Ever Go Candle Pin Bowling ???
 

I'm not a big bowler but my brother in law is ... he's been in some pro tournaments and has like a 230 average and 4 perfect game rings ... (something like that ) .. well in Vermont they are big on Candle Pin Bowling and told him that any one can bowl with a ball and pins that big ...lol so we had to try it .. it was fun ..kinda like bowling with a softball and the pins are thin like a bottle of beer ... I'm not sure what a good score is but i bowled a 62 ...lol but my brother in law bowled like an 80 something and he's a pro ..

anyone into this where they live?

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We used to have Gold pins.When you got it in the middle and got a strike you would get 50 bucks :glugglug

before this trip to Vermont I never knew it existed ... it was fun but they don't have it on long island

used to go when i was kid and growing up in the northeast. don't even think they know what candlepin bowling is in Florida

Yeah, growing up in new england, long time ago in a suburban nightmare far far away. Such little balls.

never heard of it before

I haven't gone candle pin bowling in years. Duckpin is much better. :) 220ish average.

what the hell is duckpin ..:1orglaugh

Back in high school (many many years ago) we used to recieve the new england sports network on our satellite dish and I used to watch it on TV all the time. I've always wanted to try it but have never had the opportunity.
I'm a decent regular bowler (high 180's average), but would like to try both candlepin and duckpin.

What is the difference between candlepin and duckpin? I used to go duckpin bowling at Lang's in Cranston lol

duckpin? where do you live, ct or ri? :1orglaugh
i grew up with candlepins in mass - once in a while we'd go "regular bowling" (there were only a couple of places to do it near me) - we called it "going big balls" lol
duckpins are a hoot - the bands around the middle of the pins make them fly around like a pinball machine :winkwink:

nope never....

Weren't candle and duckpin the same thing?

Duckpin. Yup done that before. It's a good time.

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.