Six Zero Infinity Edgeless Showdown: Black Diamond POWER vs Double Black Diamond CONTROL (2026)
Edgeless paddles have had a quiet 2026 revival. Every big YouTube reviewer is back on the format - not because it's new, but because the construction tricks that killed the old mushy edgeless feel are finally working. Six Zero sits right in the middle of that conversation with its Infinity Edgeless line, and if you've been circling the series on reviewer leaderboards, two paddles keep showing up: the Infinity Edgeless Black Diamond POWER and the Infinity Edgeless Double Black Diamond CONTROL.
They look like twins. Same shell, same shape, same 16mm core, same 108 swing weight, same patent-pending edge technology. The spec sheet barely moves between them. But the way they feel at contact is miles apart, and the reason is the one line most reviewers glance over - the face material. This is a cleaner "face vs face" test than almost anything else on the market in 2026, and if you've been stuck choosing between the two, here's the straight answer.
What "Edgeless" actually buys you
Traditional thermoformed paddles have a plastic edgeguard that adds mass at the rim. That mass is good for twist weight (stability on off-centre hits) but bad for feel - you lose feedback on the ball, and the paddle can play "dead" near the top. Edgeless construction removes the edgeguard and bonds the face directly to the core, which does three things:
- Wider effective sweet spot. The paddle plays live edge-to-edge, so a ball that would normally hit "the ring" on a standard paddle still feels like a clean strike.
- More feedback. Without the edge dampener, your hand hears the ball more clearly - which matters a lot on resets and dinks.
- Different twist weight behaviour. Done badly, edgeless paddles twist like crazy. Done well (with foam injection and oriented carbon layers like Six Zero does), the paddle holds its shape and the sweet spot genuinely grows.
Both Infinity Edgeless paddles use the same patent-pending edge build - foam injection plus progressive unidirectional carbon fiber orientations - so the edgeless half of the equation is identical. What changes is the surface the ball meets.
Same shell, different face
Here's the side-by-side where it counts:
| Spec | Infinity Edgeless Black Diamond POWER | Infinity Edgeless Double Black Diamond CONTROL |
|---|---|---|
| Face material | Japanese Toray Proprietary Raw Composite | Japanese Toray 700K Raw Carbon (nano-textured) |
| Core | 16mm honeycomb polymer | 16mm honeycomb polymer |
| Length | 16.3" / 413mm | 16.3" / 413mm |
| Width | 7.5" to 7.7" | 7.5" to 7.7" |
| Average weight | 8.2 oz | 8.2 oz |
| Swing weight | 108 | 108 |
| Twist weight | 5.9 - 6.0 | 5.9 - 6.1 |
| Handle | 5.5" / elongated 3D carbon thermoformed | 5.5" / elongated 3D carbon thermoformed |
| USAP approved | Yes | Yes |
| Price at Picklefox | RM888 | RM799 - RM986 |
Read that table honestly and only two lines of information actually differ: the face, and the price. The handle, the core, the shape, the balance point, even the swing weight are all engineered to match. Six Zero is clearly saying: "pick your face, keep everything else."
The face war: Composite vs 700K Raw Carbon
The Black Diamond POWER uses a Japanese Toray proprietary raw composite surface. The construction interweaves multiple carbon layers at different orientations, and the resulting face is slightly stiffer at contact. Stiffer face plus foam-injected edge means the ball compresses the core more and springs out harder - that's the "power" in the name. The surface itself is grippy but not aggressively textured. You get spin, but it's a secondary feature, not the headline.
The Double Black Diamond CONTROL runs the 700K Raw Carbon surface instead - the same Toray family, but the 700K thread is finer and the face is nano-textured for grip. The whole surface is softer at contact, which translates into a longer "dwell time" (the ball stays on the face a split second longer). Longer dwell gives you two things: cleaner spin because the brush has more time to grab the ball, and better placement because you feel where the ball is leaving the face. The texture is also more aggressive to the thumb, which is usually a reliable predictor of real spin on the ball.
Everything else being identical, the face is the whole personality of the paddle.
How they play, side by side
Power. Edge to the Black Diamond POWER. The stiffer composite face returns more pop on drives and finishers. Both paddles have the same mass and swing weight, so you're not getting extra plow-through - you're getting extra trampoline. On fourth-shot drives and roll volleys at the kitchen, the POWER gives you free pace the CONTROL doesn't.
Control and resets. Edge to the Double Black Diamond CONTROL. The softer 700K face compresses more at low speeds, which means dinks and resets sit down instead of spraying. If your 3rd-shot drops bounce short and your dinks pop up, the CONTROL will shrink both problems.
Spin. Clear edge to the CONTROL. The nano-textured 700K surface is one of the better raw-carbon faces Six Zero has shipped, and the extra dwell time compounds the texture advantage. Reviewer spin numbers on the Double Black Diamond consistently sit a touch above the Black Diamond, and the gap shows up most on topspin drives and inside-out dinks.
Sweet spot and off-centre forgiveness. Call it a draw. Twist weight is within 0.1 of each other and both are using the same foam-injected edgeless build. Where you'll notice a split-second difference is on how a mishit sounds - the composite face on the POWER is a little louder and crisper, the 700K on the CONTROL is a little muted. Both still play forgiving edge-to-edge; neither punishes you for a slightly rushed block.
Comfort and arm safety. Both score well. Edgeless construction cuts vibration at the rim, 16mm cores are plushest to the arm, and Six Zero specifically engineered the Infinity line for players with tennis elbow. If anything, the CONTROL is a touch softer at contact, which is the kinder choice for a tender arm.
Which Infinity Edgeless should you pick?
Think about what breaks first in your game. Most players buy the paddle that matches their best shot, when they should buy the paddle that fixes their worst one.
- You're a 4.0+ player with reliable contact and a bangers-first style. Go Black Diamond POWER. The pop on drives and counter-attacks is where this paddle makes its money. If you already drive hard and finish at the net, the POWER adds free pace without changing your swing.
- You're a 3.5-4.5 player who lives at the kitchen and relies on dinks, drops, and resets. Go Double Black Diamond CONTROL. The softer 700K face is the quieter, more precise choice, and the extra dwell is what turns a drop from "cross your fingers" to "repeatable."
- You're coming off a thermoformed power paddle like the Six Zero Black Diamond Power or CRBN³ X Series Hybrid Power and the shoulder is starting to complain. The CONTROL edgeless is the arm-saver without giving up the Six Zero DNA you already know.
- You tinker. Both respond beautifully to lead tuning. We stock Picklefox Tungsten Tape (1g) and 0.5g strips for shifting the balance toward the tip. A 1g head-add on the POWER turns a quick drive paddle into a plow-through monster; the same strip on the CONTROL opens up the sweet spot without stealing hand speed.
So which should you actually buy?
If you only read the last paragraph, read this:
- Buy the Infinity Edgeless Black Diamond POWER if your game is drives, counters, and finishing hands. The composite face hits harder than the twin and you'll feel it on every drive.
- Buy the Infinity Edgeless Double Black Diamond CONTROL if your game is dinks, drops, and spin shaping. The 700K face is softer, grippier, and the more honest 2026 edgeless paddle for touch players.
Both are USAP approved, both ship with a Six Zero neoprene cover, and both are 16mm honeycomb cores on a 16.3" shell. The POWER lands at RM888 across its two colourways; the CONTROL swings from RM799 (Cherry Blossom Pink) up to RM986 (White) depending on the colour you want.
Where this pair sits on the Picklefox shelf
If you've been shopping the Six Zero line in Malaysia, the Infinity Edgeless pair sits above the Six Zero Double Black Diamond Control and Black Diamond Power standard shells. You pay RM100-150 more and you get the edgeless build, the slightly bigger effective sweet spot, and the better off-centre forgiveness. If you want the Six Zero feel at a tighter budget, the standard Six Zero Ruby and Six Zero Quartz are still the entry points for the brand.
Compared to the CRBN³ X Series Hybrid Power at a similar price band, the Infinity Edgeless pair offers more sweet-spot forgiveness and a softer edge feel, with slightly less of the raw thermoformed pop. Against the Engage Pursuit Pro1 6.0 Power, you're trading some pure power for the edgeless feedback and a lower chance of mishits.
Whichever face you land on, grab a Six Zero Professional Edgeguard Tape for the rim and some Six Zero Cleaning Rubber to keep the face biting. Edgeless paddles live or die on how well the exposed rim and the raw-carbon surface are looked after, and both products are quietly the two best-value accessories on the Picklefox shelf.
Both Infinity Edgeless Black Diamonds are stocked at Picklefox and ship across Malaysia. If you're nearby, drop into the Mothership store and swing both before you decide - the spec sheets tell you the physics, but your hand tells you the paddle.