I ran DPS tests last night on Dr. Boom to determine which was best for me, personally, DPS-wise. The first test, manually weaving my shots, yielded this result:
However, at the end of the fight a random mob aggro’d me, so my sustained DPS went down. We ran the same test again, manually weaving my shots, and came up with this result:
Much better the second time around. The second test was the Marksmanship macro I posted before:
/script UIErrorsFrame:Hide()
/castsequence reset=3 steady shot, !auto shot
/cast [exists,target=pettarget] kill command
/cast arcane shot
/script UIErrorsFrame:Clear();
The results I got from using this macro are as follows:
Not too shabby, but lower than manually weaving my shots. Finally, I tried the Steady Shot only method, which is attempting to fire 2 Steady Shots and let Auto Shot try to squeeze itself in.
/cast !Auto Shot
/cast [Target=pettarget, exists] Kill Command
/cast Steady Shot
The results look like this:
Subpar to say the least. So in the end it seems it is more effective for me to manually weave my shots than use a macro. As I ran these tests it should be noted that I did it in my PvP gear, didn’t activate any trinkets or buffs, and didn’t use Kill Command (obviously). I would encourage you to run similar tests if you are trying to determine what is the best method to maximize your DPS. I might be run these again and use my PvE gear just to see if there is a difference.
As always feel free to leave comments, questions, or suggestions.

I noticed something similar the other day. I had been using a macro, but when using Quartz and Sorren’s Easy Rotation mod, it seemed like I was getting a lot of auto-shot clipping.
So I switched to manually weaving my shots, and noticed a DPS increase. I was just thinking that I needed to run some “Boom tests” to figure out what was going on. Maybe I need to tweak my macro’s a bit or something. I’ll definitely have to check it out now.
Thanks for the info!
Glad I could do what I could. :) I think it’s always better for people to run their own tests. There are so many variables that can affect your DPS depending on what method people use. Hope you find something to work for you!