Help with taking to much divot.

[rich_allen]

I've recently developed a bad habit of taking to much divot during my swing. My practice swing seems perfect but when it comes to striking the ball I have a tendency to take a very large divot, sometimes to the point where the ball only travles half the intended distance.

I thought that practicing using only acquired motion would help however i still same to have the same problem.
Someone else noticed that my hips seem to drive downwards as i swing the club which is probably helping feed the issue.

Any thoughts on how to reverse this? My game has suffered by 5 strokes or more in the last three weeks.

Thanks in advance,

Rich