40 Mizuno Mix 5A vs Vice Drip Golf Balls: which is safer?
Vice Drip Golf Balls is our pick: better on PFAS and on the overall hazard picture.
Mizuno
40 Mizuno Mix 5A
PFAS grade
Excellent 85/100
Overall grade
Good 73/100
Verdict
Buy
Hazard flags
⚑ 3
Material
Wood drumstick, grip coating unspecified
Confidence
45%
PossibleWood splinter and crack risk
PossibleGrip coating durability and unknown composition
PossibleAllergen sensitization from wood dust or finish
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 Wood splinter and crack risk, Grip coating durability and unknown composition and Allergen sensitization from wood dust or finish on the Mizuno and not on the Vice Golf.
- The Mizuno is Wood drumstick, grip coating unspecified where the Vice Golf is synthetic polymer core with urethane/elastomer cover, which is most of the difference in these two grades.
- These two are level, close enough that price and fit should decide it rather than our grade.
- We are less certain about the Mizuno 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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