Golf · Level 3
Pre-Intermediate
5 sub-levels · 20 tests · 200 facts · updated 13 October 2026
Level 3 is the full swing: set-up, backswing and downswing, what impact does to the ball's flight, driving, and iron play.
Sub-levels
Sub-level 3.1The Full Swing: SetupHow a full swing is set up: aiming and stances, weight and posture, faults that start at address, and the routine before the swing.4 tests · 40 factsSub-level 3.2Backswing and DownswingThe moving parts of a full swing: the takeaway and the plane, the turn at the top, the order of the downswing, and tempo.4 tests · 40 factsSub-level 3.3Impact and Ball FlightWhat happens at impact and how it shows in the flight: face and path, where the ball is struck, divots and low point, launch and spin.4 tests · 40 factsSub-level 3.4DrivingThe tee shot: the driver and how it is teed, hitting up on the ball, keeping drives in play, and where speed and distance come from.4 tests · 40 factsSub-level 3.5Iron PlayStriking irons: shaft lean and compression, distances through the set, aiming approaches, and long irons and hybrids.4 tests · 40 facts
Written from
PGA coaching and general teaching guides, launch-monitor teaching material on ball flight, named books where a phrase is theirs, and the Equipment Rules and Rules of Golf where a number is set there; original questions authored, nothing reproduced.
- General golf instruction (PGA coaching and teaching guides)
- Trackman and launch-monitor teaching material (ball-flight laws, D-plane)
- General golf reference (club, teaching and course guides)
- John Novosel, Tour Tempo (2004)
- The R&A and USGA, Equipment Rules (2023)
- Jack Nicklaus, Golf My Way (1974)
- Ben Hogan, Five Lessons (1957)
- Jim McLean, The X-Factor Swing (1997)