Everyone has good points here to follow up.

It may be a simple case of your not bending at the knees enough or your over extending with out your feet coming back under you to position ; as the boys here say you may be concetrating on the arm and hook only.

The lower you get the more power you maintain into some hooks,the more stable you are also,but you are not going to get out of there fast. you have weigh up each situation and practice practice practice.