Off the Glass: Padel Podcast

🎙️ EPISODE 7 – SETTING UP A PADEL CENTRE! 🎾

This week, Phil and Byron take Off The Glass on the road to The Padel Unit in Axminster, where they're joined by owner Ryan Fifer to find out what it really takes to turn a love of padel into your very own padel centre!

From the challenges of converting an old industrial unit into four indoor padel courts to reaching an incredible 95% evening occupancy in just nine weeks, Ryan shares the highs, the challenges and what's next for The Padel Unit — including some exciting exclusives! 👀

But don't worry, it's not all serious business...

🎾 IN THIS EPISODE:

🏗️ Setting Up a Padel Centre – Ryan reveals why he took the plunge, the biggest challenges and how The Padel Unit has grown so quickly.

🚀 What's Next? – A new rewards app, a bar, a run club and some exciting plans still under wraps!

💰 The Price Is Right: Padel Edition – Byron takes on Ryan in a battle of padel knowledge. How much is the UK's cheapest padel racket? And what's the average price of a court?

🔥 Court Confessions – Sweaty handprints, an unexpected incident involving the glass and a debate about whether slower padel courts are actually better!

🏆 LTA Tournaments Explained – What are the different grades, how do you enter and are they worth playing?

Expect plenty of laughs, questionable guesses, some strong padel opinions and the usual Phil and Byron banter!

👇 GET INVOLVED!

Would you ever consider opening your own padel centre? And do you prefer FAST or SLOW courts? Let us know in the comments!

🎧 WATCH & LISTEN

Available on YouTube, Spotify and Apple Podcasts.

🎙️ Hosted by Phil from Salty Padel & Byron Knowles.

📍 Filmed at The Padel Unit, Axminster.

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Is padel about to get even BIGGER? And are players deliberately lowering their Playtomic ratings to win tournaments?!

Phil (Salty Padel) and Byron Knowles are back at City Padel Exeter for another episode of Off The Glass Padel Podcast, bringing you plenty of laughs, controversial opinions and the latest chat from the world of padel!

THIS WEEK'S EPISODE:

THE FUTURE OF PADEL – What's next for the fastest-growing racket sport? We discuss AI-powered rackets, smart technology, bigger prize pots, major brands entering the sport and whether padel clubs could become full-blown social hubs!

🤔 FACT OR MYTH – Can you hit the ball with your racket handle? Can you swap sides between sets? We put Byron's padel rule knowledge to the test!

INCH BY INCH EXCLUSIVE – Byron reveals exciting developments with his upcoming sportswear brand, including launch plans, pricing and a LIVE test of his sweat-wicking, quick-drying T-shirt. Things get a little wet! 💦

COURT CONFESSIONS – Our favourite segment returns with some seriously relatable padel frustrations!

• Players deliberately lowering their ratings to enter easier tournaments 👀
• People who only play with you when it benefits their rating
• Partners who blame you for EVERY lost point
• Opponents who apologise after hitting a brilliant winner!

Plus, we recap Byron's frying pan victory against Ben Burgess, discuss the growth of competitive padel and have plenty of laughs along the way.

💬 GET INVOLVED!

Are Playtomic ratings ruining tournament categories? What's the next big innovation in padel? And which Court Confession annoys you the most?

Drop your thoughts in the comments!

🎙️ ABOUT OFF THE GLASS

Hosted by Phil from Salty Padel and Byron Knowles, Off The Glass brings you padel news, honest opinions, hilarious stories, interviews and everything happening in the padel community.

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🎾 FIP Bronze is coming to Taunton, our coach is abandoning us for Spain, and apparently Phil has absolutely no interest in getting better at padel! 😂

Welcome back to another episode of Off The Glass Padel Podcast!

This week, Phil (Salty Padel) and Byron Knowles return to where it all began, City Padel Exeter, joined by a very special guest — Head Coach Ben Burgess!

With Ben preparing to swap Devon for sunny Spain, we sit down to discuss his padel journey, his ambitions to take his playing career further and whether he'll be welcoming us into his garden for a camping holiday! ⛺🇪🇸

We also ask Ben the ultimate question: If he had six months to coach either Phil or Byron, who would improve the most?

Let's just say Phil probably regrets asking… 💀

🔥 WHAT'S IN THIS EPISODE?

🎾 COACHING, RANKINGS & REALITY CHECKS – Ben talks about growing up playing padel in Spain, representing Great Britain, coaching at City Padel and just how difficult it is to reach the top of the sport.

🇪🇸 SPAIN & CAMPING – Ben reveals why he's heading back to Spain, his plans for the future and the possibility of Phil turning up uninvited with a tent!

🏆 FIP BRONZE COMES TO EXETER! – International padel is heading to the South West! We discuss the upcoming tournament at City Padel Exeter and what it means for the local padel community.

😂 WHO'S THE BETTER STUDENT? – Ben gives his brutally honest assessment of Phil and Byron's padel abilities. One of us might need a new coach…

🍳 THE FRYING PAN CHALLENGE – Forget padel rackets! Byron challenges Ben to a ridiculous on-court battle using frying pans. Yes, actual frying pans!

🤫 COURT CONFESSIONS RETURN!

This week's confessions are guaranteed to divide the padel community:

• 🗣️ The players who suddenly become professional coaches halfway through a social match.
• 🍻 Why do padel clubs insist on scheduling their socials at exactly the same time?!
• 🥶 Getting completely FRIDGED during a match you've paid good money for!

We also revisit the controversial Preserva ball pressuriser discussion, hear about Byron's disastrous week on court and debate whether freezing out opponents is fair game in competitive padel.

💬 JOIN THE CONVERSATION!

Is it acceptable to fridge someone in a friendly match? Would you rather be coached by Ben or go camping in his garden? 😂

Let us know in the comments!

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Keep playing, keep laughing and we'll see you next week! 🎾

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🎾 Episode 4: Explore Padel, Viral Videos, Padel Confessions & Pressurised Balls

We’re back at Slazenger Padel Club at Exeter Quay for Episode 4 — and this one’s an absolute banger.

This week we’re joined by Guy Livingstone, aka Explore Padel, to chat about how his padel content journey started, going from filming matches on an iPhone to millions of views, playing with an ex-world No.1, getting recognised after a match with Jason Manford, and the infamous beard challenge that went on for FAR longer than expected.

We also put the Preserva automatic ball pressuriser to the test, comparing pressurised and non-pressurised balls on court to see if it actually makes a difference.

Plus, Byron gives us the latest from his week on court (including a slightly bloody padel incident), we settle the extremely important question of who’s better at padel — Phil or Byron — and finish with another round of Court Confessions.

This week’s confessions include a mystery man from Padel & Pints, Americano tournament rage, cancelling your actual friends for a better padel match, and one listener whose Apple Watch is taking an absolute battering from padel WhatsApp groups.

Expect padel, terrible jokes, questionable chat and plenty of chaos.

🎙️ Salty Padel Podcast — Episode 4

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Got a Court Confession? Send it in — completely anonymous. 👀

Phil and Byron take Off The Glass on the road for a walk through Exeter before heading to Slazenger Padel for an evening on court.

This week, Byron talks through his experience competing at Padelfest Bristol, we put some padel knowledge to the test with Fact or Myth, and Court Confessions returns with questionable line calls, getting tagged on court and a particularly juicy padel crush. 👀

Plus, expect the usual tangents, terrible jokes and a quick first look around Slazenger Exeter.

🎾 Padelfest & Byron’s LTA tournament
❓ Fact or Myth
🤫 Court Confessions
👀 A padel crush is revealed
🏟️ Slazenger Exeter

Welcome to Episode 3 of the Off The Glass Padel Podcast.

EPISODE 2 – BALLS OUT!

Episode 2 of Off the Glass Padel Podcast is here… and somehow we’ve already gone completely off the rails.

This week, Phil and Byron give us the latest from their week on court before turning the spotlight on each other and giving their brutally honest assessment of one another’s padel game. Who’s got the power? Who’s got the movement? And who should probably stop trying to hit winners from absolutely everywhere?

We also get into the world of padel rackets — carbon, foam, shapes, sweet spots and whether spending more money actually makes you any better. Spoiler: Phil may have some experience with that one.

Then it’s time for another round of Court Confessions, featuring questionable on-court behaviour, opponents running down the clock, partners who don’t realise they’re being targeted… and one story involving a net post and a pair of balls that you definitely won’t forget.

It’s padel chat with absolutely no filter.

🎙️ Off the Glass Padel Podcast – Episode 2: Balls Out!

Got a Court Confession of your own? Send us your stories, DMs and voice notes — the more outrageous, the better.

Welcome to Off the Glass Padel Podcast with Phil Salter (Salty Padel) and Byron Knowles (Inch by Inch).

In their debut episode, the pair share how they got hooked, talk tournament highs and lows, and dive into your court confessions, from racket-swapping excuses to a padel dispute that left one husband walking home. Expect honest chat, questionable banter and plenty of padel obsession.

New episodes every Sunday at 9am.