Nike NDX Turbo Distance Golf Balls vs Magnetic Ball Marker and Cap Clip: which is safer?

PXG Magnetic Ball Marker and Cap Clip is the clear pick. Nike NDX Turbo Distance Golf Balls carries a failing PFAS grade, and we never recommend buying a failing product.

Nike NDX Turbo Distance Golf Balls

Nike Golf

Nike NDX Turbo Distance Golf Balls

PFAS grade

F 40/100

Overall grade

F 8/100

Verdict

Skip

Hazard flags

⚑ 3

Material

Surlyn/synthetic polymer core with dimple coating

Confidence

45%

LikelyPFAS in waterproof coatings

ReportedMicroparticle shedding from cover degradation

PossibleIndirect ingestion by children or wildlife

Why this grade

Our pick

PXG Magnetic Ball Marker and Cap Clip

PXG

Magnetic Ball Marker and Cap Clip

PFAS grade

B 85/100

Overall grade

B 81/100

Verdict

Buy

Hazard flags

⚑ 1

Material

Plastic cap clip, metal magnetic ball marker

Confidence

72%

PossibleMicroplastic shedding from plastic clip

Why this gradeBuy

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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