Your zoomed in...

Picture from the same angle looks like a first down. Why, because the sticks appear to be held an angle. If the stick was straightened, it's a first down. But it's not at an angle, it's just zoomed from behind. I think it's pretty clear now you are wrong. So you think it's possible the tip does not exist or it's shorter in the front, lol. Maybe the ball is warped? It's from the side, yours is not and it clearly looks like a first down.