About Us

About Obsidian Padel

Where performance
meets every body.

A brand built for everyone the sport forgot. Founded in Dorset. Designed for every body, every level, every court — XS to 6XL as standard, never as an afterthought.

The Beginning

The brand that
started in thirty
seconds.

Andy Callahan, founder of Obsidian Padel, sat down at his local club in Poole, on a Tuesday, with a coffee. He was joined by Coach Mike. Mike is six foot seven — the kind of player who has been in the sport long enough to know exactly which kit fits and which does not. Within half a minute of conversation, Mike said he could not find padel apparel made for someone his size.

Andy nodded. He had the same problem from the other direction. Bigger build. Different body. Same gap.

Two completely different bodies. One sport. Zero kit either of them could buy off a shelf.

That was the moment Obsidian Padel started. Not in a boardroom. Not over a business plan. In a club café, between two players who realised that the sport they loved had quietly decided who it was for — and they were not on the list.

The sport is for everyone.
The gear should be too.

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Padel in Britain, 2026

860,000

Players recorded in 2025 — the fastest-growing racket sport in Britain.

10 million+

Saying they want to try it. Every shape, every age, every level showing up at clubs that did not exist five years ago.

The sport has changed. The clothing industry has not kept up.

The Industry Ceiling

Every padel brand
worth naming
stops at XXL.

Bullpadel. Nox. Head. Babolat. Adidas. Same ceiling, every one.

That ceiling has a real cost. It tells the player above XXL that the welcome stops where the clothing rack does. It tells the beginner thinking about their first session that this sport might not actually be for them.

Both messages are wrong. Both came from clothing decisions made years ago by people who never asked who was being left out.

Obsidian was built to change that.

XS to 6XL

Ten sizes.
One standard.

2XL

3XL

4XL

5XL

6XL

Our launch core performance tee runs from XS to 6XL as standard. Same kit, same quality, same price across every size. Our shorts go to 3XL today, with the full range expanding.

The Name

Obsidian.

Volcanic glass, forged in the land where the sport of padel was born. Mexico, 1969. Raw material shaped by extreme heat and pressure into something sharp, useful, and beautiful. Sacred to the Aztecs. As black as the packaging we ship our products in.

The name is intentional. The product is intentional. Every detail of this brand has been thought about intentionally.

Where We Are

Built in Poole.
Made for everywhere.

Obsidian has been built on the south coast of England, in Poole. We are not based in London. We are not borrowed from a bigger brand. We are not a side project. We are a small, deliberate, founder-led business — choosing to grow from the place where the founding moment happened.

The rackets come next, handmade in Spain, designed without compromise. The apparel range expands across categories through 2026 and beyond. Community comes before commerce, every time.

What We Promise

Performance kit,
built properly.

Sizing that fits every body. A welcome that does not depend on what size you wear or how long you have been playing. Honest words. Real photography. Genuine people on real courts.

The court welcomes everyone. The kit should too.

Every court.
Every body.
Where performance
meets inclusion.