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PGA PGM LEVEL 1 PRACTICE TEST
(TEACHING & COACHING)
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What instructor characteristic is represented by a willingness to adapt their communication style to fit the needs of their students? - correct answer ✔✔Flexible How will a club play if it is shortened? - correct answer ✔✔Flatter How is the term "timing" defined in the course manual? - correct answer ✔✔The proper sequence of body and club movement What is a good way instructors can be sure a student does not get lost when the lesson transitions from one physical or conceptual activity to another? - correct answer ✔✔Clearly signal each change What should the learning environment emphasize when working with early childhood students? - correct answer ✔✔Experimentation with movement patterns and skills A student's improved performance by the end of the first lesson is evidence that learning has occurred. - correct answer ✔✔True What is the shaft's kick point? - correct answer ✔✔Where the shaft bend is greatest
What is the essential assumption of the basic information processing model?
- correct answer ✔✔People are active processors of information What term is used to describe a short low-trajectory shot played to the green? - correct answer ✔✔Chip shot In addition to high ball velocity, what launch parameters will a golfer seeking maximum distance with their driver attempt to achieve? - correct answer ✔✔High launch angle and low spin rate Mary has small hands and a weak grip. Which grip option probably would be best for her? - correct answer ✔✔Ten-finger grip What can teachers achieve by clearly communicating expected attitudes and behaviors? - correct answer ✔✔Enhanced student relationships What is most likely to increase the number of rounds played by a golfer? - correct answer ✔✔Improvement from lessons What is a typical advantage of the left-hand low putting grip? - correct answer ✔✔The left wrist is less likely to collapse on the forward stroke According to the Challenge Point Framework, the level of difficulty should be increased as a player improves or becomes familiar with how swing movements feel. - correct answer ✔✔True A one-time Sunday evening members-only scramble is an example of a player development program. - correct answer ✔✔False
What makes lesson content relevant? - correct answer ✔✔Students desire to learn it Which of the following is the definition of learning? - correct answer ✔✔A relative permanent change in performance To what category of the PGA swing model does the term "connection" belong? - correct answer ✔✔Principles Sunshine CC is planning a promotional activity to introduce their new player development program for attracting new senior players. This activity includes three lessons followed by a three-hole scramble after each lesson. What is missing from this player development program? - correct answer ✔✔Invitation to play in a promotional event What is the power transfer ratio formula? - correct answer ✔✔Ball Speed/Clubhead Speed = PTR* Selecting appropriate activities is the first step in a lesson progression. - correct answer ✔✔False Which is a good reason to modify planned activities during a player development program? - correct answer ✔✔The instructor observed variances in student skills A player's swing is creating too much backspin. What is the probable source of this problem? - correct answer ✔✔Angle of approach Fundamental movement skills should be the focus of pre-teen training. - correct answer ✔✔True
In general, five is the maximum number of instructional goals that can be effectively addressed in a lesson. - correct answer ✔✔False Which of the following reflects one of the five "SMART" characteristics of an effective goal? - correct answer ✔✔Supported by available resources A golf instructor suggests a bent left knee when teaching a student how to hit a mid-iron. What element of the PGA swing model is involved? - correct answer ✔✔Preference According to most good putters, where should the ball position be at address when putting? - correct answer ✔✔Forward of Center 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 ✔✔Implement an on-line lesson reservation system What must teachers understand before an effective pattern recognition system can emerge? - correct answer ✔✔How golf skill components work together In relation to the ball, what should be done to the centerline of the body to help achieve a normal trajectory pitch shot? - correct answer ✔✔Place it directly over the ball The higher loft of wedges is the reason why lie angle is a less important factor when fitting wedges than when fitting drivers? - correct answer ✔✔False
Which of the following terms is a "preference"? - correct answer ✔✔Lateral slide Autonomous learning is the first phase of learning a student will pass through when learning a new golf skill. - correct answer ✔✔False Which of the following combinations of a ball flight law and a principle would most likely result in a slice? - correct answer ✔✔Clubhead Path and Release What has research shown to be directly correlated with the teacher's level of enthusiasm? - correct answer ✔✔Student success in their lessons Verbal expression is the best way to demonstrate an attentive communication style? - correct answer ✔✔False Which of the following statements is true about a golfer's setup? - correct answer ✔✔The golfer's front foot is the most common reference point for ball placement What is the most effective means by which teachers can improve their instructional skills? - correct answer ✔✔Question their views and practices often Which of the following is an indication that learning has occurred? - correct answer ✔✔Change in performance is consistent What increases as students transition from early to intermediate to the advanced phase of learning? - correct answer ✔✔Movement coordination Skilled teachers rehearse and repeat instructional patterns until they become subconscious, automatic routines. - correct answer ✔✔True
What is the primary reason a club would publicize the cost of its player development program? - correct answer ✔✔Attract more people to taking lessons Ball speed is independent of which of the following? - correct answer ✔✔Velocity of the clubhead at impact What is likely being evaluated when an informed instructor asks a junior golfer to throw or kick a ball? - correct answer ✔✔Ability to control distance and accuracy According to the PGA swing model, which of the following is a ball flight law?
- correct answer ✔✔Dynamic Loft Tempo is a measure of the number of times a shaft oscillates in a unit of time. - correct answer ✔✔False How would a golf facility use data analysis to improve the instructional effectiveness of a player development program? - correct answer ✔✔Change student/teacher ratios Centeredness of contact is one of the primary factors influencing the direction of a golf shot. - correct answer ✔✔True Local Little League Baseball should be considered a potential competitor to a player development program. - correct answer ✔✔True A player attempting a short distance greenside bunker shot should use a steeper angle of approach than if attempting a longer greenside bunker shot.
- correct answer ✔✔True
Players with poor speed control when putting should do which of the following? - correct answer ✔✔Shorten backswing on shorter putts and lengthen backswing on longer putts Which strategy to attract more players is supported by research on the amount of time available to today's golfing and non-golfing populations? - correct answer ✔✔Divide the course into three six-hole segments Preparing estimates of anticipated expenses to revenue is how a player development program budget is produced. - correct answer ✔✔True What ball flight law is most responsible for the initial direction of a golf shot?
- correct answer ✔✔Clubface position Which student activity is evidence of a successful player development program - correct answer ✔✔Purchasing range balls Which of the following can produce either a "skulled" or "chunked" pitch shot? - correct answer ✔✔Ascending angle of approach at impact Which is one of the strategies presented in the course manual that teachers use to convey content relevance - correct answer ✔✔Defining how performance will be affected Which is likely to be the best way for a PGA Professional to promote herself to facility owners interested in improving their player development program?
- correct answer ✔✔Benefit to the facility What type of communication style is being used when teachers look for signs of student comprehension? - correct answer ✔✔Attentive
How can golf professionals best promote their teaching expertise to the facility's senior segment? - correct answer ✔✔Cultivate a reputation for student improvement Why is it important for teachers to spend time getting to know and understand their students? - correct answer ✔✔So they can teach them rather than the content Precision refers to gripping the club the same way each time - correct answer ✔✔True
