Mic Arm stand

I'm pairing my Blue Compass with my Wave:3 which is a fairly light mic. My problem is I cannot get the middle joint of the blue compass to stay in place, it ends up just flying upwards. I've tightened the friction plate as much as I can and I've loosened the screw underneath the boom arm as much...

--- Description --- I'm stuttering in games, PUBG (expected), Far Cry 5, Hitman, Need for Speed Payback, Assassin's Creed Origins, Wolfenstien The New Colossus. Drops into the 10-1fps region and it happens randomly. --- SPECS --- Drive : SanDisk 240 GB/Seagate 2TB 7200 RPM. OS : Windows 10 Home...