Essential Tennis: Improve Faster, Play Smarter, and Win More Matches
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- Create Date：2022-06-01 06:19:35
- Update Date：2025-09-06
- Status：finish
- Author：Ian Westermann
- ISBN：B09CNG1JD4
- Environment：PC/Android/iPhone/iPad/Kindle
Reviews
Myles Baldwin
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 I appreciate how thorough this book is in hitting so many different topics and ideas that a tennis player could address to improve their game。 I've played for years， so everything here makes sense to me， but it could be a little confusing for someone who doesn't have much experience with the game。 For me， this book was great。 I really liked the section where the author talked about different learning styles and how to teach different skills to those different learning styles。 I appreciate how thorough this book is in hitting so many different topics and ideas that a tennis player could address to improve their game。 I've played for years， so everything here makes sense to me， but it could be a little confusing for someone who doesn't have much experience with the game。 For me， this book was great。 I really liked the section where the author talked about different learning styles and how to teach different skills to those different learning styles。 。。。more
Andrée Charron-Martin
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I haven't played tennis in about 20 years and this book has me itching to go back！ I wish this book was written 20 years ago。。。 I might still be playing now！Essential Tennis is a wonderfully constructed book with short and concise chapters filled with helpful statistics， techniques and even QR codes leading to instructional videos。 I especially appreciated the special attention to the mental aspect of the game。 For example， the first chapter shows you that the even the "Greats" lose about 45% of I haven't played tennis in about 20 years and this book has me itching to go back！ I wish this book was written 20 years ago。。。 I might still be playing now！Essential Tennis is a wonderfully constructed book with short and concise chapters filled with helpful statistics， techniques and even QR codes leading to instructional videos。 I especially appreciated the special attention to the mental aspect of the game。 For example， the first chapter shows you that the even the "Greats" lose about 45% of their points。。。 if I would've known that I might've been a little nicer to myself back when I played and wouldn't have gotten so discouraged。 It’s surprising how the author manages to teach you so much in such a small book。 Ian Westermann walks you through how to improve just about anything from your pre-match headspace to your second serve to wining strategies against specific types of players etc。 The whole book was written in a light-hearted manner with a dash of humour and yet you still get a concrete plan on how to improve your game no matter what "improving" looks like to you。 It was a joy to read and I thank Goodreads， St。 Martin's Press and Ian Westermann for this giveaway as I was one of the lucky winners。 Now。。。 off to find my racket to get it restrung！ 。。。more
Jenna
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This book helped me so much with my tennis skills， and I improved in ways I never thought possible。 There are so many tips in this book， even about the littlest things that will help you improve。 My friends and family have all noticed my improvement and have been asking how I got so good！If you are a beginner to tennis or have been playing it for 20 years， it doesn't matter。 Buy this book。 It will help you so much。 I am winning almost every match thanks to this book。My rating: 5/5 stars。Thank yo This book helped me so much with my tennis skills， and I improved in ways I never thought possible。 There are so many tips in this book， even about the littlest things that will help you improve。 My friends and family have all noticed my improvement and have been asking how I got so good！If you are a beginner to tennis or have been playing it for 20 years， it doesn't matter。 Buy this book。 It will help you so much。 I am winning almost every match thanks to this book。My rating: 5/5 stars。Thank you to St。 Martin's Press for the free copy of this book through a giveaway！ 。。。more
Amanda P
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Thank you to Goodreads and the publisher for the giveaway opportunity！ Scored an awesome win！ Overall I thought this was a fantastic book to learn about tennis strategy and technique。 Extremely well written （even as a pre-published proof！） and would highly recommend to someone who wants to improve their game。 I haven’t played tennis in years， and this really had me itching to start again。 The videos were extremely useful and helped me visualize the content。 And especially loved the last section Thank you to Goodreads and the publisher for the giveaway opportunity！ Scored an awesome win！ Overall I thought this was a fantastic book to learn about tennis strategy and technique。 Extremely well written （even as a pre-published proof！） and would highly recommend to someone who wants to improve their game。 I haven’t played tennis in years， and this really had me itching to start again。 The videos were extremely useful and helped me visualize the content。 And especially loved the last section on the mental game， since those will be pointers I’ll definitely be taking off the court in my day-to-day life。 I would caveat that I do think it should be marketed as not a beginner friendly book; you do need to have some experience with tennis to understand it。 I recognize there’s a glossary of terms in the back， but that really is not enough for someone just learning。 I could see how expectations for someone who has never played before or only minimally played could be high， and them getting frustrated or disappointed with some of the technicalities。 There was one point I didn’t really agree with or understand - the author mentions that on average a rally goes on for only 1 point after serve， hence the serve and return is most important to practice （should be something like 80% of your time in practice）。 If that’s the case， I feel like the majority of this book should have been on strategy + the importance of serves and returns instead of on technique on court: volleys， predicting next moves， partner play， etc。。 While I know all of those aspects are important to include， I felt like that the chapters should have been weighed to reflect what he was suggesting you improve on the court。 。。。more
Josh
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