PGA LEVEL 3 STUDY GUIDE 3.0 QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS LATEST 2025-2026 EXAM
UPDATE QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
Why should one have contingency plans? - Answer-In case lesson goes
in a different direction
What should be included in Long term player development planning? -
Answer-Written programs, purpose and goals, key skills, knowledge
What is the purpose of golf instruction from the standpoint of long-term
lesson planning? - Answer-Improve performance
What is the difference between a lesson plan and a long-term
developmental plan? - Answer-Long term over multiple lessons
How does the PGA define the elite player for purposes of developing a
long-term player development plan? - Answer-Someone that is
competitive at a high level. Playing on high school or college golf teams,
in highly competitive junior tournaments or near or below a scratch
handicap.
What is often challenged when teaching a player with a disability or
injury? - Answer-Pre-concluded notions
, What is the best course of action if a teacher is unsure of what to say to
a player who has a disability or injury? - Answer-Ask the student for
advice
What should an instructor do when teaching someone who has lost a
limb? - Answer-Learn to hit shots emulating disability
What is the cognitive rehearsal of a physical activity in the absence of
any observable muscular movement? - Answer-Mental practice
What is a conscious experience in which a player uses all her senses to
create or re-create the execution of a motor skill in the players mind? -
Answer-Motor imagery
The student Relates primarily to which type of imagery if she is unable
to learn from a face-on video of her swing? - Answer-Internal
A student relates primarily to which type of imagery if she is able to
learn from a face-on video of her swing - Answer-External
What is the definition of modeling when used for teaching and
coaching? - Answer-Observation learning, used in demonstration
When is mental practice and motor imagery most effective? - Answer-
In conjunction with physical practice
, What is the best way for beginners to improve shot performance? -
Answer-Five step strategy (get ready/mental, concentrate, execute,
evaluate)
What condition enhances the benefits of mental practice? - Answer-
Cognitive hypothesis
Based on research, at what speed should a skill be mentally rehearsed
prior to actual performance? - Answer-About same speed as skill
What is an effective means of helping a beginner to use motor imagery
to improve performance? - Answer-Combined with physical
performance
What situation justifies substituting mental practice for physical
practice? - Answer-When physical isn't able to be used. (Rehab)
What is an example of form focus of attention? - Answer-Stance, Ball
position, posture
What is an example of retroactive transfer? - Answer-Subsequent
learning of a skill affects ability to perform previous acquired skill.
Reverting back to their old swing.
What is the influence of a previous skill on the current skill to be
learned regardless of whether the influence is positive or negative? -
Answer-Proactive transfer
AND ANSWERS LATEST 2025-2026 EXAM
UPDATE QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
Why should one have contingency plans? - Answer-In case lesson goes
in a different direction
What should be included in Long term player development planning? -
Answer-Written programs, purpose and goals, key skills, knowledge
What is the purpose of golf instruction from the standpoint of long-term
lesson planning? - Answer-Improve performance
What is the difference between a lesson plan and a long-term
developmental plan? - Answer-Long term over multiple lessons
How does the PGA define the elite player for purposes of developing a
long-term player development plan? - Answer-Someone that is
competitive at a high level. Playing on high school or college golf teams,
in highly competitive junior tournaments or near or below a scratch
handicap.
What is often challenged when teaching a player with a disability or
injury? - Answer-Pre-concluded notions
, What is the best course of action if a teacher is unsure of what to say to
a player who has a disability or injury? - Answer-Ask the student for
advice
What should an instructor do when teaching someone who has lost a
limb? - Answer-Learn to hit shots emulating disability
What is the cognitive rehearsal of a physical activity in the absence of
any observable muscular movement? - Answer-Mental practice
What is a conscious experience in which a player uses all her senses to
create or re-create the execution of a motor skill in the players mind? -
Answer-Motor imagery
The student Relates primarily to which type of imagery if she is unable
to learn from a face-on video of her swing? - Answer-Internal
A student relates primarily to which type of imagery if she is able to
learn from a face-on video of her swing - Answer-External
What is the definition of modeling when used for teaching and
coaching? - Answer-Observation learning, used in demonstration
When is mental practice and motor imagery most effective? - Answer-
In conjunction with physical practice
, What is the best way for beginners to improve shot performance? -
Answer-Five step strategy (get ready/mental, concentrate, execute,
evaluate)
What condition enhances the benefits of mental practice? - Answer-
Cognitive hypothesis
Based on research, at what speed should a skill be mentally rehearsed
prior to actual performance? - Answer-About same speed as skill
What is an effective means of helping a beginner to use motor imagery
to improve performance? - Answer-Combined with physical
performance
What situation justifies substituting mental practice for physical
practice? - Answer-When physical isn't able to be used. (Rehab)
What is an example of form focus of attention? - Answer-Stance, Ball
position, posture
What is an example of retroactive transfer? - Answer-Subsequent
learning of a skill affects ability to perform previous acquired skill.
Reverting back to their old swing.
What is the influence of a previous skill on the current skill to be
learned regardless of whether the influence is positive or negative? -
Answer-Proactive transfer
