What is an example of imagining practice with an in-swing training aid?

• A. An internal visualization
• B. An external cue
• C. A metronome beep
• D. A mirror reflection

Answer: (B)

External cues are signals coming from outside the body that guide how you move. An in-swing training aid provides a specific prompt in the environment, which you use to trigger mental rehearsal of the swing. In imagining practice, you pair that external cue with the act of picturing the correct motion in your mind, using the cue as the trigger rather than physically guiding the swing. If you were simply visualizing without any prompt, that would be internal visualization. A metronome beep is more about timing than imagery of the swing, and a mirror reflection shows your actual swing rather than prompting you to imagine it. So the in-swing training aid best represents imagining practice guided by an external cue.