I had heard so much about it since living in Boston... but I had yet to experience Candlepin Bowling until this past weekend. Those of you that are fellow New Englanders may know what this is, but for all you westerners that read my blog I will give a little explaination.
My friend wikipedia does best at explaining the difference between this and regular bowling. "The main differences between candlepin bowling and regular bowling are that each player uses three balls per frame, the balls are much smaller (4.5" diameter) and do not have holes, the fallen pins are not cleared away between balls during a player's turn, and the pins are thinner, and thus harder to knock down. Because of these differences, scoring points is considerably more difficult than in ten-pin bowling, and the highest officially sanctioned score ever recorded is 245 out of a possible 300 points."
These are the pins... it is hard to tell but they really are much skinnier and harder to hit.
So in a nut shell that is what candlepin bowling is all about. I must admit that it was much more difficult but so much fun. I am always one that is up for a challenge so I loved it. My friends and I are wondering how we can sign up to be in a league. Here are some pics of our night!
So these are the scores. I had to take a picture because I was first place out of the seven of us. I am the second row and got 84..... which I think is good for this type of bowling.
This is me in action!! I have such good form.
T and Mike waiting for their turn.
Jo and I!!
Everyone should experience CANDLEPIN bowling once in their life.... so next time you are in the neighborhood lets do it!!
1 comment:
This looks like so much fun! You get to do the neatest things! Keep on taking pics and sharing them! I love your style!
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