ELCBK said
@RDP -

I had problems with my hand migrating up the stick with my 1st regular Fiddlerman CF violin bow - was me who actually experimented with added a fishing weight to my early bow - Anyone Ever Tweak Their Bow's Balance Thread

It helped for a while, but then Fiddlershop came out with an 'improved version', which was much better - and also a FM CF Snakewood Frog option that I REALLY liked.  Snakewood is a slightly heavier wood than ebony - for whatever the reason, it's a very nice inexpensive bow.  I stuck with that bow AND the FM CF Weave Violin bow up until just recently - now trying new Viola bows. 

 

Fiddlershop has their FM Performance Series CF bow, a FM Hybrid bow and a much lighter FM CF Pro Violin bow that could be worth trying - but don't think it will help if you are still having trouble with tremors in your hand.  

You can always try taping the fishing weight.

If the choice comes down to between an inexpensive CF bow and an inexpensive Wood bow - IMHO you'll get more for your $ with a CF bow.

Btw, I checked into Black bow hair, thinking it might help with quicker response/less effort on my C & G strings - don't think you want it for your Classical playing tone.  Maybe if you were in to more Pop, Rock or hard Old Time fiddling.  

...and Larsen, as well as most other String mfr's, DO NOT RECOMMEND USING ALCOHOL ON SYNTHETIC CORE STRINGS!  You should only have to wipe your strings down with a microfiber cloth - it's okay to have a little rosin on your strings - just not all over your instrument, or flying through the air off your bow hair.  Quit applying so much rosin & maybe only twice a week - if you are practicing a lot.

Larsen actually makes a special string cleaner <a style="color: #0000ff" href="