PGA Level 3 Teaching & Coaching Exam
Questions and Answers Graded A+
How will a more offset head design affect club performance? - Correct answer-It
will send the ball to the left and possibly higher.
What should an instructor do when teaching someone who has lost a limb? -
Correct answer-He should learn how to hit shots emulating the disability.
What determines the transfer of golf skill learning? - Correct answer-Amount and
direction of transfer is largely a function of the similarity of the relationship
between structure of the skills and the stimulus conditions.
What is often challenged when teaching a player with a disability or injury? -
Correct answer-Making pre-concluded notions
What is the effect of shortening a driver by 1.5 inches? - Correct answer-Lowers
swing weight by 9 pts and makes shaft stiffer (+/-3 swing weight points for every
½ inch added or taken away)
What is often a trade-off during the club fitting process? - Correct answer-Distance
for greater accuracy.
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,How is a 1/64" undersized grip created? - Correct answer-Stretching it ¾" past its
original length or using a larger grip core size for the shaft butt size.
Which analytic technique pays the biggest dividend in improving teaching? -
Correct answer-Systematic observation.
As a rule, where should the player tee the ball on the tee in sidewind conditions? -
Correct answer-The side in which the wind is coming.
Based on research, at what speed should a skill be mentally rehearsed prior to
actual performance? - Correct answer-The same as the actual performance. (The
same speed)
The Instructional staff at a new driving range rotates to take lesson bookings.Due
to the high demand of lesson bookings, the instructors are missing out on lesson
opportunities. What is the most appropriate action the management team should
take to address this situation? - Correct answer-Have a business plan created
specifically for instructional programs. Or hire another qualified instructor
A Teaching professional wants to spend facility resources on game tracking
software for her elite-level players. Her facility has recently adopted a new growth
of the game initiative. What would be a source of potential conflict in this
scenario? - Correct answer-Defining the business - different goals between
instructor and facility.
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, What are the two major ways to structure swing change movements through
rehearsal? - Correct answer-Skills and transfer practice
What situation justifies substituting mental practice for physical practice? - Correct
answer-When the student cannot physically practice. (travel, golf unavailable,
injury, illness)
What term is used to describe learning the skill of putting on a practice green and
effectively transferring to various greens on the golf course? - Correct answer-
Stimulus Generalization
According to the course manual, when working with a less experienced player on
the course, what lesson content would be most appropriate? - Correct answer-
Course etiquette, rules, putting technique and situational shots, club selection and
full swing technique.
What term is used to describe transferring a learned skill of a 20-foot chip onto a
practice green to a 50-foot chip on the same practice green? - Correct answer-
Response generalization
What is the cognitive rehearsal of a physical activity in the absence of any
observable muscular movement? - Correct answer-Mental Practice
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Questions and Answers Graded A+
How will a more offset head design affect club performance? - Correct answer-It
will send the ball to the left and possibly higher.
What should an instructor do when teaching someone who has lost a limb? -
Correct answer-He should learn how to hit shots emulating the disability.
What determines the transfer of golf skill learning? - Correct answer-Amount and
direction of transfer is largely a function of the similarity of the relationship
between structure of the skills and the stimulus conditions.
What is often challenged when teaching a player with a disability or injury? -
Correct answer-Making pre-concluded notions
What is the effect of shortening a driver by 1.5 inches? - Correct answer-Lowers
swing weight by 9 pts and makes shaft stiffer (+/-3 swing weight points for every
½ inch added or taken away)
What is often a trade-off during the club fitting process? - Correct answer-Distance
for greater accuracy.
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,How is a 1/64" undersized grip created? - Correct answer-Stretching it ¾" past its
original length or using a larger grip core size for the shaft butt size.
Which analytic technique pays the biggest dividend in improving teaching? -
Correct answer-Systematic observation.
As a rule, where should the player tee the ball on the tee in sidewind conditions? -
Correct answer-The side in which the wind is coming.
Based on research, at what speed should a skill be mentally rehearsed prior to
actual performance? - Correct answer-The same as the actual performance. (The
same speed)
The Instructional staff at a new driving range rotates to take lesson bookings.Due
to the high demand of lesson bookings, the instructors are missing out on lesson
opportunities. What is the most appropriate action the management team should
take to address this situation? - Correct answer-Have a business plan created
specifically for instructional programs. Or hire another qualified instructor
A Teaching professional wants to spend facility resources on game tracking
software for her elite-level players. Her facility has recently adopted a new growth
of the game initiative. What would be a source of potential conflict in this
scenario? - Correct answer-Defining the business - different goals between
instructor and facility.
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, What are the two major ways to structure swing change movements through
rehearsal? - Correct answer-Skills and transfer practice
What situation justifies substituting mental practice for physical practice? - Correct
answer-When the student cannot physically practice. (travel, golf unavailable,
injury, illness)
What term is used to describe learning the skill of putting on a practice green and
effectively transferring to various greens on the golf course? - Correct answer-
Stimulus Generalization
According to the course manual, when working with a less experienced player on
the course, what lesson content would be most appropriate? - Correct answer-
Course etiquette, rules, putting technique and situational shots, club selection and
full swing technique.
What term is used to describe transferring a learned skill of a 20-foot chip onto a
practice green to a 50-foot chip on the same practice green? - Correct answer-
Response generalization
What is the cognitive rehearsal of a physical activity in the absence of any
observable muscular movement? - Correct answer-Mental Practice
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