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| Candlepins are 15-3/4 inches tall |
Candlepin bowling isn't available in California but it's more popular than ten-pin bowling in parts of New England and Canada. It doesn't require as much physical exertion as ten-pin bowling but getting high scores is
much more difficult.
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| No finger holes required. |
As in duckpin bowling, the ball is light and a little bigger than a softball. The maximum weight allowed for a ball is 2 lb 7 oz which is slightly less than the weight of a candlepin (2 lb 8 oz). You can see how it would be much easier for small children and seniors to participate in this game. Compare rolling a ball a little under three pounds to a big one weighing eight to sixteen pounds. One can carry three bowling balls and shoes in a bag the size of a purse and it would weigh only about twelve pounds. Think of that the next time you pull your four-ball roller weighing 60+ pounds out of the trunk.
