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2024 PGA PGM LEVEL 1 3.0 TEACHING AND COACHING/ VERIFIED /2023/24 Improvement in golf skill performance due to increased strength and flexibility as a result of participation in a fitness program is evidence that learning has taken place. Correct Answer: False A common mistake in teaching is the expectation that the student will be able to learn a skill from a verbal suggestion Correct Answer: True Autonomous learning is the first phase of learning a student will pass through when learning a new golf skill. Correct Answer: False Effectively inhibiting unwanted movements is a characteristic of the autonomous phase of learning. Correct Answer: True Competing movements encountered in new skill learning can cause a motor program memory to be forgotten. Correct Answer: True Students can expect as lower rate of learning as they progress through the three phases of golf skill learning. Correct Answer: True Motor learning. has taken place when the improvements in skill technique were caused by changes in motivation. Correct Answer: False A student's improved performance by the end of the first lesson is evidence that learning has occurred. Correct Answer: false 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 Changes in performance that result from increased motivation are suitable as evidence for learning? Correct Answer: False One minute is about the short-term memory storage capacity for new cognitive information before it is lost due to inattention? Correct Answer: True Performance production measures are the result of the movement. Correct Answer: False What is an indication that learning has occurred? Correct Answer: Relative permeant change What is the basis on which instructors can make reliable inferences that learning has taken place? Correct Answer: Permeant results in experience and practice How does a student transfer golf skills learned in the cognitive phase to play on the course in the intermediate learning phase? Correct Answer: ...... What increases as students transition from early to intermediate to the advanced phase of learning? Correct Answer: Movement coordination What is the definition of learning? Correct Answer: Relatively permeant change What would be a Transfer Test to determine learning? Correct Answer: Taking time off and coming back According to the 2004 Guadagnoli and Lee study, what is the optimal challenge point? Correct Answer: Middle ground of challenge According to Gentile's Model, what is the second stage of learning called? Correct Answer: Fixation/diversification Confidence is a performance characteristic that is observed as learning takes place. Correct Answer: False What should instructors limit to help students process information from short term to long-term memory? Correct Answer: Chunks and cues Where does the ability to retrieve accomplished swing skills reside Correct Answer: Long-term memory What is the essential assumption of the basic information processing model? Correct Answer: People are active processors of information What is recommended as a means by which teaching professionals can retain their passion on the lesson tee? Correct Answer: Instructor periodically review what motivates them What behavior exemplifies empathetic teaching by the instructor? Correct Answer: Relates What element of a professional relationship requires the teacher to see the world from the student's point of view? Correct Answer: Empathy What is one reason teachers should be warm in their relationships with students? Correct Answer: Professionalize Productive relationships What must teachers do to create a positive learning environment within a lesson? Correct Answer: Decide what attitudes and behaviors motivate students What can teachers achieve by clearly communicating expected attitudes and behaviors? Correct Answer: Respond in the same manor in similar situations How should teachers represent consistency in their interactions with students? Correct Answer: They can teach the students rather than the content Why is it important for teachers to spend time getting to know and understand their students? Correct Answer: Identify Behaviors that are critical to creating a desirable environment One difference between expert instructors and average instructors is the ability of the expert instructors to reciprocate immediacy by revealing personal information about themselves Correct Answer: False Physical positioning is a technique for communicating clearly Correct Answer: True Using examples, being specific, and repetition are styles of communication instructors use to convey meaning. Correct Answer: false Verbal expression is the best way to demonstrate an attentive communication style? Correct Answer: False Improving reactive judgments is an anticipated benefit of active listening. Correct Answer: False What does the concept of immediacy contribute to effective teaching communications? Correct Answer: reciprocated interpersonal experience What sense do immediacy actions induce in students? Correct Answer: Signals warmth and care for the student What type of communication style is being used when teachers look for signs of student comprehension? Correct Answer: Attentive What instructor characteristic is represented by a willingness to adapt their communications style to fit the needs of their students? Correct Answer: Flexible What are the strategies presented in the course manual that teachers use to convey content relevance? Correct Answer: - Using past student experiences - Conducting examples What quality of humor is implied by the fact that there are several strategies for using it to effect student learning? Correct Answer: It can be learned - What makes lesson content relevant? Correct Answer: Students desire to learn What can teachers expect to improve as a result of listening to their students? Correct Answer: Assessments and relationships What question asked by a teacher best represents the concept behind the process of active listening? Correct Answer: Active listening Analyzing Student needs, Setting Goals and Lesson Progression Correct Answer: What must teachers understand before an effective pattern recognition system can emerge? Correct Answer: How golf skills components work together What are the "SMART" characteristics of an effective goal? Correct Answer: S- Specific M- Measurable A - Achievable R - Relative -show passion and enthusiasm -use proper voice projection -vary vocal pitch -pause before and after important points -act confidently Good mentors are resourceful and enthusiastic in transferring their knowledge and skills to protégés Correct Answer: true Skilled teachers rehearse and repeat instructional patterns until they become subconscious, automatic routines. Correct Answer: true Critical incidents are an effective place to start when writing a teaching journal. Correct Answer: true-events that stand out (for any reason) in the mind of the teacher What is the most effective means by which teachers can improve their instructional skills? Correct Answer: reflective teaching-where teachers question the what, how, and why of their teaching Why should instructors analyze their behavior and keep a teaching journal? Correct Answer: reveals patterns that offer insights into teaching that are not found from other sources What is the first step in finding a mentor? Correct Answer: identify what you need in a mentor What is the simplest method of reflective teaching Correct Answer: taking a few minutes at the end of a lesson to reflect on the events of a lesson is the simplest and most common way of reflective teaching What are the instructional routines used by effective teachers? Correct Answer: initiating the lesson with a statement of goals; interviewing students to gauge the level of understanding of the material being learned; offering immediate, positive feedback after selected student performances; closing the lesson with a review of the main instructional points What is the sequence of the three-step process for analyzing observable actions? Correct Answer: 1. teaching behavior must be observed in order to identify its qualities 2. analysis-checklists and rating scales 3. evaluating the teaching observations and analysis results The Game. Intro to Full Swing Laws Principals and preferences Correct Answer: A "pull slice" occurs when the swing path is outside-to-in and the clubface is open to clubpath and closed to target. Correct Answer: true A "push shot" occurs when the swing path is outside-to-in and the clubface is square to the target line Correct Answer: false-"push shot" starts right so club face is open to target while swing path is down the line The law of "centeredness" concerns the alignment of the clubface and the body in relation to the target Correct Answer: false- "aim" not "centeredness" A preference is a personal choice that golfers make on how best to use the laws to improve their game Correct Answer: true Laws have to do with the physics of ball flight. Correct Answer: true- law refers to physical forces of absolutes influencing flight of the ball A "pull hook" occurs when the swing path is outside-to-in and the face is closed Correct Answer: false-swing path is inside to outside The law of "face" governs the exactness with which the ball makes contact on the face of the club relative to the percussion point Correct Answer: false- the law of "centeredness of contact" Face is an example of law while path is an example of principle Correct Answer: false- both are an example of the law None of the preferences golf professionals may teach will change the ball flight laws Correct Answer: true Centeredness of contact is one of the primary factors influencing the direction of a golf shot. Correct Answer: true With all other variables the same, if a student changes his angle of approach with his 7-iron from 5 degrees descending to 10 degrees descending, the shot will travel What principles will help hit the ball farther? Correct Answer: set up, arc-width, arc-length, dynamic balance, swing center, body rotation, arm swing, transition, clubhead lag, connection, lead wrist position at impact, timing, rhythm 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: preferences Ball speed is independent of what variable? Correct Answer: clubhead speed What is the definition of swing plane? Correct Answer: the tilt and direction of travel of the inclined plane made by the club shaft during the swing What PGA terminology is described by allowing the arms, hands, body, and club to return to and through the correct impact position? Correct Answer: release How is the term "timing" defined in the course manual? Correct Answer: proper sequence of the body and club movement to produce the most efficient result What combination of a ball flight law and a principle would most likely result in a slice? Correct Answer: outside to in path, open clubface at impactset up According to the PGA swing model, list the "laws"? Correct Answer: 1. centeredness of contact at impact 2. clubface angle at impact 3. clubhead path at impact 4. clubhead speed at impact 5. angle of approach at impact 6. dynamic loft at impact "Precision" refers to gripping the club the same way each time. Correct Answer: true Left toe out is considered a preference. Correct Answer: true "Positioning" refers to how far up or down the hands are placed on the club's grip Correct Answer: false- "placement" not positioning What is true about ball placement in a golfer's setup? Correct Answer: ball placed forward in stance adds loft to face resulting in a higher shot A golfer has small hands and a weak grip. Which grip option probably would be best for her? Correct Answer: ten finger grip Concerning grip basics, what describes the term "precision"? Correct Answer: every time a player prepares to putt, they grip the club the same way While adding the third lever creates some potential for improving timing and consistency, it also can cause some distance problems Correct Answer: false-third lever could be negative b/c it narrows width of swing and creates an additional timing factor to fire the levers in correct order If a swing is to stay connected, the body needs to be as much a part of the release as are the hands and arms. Correct Answer: true Timing refers to the rate of movement Correct Answer: true The PGA swing model recommends a flat position over a cupped position at the top of the swing Correct Answer: true How is the second lever formed? Correct Answer: created by the lead wrist and the club shaft as the club swings What is indirectly affected by the swing plane? Correct Answer: trajectory-swing plane influences angle of approach and therefore, trajectory Define the term "connection." Correct Answer: keeping the arms the same distance from the body all the way through the swing The percentage of teaching time specifically focused on putting is relatively low in relation to the influence putting skills have on a player's score. Correct Answer: true Clubface angle position and clubhead path at impact are less important considerations when putting than when hitting full swing shots due to slower clubhead speed Correct Answer: false-at slower speeds with a putter, clubface angle can account for over 90% of the ball's initial direction What can produce either a "skulled" or "chunked" pitch shot? Correct Answer: the club is ascending through impact for a skullthe club is descending through impact for a chunk Narrowing the stance for a chip or pitch helps the player do which of the following? Correct Answer: easier for the upper body to rotate over the lower body displacing the weight on the forward leg at impact and through the finish without any lateral shift from the lower body Where should the body weight at address be placed when pitching from a normal lie? Correct Answer: body weight should be balanced evenly between both feet Where should the ball position be when addressing the normal splash-type greenside bunker shot? Correct Answer: ball should be slightly forward in stance from where normal wedge ball position would be The lower loft of drivers is the reason why lie angle is a less important factor when fitting drivers than when fitting irons? Correct Answer: true-lie angle is less of a factor for driver due to lower loft 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-lie angle is critical (for short irons) b/c it can influence direction What performance characteristics are affected by the club's length? Correct Answer: swing mechanics and ball flight What is the main influence a club's lie angle has on ball flight? Correct Answer: ball direction What is the consequence of playing a club with an improper lie angle? Correct Answer: directional inconsistencies Assuming an on-plane swing and eliminating all other factors, what characteristic of metal woods or hybrids would result in more playing loft? Correct Answer: closed angle face How will a club play if it is shortened? Correct Answer: lowered swing center causes inconsistency and loss of distance because you are hitting with a shorter lever What effect does adding bounce angle have on a golf club? Correct Answer: loft increases as well What is the typical ball flight pattern if the shaft's vibration cycles per minute (CPM) are too high? Correct Answer: too stiff=low right What defines the measurement of energy lost or retained when two objects collide? Correct Answer: COR (clubhead and the ball) What component of a golf ball's flight is most influenced by the ball's spin rate given a square clubface and a straight path? Correct Answer: angle of approach What is the power transfer ratio formula? Correct Answer: ratio of ball divided by clubhead speed What defines the measurement of energy retained when two objects collide? Correct Answer: ball speed=COR Swing inconsistency is the most probable result of playing with an improperly sized grip. Correct Answer: true Tempo is a measure of the number of times a shaft oscillates in a unit of time. Correct Answer: false- (frequency analyzer)-is the number of time a shaft oscillates in a unit of time What is the shaft's kick point? Correct Answer: point in the shaft where the degree bending is the greatest Which driver head characteristic has the most influence over distance? Correct Answer: -a head and shaft matched to the golfer provides optimal launch conditions for maximum distance.-matching a driver's loft, COG, feel, and look will also help ensure the club performs as intended The clubhead must be at maximum speed to achieve the maximum transfer of energy to the golf ball. Correct Answer: true-power transfer ratio=measurement of energy transferred from clubhead to ball at impact The percentage of core golfers taking lessons has been growing in recent years Correct Answer: False- they have a strong desire to improve, but not actually taking lessons What is most likely to increase the number of rounds played by a golfer? Correct Answer: golfers who take lessons and improve tend to play more *improvement from lessons Across the board, roughly what percentage of golfers participate in instructional programs in a given year? Correct Answer: 15% of golfers participate in instructional programs in a given year What statement accurately describes the latent demand for playing golf? Correct Answer: there are currently 24.7 million golfers in America. there are an estimated 90 million people interested in playing golf. What is a realistic strategy for attracting new or infrequent players to the game? Correct Answer: highlighting the value of golf and educating pga members with player development Where does the primary leadership responsibility for player development initiatives reside? Correct Answer: the local pga professional A teaching professional's existing schedule of individual lessons should be considered a player development program. Correct Answer: False- private lessons aren't player development programs A one-time Sunday evening members-only scramble is an example of a player development program. Correct Answer: False- needs to be regular scheduled events At which stage of the player development planning process should consideration be given to how new programs would blend with the other operational departments at the facility? Correct Answer: phase 1: create an overall design creation A private facility 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: size and schedule; budget What is the purpose of program objectives? Correct Answer: Clarify what the facility intends to accomplish by when and how it will be accomplished through promotional efforts, staff training, operational changes, or other measures What constraints must be considered when developing the design idea? Correct Answer: time constraints, work, family factors that keep people from pursuing the game What is the basis of a positive and supportive relationship with facility managers and owners? Correct Answer: effective communicationbetter when ownership is engaged in the program How can a player development professional cultivate support from facility managers and owners? Correct Answer: provide data and evidence that demonstrate that player development programs contribute to overall success and profitability of facility Which is a criterion for identifying player development objectives? Correct Answer: must be specific and stated in measurable terms, include targets for retaining new and existing customers; realistic and achievable Golfer Portraits identified new golfers and juniors as the most promising golfer segments for player development programming. Correct Answer: false How would a golf professional learn more about the customer base in order to overcome potential barriers to golf? Correct Answer: gathering demographic data on current customers-age, gender, family, makeup, profession, income level, etc Local Youth Gymnastics should be considered a potential competitor to a playerdevelopment program. Correct Answer: True Why should a segmentation study be used when designing player development programs? Correct Answer: measure students commitment to the game Preparing estimates of anticipated expenses to revenue is how a player development program budget is produced Correct Answer: True How would a golf facility use data analysis to improve the instructional effectiveness of a player development program? Correct Answer: change student/ teacher ratio Which student activity is evidence of a successful player development program? Correct Answer: -9 hole and 18 hole rounds played and green fees paid for the current year -spending on golf instruction, food and beverage, and merchandising for the current year -extent of purchases made at facility -factors that would influence golfer to play more purchasing range balls What can reasonably be anticipated as a result of creating a business plan? Correct Answer: clarifies objectives; motivates staff; serves as a financial road map; helps measure success; increases credibility Why should golf instructors use a business plan? Correct Answer: spells out clear goals for teaching program that are consistent with the mission of the facility 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: hiring an administrative assistant or a phone booking service...or booking lessons through the online registration What is an anticipated outcome of testing financial projections using different scenarios and assumptions? Correct Answer: -revise and update financial forecast -a specific one year operating budget for the teaching business -a specific one year cashflow budget for the teaching business What is an anticipated outcome of analyzing and evaluating data to indicate strengths and weaknesses? Correct Answer: -statements of past and current financial performance for teaching business -other ratings of success relating to teaching and business objectives -swot analysis for entire business and teaching business What must an effective player development business planner do to understand the market? Correct Answer: analyze current customers and any potential students the business wants to attract What 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 facility The assistant golf professional has been asked to devise a plan to promote the facility's teaching business to the seniors segment of the facility's customer base. What consideration should be included in the plan? Correct Answer: -more time flexibility and respond better to weekday leagues and other regularly scheduled organized play options-good candidates for regular short game clinics focused on a relevant topic, such as how to compensate for a declining long game How can golf professionals best promote their teaching expertise to the facility's senior segment? Correct Answer: *reputation, word of mouth, Students have been having problems registering for the facility's new player development program. What is the source of this breakdown? Correct Answer: registration might be confusing...must be easy for students and staff to understand...needs to be consistent A teaching professional is worried about creating an assembly-line effect because he gives lessons all day. How might he improve this situation without changing his teaching load? Correct Answer: cultivate a small nucleus of loyal, repeat students, providing them with customized instruction Accurate record-keeping and tracking can document correlations between rounds played and new equipment sales. ( Correct Answer: True How should job responsibilities and expectations be communicated to a prospective teacher? Correct Answer: through a formal contract or letter of agreement By law, facilities retain control of how independent contractors teach golf. Correct Answer: False What variables are necessary to achieve high-level performance from the teaching staff? Correct Answer: requires competent people who are given the resources needed to carry out a task effectively variables performance standards, resources, feedback, and consequences 2024 PGA PGM LEVEL 1 3.0 TEACHING AND COACHING VERIFIED 2023-20242024 PGA PGM LEVEL 1 3.0 TEACHING AND 
