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Old 10-20-2006, 12:30 PM  
MikeSmoke
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Originally Posted by EuroDuke View Post
Weren't candle and duckpin the same thing?

nope, candlepins look like - well - candles.
duckpins look sort of like "regular" bowling pins but they're short and squat.
and the balls for duckpins are a little larger and heavier than candlepin balls.
also, with candlepins the dead pins aren't cleared off the alley between balls - with duckpins, there is a "sweeper thing" that comes from the side of the alley to clear the dead wood between balls.
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