Storm-FIT Golf Gloves vs Men's Profile Complete Golf Set: which is safer?

Wilson Men's Profile Complete Golf Set is the clear pick. Nike Storm-FIT Golf Gloves carries a failing PFAS grade, and we never recommend buying a failing product.

Nike Storm-FIT Golf Gloves

Nike

Storm-FIT Golf Gloves

PFAS grade

Poor 40/100

Overall grade

Bad 8/100

Verdict

Skip

Hazard flags

⚑ 3

Material

synthetic textile with water-repellent coating (water-repellent coating) treatment

Confidence

35%

PossibleAntimony in polyester fiber

ReportedDegradation of water-repellent coating over time and wash cycles

LikelyPFAS in water-repellent (water-repellent coating) treatment (graded separately)

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 Antimony in polyester fiber, Degradation of DWR coating over time and wash cycles and PFAS in water-repellent (DWR) treatment (graded separately) on the Nike 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 Nike.
  • The Nike is synthetic textile with DWR (durable water repellent) treatment where the Wilson is Steel clubheads, graphite shafts, rubber grips, 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 Wilson is the one to buy.
  • We are less certain about the Nike 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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