WeatherSof 2 Pack Golf Gloves vs Vice Drip Golf Balls: which is safer?

Vice Drip Golf Balls is the clear pick. FootJoy WeatherSof 2 Pack Golf Gloves carries a failing PFAS grade, and we never recommend buying a failing product.

FootJoy WeatherSof 2 Pack Golf Gloves

FootJoy

WeatherSof 2 Pack Golf Gloves

PFAS grade

Poor 40/100

Overall grade

Bad 8/100

Verdict

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Hazard flags

⚑ 3

Material

Leather/synthetic with water-repellent coating water-repellent treatment

Confidence

45%

LikelyTeflon-family coating water-repellent coating (PFAS-likely component)

PossibleSynthetic backing VOC off-gassing

Reportedwater-repellent coating degradation and microfiber shedding

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 Fluoropolymer DWR coating (PFAS-likely component), Synthetic backing VOC off-gassing and DWR coating degradation and microfiber shedding on the FootJoy and not on the Vice Golf.
  • The FootJoy is Leather/synthetic with DWR water-repellent 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.
  • We are less certain about the FootJoy grade, at 45% 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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