PGA PGM 3.0 - Level 3 Practice
Questions - All Questions 2025
A teacher determines that a student better relates to internal motor imagery. What
technique would be most successful for this student? - ANSWER- 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? - ANSWER- 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? - ANSWER- 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? - ANSWER- 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? - ANSWER- Internal imagery
Does cognitively rehearsing procedural skills at a fast 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 the definition of modeling when used for teaching and coaching? - ANSWER-
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? - ANSWER- When used in
conjunction with physical practice
What is the best way for beginners to improve their shot performance? - ANSWER-
Combine mental and physical practice
What makes 'cognitive hypothesis' an effective learning tool? - ANSWER- Helps identify
what to do and where to focus attention
Which 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- The same as actual performance (the same speed)
,What is an effective means of helping a beginner to use motor imagery to improve
performance? - ANSWER- Combine with physical performance
What situation justifies substituting mental practice for physical practice? - ANSWER-
When the student cannot physically practice
According to research, what will optimize performance when combining mental and
physical practice? - ANSWER- Recall past shots, execute prior memory
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
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
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? - ANSWER- Proactive transfer
What determines the transfer of golf skill learning? - ANSWER- Time, structural
similarity, skills and goals, skill level
What conditions lead to greater learning transfer? - ANSWER- 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? - ANSWER- 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? -
ANSWER- 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? - ANSWER- 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? -
ANSWER- 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? - ANSWER- 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? - ANSWER- Learning was retained and
positively transferred between lessons
What approach is recommended to optimize learning transfer of a golf skill? -
ANSWER- Simulating practice at a level of difficulty that is similar to actual playing
conditions
What is an example of a pre-swing adjustment? - ANSWER- Posture, ball position, grip,
alignment
Are some pre-swing changes that influence swing execution more challenging to learn
and implement than others? (True/False) - ANSWER- True
What adjustments are recommended prior to making in-swing adjustments? -
ANSWER- Pre-swing adjustments
What types of changes are easiest to learn and often result in rapid improvement in
performance? - ANSWER- Pre-swing adjustments
What is lacking when newly introduced swing changes are lost between lessons? -
ANSWER- 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? - ANSWER- Negative transfer effect,
interference with the new swing
How can a student overcome negative effect or interference in competitive pressure
situations? - ANSWER- Increase the amount of practice under both practice and playing
conditions until new movements are strongly established
What is an example of movement? - ANSWER- Learning to transition from one position
to another
What is expected when other neural networks positively transfer to the new swing
movements? - ANSWER- Less practice is needed to facilitate performance
What is an example of interference or negative transfer? - ANSWER- Old swing
movements trump new swing thoughts
Questions - All Questions 2025
A teacher determines that a student better relates to internal motor imagery. What
technique would be most successful for this student? - ANSWER- 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? - ANSWER- 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? - ANSWER- 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? - ANSWER- 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? - ANSWER- Internal imagery
Does cognitively rehearsing procedural skills at a fast 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 the definition of modeling when used for teaching and coaching? - ANSWER-
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? - ANSWER- When used in
conjunction with physical practice
What is the best way for beginners to improve their shot performance? - ANSWER-
Combine mental and physical practice
What makes 'cognitive hypothesis' an effective learning tool? - ANSWER- Helps identify
what to do and where to focus attention
Which 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- The same as actual performance (the same speed)
,What is an effective means of helping a beginner to use motor imagery to improve
performance? - ANSWER- Combine with physical performance
What situation justifies substituting mental practice for physical practice? - ANSWER-
When the student cannot physically practice
According to research, what will optimize performance when combining mental and
physical practice? - ANSWER- Recall past shots, execute prior memory
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
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
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? - ANSWER- Proactive transfer
What determines the transfer of golf skill learning? - ANSWER- Time, structural
similarity, skills and goals, skill level
What conditions lead to greater learning transfer? - ANSWER- 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? - ANSWER- 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? -
ANSWER- 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? - ANSWER- 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? -
ANSWER- 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? - ANSWER- 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? - ANSWER- Learning was retained and
positively transferred between lessons
What approach is recommended to optimize learning transfer of a golf skill? -
ANSWER- Simulating practice at a level of difficulty that is similar to actual playing
conditions
What is an example of a pre-swing adjustment? - ANSWER- Posture, ball position, grip,
alignment
Are some pre-swing changes that influence swing execution more challenging to learn
and implement than others? (True/False) - ANSWER- True
What adjustments are recommended prior to making in-swing adjustments? -
ANSWER- Pre-swing adjustments
What types of changes are easiest to learn and often result in rapid improvement in
performance? - ANSWER- Pre-swing adjustments
What is lacking when newly introduced swing changes are lost between lessons? -
ANSWER- 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? - ANSWER- Negative transfer effect,
interference with the new swing
How can a student overcome negative effect or interference in competitive pressure
situations? - ANSWER- Increase the amount of practice under both practice and playing
conditions until new movements are strongly established
What is an example of movement? - ANSWER- Learning to transition from one position
to another
What is expected when other neural networks positively transfer to the new swing
movements? - ANSWER- Less practice is needed to facilitate performance
What is an example of interference or negative transfer? - ANSWER- Old swing
movements trump new swing thoughts
