GTxtreme White/Red 64883 Wht/ vs Vice Drip Golf Balls: which is safer?
Vice Drip Golf Balls is the clear pick. FootJoy GTxtreme White/Red 64883 Wht/ carries a failing PFAS grade, and we never recommend buying a failing product.
FootJoy
GTxtreme White/Red 64883 Wht/
PFAS grade
Poor 40/100
Overall grade
Poor 28/100
Verdict
Skip
Hazard flags
⚑ 3
Material
Synthetic leather or polyurethane upper with waterproof membrane
Confidence
35%
PossibleAzo dyes in synthetic leather or polyurethane upper
PossibleFormaldehyde resins in adhesives and coatings
PossiblePolyurethane degradation and VOC release under heat or UV
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 Azo dyes in synthetic leather or polyurethane upper, Formaldehyde resins in adhesives and coatings and Polyurethane degradation and VOC release under heat or UV on the FootJoy and not on the Vice Golf.
- The FootJoy is Synthetic leather or polyurethane upper with waterproof membrane 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 FootJoy grade, at 35% 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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