Black Opal 14mm

This paddle is amazing! I love it. It has lots of pop, power, spin AND control. Six Zero has created another great paddle!

I come from a tennis background and brought over a few bad habits to my pickleball game. The two bad habits are a big backswing and over gripping my paddle. The Black Opal is a power paddle and does a lot of work for. I’m finding that I don’t have to take my usual backswing to get pace on the all. It’s also forcing me to have a softer grip on the handle allowing my soft game to improve.

If you want to get better at pickleball, you definitely need to get your hands on the black opal. Let me clarify. This paddle will make you better at pickleball not because it is forgiving, in fact it is the opposite. This paddle responds very well as long as you know what you are doing. It will also point out your mistakes, every-single-time. you will be forced to play pickleball the way the sport was meant to be played. If you are a serious player, looking to up your game play, then take up this paddle and be ready to be challenged. This paddle will not do the work for you, you will have to work hard to earn its respect. It will not hold your hand and sing kumbaya with you, it will show you every bit of bad habits you have learned so far and correct you. If you want to challenge yourself and get better at the sport, go ahead and pick this paddle. If not, just stick to whatever you got.

The pop is tremendous, but controllable. The paddle is deceptively “spinny”, even more so than the Red Ruby Pro. Two weeks after the new Ruby, I had the Black Opal in my hands and have not put it down since.

I think this paddle does very well at what it was meant to do which is to hit far without too much of a player's energy or power. It also beautifully absorbs the shock when receiving drives so that our wrist, elbow and shoulder injuries will thank us. I use it when the game calls for it.
I also bought the Ruby Pro one month earlier. This is the paddle that suits my playing style better. What the Black Opal does for drives, the Ruby Pro does for spins and control . With little effort, both these paddles produce some visible results. The Ruby Pro is better for me for soft shots and kitchen play because of how much better the ball dwells on it.

Loved the ‘DBD’ but wanted more spin potential and power. To be honest, the Opal took a while to adjust to. After a couple of moths of struggling I finally adjusted to the new racket. I almost went back to the DBD. I thought that a paddle by the same manufacturer, same thickness and shape would play similar but with more spin. For me it was a very different paddle and I had to put in the time to adjust. I am comfortable with the Opal now and highly recommend it. If you make the switch from DBD be warned it may take some practice and time to adjust. The Price was fair after using referral ‘Alpha10’. I recommend to anyone who wants to improve their game play. Have fun!

As someone who’s not exactly a total newbie but definitely a casual player, this paddle was a game-changer for me. It’s comfortable enough for all-day play and gives you that little boost of confidence to level up your game. Definitely worth a try if you’re looking to step things up a notch!

This is my 4th 6.0 paddle and by far the best. I was surprised at the control I have with the Black Opal yet the power and control from the base line and transition zone is fantastic. I have played with the 16mm Ruby Infinity for the past 18 months and within 2 weeks playing with the Black Opal I won't be looking back. Great job 6.0!!

I know the Black Opal is only a Gen 4, but I demoed every major Gen 4 paddle, and couldn't find one that was even close.

I'm around a 4.5 player, ex-5.0 tennis player, and I found that the Black Opal instantly upgraded my game from the Joola Gen 2 I was using. That's no surprise at all, since that paddle was 2 years old! However, what was stunning to me was just how much the Black Opal outperformed Joola 3S & IV, Crbn TruFoam, Engage, the Boomstik, and numerous others I demo'd in my paddle hunt. Power, spin, touch, swing weight, twist weight . . . in my opinion, this is the best paddle out there. So I bought one!

Most importantly to me, I'm in my mid-50s (and not very tall or very strong), and so I wanted a paddle with which I could generate power and spin while minimizing wear and tear on my body. I've only been out a couple of sessions with my Black Opal, but it's already better across the board for me -- with the very slight adjustments I've had to make to keep my backhand roll in the court.

I think we're going to be seeing a LOT more of these paddles around the court very soon. People rave about their Boomstiks because this paddle wasn't out yet. This is every bit as powerful, but with more touch, feel, spin, and consistency.

If you're looking for a new paddle right now, start with the Black Opal. Sorry I sound like a salesperson for it, but this 4.5 just stood toe-to-toe with a couple of 5.0s for a couple of hours. It's a great paddle. Now I just hope it keeps its grit and pop and feel for the long term. FANTASTIC work, Six Zero!!!

Love my black opal it’s an amazing paddle