PGA PGM Level 1 Test (Teaching & Coaching) Practice Questions and Verified Answers | 100% Correct | Grade A (2024 / 2025 Update)
Question:
What is the shaft's kick point?
Answer:
point in the shaft where the degree bending is the greatest
Question:
The clubhead must be at maximum speed to achieve the maximum transfer of energy to the golf ball.
Answer:
true-power transfer ratio=measurement of energy transferred from clubhead to ball at impact
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Question:
In addition to high ball velocity, what launch parameters will a golfer seeking maximum distance with their driver attempt to achieve?
Answer:
low spin rate
Question:
What is the easiest parameter for a club performance specialist to change through properly fitted equipment?
Answer:
launch angle
Question:
Which driver head characteristic has the most influence over distance?
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
Question:
A golf club manufacturer is an enabled industry. (t/f)
Answer:
false-golf club manufacturer is a core industry 2 / 4
Question:
Based on National Golf Foundation Surveys, "avid golfers" make up less than 30% of the golfing population but are responsible for over 60% of the revenue generated in the golf industry.
Answer:
true- avid golfers make up only 25% of golfers and generate about 70% of the revenue
Question:
According to surveys conducted by the National Golf Foundation, less than 10% of the golfing population generates more than 75% of the revenue.
Answer:
false- 25% golfers generate 70% of revenue
Question:
What is an example of an enabled industry in the golf economic cluster?
Answer:
hospitality/ tourism/ real estate
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Question:
What is an example of a core industry in the golf economic cluster?
Answer:
golf facility operations; media; tournament; association; charities; golf supplies; golf course capital investments
Question:
How did many high-end facilities intensify the problems caused by the slowdown period of 2000-2009?
Answer:
charged high green fees/ dues and course difficult for the typical golfer...cost, time, and difficulty were barriers
Question:
According to a PGA of America study, lack of opportunity for instruction is the primary reason for low participation in golf instruction.
Answer:
false- there is plenty of lessons available
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