Situation: using a screw gun to drive in the self-driving screws (the star shaped ones) horizontally, and sometimes at a difficult angle above my head. Hard to get good leverage like that. The driver starts spinning the screw but it doesn’t catch right away and then the screw jumps out and falls on the ground.
Has this happened to you? Is there a trick for that?
Completely agree. It’s also worth saying that worn Phillips bits don’t perform as well as ones with less wear. If OP is using a cordless drill, use the clutch to avoid the bit caming out.