The joints are kind of stiff, I had to fiddle the screws a bit for it have better handling, kind of.
Some of the screws need pliers to get them to unscrew, not sure why it didnt have philips screws on all of them.
You cant really have it stretched all the way, the springs are too strong, and it closes a bit.
Edit: 2 year review, I wouldnt recommend this, used it almost daily, and the screw clamp rubber is almost gone, some screws have fallen from it making really unstable, the springs are making squeaky noises, all in all it was ok for the 2 years, but I'll just throw it away to get a rode psa1+, so if you dont want to throw away your money in a couple of years, get a better one