hooking the ball

Question
so the scrummy is throwing in from the left, but you say attempt to hook with your right? i tried hooking with my right but by the time it gets over there its way too late... im attempting to do it with my left but haven't done too well... any suggestions?

Answer
I didn't explain well enough.

You need to have your hips angled towards the whole/ ball with your right foot in front of your left. Let the props do the pushing you focus on the hook so try to keep loose.

Strike at the ball, don't wait for it to come to you. If you pick up one or two penalties getting it right in a game so be it. Strike hard and strike fast, it should be a quick aggresive move, like a quick punch.

You may want to have your half back do a quick put in. So he puts the ball in as soon as the scrum comes together. Tell him not to muck around and get it in quick and to push the envelope as much as possible to get the ball to your feet. Again if he picks up one or two penalties pushing the envelope getting it wright so be it.