HunterST
Hall of Fame
I wanted to post a bit about why I have a lot of respect and appreciation for Ian Westermann. I thought I would do it in a new thread.
I started playing tennis in 2008. I went to a weekly class, but other than that, I had no official instruction during the first year of taking up the hobby. I listened to Ian's podcasts every week and always found them to be helpful and interesting. After a while, I started to get obsessed with the game and, like a lot of us, had all kinds of questions about the game coming to mind.
At least 3 times, I emailed Ian with questions about the game thinking he might address them in a podcast or video. Each time, he emailed me back with detailed, specific responses. His responses were not posted anywhere or used for any content on his website. He just helped me out for free.
A few years later, I had been playing for some time and was hitting well but not having good results in matches. It was a frustrating time in my tennis life. I saw a video from Ian about managing expectations in the game and sent him an email about how it helped me. He, again, emailed back and further elaborated on the concepts and talked about the specific issues I was having.
Another time, I posted a video of my serve on the forum of his website hoping members of his forum would give me feedback. They did, but Ian himself also took the time to type up the areas of my serve that were working and what I could do to improve. He even responded to two other videos where I made the corrections. Again, this was never used for any purposes on his site for content or to make money.
I think Ian is a great source for no-nonsense, non-gimmicky, and evidence-based advice. Beyond that, the way he helped me throughout the years without expecting anything in return shows me that he has a true love for the game and a passion for helping players improve.
I started playing tennis in 2008. I went to a weekly class, but other than that, I had no official instruction during the first year of taking up the hobby. I listened to Ian's podcasts every week and always found them to be helpful and interesting. After a while, I started to get obsessed with the game and, like a lot of us, had all kinds of questions about the game coming to mind.
At least 3 times, I emailed Ian with questions about the game thinking he might address them in a podcast or video. Each time, he emailed me back with detailed, specific responses. His responses were not posted anywhere or used for any content on his website. He just helped me out for free.
A few years later, I had been playing for some time and was hitting well but not having good results in matches. It was a frustrating time in my tennis life. I saw a video from Ian about managing expectations in the game and sent him an email about how it helped me. He, again, emailed back and further elaborated on the concepts and talked about the specific issues I was having.
Another time, I posted a video of my serve on the forum of his website hoping members of his forum would give me feedback. They did, but Ian himself also took the time to type up the areas of my serve that were working and what I could do to improve. He even responded to two other videos where I made the corrections. Again, this was never used for any purposes on his site for content or to make money.
I think Ian is a great source for no-nonsense, non-gimmicky, and evidence-based advice. Beyond that, the way he helped me throughout the years without expecting anything in return shows me that he has a true love for the game and a passion for helping players improve.
