PGA LEVEL 3 PRACTICE EXAM QUESTIONS AND
SOLUTIONS 2025/2026 ALL GRADED A+
✔✔What should be included in the post-shot routine following a good shot? -
✔✔Positive self-talk
✔✔How should job responsibilities and expectations be communicated to a prospective
teacher? - ✔✔Before teacher is hired, through a formal contract or letter of agreement.
✔✔According to the course manual, what data describes the launch of the ball? -
✔✔Spin axis tilts, spin rate, launch angle, launch direction, ball speed, power transfer
ratio.
✔✔What is the first step of the PGA Club Fitting Model? - ✔✔Conduct a personal
interview
✔✔What provides the ultimate feedback on instructional success? - ✔✔Students
provide the ultimate feedback to the teacher regarding instructional success.
✔✔What information would be most helpful to a director of instruction looking for
support of her subjective observations in the performance review of an individual
instructor? - ✔✔Determining whether the facility is offering the desired stimulation and
support.
✔✔What ball flight tendency can be expected from hitting a ball lying below the feet? -
✔✔Tendency is the ball to be topped, pushed or push-sliced
✔✔When is mental practice and motor imagery most effective? - ✔✔When used in
conjunction with physical practice.
✔✔What makes "cognitive hypothesis" an effective learning tool? - ✔✔Plan ahead for
physical movements
✔✔What should be established before introducing technology into the learning
environment with a beginning golfer? - ✔✔The concept of how the club moves.
✔✔How does the total weight of a golf club affect a player? - ✔✔It affects the balance
and tempo necessary for efficient ball striking.
✔✔Why do most facilities require that all lesson payments go through the point-of sale
system? - ✔✔To schedule, track, and analyze numbers for instructional services. Also
removes instructor from the exchange and avoids potential embarrassment of reminding
customer to pay. Daily reconciliation of lessons to income is critical.
, ✔✔If the center of a lie angle impact mark is ¼" from the centerline of the face, how
many degrees must the lie angle be changed to move the sole impact mark to the
centerline of the face? - ✔✔One degree
✔✔How should players use the post-shot routine to achieve complete focus on the
process of playing the game? - ✔✔Identify the causes of poorly executed shots, accept
each shot, manage their emotions and evaluate physical and mental performance.
✔✔What must one learn in order to gain the benefits of the progressive muscle
relaxation technique? - ✔✔How to recognize undesirable tension and then relax it.
✔✔What types of changes are easiest to learn and often result in rapid improvement in
performance? - ✔✔Pre-swing corrections.
✔✔How can an expert golfer curve a ball around an obstacle? - ✔✔By knowing the
principles behind the skill. Right to left ball flight, Nicklaus method, normal grip and set
up and use hands.
✔✔What type of teachers experiment with new ideas and practices? - ✔✔Reflective
teachers
✔✔What is most affected when the total weight of an iron is altered by replacing a60-
gram graphite shaft with a 110-gram steel shaft? - ✔✔The feel of the club and the total
weight***
✔✔When recording golf swings from a down the line perspective using 2D video, what
will the club appear to do from a camera angle that is lower and more behind the
player? - ✔✔The swing will appear to be an out to in path.
✔✔How is the shaft butt size determined? - ✔✔Calipers on the butt end
✔✔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? - ✔✔Trying too hard, focusing on the wrong things
✔✔Club set make-up should be based on which pair of considerations? - ✔✔Players
game and home course.
✔✔What will improve the putter's performance for most less-skilled players? - ✔✔A
well-fit putter. Where there is limited skill, there should be an increase in MOI based on
head style.
SOLUTIONS 2025/2026 ALL GRADED A+
✔✔What should be included in the post-shot routine following a good shot? -
✔✔Positive self-talk
✔✔How should job responsibilities and expectations be communicated to a prospective
teacher? - ✔✔Before teacher is hired, through a formal contract or letter of agreement.
✔✔According to the course manual, what data describes the launch of the ball? -
✔✔Spin axis tilts, spin rate, launch angle, launch direction, ball speed, power transfer
ratio.
✔✔What is the first step of the PGA Club Fitting Model? - ✔✔Conduct a personal
interview
✔✔What provides the ultimate feedback on instructional success? - ✔✔Students
provide the ultimate feedback to the teacher regarding instructional success.
✔✔What information would be most helpful to a director of instruction looking for
support of her subjective observations in the performance review of an individual
instructor? - ✔✔Determining whether the facility is offering the desired stimulation and
support.
✔✔What ball flight tendency can be expected from hitting a ball lying below the feet? -
✔✔Tendency is the ball to be topped, pushed or push-sliced
✔✔When is mental practice and motor imagery most effective? - ✔✔When used in
conjunction with physical practice.
✔✔What makes "cognitive hypothesis" an effective learning tool? - ✔✔Plan ahead for
physical movements
✔✔What should be established before introducing technology into the learning
environment with a beginning golfer? - ✔✔The concept of how the club moves.
✔✔How does the total weight of a golf club affect a player? - ✔✔It affects the balance
and tempo necessary for efficient ball striking.
✔✔Why do most facilities require that all lesson payments go through the point-of sale
system? - ✔✔To schedule, track, and analyze numbers for instructional services. Also
removes instructor from the exchange and avoids potential embarrassment of reminding
customer to pay. Daily reconciliation of lessons to income is critical.
, ✔✔If the center of a lie angle impact mark is ¼" from the centerline of the face, how
many degrees must the lie angle be changed to move the sole impact mark to the
centerline of the face? - ✔✔One degree
✔✔How should players use the post-shot routine to achieve complete focus on the
process of playing the game? - ✔✔Identify the causes of poorly executed shots, accept
each shot, manage their emotions and evaluate physical and mental performance.
✔✔What must one learn in order to gain the benefits of the progressive muscle
relaxation technique? - ✔✔How to recognize undesirable tension and then relax it.
✔✔What types of changes are easiest to learn and often result in rapid improvement in
performance? - ✔✔Pre-swing corrections.
✔✔How can an expert golfer curve a ball around an obstacle? - ✔✔By knowing the
principles behind the skill. Right to left ball flight, Nicklaus method, normal grip and set
up and use hands.
✔✔What type of teachers experiment with new ideas and practices? - ✔✔Reflective
teachers
✔✔What is most affected when the total weight of an iron is altered by replacing a60-
gram graphite shaft with a 110-gram steel shaft? - ✔✔The feel of the club and the total
weight***
✔✔When recording golf swings from a down the line perspective using 2D video, what
will the club appear to do from a camera angle that is lower and more behind the
player? - ✔✔The swing will appear to be an out to in path.
✔✔How is the shaft butt size determined? - ✔✔Calipers on the butt end
✔✔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? - ✔✔Trying too hard, focusing on the wrong things
✔✔Club set make-up should be based on which pair of considerations? - ✔✔Players
game and home course.
✔✔What will improve the putter's performance for most less-skilled players? - ✔✔A
well-fit putter. Where there is limited skill, there should be an increase in MOI based on
head style.
