PGA Level 3 Study Guide - 3.0 Exam Questions
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What is an example of a pre-swing adjustment?
Posture, ball position, grip, alignment
What adjustments are recommended prior to making in-swing adjustments?
Pre-swing
How can a student overcome negative effect or interference in competitive
pressure situations?
Increase practice under pressure & playing conditions
What is lacking when newly introduced swing changes are lost between lessons?
Practice/play
What types of changes are easiest to learn and often result in rapid improvement
in performance?
Pre-swing corrections
What is the most important shot in golf?
The next one
What is one way that players can achieve realistic goals?
Set realistic goals
What is recommended immediate post-shot means for controlling one's emotions
following a poor shot?
Post-shot routine
What do pre and post-shot routines provide?
Stay in present/manage emotions
What pre-shot routine problem could cause a poor shot outcome?
Club, distance, target, alignment, ball position
What must one learn in order to gain the benefits of the progressive muscle
relaxation technique?
,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?
More likely to benefit
What type of player is best served by individual lessons?
Advanced player
What is a group lesson advantage?
Cohesion, increased learning
What is the correct planning assumption behind a skill development sequence for
individual lessons?
Sequence info, skills with well developed plan
How should teachers respond to lessons that are getting off track?
Clear vision of lesson purpose, back to goal
Why should one have contingency plans?
In case lesson goes in a different direction
What should be included in Long term player development planning?
Written programs, purpose and goals, key skills, knowledge
What is the purpose of golf instruction from the standpoint of long-term lesson
planning?
Improve performance
What is the difference between a lesson plan and a long-term developmental
plan?
Long term over multiple lessons
How does the PGA define the elite player for purposes of developing a long-term
player development plan?
Competitive high school player
What is one misconception regarding who is best qualified to teach people with a
disability or injury to play golf?
Person from outside golf industry
What is often challenged when teaching a player with a disability or injury?
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?
Ask the student for advice
What should an instructor do when teaching someone who has lost a limb?
Learn to hit shots emulating disability
What is the cognitive rehearsal of a physical activity in the absence of any
observable muscular movement?
Mental practice
What is a conscious experience in which a player uses all her senses to create or
re-create the execution of a motor skill in the players mind?
Motor imagery
The student Relates primarily to which type of imagery if she is unable to learn
from a face-on video of her swing?
Internal
A student relates primarily to which type of imagery if she is able to learn from a
face-on video of her swing
External
Does cognitively rehearsing procedural skills at a faster rate before physically
performing them interfere with the benefits of mental practice?
True, yes
What is the definition of modeling when used for teaching and coaching?
Observation learning, used in demonstration
When is mental practice and motor imagery most effective?
In conjunction with physical practice
What is the best way for beginners to improve shot performance?
Five step strategy (get ready/mental, concentrate, execute, evaluate)
What condition enhances the benefits of mental practice?
Cognitive hypothesis
Based on research, at what speed should a skill be mentally rehearsed prior to
actual performance?
About same speed as skill
With Complete Solutions Answered Correctly
What is an example of a pre-swing adjustment?
Posture, ball position, grip, alignment
What adjustments are recommended prior to making in-swing adjustments?
Pre-swing
How can a student overcome negative effect or interference in competitive
pressure situations?
Increase practice under pressure & playing conditions
What is lacking when newly introduced swing changes are lost between lessons?
Practice/play
What types of changes are easiest to learn and often result in rapid improvement
in performance?
Pre-swing corrections
What is the most important shot in golf?
The next one
What is one way that players can achieve realistic goals?
Set realistic goals
What is recommended immediate post-shot means for controlling one's emotions
following a poor shot?
Post-shot routine
What do pre and post-shot routines provide?
Stay in present/manage emotions
What pre-shot routine problem could cause a poor shot outcome?
Club, distance, target, alignment, ball position
What must one learn in order to gain the benefits of the progressive muscle
relaxation technique?
,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?
More likely to benefit
What type of player is best served by individual lessons?
Advanced player
What is a group lesson advantage?
Cohesion, increased learning
What is the correct planning assumption behind a skill development sequence for
individual lessons?
Sequence info, skills with well developed plan
How should teachers respond to lessons that are getting off track?
Clear vision of lesson purpose, back to goal
Why should one have contingency plans?
In case lesson goes in a different direction
What should be included in Long term player development planning?
Written programs, purpose and goals, key skills, knowledge
What is the purpose of golf instruction from the standpoint of long-term lesson
planning?
Improve performance
What is the difference between a lesson plan and a long-term developmental
plan?
Long term over multiple lessons
How does the PGA define the elite player for purposes of developing a long-term
player development plan?
Competitive high school player
What is one misconception regarding who is best qualified to teach people with a
disability or injury to play golf?
Person from outside golf industry
What is often challenged when teaching a player with a disability or injury?
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?
Ask the student for advice
What should an instructor do when teaching someone who has lost a limb?
Learn to hit shots emulating disability
What is the cognitive rehearsal of a physical activity in the absence of any
observable muscular movement?
Mental practice
What is a conscious experience in which a player uses all her senses to create or
re-create the execution of a motor skill in the players mind?
Motor imagery
The student Relates primarily to which type of imagery if she is unable to learn
from a face-on video of her swing?
Internal
A student relates primarily to which type of imagery if she is able to learn from a
face-on video of her swing
External
Does cognitively rehearsing procedural skills at a faster rate before physically
performing them interfere with the benefits of mental practice?
True, yes
What is the definition of modeling when used for teaching and coaching?
Observation learning, used in demonstration
When is mental practice and motor imagery most effective?
In conjunction with physical practice
What is the best way for beginners to improve shot performance?
Five step strategy (get ready/mental, concentrate, execute, evaluate)
What condition enhances the benefits of mental practice?
Cognitive hypothesis
Based on research, at what speed should a skill be mentally rehearsed prior to
actual performance?
About same speed as skill
