Picks the 6-9 off a full rack and doesn’t acknowledge it… unfathomably colossal blunder my friend.

Nice. 😏 If you want to use the candlepin balls again, go all-out with the candlepin rules: give yourself three balls and leave the fallen pins where they are, haha. 😛 Awesome video. ~Greg G

A video where you bowl your first shots with the candlepin bowling ball and then pick up the spares using a regular bowling ball could lead to some pretty interesting spares to pick up

Duckpin bowler here.... nothing wrong with appropriately sized balls! lol You do need to generally throw straight though unless you are on wood lanes.

The stratagy in candle pin is straight, hard, and accurate. If you ever come to Massachusetts or Connecticut, you should try both Candlepin and Duck Pin bowling.

Can't help but notice how much fun you seem to be having! Though I thought it was comical how when you went through the hole you said it was "annoying". Happens all the time in Candlepin! Thanks for bringing some exposure to our game!

I run a candlepin alley in MA called Riverwalk Lanes. Our game isnt about hook at all. Most all of us throw a faster ball straighter down the middle. If you ever come to MA, you'd be welcome to come up and try this video the other way around!

Go bowl a tenpin PBA regional in New England and go actual candlepin bowling while you’re there. Make videos about both. Two epic videos, one epic trip!

Candlepins are so frustrating when you're a 200 average traditional bowler but have only topped 100 in the little ball sport very few times, but it's still fun. The wife and I look forward to our New Hampshire vacations and candlepins is one of the reasons why. Crazy video here but fun to watch the ridiculous leaves!

One of the closest places I know has candlepin bowling that isn't in the Northeast is in Indianapolis but I think that is about as far west as Candlepin has made it in the United States.

I love it! This video is informational and hilarious all at once. I can’t wait to see what you got planned next.

I just wanted to say, your videos randomly pop up because I've been watching PBA, and I am absolutely stunned by the editing, memeing and effort you put in, that mailman clip in the beginning had me laughing so hard.

You are officially my favorite channel on KZfaq. Makes my day better just watching your videos. Nice job. 😊

Your intros deserve an Academy award!🐐

I've worked in two bowling alleys, and never thought to try throwing a candlepin ball. One of the funnest things I did try after closing some nights was grabbing some pins from the back and using them to bowl with. A lot harder than it looks as they can move unpredictably. Getting a strike was quite a challenge but doable! And just like the candlepin balls shown here, they wouldn't always trigger the ball sensor to cycle the machine.

I feel like softball players would be REALLY good at candlepin bowling bc of the underhand swing and relative lack of spin required

I bowled candlepin before tenpin using my late grandfather's set of candlepin balls...still have em too! Its crazy, when I was only 6 years old my average in my candlepin league was 89 and my high game was 120. There's a reason why the highest candlepin game ever recorded was 245 haha

These vids are so entertaining. Please keep up the good work.

6:53 - [raises arms] It's good!

With the bowling pins weighing a pound more than the ball, ball speed will be needed for pinfall, a slower ball will still deflect the same but there will be less pin movement.

Dude ... im so impressed by your creativity.. im a fan!

Just got shared on a Facebook feed but this embodies the candlepin frustrations nightly

The mail truck bit was hilarious. And the fart noises get me every time

I’ve done both candle pin and duckpin. Kingpin is hard but a walk in the park compared candlepin and duckpin. Love your videos 220 average. I’m only at a 190 average but I love the game.

God I love these videos. The sound effects crack me up more than they should 😂

Hey great vid! An idea for a future video: playing a game , but each frame you increase the mass of the ball, starting at 6 for the first frame, then 7, 8, 9 and so on

Come to New England and bowl candlepin! You will be humbled i promise you that! Also the fart sound when u plunked out just the headpin had me dying! 🤣

The 1-5-7-8-9-10 may be rare to you, but to us Candlepin folk it's not that uncommon. You see some crazy leaves in Candlepin

What up bruhhhh…..long time no see…..still killing it I see brother…..keep up the good work my man……funny as hell bruh!!!!!!!

3:04 I was watching a candlepin instructional video a few weeks ago. He said to keep the ball on your fingertips and not touching your palm for better control. I've never tried candlepin but I have bowled duckpin a few times in the past. I always tried to keep it in my palm. If I ever bowl duckpin again, or candlepin, I'm gonna try fingertips.

Next challenge: 20 lb candle pin ball

Candlepin lanes are not oiled, and the ball will curve on those. Tenpin pins are heavier than the candlepin ball so it's deflecting instead of going through, that's why you're getting such odd combinations of pins after the first ball.

I’m also a mailman, and the sound of your scanner beeping was like an electric shock to the brain. Lol

You deserve more subs man I love your vids

I made a half scale lane and use candle pin balls for it. It's pretty fun

😂😂😂 I'm sitting here wondering if the ball return works as normal... Yup, looks like it's working just fine, haha

Too funny Mike! Will you try a regular bowling ball with Candle Pins in a future video next? That would be epic!!! Hope you make a shirt with your cat doing a hi-5 with his paw & head pic of him. And title it “Scratch Avrg” LoL 👍🏽

Mail man part of the vids are always epic LOL

Mailman again😂, ghost mailman and UPS delivery were the most interesting

Met you at the Thursday night league love the vids keep it up hopefully get to play you soon

Looks more fun than regular bowling

Bro whoever edits your videos needs a raise big time, this never fails to make me laugh on any given day

You should try bowling with one of those old bowling balls from the 30s that only have the middle finger and thumb drilled conventional.

I grew up bowling duckpins in Maryland. About the same size ball but smaller pins.

Never thought I’d see the day the ball return have an average, let alone 220!

I was raised playing duckpin when I was a kid in Glen Burnie MD. They still have a bowling center dedicated to duckpin. N it’s the only one on the area.

There's also a video out in the KZfaq land. It titled something that could only happen in candlepin bowling. In a first ball thrown.,off target clipped the five pin,sent it off the right wall ,slapped the 10 away and stood in its spot,upside down. It happened so fast,the shows announcers didn't see it. And technically the pin that's now in the 10 pin spot,is down.

That ball when it went through the pins. Looks like it did some voodoo magic

You might only be a 220 average bowler, but you average 300 as a content creator. Always love the vids homey!

Next challenge should be 10 pin bowling with a duckpin ball.

Always wanted to do this! too funny!

I’ve tried with a 5 pin/duckpin bowling ball and yeah worked best straight at it and fast

My absolute favorite intro I’ve seen.

To get curve on candle pin , you have to lob it. Give it a toss with the spin a few extra feet out

candlepin lanes are maple all the way from approach, foul line and to the pins however the place i bowl at has to all synthetic lane and it changed the action for the worse.

Fast and straight! Use the approach to accelerate. Slide stop and throw with power. Congratulations! You got the throw skill! Remember, with a Candlepin ball you have three chances to do a spare. Thanks for the video.

Thanks for sharing. Very cool.

up here in canada we've got 5 pin bowling. our balls are slightly bigger than the candlepin balls and it's hella fun. wish it would catch on in other countries so the pros could actually make a living off it like they do in 10 pin PBA bowling.

did 5 pin balls on a stringed 10 pin lane the other day,in 2 games managed 2 strikes and both games were around 80

You should have another go at this however use the Candlepin bowling ball to try and strike and if not use a regular bowling ball to try and pick up those weird leaves.

Great Channel! Maybe try sanding the Candle Pin Ball and see if that might help it hook.

I'd like to see how well a 220 average bowler throws a rubber ball. Just added a Manhatten Rubber ball to my arsenal to go alongside my Brunswick Automatic Scorer. The Ebonite Gyro from 1970 is also nice.

Good stuff keep going!! 😊

i'm a candlepin bowler and in my league i once brought a tenpin ball and stood on the approach ready to bowl and it caused quite a stir and laughter. i didn't do it but i'm sure i could have done some damage with pin fall and to the pinsetter machine.

I wonder if you tried to do like a submarine style pitch with the ball you might get more speed and hook?

You should just go 5 pin bowling. I haven't seen it here in the US but in Canada it is really fun. It looks to be the same size ball as the candlepin ones and the best way to throw it is slow and with a little hook.

3:18- Fast and accurate in Candlepin is the key. You are not really going to get much hook with a candlepin ball, add to that the pin weight and size difference you need all the pin action you can get (IE speed). Not to mention in Candlepin, you get 3 balls per frame and not just 2. Yes it is possible to get a ten without having a strike/spare in candlepin.

What type of mic do you use? I’m looking to start my own bowling channel lol

Yes, de-grease the alley and buff it with bowling alley wax (if it's still made).

Never done candlepin bowling, but there's a duck pin alley near us. It's a blast!

Just saw this video today . Looked like fun but I've seen the video where you made a 20lb bowling ball ... what if you made the candle pin ball heaver to potentially get more hook and carry/pin action. Just a thought ..

How about a shot put next time? Smaller but has the same weight as a normal bowling ball (16lbs), so possibly less deflection

Candlepin bowling is very challenging. They just don't hand out strikes and spares like in 10 pin. Gotta fight, claw, and scratch for every pin, lol.

Was this taped at Bellevue Bowl in Atwater?

That was a nice game

Does duckpin bowling still exist anywhere? We had that when I was a kid back in Massachusetts. The ball is a little bigger than the candlepin ball, and the pins are like tenpins, but shorter.

It’s a bit like watching a softball slugger trying to hit a fastball. Even the best miss marks more often than they make them. The pro average has ranged from 117 to 123 in recent years, peaking at a summer 141. They hit their object pins ~70% of the time with 3.1 spares and .9 strikes per game. Pro speeds are often around 40 mph with the fastest balls clocked at 46 out of the hand using a Bushnell radar gun. While the technical battle with oil patterns is NOT part of Candlepin, lane conditions, wall reactivity and speed differ from house to house, sometimes by the lane. Playing well involves tremendous coordination of speed, spin and accuracy. Check out some of our past and present stars on KZfaq, and plan a homage to one of our centers next time you are in northern New England or the Canadian Maritimes.

The fart threw me off lmaooo

If memory serves, the one time I saw candlepin bowling on TV, they were all throwing back-up balls and kind of going Brooklyn, but in the right hand pocket. It was weird.

I played that bowling before and what crazy u get 3 shots were in orguler bowling u get to bowl 2 times if u don't strike! when I was a kid I didn't even know that was actually a sport! kadle pin bowling! funtime usa had it in! brooklyn ny were am from! when I was a kid. and also had wwe wrestler that would come their that u can meet! but shut down!

You should try duckpin/ 5-pin bowling balls! They are slightly bigger and heavier!

HOLY SHIT! 40K perfect games every year!!! There is something really wrong with bowling!

yo how did you get a usps delivery truck

Hopefully you're cool with your mechanic, porter or whoever was getting your ball returns 🤣

Fun fact, in Canada there are bowling alleys that do both regular 10 pin and Canadian 5 pin variant on the same lanes, not sure how the ball return system works switching from big balls to small balls but it seems to work out ok, nice video 🤘

Thumbnail is very relatable 😎

Should try the canadian 5 pin bowling balls.

Try duckpin bowling. Approximately the same size ball. Pins and somewhat shaped like tenpins, just half as tall. That's how I started as a kid before switching to tenpin.

You should try a shot put ball. It's the same size as a candlepin ball but 16lbs.

Holy shit lmfao. The man has to manually return 😂

The edit to hit 69 was like a big anime entrance that went so hard

Never even heard of candlepin bowling until now, good fun challenge, enjoyed it 🤣

Got to bowl "duckpins", when I was up in Rhode Island last time. They had an honor score the wall. "world junior record". The score was........ 199

That's cool but what's your bench?

can you make the Unprofessional Bowler hoodies in 4xl? I would get one if there was bigger sizes

Bro’s asking us for tips when he was probably the first to ever do this 😂

Make a 20 or 23 pound resin reactive ball please

I like the song , I never heard before .

The fart noises are classic!

Cool tech bowling