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@Emyr
Objects follow parabolic trajectories.
In a scoop, the mallet head accelerates the ball until it loses contact. If your mallet head slows down and the ball doesn't leave, you're carrying. After the ball loses contact, the high-stick rule applies.
(hence low juggling is legitimate and awesome, but a slow-mo scoop is just a balletic carry, and a lob followed by a hit is both an offence under the high-stick rule and a dick move).