Nike PD Soft vs Nike Power Distance Long Golf Balls: which is safer?
These two grade almost identically. Pick on price and preference; neither has a PFAS edge.
Nike Golf
Nike PD Soft
PFAS grade
Excellent 85/100
Overall grade
Excellent 81/100
Verdict
Buy
Hazard flags
⚑ 1
Material
Surlyn ionomer cover, soft polymer core
Confidence
72%
PossibleMicroplastic shedding during use or wear
Nike Golf
Nike Power Distance Long Golf Balls
PFAS grade
Excellent 85/100
Overall grade
Excellent 81/100
Verdict
Buy
Hazard flags
⚑ 1
Material
Synthetic rubber/elastomer golf ball core and cover
Confidence
72%
PossibleMicroplastic shedding
Where these two actually differ
- We flag Microplastic shedding during use or wear on the Nike Golf and not on the Nike Golf.
- We flag Microplastic shedding on the Nike Golf and not on the Nike Golf.
- The Nike Golf is Surlyn ionomer cover, soft polymer core where the Nike Golf is Synthetic rubber/elastomer golf ball core and 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.
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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