Originally posted on 2009-09-07  

.....I've found that my tenseness has appeared again, but this time in my hands, which makes my hand cramp up easily especially during faster bowing. 

Tenseness seems to occur every time I learn something new! I used the Cellophant from Things 4 Strings for awhile, which helped me immensely. 

Before using the Cellophant I didn't know how a relaxed hand was supposed to feel like. 

Now that I know, I can adjust my hand until I feel the "relaxed-hand feeling."