I used the cheapos off eBay for all my patch cables, which only have a solder tab for the tip, I like them, cheap and functional. I burned up maybe three before I figured out how to solder the ground onto the housing.
I would twist the shield around so it came up to the edge of the housing, smother it in flux, get my soldering iron up to like 320c, hold the tip on the edge of the housing and the shield wire at the same time while melting as much solder as I can on it, then stick the end in the freezer for a minute before the heat gets to the jack part. If it stays too hot for too long, the plastic in the jack melts and it gets loose and can create an intermittent signal.
Maybe not worth the effort, but I bought a pack of 20 for £10 so I was already into it.