PGA Level 3 Study Guide - 3.0 | 2025/2026 Questions
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How is the transfer affect most likely to influence the situation where a player with an over the top
down swing has been taught to drop the club below the shaft plane? - ( ANSWER)-Their neural
negatively transfer or interfere with the performance of the new swing.
Does cognitively rehearsing procedural skills at a faster rate before physically performing them interfere
with the benefits of mental practice? - ( ANSWER)-False, Practicing at a faster rate helps remember the
steps they need to perform.
What is one misconception regarding who is best qualified to teach people with a disability or injury to
play golf? - ( ANSWER)-That teaching/coaching must come from a person from outside golf. PGA pros
can teach players on any skill level, any age/body type, and regardless of ability.
What is the four stage sequence for correcting problem solving? - ( ANSWER)-1. Joint problem solving. 2.
Reinforced problem solving. 3. Final decision making. 4. Termination of employment.
What are the four delegation strategies? - ( ANSWER)-Involving(Experienced & Resistant),
supporting(Experinced & Enthusiatic), convincing(Inexperinced & Resistant) & Directing(Inexperinced &
Enthusiatic)
What is an example of a pre-swing adjustment? - ( ANSWER)-Posture, ball position, grip, alignment
What adjustments are recommended prior to making in-swing adjustments? - ( ANSWER)-Pre-swing
How can a student overcome negative effect or interference in competitive pressure situations? - (
ANSWER)-Increase practice under pressure & playing conditions
What is lacking when newly introduced swing changes are lost between lessons? - ( ANSWER)-
Practice/play
,What types of changes are easiest to learn and often result in rapid improvement in performance? - (
ANSWER)-Pre-swing corrections
What is the most important shot in golf? - ( ANSWER)-The next one
What is one way that players can achieve realistic goals? - ( ANSWER)-Set realistic goals
What is recommended immediate post-shot means for controlling one's emotions following a poor
shot? - ( ANSWER)-Post-shot routine
What do pre and post-shot routines provide? - ( ANSWER)-Stay in present/manage emotions
What pre-shot routine problem could cause a poor shot outcome? - ( ANSWER)-Club, distance, target,
alignment, ball position
What must one learn in order to gain the benefits of the progressive muscle relaxation technique? - (
ANSWER)-How to recognize undesirable tension & then relax it
Why is it important to have students with similar skill and fitness levels, motivation and experience for
group instruction? - ( ANSWER)-More likely to benefit
What type of player is best served by individual lessons? - ( ANSWER)-Advanced player
What is a group lesson advantage? - ( ANSWER)-Team Cohesion, increased learning and spirit
What is the correct planning assumption behind a skill development sequence for individual lessons? - (
ANSWER)-Sequence info, skills with well developed plan
How should teachers respond to lessons that are getting off track? - ( ANSWER)-Clear vision of lesson
purpose, back to goal
, 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
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How is the transfer affect most likely to influence the situation where a player with an over the top
down swing has been taught to drop the club below the shaft plane? - ( ANSWER)-Their neural
negatively transfer or interfere with the performance of the new swing.
Does cognitively rehearsing procedural skills at a faster rate before physically performing them interfere
with the benefits of mental practice? - ( ANSWER)-False, Practicing at a faster rate helps remember the
steps they need to perform.
What is one misconception regarding who is best qualified to teach people with a disability or injury to
play golf? - ( ANSWER)-That teaching/coaching must come from a person from outside golf. PGA pros
can teach players on any skill level, any age/body type, and regardless of ability.
What is the four stage sequence for correcting problem solving? - ( ANSWER)-1. Joint problem solving. 2.
Reinforced problem solving. 3. Final decision making. 4. Termination of employment.
What are the four delegation strategies? - ( ANSWER)-Involving(Experienced & Resistant),
supporting(Experinced & Enthusiatic), convincing(Inexperinced & Resistant) & Directing(Inexperinced &
Enthusiatic)
What is an example of a pre-swing adjustment? - ( ANSWER)-Posture, ball position, grip, alignment
What adjustments are recommended prior to making in-swing adjustments? - ( ANSWER)-Pre-swing
How can a student overcome negative effect or interference in competitive pressure situations? - (
ANSWER)-Increase practice under pressure & playing conditions
What is lacking when newly introduced swing changes are lost between lessons? - ( ANSWER)-
Practice/play
,What types of changes are easiest to learn and often result in rapid improvement in performance? - (
ANSWER)-Pre-swing corrections
What is the most important shot in golf? - ( ANSWER)-The next one
What is one way that players can achieve realistic goals? - ( ANSWER)-Set realistic goals
What is recommended immediate post-shot means for controlling one's emotions following a poor
shot? - ( ANSWER)-Post-shot routine
What do pre and post-shot routines provide? - ( ANSWER)-Stay in present/manage emotions
What pre-shot routine problem could cause a poor shot outcome? - ( ANSWER)-Club, distance, target,
alignment, ball position
What must one learn in order to gain the benefits of the progressive muscle relaxation technique? - (
ANSWER)-How to recognize undesirable tension & then relax it
Why is it important to have students with similar skill and fitness levels, motivation and experience for
group instruction? - ( ANSWER)-More likely to benefit
What type of player is best served by individual lessons? - ( ANSWER)-Advanced player
What is a group lesson advantage? - ( ANSWER)-Team Cohesion, increased learning and spirit
What is the correct planning assumption behind a skill development sequence for individual lessons? - (
ANSWER)-Sequence info, skills with well developed plan
How should teachers respond to lessons that are getting off track? - ( ANSWER)-Clear vision of lesson
purpose, back to goal
, 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
