Nitro Glycerin Golf Balls 15-Pack vs Vice Drip Golf Balls: which is safer?
Vice Drip Golf Balls is our pick: better on PFAS and on the overall hazard picture.
Nitro Golf
Nitro Glycerin Golf Balls 15-Pack
PFAS grade
Excellent 85/100
Overall grade
Excellent 77/100
Verdict
Buy
Hazard flags
⚑ 2
Material
Synthetic rubber/polymer core, elastomer cover
Confidence
72%
PossiblePolymer degradation and microplastic shedding
PossibleBacterial growth or contamination in water hazards
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 Polymer degradation and microplastic shedding and Bacterial growth or contamination in water hazards on the Nitro Golf and not on the Vice Golf.
- The Nitro Golf is Synthetic rubber/polymer core, elastomer 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.
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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