For reasons completely unrelated to fanboy feelings for Ricky Wysocki (!) I revisited the Compass and am now fully converted to its virtues, particularly on wooded lines. The Verdict, Matrix and Emac Truth are still the mids I will throw in open field conditions where their resilience to crosswind and headwind sashays are undeniable, but when it comes to hitting tight lines and catching silly amounts of downhill glide, the Compass is the winner. Most impressive is how turnover resistant it is, and yet how little it fades, often holding a straight line all the way to the ground, and landing so soft that any rollaways or skips risks are whispered away. Most other straight flying mids like the Comet, Kaxe Z or Fuse will need careful hyzering to avoid whipping off the line in a headwind, but the Compass is SO much more reliable!