MIX 1 DOZEN RECYCLED GOLF BALLS Value (AAA) vs Vice Drip Golf Balls: which is safer?
Vice Drip Golf Balls is our pick: better on PFAS and on the overall hazard picture.
OnCore
MIX 1 DOZEN RECYCLED GOLF BALLS Value (AAA)
PFAS grade
Excellent 85/100
Overall grade
Good 53/100
Verdict
Buy with care
Hazard flags
⚑ 5
Material
Recycled rubber/synthetic polymer golf ball core and cover
Confidence
35%
PossibleHeavy metals in reclaimed rubber (lead, cadmium, chromium)
PossibleVolatile organic compound off-gassing
PossibleSurface contamination from collection and sorting
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 reclaimed rubber (lead, cadmium, chromium), Volatile organic compound off-gassing, Surface contamination from collection and sorting and Degradation and microparticle shedding over time on the OnCore and not on the Vice Golf.
- The OnCore is Recycled rubber/synthetic polymer golf ball core and cover 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 OnCore grade, at 35% 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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