Six Zero
Grit standoutBackyard-workshop origin turned industry-standard thermoforming; a top spin-durability brand.
Australia · Founded 2022
- HQ
- 11/2 Main Drive, Bokarina, Queensland, Australia
- Country
- Australia
- Founded
- 2022
- Leadership
- Dale Young (founder & CEO), a materials engineer; family-owned
The story
Six Zero began as a hobby, not a business. Dale Young, an engineer who had spent a decade living in rural Tanzania, came home to the Sunshine Coast, discovered pickleball via his mother in 2020, and started building paddles in his father's backyard workshop.
Hundreds of iterations later, his carbon seam edge technology combined with hot-mold production became a standard the industry adopted. Six Zero were among the first to ship thermoformed Gen 2 paddles.
Shape decoder
| Model / shape | Category | Dimensions | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Quartz | Widebody | - | Gem series, compact / standard |
| Sapphire | Elongated | - | Gem series |
| Ruby | Hybrid | 16.3" x 7.7" | Gem series |
| Coral / Coral Pro | Mixed | - | Next Gem series, each in Hybrid, Elongated (true 16.5") and Widebody at the same price |
Six Zero names models rather than shapes, and offers the same model across multiple geometries. The Coral's three-shape parity is unusual: most brands charge a premium for elongated variants.
Surface technologies
- Diamond Tough · Carbon fiber with a diamond-pattern micro-texture, engineered for long texture life.
- 100% Aramid / Kevlar 3K weave · Ruby; Six Zero were first to market with a 100% Kevlar face.
- Japanese Toray raw T700 carbon · Premium raw carbon.
- Carbon Fusion Edge and 3D Carbon Forged Handle · Face and edge technology extend the full length of the handle, forged under heat and pressure.
Core technologies
- Premium polypropylene honeycomb · 13mm / 14mm / 16mm.
- Floating Propulsion Core · Floating core design.
- Tectonic Core Suspension System · Patented; integrates the Floating Propulsion Core within a precision-tuned suspension structure that adapts on impact.
Worth knowing
Official Paddle Sponsor of the PPA Tour and a major sponsor of Australia's NPL league. Each production paddle is hand-laid in a process taking over four hours. Dale is publicly outspoken about innovating within USAP limits. The brand donated 215 paddles to Pickleball Cares and raised funds for Maui fire relief and breast cancer research.