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TURNING STONE RESORT CHAMPIONSHIPOctober 5, 2008Steve AllanVERONA, NEW YORK Q. Just get a couple comments on your round today. STEVE ALLAN: I played really well today. I think ball striking-wise and like rolling the ball it's probably my best round of week. I just needed a couple more putts to go in to get right there. I think I had a few not go in, and I had a couple sort of in the middle of front nine, 5, 9, and 10, which I felt were good putts and didn't go in. Q. Not over yet though. STEVE ALLAN: No, but I think with the Par 5 coming in I don't like my chances. Q. This is really important here for you, isn't it? STEVE ALLAN: Yeah, I mean, I haven't had a good season so far. I never felt like my game was that far away, I just kept missing the cut. Worked pretty hard and hopefully can keep it going. Q. What's happened these two weeks? STEVE ALLAN: Well, probably about seven or eight weeks ago I jsut made the commitment to start swinging the club slower. It's something that I -- I swing the club pretty fast. It's something that never felt comfortable on the course. I just wasn't getting anywhere with what I was doing. I just decided to do it whether it feels uncomfortable. Straightaway I played well in Canada and then terrible in Reno. I didn't make the FedExCup, but I played a couple Nationwides to try to get used to it a bit more, and it feels better. Feels like I'm hitting the ball a lot more consistent. The last two weeks I've putted really well, as well, so... Q. No matter what, you're going to make a pretty good money jump. For guys like you down there trying to make the jump, how important is a performance like this? STEVE ALLAN: Yeah, it's huge. I don't even know how many more starts I'm going to get this season, so to have a big finish gives me a real chance. I think I'm going get probably two, maybe one more, and that gives me a chance... Q. Why, because of your number? STEVE ALLAN: Yeah, I'm playing out of the conditional category, so I wouldn't have got in here without the top 10 at Jackson two weeks ago. So it's huge to give me a chance to keep my card. Q. What made you make this change like in August? Did you think of it or somebody... STEVE ALLAN: Well, my coach has been at me for years do it. It's one of those things that I never -- when I'm on the course it just doesn't feel comfortable. I feel comfortable hitting hard shots. I feel comfortable swinging it firm. I just wasn't playing any good. I felt like I was hitting it good and practicing well, but when I got to the course around that John Deere/Milwaukee time, I just wasn't playing good. I'm like, Well, I've got nothing to lose. I might as well pull the trigger. Q. What's you coach's name? STEVE ALLAN: Dale Lynch. Q. He's from where? STEVE ALLAN: He's from Melbourne, but he's moving to North Carolina next year. Q. Had he been after you for a while to try to do this? STEVE ALLAN: Yeah, pretty much. Q. And you were too stubborn? STEVE ALLAN: Yep. Q. I guess you're glad you finally listened. STEVE ALLAN: Exactly. Q. Is it that much of an exaggerated difference? STEVE ALLAN: Well, it's probably not something that other people would notice, but I think it gets me to the point that when I then hit one firm it doesn't look fast. I think my takeaway was fast, and he always said to me, There's no point in having a fast takeaway. You don't hit the ball until you're coming down. So it's a matter of trying to get a better rhythm. I think it helps my technique, as well, and it just, you know... Q. Slows everything down? STEVE ALLAN: Yeah, just better rhythm. Q. Funny game, huh? STEVE ALLAN: Yep. End of FastScripts |
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