PGA PGM 3.0 - Level 3 Practice Questions - All Questions And Accurate Answers

PGA PGM 3.0 - Level 3 Practice Questions - All Questions A teacher determines that a student better relates to internal motor imagery. What technique would be most successful for this student? - Using internal imagery. Player imagines what they see and feel when they execute the swing from the performer's perspective What is the cognitive rehearsal of a physical activity in the absence of any observable muscular movement? - Mental practice What is a conscious experience in which a player uses all her senses to create or recreate the execution of a motor skill in the player's mind? - Motor imagery A student relates primarily to which type of imagery if she is unable to learn from a face-on video of her swing? - External imagery A student relates primarily to which type of imagery if she is able to learn from a face-on video of her swing? - Internal imagery Does cognitively rehearsing procedural skills at a fast rate before physically performing them interfere with the benefits of mental practice? - False - practicing at a faster rate helps remember the steps they need to perform What is the definition of modeling when used for teaching and coaching? - The use of a demonstration as a means of conveying information about how to perform a motor skill. (Observational learning, used in demonstration) When is mental practice and motor imagery most effective? - When used in conjunction with physical practice What is the best way for beginners to improve their shot performance? - Combine mental and physical practice What makes 'cognitive hypothesis' an effective learning tool? - Helps identify what to do and where to focus attention Which condition enhances the benefits of mental practice? - Cognitive hypothesis Based on research, at what speed should a skill be mentally rehearsed prior to actual performance? - The same as actual performance (the same speed) What is an effective means of helping a beginner to use motor imagery to improve performance? - Combine with physical performance What situation justifies substituting mental practice for physical practice? - When the student cannot physically practice According to research, what will optimize performance when combining mental and physical practice? - Recall past shots, execute prior memory What is an example of "Form Focus of Attention"? - Stance, ball position, posture What is an example of retroactive transfer? - Subsequent learning of a skill affects ability to perform previous acquired skill What is the influence of a previous skill on the current skill to be learned regardless of whether the influence is positive or negative? - Proactive transfer Addison has acquired a new student who previously played ice hockey. During the opening interview, Addison asks questions to find out ways he can take advantage of previous learning, what skills to teach, and what order to teach them. This is an example of what learning transfer concept? - Proactive transfer What determines the transfer of golf skill learning? - Time, structural similarity, skills and goals, skill level What conditions lead to greater learning transfer? - Same/similar conditions, same/similar skills What term is used to describe transferring a learned skill of a 20-foot chip onto a practice green to a 50-foot chip on the same practice green? - Response generalization What type of transfer likely occurs when applying the skill of a 20-foot chip learned in practice to a situation for a 20-foot chip in a club championship tournament? - Slightly positive transfer What term is used to describe learning the skill of putting on a practice green and effectively transferring to various greens on the golf course? - Stimulus generalization How is the "transfer effect" most likely to influence a situation where a player with an over-the-top down swing is being taught to drop the club below the shaft plane? - Negatively A student and his coach have been practicing high pitch shots from tight lies that he expects to find on the golf course for an upcoming tournament. What best describes the learning transfer concept involved in this situation? - Stimulus generalization A relatively new golfer has taken a series of golf lessons beginning with putting, then chipping, then pitching, and most recently full swing with his irons. He has been able to transfer the relationship of impact from previous lessons to his full swing. Why has this student succeeded in his golf learning? - Learning was retained and positively transferred between lessons What approach is recommended to optimize learning transfer of a golf skill? - Simulating practice at a level of difficulty that is similar to actual playing conditions What is an example of a pre-swing adjustment? - Posture, ball position, grip, alignment Are some pre-swing changes that influence swing execution more challenging to learn and implement than others? (True/False) - True What adjustments are recommended prior to making in-swing adjustments? - Pre-swing adjustments What types of changes are easiest to learn and often result in rapid improvement in performance? - Pre-swing adjustments What is lacking when newly introduced swing changes are lost between lessons? - The amount of neural change A student has been coming over the top on the downswing and is trying to change his movement in the opposite direction by dropping the club to the inside on the downswing. What will most likely occur? - Negative transfer effect, interference with the new swing How can a student overcome negative effect or interference in competitive pressure situations? - Increase the amount of practice under both practice and playing conditions until new movements are strongly established What is an example of movement? - Learning to transition from one position to another What is expected when other neural networks positively transfer to the new swing movements? - Less practice is needed to facilitate performance What is an example of interference or negative transfer? - Old swing movements trump new swing thoughts An instructor at Ray Ranch GC, has been approached by a long-time student of hers about making a major swing change. When is it appropriate to tell her student that the swing change could adversely affect his playing performance? - Before making the change, thoroughly think through the advantages and disadvantages. What are the two major ways to structure swing change movements through rehearsal? - Skills practice and transfer practice What should a teacher or coach do when a student becomes frustrated when trying to make a challenging swing change? - Be prepared to accept blame, take pressure off, work on what the student does well Why is it important to avoid placing pronounced importance on the 18-hole score? - Creates unnecessary added pressure and takes focus away from the process of playing What step in the pre-shot routine is helpful to a player who wants to trust their swing? - Committing 100% What is a critical on-course variable of the mental game? - Managing emotions and thinking effectively What is the most important shot in golf? - The one about to be played What is on way that players can achieve realistic goals? - Keep the level of belief within the realm of reality A player sees water on the left side of the hole and then begins to visualize a fade for the tee shot. What is the player focusing on? - Type of shot to be played How can a player play smart? - Playing away from trouble, playing to strengths, low risk What is a mental game problem associated with confident play? - Overconfidence to cover self-doubt The director of golf and his two managers are on a golf outing which the managers are scoring better. What is the mental game danger posed by this situation? - Placing too much importance on playing outcome What is the reason that players should accept poor shot outcomes with the good ones? - Keep the player in the past and distracts the player from the present What should a player do after he selects an intermediate target, addresses the ball and reminds himself not to pick up the club on the backswing? - Use positive self-talk just prior to hitting the shot What does positive self-talk accomplish? - Enhances a player's confidence level Cheryl is ahead at the final hole of her club's stroke play championship. She takes extra time surveying the green, but three putts and loses the event by one stroke. What most likely happened? - She played with fear and focused on the wrong things What are the benefits of an effective pre-shot routine? - Help players stay mentally in the present and prepare players to hit each shot What do effective pre-shot routines help players to focus their attention on? - Playing the game rather than the outcome What is one purpose of a practice swing taken during a pre-shot routine? - To reproduce the actual swing What can golfers do to get out of their own way? - Become aware of psychological playing problems Should emotion management strategies be part of both pre- and post-shot routines?(True/False) - True What should be included in the post-shot routine following a good shot? - Positive self-talk What is the recommended immediate post-shot means for controlling one's emotions following a poor shot? - Stay rational and accept the shot What doe pre- and post-shot routines provide? - A meaningful way to play your best What pre-shot routine problem could cause a poor shot outcome? - Not committing 100% to the swing What must one learn in order to gain the benefits of the progressive muscle relaxation technique? - To detect undesirable tension in the body How should players use the post-shot routine to achieve complete focus on the process of playing the game? - Accept each shot and manage emotions Why is it important to have students with similar skill and fitness levels, motivation and experience for group instructions? - More likely to benefit from group instruction where interests vary What type of player is best served by individual lessons? - Advanced player What is a group lesson advantage? - Uses others as learning resources which builds a community of learners and team cohesion What is the recommended practice regarding writing out a complete lesson plan before beginning golf instruction? - Make a mental map of the instructional journey with the student What is the correct planning assumption behind a skill development sequence for individual lessons? - Must be well conceived and properly constructed