Essential Tennis Podcast

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The Essential Tennis Podcast is here to help you improve your tennis. Check back every week to listen up on topics ranging from stroke technique, to strategy, to rackets and equipment. Host Ian Westermann is a graduate of the Ferris State University Professional Tennis Management program. He is a certified Tennis Professional by the USPTA, and currently teaches full time at Congressional Country Club in Bethesda, MD. Submit your questions for Ian at to be answered during (Author: Ian Westermann)
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Recent episodes from Essential Tennis Podcast

  • Podcast 29
    Published: Sep 11, 08
    Podcast 29 How to avoid cramps and hydrate yourself correctly for tennis play, also discussion of slice, and how to use backspin in your game.
     
  • Podcast 28
    Published: Sep 8, 08
    US Open talk, age of professional players, playing your first USTA tournament.
     
  • Podcast 27
    Published: Sep 4, 08
    How to build confidence approaching the net in singles, discussion of kick serve technique, what racket and strings are good for a 3.0 player?
     
  • Podcast 26
    Published: Sep 1, 08
    Our Focus Topic of the Week is volleys! How to make more volleys and when to go for volleys in doubles.
     
  • Podcast 25
    Published: Aug 28, 08
    Don't be scared of the lob, positioning yourself correctly in doubles, moving back for an overhead correctly
     
  • Podcast 24
    Published: Aug 25, 08
    Improving your serve, low volley, and half volley for more confident serve and volley play in doubles.
     
  • Podcast 23
    Published: Aug 21, 08
    Picking the right grip size, breathing correctly during your tennis, how to serve on both the deuce and ad sides.
     
  • Podcast 22
    Published: Aug 18, 08
    Sources of power on your serve, how to create a powerful service motion. Discussion of lead tape and adding weight to your racket.
     
  • Podcast 21
    Published: Aug 13, 08
    Fixing shoulder pain and other problems, avoiding shoulder injury, use of the non dominant hand in your forehand swing.
     
  • Podcast 20
    Published: Aug 11, 08
    Create a high quality practice session. Tennis warm up, stroke work, competition, and match practice. Don't waste your time anymore!
     
  • Podcast 19
    Published: Aug 4, 08
    Discussion on hitting UP on your groundstrokes, serves, and volleys. Also a question answered about feeding tennis balls correctly, and setting up basic practice drills.
     
  • Podcast 18
    Published: Jul 30, 08
    Gear Talk on different types of string and their pros and cons. I also answer some questions about one handed backhands versus two handed backhands.
     
  • Podcast 17
    Published: Jul 28, 08
    Focus topic of the week is on the use of pronation in your service motion. Then a question is answered about creating topspin using a semi-western and western forehand grip.
     
  • Podcast 16
    Published: Jul 24, 08
    Sports Medicine Talk with Dr. Jack Kripsak features a great discussion on tennis elbow. I also answer a question about aiming your serve, and another about long distance running and its effect on your tennis game.
     
  • Podcast 15
    Published: Jul 21, 08
    The Focus Topic of the Week is mental and physical tension in your tennis game, and I discuss mental issues. I also answer two listener questions, one on tennis fitness and working on, and the other on improving the serve toss.