Vice Drip Golf Balls vs Duo Soft Golf Balls: which is safer?
Vice Drip Golf Balls is our pick: better on PFAS and on the overall hazard picture.
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%
Wilson
Duo Soft Golf Balls
PFAS grade
Excellent 85/100
Overall grade
Good 59/100
Verdict
Buy with care
Hazard flags
⚑ 3
Material
Rubber core with synthetic resin cover
Confidence
72%
PossibleVolatile organic compounds (VOCs) off-gassing from synthetic resin cover
PossibleMicroplastic shedding from degraded cover during play
LikelyDegradation of cover integrity and moisture ingress into core
Where these two actually differ
- We flag Volatile organic compounds (VOCs) off-gassing from synthetic resin cover, Microplastic shedding from degraded cover during play and Degradation of cover integrity and moisture ingress into core on the Wilson and not on the Vice Golf.
- The Vice Golf is synthetic polymer core with urethane/elastomer cover where the Wilson is Rubber core with synthetic resin 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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