i been miscuing a lot lately on draw shots where i end up scoop jumping the cue ball. its really becoming irritating. I posted a thread in ask the cuemaker about my tip/ferrule getting penciled out last time i got a new milk dud put on, is there any way this has something to do with it? i assume it’s just my stroke but i’m curious if there are other factors. i try to keep a dime shape but it always seems to flatten down to a nickel or flatter. ive given up trying to shape it because i end up just tearing through the tip really fast. lately i’ve been just rolling the tip tapper around on it for holding chalk and trying not to look at it too much.
I don't know if this is applicable at all to your situation, but something I noted during my last equipment adjustment.
I think like most humans, I'm able to sight horizontally better than on the vertical axis. Because of this, I tend to leave a little CB action in the bag when playing either straight follow or draw. I know I could hit higher on the CB if I really wanted to flirt with the limit. What I have grown accustomed to is developing a draw stroke by adjusting my bridge height. I'm a flat cue'r (relatively speaking) and only jack up on the ball if necessary for whatever reason.
So, to the point.... When I made a switch from a 12.5 shaft to an 11.6, I miscued badly on heavier draw shots for about an hour. What was happening was that I had grown accustomed to my bridge being at a given height for 'max draw'. Now that I had a diameter smaller shaft. The tip edge was striking the CB lower and subsequently flirting closer to the miscue limit. It didn't happen all the time, but when my mechanics broke down just a touch, the tip exceeded the limit and there's your miscue. Again, I don't aim for draw on the CB. Just adjust bridge height based on requirement.
Now you shaft diameter hasn't changed so I don't know if this is applicable to you. It's more likely you aiming contact to the CB with the horizon of your tip (now ferrule because of the penciling) and you're striking below the limit.