Six Zero Sapphire
US$149.99 at Six Zero
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Weight7.9 oz
Core13 mm
Swingweight111
Specs
| Shape | Elongatedestimated from width |
|---|---|
| Core thickness | 13 mmbrand |
| Weight | 7.9 oz (224 g)brand |
| Size | 16.5 × 7.5 inbrand |
| Handle | 5.6 inbrand |
| Grip | 4⅛ inbrand |
| Swingweight | 111low for an elongatedbrand |
| Twistweight | 5.68low for an elongatedbrand |
| Balance | not published |
| Core material | not published |
| Face | T300 Carbon |
| Approval | USAP approvedlisted as Sapphire |
Who it suits
- 13 mm core. A thinner core is livelier, the traditional pick for pop (Onix, Paddletek), though Pickleball Effect's 2026 analysis finds modern 16 mm paddles have lost little of it (Pickleball Effect).
- Midweight, 7.9 oz. Between Paddletek's lightweight (7.3 oz and under) and heavy (8.5 oz and over) classes: the range suggested for beginners and for sore arms (Paddletek).
- Elongated (shape estimated from the paddle's width). Trades forgiveness for reach, and scores lowest of the three shapes on comfort measures (Pickleball Effect).
- 5.6 in handle. Room for a two-handed backhand: 5.4 in or longer is what Pickleball Effect recommends (Pickleball Effect, PickleballUS).
- Low swingweight for an elongated. Quick hands at the net: the band the sources pair with control, and with newer players and sore arms (Pickleball.com, Paddletek, Pickleball Science).
- Low twistweight for an elongated. Twists more on off-centre hits than most elongateds (Pickleball.com, Paddletek).
- 4⅛ in grip. Grips of 4⅛ in or larger tend to need less squeezing (Pickleball Effect); if it's big for your hand, there's no making it smaller, so try before you buy.
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Lab reviews
Independent labs measure swingweight, twistweight, power and spin; their data is theirs, so we link rather than copy it: Pickleball Effect · Pickleball Studio · John Kew.