PGA LEVEL 3 LATEST 2026 STUDY GUIDE QUESTIONS AND
SOLUTIONS GUARANTEE A+
✔✔Which club will have the initial shot direction influenced the most by an incorrectly
fitted lie angle? - ✔✔Nine iron
✔✔The double-sided tape used for grip installation counts as one build-up wrap. -
✔✔False
✔✔What loft adjustment would need to be made to a player's existing putter if the
instructor has recommended a decrease in forward press at impact? - ✔✔Less loft
✔✔What is the first thing to consider when preparing to bend the lie angle of an iron? -
✔✔Metal type
✔✔The club fitting specialist will fit their less skilled players in wedges with wider soles.
- ✔✔True
✔✔How long after a club fitting is it recommended to perform a follow-up evaluation? -
✔✔4-6 weeks
✔✔Too little driver loft is one of the biggest killers of a balanced golf swing. - ✔✔True
✔✔A teacher determines that a student better relates to internal motor imagery. Which
of the following techniques would be most successful for this student? - ✔✔Describe the
swing from the player's perspective
✔✔According to research, which of the following will optimize performance when
combining mental and physical practice? - ✔✔Mental practice followed by physical
practice
✔✔Which situation justifies substituting mental practice for physical practice? -
✔✔Dealing with a minor injury
✔✔Based on research, at what speed should a skill be mentally rehearsed prior to
actual performance? - ✔✔At performance speed
✔✔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? -
✔✔Negatively
, ✔✔The effect that a recently learned swing change has on the ability to perform the
original swing is an example of proactive transfer. - ✔✔False
✔✔What approach is recommended to optimize learning transfer of a golf skill? -
✔✔The golf skill should be practiced in original learning at the same performance level
demanded in transfer learning.
✔✔In-swing changes are easier to learn and often result in rapid performance
improvement. - ✔✔False
✔✔What is lacking when newly introduced swing changes are lost between lessons? -
✔✔Neural motor network development
✔✔What is expected when old neural networks positively transfer to the new swing
movements? - ✔✔Increased learning rate
✔✔An instructor has approached a long-time student about making a major swing
change. Initially the instructor should avoid telling the student that the swing change
could adversely affect their playing performance. - ✔✔False
✔✔What should a player do after they select an intermediate target, address the ball
and remind themself not to pick up the club on the backswing? - ✔✔Step back, refocus,
and start over
✔✔What do pre- and post-shot routines provide? - ✔✔A structured approach to helping
players focus on the process of playing the game
✔✔A player is ahead at the final hole of her club's stroke play championship. They take
extra time surveying the green, but three putt and lose the event. What most likely
happened? - ✔✔They thought too much.
✔✔What is a critical on-course variable of the mental game? - ✔✔Managing emotions
✔✔What step in the pre-shot routine is helpful to a player who wants to trust their
swing? - ✔✔Use logical self-talk
✔✔Willingness to accept poor swings and outcomes is an example of how golfers can
get in their own way when playing. - ✔✔False
✔✔What must one learn in order to gain the benefits of the progressive muscle
relaxation technique? - ✔✔Recognize and relax tense muscles
SOLUTIONS GUARANTEE A+
✔✔Which club will have the initial shot direction influenced the most by an incorrectly
fitted lie angle? - ✔✔Nine iron
✔✔The double-sided tape used for grip installation counts as one build-up wrap. -
✔✔False
✔✔What loft adjustment would need to be made to a player's existing putter if the
instructor has recommended a decrease in forward press at impact? - ✔✔Less loft
✔✔What is the first thing to consider when preparing to bend the lie angle of an iron? -
✔✔Metal type
✔✔The club fitting specialist will fit their less skilled players in wedges with wider soles.
- ✔✔True
✔✔How long after a club fitting is it recommended to perform a follow-up evaluation? -
✔✔4-6 weeks
✔✔Too little driver loft is one of the biggest killers of a balanced golf swing. - ✔✔True
✔✔A teacher determines that a student better relates to internal motor imagery. Which
of the following techniques would be most successful for this student? - ✔✔Describe the
swing from the player's perspective
✔✔According to research, which of the following will optimize performance when
combining mental and physical practice? - ✔✔Mental practice followed by physical
practice
✔✔Which situation justifies substituting mental practice for physical practice? -
✔✔Dealing with a minor injury
✔✔Based on research, at what speed should a skill be mentally rehearsed prior to
actual performance? - ✔✔At performance speed
✔✔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? -
✔✔Negatively
, ✔✔The effect that a recently learned swing change has on the ability to perform the
original swing is an example of proactive transfer. - ✔✔False
✔✔What approach is recommended to optimize learning transfer of a golf skill? -
✔✔The golf skill should be practiced in original learning at the same performance level
demanded in transfer learning.
✔✔In-swing changes are easier to learn and often result in rapid performance
improvement. - ✔✔False
✔✔What is lacking when newly introduced swing changes are lost between lessons? -
✔✔Neural motor network development
✔✔What is expected when old neural networks positively transfer to the new swing
movements? - ✔✔Increased learning rate
✔✔An instructor has approached a long-time student about making a major swing
change. Initially the instructor should avoid telling the student that the swing change
could adversely affect their playing performance. - ✔✔False
✔✔What should a player do after they select an intermediate target, address the ball
and remind themself not to pick up the club on the backswing? - ✔✔Step back, refocus,
and start over
✔✔What do pre- and post-shot routines provide? - ✔✔A structured approach to helping
players focus on the process of playing the game
✔✔A player is ahead at the final hole of her club's stroke play championship. They take
extra time surveying the green, but three putt and lose the event. What most likely
happened? - ✔✔They thought too much.
✔✔What is a critical on-course variable of the mental game? - ✔✔Managing emotions
✔✔What step in the pre-shot routine is helpful to a player who wants to trust their
swing? - ✔✔Use logical self-talk
✔✔Willingness to accept poor swings and outcomes is an example of how golfers can
get in their own way when playing. - ✔✔False
✔✔What must one learn in order to gain the benefits of the progressive muscle
relaxation technique? - ✔✔Recognize and relax tense muscles
