PGA Level 3 Teaching & Coaching Exam
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How will a more offset head design affect club performance? - ANS- It will send the ball
to the left and possibly higher.
What should an instructor do when teaching someone who has lost a limb? - ANS- He
should learn how to hit shots emulating the disability.
What determines the transfer of golf skill learning? - ANS- Amount and direction of
transfer is largely a function of the similarity of the relationship between structure of the
skills and the stimulus conditions.
What is often challenged when teaching a player with a disability or injury? - ANS-
Making pre-concluded notions
What is the effect of shortening a driver by 1.5 inches? - ANS- Lowers swing weight by 9
pts and makes shaft stiffer (+/-3 swing weight points for every ½ inch added or taken
away)
What is often a trade-off during the club fitting process? - ANS- Distance for greater
accuracy.
How is a 1/64" undersized grip created? - ANS- Stretching it ¾" past its original length or
using a larger grip core size for the shaft butt size.
Which analytic technique pays the biggest dividend in improving teaching? - ANS-
Systematic observation.
As a rule, where should the player tee the ball on the tee in sidewind conditions? - ANS-
The side in which the wind is coming.
Based on research, at what speed should a skill be mentally rehearsed prior to actual
performance? - ANS- The same as the actual performance. (The same speed)
, The Instructional staff at a new driving range rotates to take lesson bookings.Due to the
high demand of lesson bookings, the instructors are missing out on lesson
opportunities. What is the most appropriate action the management team should take to
address this situation? - ANS- Have a business plan created specifically for instructional
programs. Or hire another qualified instructor
A Teaching professional wants to spend facility resources on game tracking software for
her elite-level players. Her facility has recently adopted a new growth of the game
initiative. What would be a source of potential conflict in this scenario? - ANS- Defining
the business - different goals between instructor and facility.
What are the two major ways to structure swing change movements through rehearsal? -
ANS- Skills and transfer practice
What situation justifies substituting mental practice for physical practice? - ANS- When
the student cannot physically practice. (travel, golf unavailable, injury, illness)
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? - ANS- Stimulus
Generalization
According to the course manual, when working with a less experienced player on the
course, what lesson content would be most appropriate? - ANS- Course etiquette, rules,
putting technique and situational shots, club selection and full swing technique.
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? - ANS- Response generalization
What is the cognitive rehearsal of a physical activity in the absence of any observable
muscular movement? - ANS- Mental Practice
The assistant golf professional has been asked to devise a plan to promote the facility's
teaching business to the senior's segment of the facility's customer base.What
promotional consideration should be included in the plan? - ANS- Helping teachers
understand the buy in motivation of this golfers' segment.
According to the course manual, what is the most common reason to use video for
on-course lessons? - ANS- To document the student's pre-swing errors and pre-shot
routine.
A relatively new golfer has taken a series of golf lessons beginning with putting, then
chipping, then pitching, and most recently the full swing with his irons. He has been able
to transfer the relationship of impact from previous lessons to his full swing. Why has
Questions with correct Answers 2025/2026
A+ Graded 100% Verified
How will a more offset head design affect club performance? - ANS- It will send the ball
to the left and possibly higher.
What should an instructor do when teaching someone who has lost a limb? - ANS- He
should learn how to hit shots emulating the disability.
What determines the transfer of golf skill learning? - ANS- Amount and direction of
transfer is largely a function of the similarity of the relationship between structure of the
skills and the stimulus conditions.
What is often challenged when teaching a player with a disability or injury? - ANS-
Making pre-concluded notions
What is the effect of shortening a driver by 1.5 inches? - ANS- Lowers swing weight by 9
pts and makes shaft stiffer (+/-3 swing weight points for every ½ inch added or taken
away)
What is often a trade-off during the club fitting process? - ANS- Distance for greater
accuracy.
How is a 1/64" undersized grip created? - ANS- Stretching it ¾" past its original length or
using a larger grip core size for the shaft butt size.
Which analytic technique pays the biggest dividend in improving teaching? - ANS-
Systematic observation.
As a rule, where should the player tee the ball on the tee in sidewind conditions? - ANS-
The side in which the wind is coming.
Based on research, at what speed should a skill be mentally rehearsed prior to actual
performance? - ANS- The same as the actual performance. (The same speed)
, The Instructional staff at a new driving range rotates to take lesson bookings.Due to the
high demand of lesson bookings, the instructors are missing out on lesson
opportunities. What is the most appropriate action the management team should take to
address this situation? - ANS- Have a business plan created specifically for instructional
programs. Or hire another qualified instructor
A Teaching professional wants to spend facility resources on game tracking software for
her elite-level players. Her facility has recently adopted a new growth of the game
initiative. What would be a source of potential conflict in this scenario? - ANS- Defining
the business - different goals between instructor and facility.
What are the two major ways to structure swing change movements through rehearsal? -
ANS- Skills and transfer practice
What situation justifies substituting mental practice for physical practice? - ANS- When
the student cannot physically practice. (travel, golf unavailable, injury, illness)
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? - ANS- Stimulus
Generalization
According to the course manual, when working with a less experienced player on the
course, what lesson content would be most appropriate? - ANS- Course etiquette, rules,
putting technique and situational shots, club selection and full swing technique.
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? - ANS- Response generalization
What is the cognitive rehearsal of a physical activity in the absence of any observable
muscular movement? - ANS- Mental Practice
The assistant golf professional has been asked to devise a plan to promote the facility's
teaching business to the senior's segment of the facility's customer base.What
promotional consideration should be included in the plan? - ANS- Helping teachers
understand the buy in motivation of this golfers' segment.
According to the course manual, what is the most common reason to use video for
on-course lessons? - ANS- To document the student's pre-swing errors and pre-shot
routine.
A relatively new golfer has taken a series of golf lessons beginning with putting, then
chipping, then pitching, and most recently the full swing with his irons. He has been able
to transfer the relationship of impact from previous lessons to his full swing. Why has
