Ian Westermann: The improvement process and why players get stuck at the same level

Update: 2025-02-03

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Ian Westerman from Essential Tennis joins the podcast. Ian's YouTube channel has over 300,000 subscribers, he has one of the top tennis podcasts, and has helped millions of players with his online content.

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We talk:

1:00 Why players go see Ian

2:30 Why players get stuck at the same level

11:49 Deeply ingrained habits

16:15 Working towards actual improvement

24:38 Ian's tennis passion

32:15 Best advice for the 4.0 player

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Ian Westermann: The improvement process and why players get stuck at the same level

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Ian Westermann: The improvement process and why players get stuck at the same level

Ian Westermann: The improvement process and why players get stuck at the same level