Men's Pure Touch Limited 3-Pack Golf Gloves White vs Vice Drip Golf Balls: which is safer?
Vice Drip Golf Balls is the clear pick. FootJoy Men's Pure Touch Limited 3-Pack Golf Gloves White carries a failing PFAS grade, and we never recommend buying a failing product.
FootJoy
Men's Pure Touch Limited 3-Pack Golf Gloves White
PFAS grade
Overall grade
Verdict
Hazard flags
Material
Confidence
PossiblePFAS in water-repellent coating water-repellent finish
PossibleHeavy metals in leather tannery (chromium, lead)
LikelyDegradation of water-repellent coating over time and laundering
Our pick
Vice Golf
Vice Drip Golf Balls
PFAS grade
Overall grade
Verdict
Hazard flags
Material
Confidence
Where these two actually differ
- We flag PFAS in DWR water-repellent finish, Heavy metals in leather tannery (chromium, lead) and Degradation of DWR coating over time and laundering on the FootJoy and not on the Vice Golf.
- The FootJoy is Cabretta leather with DWR finish 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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