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PGA Level 3 Study Guide - 3.0 Exam
Questions With Correct Answers 100%
Verified.
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
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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
PGA Level 3 Study Guide - 3.0 Exam
Questions With Correct Answers 100%
Verified.
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
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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
