Golf Speed Monster Gloves vs Vice Drip Golf Balls: which is safer?
Vice Drip Golf Balls is the clear pick. Honma Golf Speed Monster Gloves carries a failing PFAS grade, and we never recommend buying a failing product.
Honma
Golf Speed Monster Gloves
PFAS grade
Poor 40/100
Overall grade
Bad 10/100
Verdict
Skip
Hazard flags
⚑ 4
Material
Synthetic leather or polyester blend with waterproof treatment
Confidence
45%
PossibleWaterproof coating degradation and microfiber shedding
PossibleFormaldehyde resins in textile sizing or finishing
PossibleContact dermatitis or sensitization from finishes
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 Waterproof coating degradation and microfiber shedding, Formaldehyde resins in textile sizing or finishing, Contact dermatitis or sensitization from finishes and PFAS in water-resistant treatment (graded separately but contextually relevant) on the Honma and not on the Vice Golf.
- The Honma is Synthetic leather or polyester blend with waterproof 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 Honma 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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