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The GFS exam has 100 questions and runs 1 hours 30 minutes.
These 10 free GFS questions are organized by exam domain, so you can see how each part of the Golf Fitness Specialization blueprint is tested. Reveal the answer and explanation under each question.
A competitive golfer who usually rides in a cart enters a walking-only, three-day event. He tolerates strength sessions and well-rested maximal swings, yet progressively slows during course-length walks. Screening reveals no concerning symptoms or medical restrictions. His next conditioning block should address the missing demand by:
Correct answer: D - Progressing walking duration and terrain while retaining established strength and swing-speed work.
A clinician's assessment of a golfer finds more limited pain-free passive ankle dorsiflexion with the knee straight than with it bent. Foot alignment is maintained in both positions. The knee-position effect most strongly implicates which anatomical feature?
Correct answer: A - The gastrocnemius crosses both the knee and ankle.
Six weeks of speed training raise a golfer's average driver club speed from 96 to 100 mph, but average ball speed falls from 144 to 140 mph. Repeated trials use the same driver, balls, and correctly positioned launch monitor. Before prescribing more explosive lifting to recover the lost ball speed, the specialist should first investigate:
Correct answer: C - Impact location and club delivery during the faster swings.
For a left-handed golfer making centered driver contact in still air, a launch monitor reports a club path of +4° and a face angle of +1°. Positive angles mean right of the target for either handedness. Which curvature fits this delivery?
Correct answer: B - Leftward, because the face points left of the club path.
An assessment of a 74-year-old woman who plays golf yields a Timed Up and Go of 9.5 seconds and eight repetitions on the 30-Second Chair Stand without arm assistance. Both tests follow CDC STEADI procedures. What do the findings show when interpreted together?
Correct answer: B - Only the chair-stand result flags increased fall risk.
Single-leg step-ups and squats are now controlled throughout a golfer's sets, and introductory landing drills are pain-free and stable. The next goal is to produce force rapidly and finish under control on one leg. Which drill advances that balance goal?
Correct answer: A - A small hop followed by a controlled single-leg landing.
For a golfer who has mastered the exercises involved, an NASM OPT Phase 2 session needs a strength-endurance superset. All four proposed pairs use ten repetitions of each exercise, performed consecutively. Select the pair that preserves the intended Phase 2 method.
Correct answer: D - Bench press, followed by a controlled stability-ball push-up.
A clinician has cleared a golfer for moderate aerobic exercise after a beta blocker was started. During a brisk walk, the pulse stays below the target used before the medication change. The golfer can speak in sentences but cannot sing, with no chest discomfort, dizziness, or unusual breathlessness. What response fits the current prescription?
Correct answer: A - Continue at the present effort while monitoring conversation, symptoms, and tolerance.
An upcoming competition week contains three 18-hole tournament rounds on consecutive days. The golfer is healthy and recovering normally; preserving strength and power without carrying unnecessary gym fatigue into play is the priority. How should the usual conditioning schedule change?
Correct answer: C - Reduce gym volume while retaining brief, familiar strength and power work with adequate recovery.
Breakfast is available 90 minutes before an early tee time. On practice days, the golfer's large breakfast, rich in fat and fiber, has caused uncomfortable fullness through the opening holes. Today's four-hour round uses a cart in mild weather. There is no known gastrointestinal disorder. Choose the most appropriate fueling adjustment.
Correct answer: D - Use a smaller, familiar carbohydrate-rich snack and carry tolerated foods for later.
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