Softfli Golf Balls vs Men's Profile Complete Golf Set: which is safer?

Wilson Men's Profile Complete Golf Set is the clear pick. Maxfli Softfli Golf Balls carries a failing PFAS grade, and we never recommend buying a failing product.

Maxfli Softfli Golf Balls

Maxfli

Softfli Golf Balls

PFAS grade

Good 50/100

Overall grade

Poor 38/100

Verdict

Skip

Hazard flags

⚑ 3

Material

Synthetic rubber/polymer core, proprietary cover coating

Confidence

35%

PossiblePolymer coating degradation and particulate release

PossibleUnknown additive chemistry in proprietary coating

PossiblePFAS in coating (proprietary unknown)

Our pick

Wilson Men's Profile Complete Golf Set

Wilson

Men's Profile Complete Golf Set

PFAS grade

Excellent 85/100

Overall grade

Good 73/100

Verdict

Buy

Hazard flags

⚑ 3

Material

Steel clubheads, graphite shafts, rubber grips

Confidence

78%

PossibleGraphite shaft resin degradation and fiber exposure

PossibleRubber grip deterioration and skin contact

PossibleNickel or chromium sensitivity from steel clubheads

Where these two actually differ

  • We flag Polymer coating degradation and particulate release, Unknown additive chemistry in proprietary coating and PFAS in coating (proprietary unknown) on the Maxfli and not on the Wilson.
  • We flag Graphite shaft resin degradation and fiber exposure, Rubber grip deterioration and skin contact and Nickel or chromium sensitivity from steel clubheads on the Wilson and not on the Maxfli.
  • The Maxfli is Synthetic rubber/polymer core, proprietary cover coating where the Wilson is Steel clubheads, graphite shafts, rubber grips, which is most of the difference in these two grades.
  • The gap is 35 points, wide enough that this is not a close call, and the Wilson is the one to buy.
  • We are less certain about the Maxfli grade, at 35% confidence against 78%, because it discloses less.

Both products run through the same public rubric, which covers 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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