Why You’re NOT Getting Better at Tennis
Host: Ian Westermann
Listen on Essential Tennis Podcast
Why this matters: Goes beyond common excuses to identify the hidden structural barrier blocking meaningful improvement — the most honest diagnosis of why recreational players plateau.
Source: Essential Tennis Podcast
Key Takeaways
- Practice isn't the same as deliberate practice — free hitting changes nothing without a measurable goal
- The real barrier to improvement is absence of session performance targets
- Deliberately structure each hitting session: name a specific outcome and track whether you achieved it
