Level 3 PGA Teaching Exam Questions With
Complete Solutions
Which is an example of playing smart?
Rehearse risky shots to visualize the outcome
Based on research at what speed should a skill be mentally rehearsed prior to
actual performance?
At performance speed
Grip pressure is an example of pre swing adjustment? (T/F)
True
What step in the pre shot routine is helpful to a player who wants to trust their
swing?
Use logical self-talk
Which conditions enhances the benefits of mental practice?
When motivated
Which of the following makes cognitive hypothesis an effective learning tool?
Students can readily identify where to focus their attention
What is an effective means of helping an inexperienced beginner use mental
practice or imagery to improve performance?
Modeling
How should players use the post shot routine to achieve complete focus on the
process of playing the game?
????
What is lacking when newly introduced swing changes are lost between lessons?
Transfer learning
, What should lance do after he selects an intermediate target, addresses the ball
and reminds himself 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
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.
Transferring a learned skill of a 20 foot chip onto a practice green to a 50 foot
chip on the same practice green is an example of stimulus generalization?(T/F)
True
When is mental practice and motor imagery most effective?
In conjunction with physical practice
Jim has been coming over the top on the downswing and is trying to change his
movement in the opposite direction by dropping the club to the inside on the
downswing. Which of the following will most likely occur?
Learning will be interfered with by old neural networks
According to research which of the following will optimize performance when
combining mental and physical practice?
Physical practice followed by mental practice
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 plan?
Negatively
What is the essence of the mental game?
manage emotions
Which is an example of interference or negative transfer?
An old swing movement trumps a new swing movement
Cheryl is ahead at the final hole of her clubs stroke play championship. She takes
extra time surveying the green, but three putts lose the event by one stroke. What
most likely happened?
She played with doubt
Complete Solutions
Which is an example of playing smart?
Rehearse risky shots to visualize the outcome
Based on research at what speed should a skill be mentally rehearsed prior to
actual performance?
At performance speed
Grip pressure is an example of pre swing adjustment? (T/F)
True
What step in the pre shot routine is helpful to a player who wants to trust their
swing?
Use logical self-talk
Which conditions enhances the benefits of mental practice?
When motivated
Which of the following makes cognitive hypothesis an effective learning tool?
Students can readily identify where to focus their attention
What is an effective means of helping an inexperienced beginner use mental
practice or imagery to improve performance?
Modeling
How should players use the post shot routine to achieve complete focus on the
process of playing the game?
????
What is lacking when newly introduced swing changes are lost between lessons?
Transfer learning
, What should lance do after he selects an intermediate target, addresses the ball
and reminds himself 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
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.
Transferring a learned skill of a 20 foot chip onto a practice green to a 50 foot
chip on the same practice green is an example of stimulus generalization?(T/F)
True
When is mental practice and motor imagery most effective?
In conjunction with physical practice
Jim has been coming over the top on the downswing and is trying to change his
movement in the opposite direction by dropping the club to the inside on the
downswing. Which of the following will most likely occur?
Learning will be interfered with by old neural networks
According to research which of the following will optimize performance when
combining mental and physical practice?
Physical practice followed by mental practice
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 plan?
Negatively
What is the essence of the mental game?
manage emotions
Which is an example of interference or negative transfer?
An old swing movement trumps a new swing movement
Cheryl is ahead at the final hole of her clubs stroke play championship. She takes
extra time surveying the green, but three putts lose the event by one stroke. What
most likely happened?
She played with doubt
