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Bucked Up Golf Shot
Bucked Up Golf Shot
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$2.95 USD
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48/100
Rejected
Six-dimension breakdown
Evidence
45
Formulation
52
Manufacturing
55
Safety
55
Transparency
42
Sustainability
45
Why this scored 48/100
Bucked Up Golf Shot (a rebrand of Buck Shot Energy) is an energy/focus/mood shot marketed for daytime cognitive performance during golf and general productivity. The category (functional energy shots) has mixed evidence — caffeine plus nootropic combinations produce measurable acute cognitive effects, but formula-specific proprietary blending typical of Bucked Up hides per-ingredient doses. Without disclosure it is impossible to evaluate whether nootropic ingredients (typically tyrosine, alpha-GPC, huperzine, choline sources) hit clinical thresholds or are label-decoration doses. The Bucked Up brand's overall use of proprietary blends across their line puts this SKU in the same autofail category. The specific golf positioning is marketing repositioning — the formula is likely a Buck Shot Energy variant with different flavoring and label design. Rejected on proprietary_blend_hides_dose. Even with disclosure the category ceilings around Standard because acute caffeine plus nootropic stacks have modest documented effect sizes.
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Evidence & sources
The Vyvata score's Evidence dimension measures the quality of published RCT support for a product's active ingredients at the label dose. Our source hierarchy: double-blind RCTs in MEDLINE-indexed journals > single-blind RCTs > open-label trials > observational studies > mechanism papers > N=1 case studies (anecdotes). Predatory journals and manufacturer-authored studies without independent replication are weighted down.
Product-specific evidence citations for this item are embedded in the analysis text on the "Analysis" tab. For the full framework and evidence hierarchy, see the methodology page.
How to read the Evidence dimension
- 80–100: Multiple double-blind RCTs in indexed journals directly testing this product OR the exact ingredients at the exact dose.
- 60–79: Single double-blind RCT + supporting ingredient literature at the studied dose.
- 40–59: Open-label trials + ingredient literature; no product-specific double-blind evidence.
- 20–39: Ingredient literature only; no product-specific trials or trials in predatory venues.
- 0–19: No credible evidence base or unverifiable claims.
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- VSF score
- 48 / 100
- Tier
- Rejected
- Category
- Supplements
- Subcategory
- cognitive nootropics
- Last scored
- Third-party certifications
- None on record at time of scoring
- Vendor
- Ultimate Sport Nutrition
- Product type
- Bucked Up
- Tags
- Shopify Collective, Ultimate Sport Nutrition
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