic materials on the Zero Friction and not on the Wilson.
  • We flag Graphite shaft resin degradation and fiber exposure, Rubber grip deterioration and skin contact and Nickel or chromium sensitivity from steel clubheads on the Wilson and not on the Zero Friction.
  • The Zero Friction is Synthetic leather or microfiber with unspecified water-resistant coating where the Wilson is Steel clubheads, graphite shafts, rubber grips, 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 Wilson is the one to buy.
  • We are less certain about the Zero Friction grade, at 35% confidence against 78%, 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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