Vice Drip Golf Balls vs Pro Galaxy Golf Balls: which is safer?
Vice Drip Golf Balls is the clear pick. Vice Golf Pro Galaxy Golf Balls carries a failing PFAS grade, and we never recommend buying a failing product.
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%
Vice Golf
Pro Galaxy Golf Balls
PFAS grade
Good 50/100
Overall grade
Poor 32/100
Verdict
Skip
Hazard flags
⚑ 3
Material
Surlyn/polyurethane core with synthetic elastomer cover (typical golf ball construction)
Confidence
35%
PossiblePFAS in cover coating
PossibleMicroplastic shedding
ReportedChoking hazard (non-chemical)
Where these two actually differ
- We flag PFAS in cover coating, Microplastic shedding and Choking hazard (non-chemical) on the Vice Golf and not on the Vice Golf.
- The Vice Golf is synthetic polymer core with urethane/elastomer cover where the Vice Golf is Surlyn/polyurethane core with synthetic elastomer cover (typical golf ball construction), which is most of the difference in these two grades.
- The gap is 35 points, wide enough that this is not a close call, and the Vice Golf is the one to buy.
- We are less certain about the Vice Golf 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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