Vice Drip Golf Balls vs Triad 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
Triad Golf Balls
PFAS grade
Excellent 85/100
Overall grade
Excellent 77/100
Verdict
Buy
Hazard flags
⚑ 2
Material
Synthetic rubber/elastomer cover, solid core
Confidence
72%
PossibleDye or pigment leaching (cover coloring)
PossibleSkin irritation from surface residue or contaminants
Where these two actually differ
- We flag Dye or pigment leaching (cover coloring) and Skin irritation from surface residue or contaminants on the Wilson and not on the Vice Golf.
- The Vice Golf is synthetic polymer core with urethane/elastomer cover where the Wilson is Synthetic rubber/elastomer cover, solid core, 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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