Golf Final Exam UPDATED ACTUAL Questions and CORRECT Answers
The two categories of swing techniques are full swing and short game
Golf originated in what European country and by what
Scotland; Shepherds
tradesman?
How many clubs are you allowed to have in your bag per
14
the rules of golf
Loft is the angle between the club shaft and the club head False
A common slang term for a putter is Flatstick, magic wand, holy roller, great equalizer, etc
A putter has zero degrees of loft False
The "Outward Half" of a golf course refers to the back nine False
There are types of hazards Three - water, lateral water, and bunkers
Water hazards are designated by yellow stakes and lines True
Star Wars character for out of bounds OB-wan
The speed that the clubhead travels during the down-
Clubhead speed
swing - influenced primarily by length and width of arc
The steepness of your swing plane, demonstrated by the
Approach Angle
depth of your divots
Hitting the sweet spot Centeredness of contact
The position of the clubface at the moment of impact, can
Clubface Position at impact
be varying degrees of square, closed, or open
The path that the golf club travels during the downswing.
Swing Path
Can be inside-out, outside-in, or down the line
What's a vark? A simple misunderstanding
For a well-struck golf ball, how many possible shot out-
9
comes are there?
should always dictate where your arms hang at the
Gravity
start of your swing
, Breaking the wrists to form a 90-degree angle between
Hinge
the clubshaft and left arm
Maintaining a bent right knee while turning your shoul-
ders away from the target during the backswing to create Turn and Load
torque
Standing correctly and holding the club correctly with the
Set-Up
golf ball in the correct position prior to the swing
The process of beginning the swing by pulling the club
Takeaway
shaft away from the ball
The beginning of the downswing, where the club begins
Transition
to return to the ball.
An important factor in determining the success or failure
Balanced Finish
of each swing
Releasing the hinge and delivering the clubhead to the
impact
golf ball
Is a power leak that occurs by over-rotating the club
Fanning the club
into an open-faced position during the takeaway
is a power leak that occurs when weight isn't ef-
fectively transferred with rotation, but instead by a lateral sliding
shift, during the downswing
Weight forward, ball back, stance open, no wrists Chip
Weight even, ball middle, stance square, no wrists Putt
Weight slightly forward, ball forward, stance open, back-
Pitch
swing equals followthrough
Stance open, ball forward, clubface open greenside bunker
Stance square, ball back, weight forward Fairway bunker
Uphill
2/8
The two categories of swing techniques are full swing and short game
Golf originated in what European country and by what
Scotland; Shepherds
tradesman?
How many clubs are you allowed to have in your bag per
14
the rules of golf
Loft is the angle between the club shaft and the club head False
A common slang term for a putter is Flatstick, magic wand, holy roller, great equalizer, etc
A putter has zero degrees of loft False
The "Outward Half" of a golf course refers to the back nine False
There are types of hazards Three - water, lateral water, and bunkers
Water hazards are designated by yellow stakes and lines True
Star Wars character for out of bounds OB-wan
The speed that the clubhead travels during the down-
Clubhead speed
swing - influenced primarily by length and width of arc
The steepness of your swing plane, demonstrated by the
Approach Angle
depth of your divots
Hitting the sweet spot Centeredness of contact
The position of the clubface at the moment of impact, can
Clubface Position at impact
be varying degrees of square, closed, or open
The path that the golf club travels during the downswing.
Swing Path
Can be inside-out, outside-in, or down the line
What's a vark? A simple misunderstanding
For a well-struck golf ball, how many possible shot out-
9
comes are there?
should always dictate where your arms hang at the
Gravity
start of your swing
, Breaking the wrists to form a 90-degree angle between
Hinge
the clubshaft and left arm
Maintaining a bent right knee while turning your shoul-
ders away from the target during the backswing to create Turn and Load
torque
Standing correctly and holding the club correctly with the
Set-Up
golf ball in the correct position prior to the swing
The process of beginning the swing by pulling the club
Takeaway
shaft away from the ball
The beginning of the downswing, where the club begins
Transition
to return to the ball.
An important factor in determining the success or failure
Balanced Finish
of each swing
Releasing the hinge and delivering the clubhead to the
impact
golf ball
Is a power leak that occurs by over-rotating the club
Fanning the club
into an open-faced position during the takeaway
is a power leak that occurs when weight isn't ef-
fectively transferred with rotation, but instead by a lateral sliding
shift, during the downswing
Weight forward, ball back, stance open, no wrists Chip
Weight even, ball middle, stance square, no wrists Putt
Weight slightly forward, ball forward, stance open, back-
Pitch
swing equals followthrough
Stance open, ball forward, clubface open greenside bunker
Stance square, ball back, weight forward Fairway bunker
Uphill
2/8
