Malbon Golf X Honma Men's Premium Glove vs Vice Drip Golf Balls: which is safer?
Vice Drip Golf Balls is the clear pick. Malbon Golf X Honma Men's Premium Glove carries a failing PFAS grade, and we never recommend buying a failing product.
Honma
Malbon Golf X Honma Men's Premium Glove
PFAS grade
Poor 40/100
Overall grade
Bad 10/100
Verdict
Skip
Hazard flags
⚑ 4
Material
Leather, synthetic materials with water-resistant treatment
Confidence
45%
PossibleHeavy metals in leather tanning and dyes
LikelyUndisclosed water-resistant coating chemistry
PossibleSynthetic material off-gassing (reinforcements and backing)
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 Heavy metals in leather tanning and dyes, Undisclosed water-resistant coating chemistry, Synthetic material off-gassing (reinforcements and backing) and Azo dye allergenicity on the Honma and not on the Vice Golf.
- The Honma is Leather, synthetic materials with water-resistant 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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