American Tries Canadian 5-PIN BOWLING...Is It Better?

[@JosephD]

He struggled with 5-pin 😅. Which one do you like better??

[@japnuts]

5 pin. So fun!

[@howardadams7111]

10 pin...

[@Lindsay-D]

i love 5 pin!

[@FreezyAbitKT7A]

Candle-pin bowling

[@jaimimandel]

5 pin bowling is the best

[@jimdau5846]

Just a story. A number of years ago Edmonton hosted the World Masters Games. 10 pin bowling is an included sport. Us organizers took all the players from around the world to try five pin. No one got it and the laughter was infectious. One of the best nights of my bowling career.

[@JosephD]

That’s amazing 😂

[@kevwwong]

Jason - "Everything I've learned about bowling is wrong" This is very accurate if you're going from 10 to 5 pin. You're better off approaching the 5-pin ball like it was a skeeball versus a traditional 10-pin ball.

[@StephensAmazingYoutubeHandle]

It’s no different than duckpin or candlepin.

[@watson956]

@@StephensAmazingKZbinHandle 5-pin is probably easier, only because the pins have rubber waist bands so it's a bit easier to hit your target pin.

[@selrockredguy9487]

​@@watson956 One of the guys in my 5 pin league bends the ball like crazy, once or twice he's managed to thread the needle between the head pin and the 3 and hit nothing lol

[@watson956]

@@selrockredguy9487 That would be incredible to watch! 🤣🤣🤣

[@terricastelli3863]

They are both fun especially when you 2 characters are playing!! 🤣

[@JosephD]

😅🙌

[@ryanm7171]

As a Canadian, even I learned something. I too played 5 pin bowling throughout my life and had no idea it was uniquely Canadian. 5 pin is so much easier for children to play as well. I never liked 10 pin because I have big fingers which required me to use the heaviest ball, which I found harder to control. Anyways, I really enjoyed the video. Thanks.

[@ChattieCathie]

I never knew it was Canadian as well

[@mertality3200]

For 10 pin they actually do make different sized holes for the same weights. Like they have 10 pound balls with large finger holes. Could be what you’re looking for!

[@ryanm7171]

I'm sure they probably do exist for people ordering custom bowling balls or maybe larger American bowling alleys with bigger budgets for buying bowling balls. However, in every Canadian bowling alley I have been to, they haven't. Usually the bigger bowling alleys will have both 10 and 5 pin bowling, so they probably don't have it have a large enough budget to supply the type of bowling ball you described. With my age and the disability I acquired later in life, using the type of bowling ball you described would actually allow me to try and enjoy 10 pin bowling again.

[@BrandoInIowa]

Finger size has nothing to do with ball weight You can use any weight you want no matter the size of your hand, 10 pin bowling really requires you to get your own ball customized to yourself for you to enjoy it the most I believe

[@coopergates9680]

@@BrandoInIowa The center might order a subset of house balls where the finger holes progressively increase in size with the weight of the ball

[@Addrit85]

Ha! Of course it was here in Burlington. Good to know BB still has some 5 pin.

[@macintosh3990]

In New Brunswick I grew up playing "candle pin" bowling. I would say a cross between 5 pin and 10 pin.... in candle pin there are 10 thinner pins and a small ball like in 5 pin. I've played all 3 styles and I have to say I like the candle pin better! There may be a few places in Ontario with candle pin bowling.... you both have to try it.... even playing field.

[@kasarnorad]

We have candle pin in Massachusetts too

[@adamdurling9671]

Yes, I too am from NB. And this is what I grew up playing. So much fun smashing the 10 Pins with the smaller ball!

[@TimNurTV]

BUT HAVE YOU PLAYED SKITTLES?!

[@wowzieee]

Jason needs lane bumpers, lol.

[@darthtony933]

It's been a long time since you uploaded a video Joseph. So glad you uploaded this video today. You and Jason played a good game of bowling.

[@JosephD]

😀🙌🙌

[@Tomasu82]

Someone was having fun with the videograpy :D lookin slick.

[@josielouwho2607]

That was such fun to watch!!

[@Eric-ew8jt]

5 pin bowling is so much fun. Thanks fellow Canadian

[@JosephD]

No problem!! its tons of fun.

[@enforcer5053]

As a 5 pin Master Bowler in Ontario I have to say, 5 pin is one of the most difficult styles of bowling. glad you got him to try it!

[@chrisbryz1652]

Enjoyed this video well done

[@JosephD]

Thank you!

[@kitw76]

I never knew there was 5 pin bowling… I learned something new!

[@mikeforest8405]

There is candlepin and duckpin too.

[@tyfrank3427]

it's the most popular form of bowling in Canada. I played in leagues and tournaments.

[@donm6578]

He did the Pete Weber thing! Love it

[@NeverlandSystemZor]

NGL 5-pin looks fun

[@suebrown3465]

That was really fun to watch. I’ve tried Duckpin once in Montreal..very similar to Five pin and the ball is all over the place if you’re used to 10 pin I never had peameal bacon until I moved to Ontario I enjoy seeing all the different food and tradition differences Great video and take care ❤️🇨🇦

[@JosephD]

Thank you Sue!!

[@StephensAmazingYoutubeHandle]

Duckpin is so much fun

[@ColinSemple]

Great job Joseph!!! You’ll get him next time! Awesome video, well shot and fun. I noticed the other day it had been a while so this was a great return for you both. Urlington Bowl is awesome!!! 🤪

[@JosephD]

haha yes! They were great. Food was good too! I might just go there for lunch during the day too!

[@Happytrails24]

OMG Burlington Bowl. Childhood memories!

[@Demonkillzonetwitch]

5 pin is awesome. I just went to a Youth bowl nationals getting silver. It's my passion and it makes me very happy seeing people being interested in it

[@HalifaxHercules]

5 Pin is exciting, but Candlepin is better.

[@Demonkillzonetwitch]

@@HalifaxHercules idk. Your entitled to your opinion but. Candle pin takes less skill in my opinion. You can hit practically anywhere on the deck of pins and get a strike. 5 pin you have to be more accurate cuz if you don't hit the middle your not getting a strike. And the odds if getting a perfect game in candle pin are slim to none. It's too random. Theirs no consistency. Hit the middle and take out one pin but then hit the 6 pin and take out 8.

[@TheSports_Fanatic]

It’s so awesome seeing Americans trying our game !!!!

[@readpostcard]

Lol I was talking about 5 pin today to my American friends . Canadian living in New Mexico

[@CriticalEatsJapan]

I think 5-pin is actually harder than 10, but it might just come down to what you are used to. Next road trip to the Maritimes for some real donairs and candlepin bowling... ;)

[@paulsheehan5010]

This game, is simular to U.S Duckpin bowling, invented in Baltimore, Md. in 1900.

[@hoggi666]

I am Canadian, from Montreal and i didn't even know 5 pins bowling was a thing 😂😂

[@Histepford]

I noticed that in Burlington bowl parts of the ceiling that looks similar to the Backrooms is missing

[@EdmundSnow98]

I played 5-pin with someone from Mexico in April. In the 1st game, I dominated, but in the 2nd game, my knee gave out. It was close, but I lost. I haven't played 10 pin in a while.

[@JosephD]

ha oh boy thats no good

[@GigglezZxox]

I had no idea 5 pin was only Canadian!! My mind is blown lol

[@Ethan181Z]

I went to the Burlington bowl yesterday

[@JaniceRafael]

Love how Joseph is so excited. 🎳

[@Shundi879]

It was funny watching Jason try to bowl 5-pin with the same curve as you use in 10 pin. Im not a bowler, but I was pretty sure that’s not what you want to do. I’m also really glad he made the Urlington joke at the end. Where I grew up, we only had 5-pin for the longest time and I remember it being a big deal when one of the lanes got 10 pin as well. A birthday party I was at we did a 10 pin game, and then a 5 pin game and I felt like Superman chucking those tiny balls around after getting used to the 10 pin balls. I’m pretty sure that was my highest score ever.

[@surlycanadian]

You can curve or hook the ball in 5 pin just like in 10 pin, but you have to throw the ball slow enough for the rotation to have any effect. I throw my ball really fast in 5 pin, so I don’t have the patience for how long it takes a heavy 10 pin ball to traverse the lane lol.

[@twintiersfilmfest1366]

5-pins and a tiny ball? As an American, never heard of this. Sounds 1000% Canadian.

[@jaclyntiller]

As a national five pin competitor this is hilarious to watch

[@scottrobb651]

i didnt think there were free fall five pin houses left in Canada. I thought they were were all string houses now. string pins would really blow an 10 pi bowler's mind.

[@cjs1440]

Great episode, BUT, i don't think u guys gave the Peameal the respect it deserves! Request a do-over on that! (I have never heard a Canadian call ham "Canadian Bacon", that's a U.S. thing; we have ham, we have bacon, we have Peameal bacon. WHY do they think ham is our bacon???)

[@Brooksie603]

That looked fun! My husband puts malt vinegar on his fries. I'm not a fan of any vinegar on my fries. It's either ketchup or cheese (cheese with bacon and pickled jalapenos are nice too). I don't get poutine because my guts don't like gravy, but if I wanted it many restaurants sell it near me.

[@ChattieCathie]

Im like your husband. I prefer malt vinegar over white

[@ScatteredThoughtsOriginal]

Didn't know that difference!

[@donaldcormier4691]

The next thing you should do is meet in the middle and try candle pin bowling. There's ten pins but you use the small balls. That's the main type of bowling down here in the maritime's.

[@HenryYang-2623]

Oh my country, we play 10-Pin Bolling. I would score something. But 5-pin, I might score nothing. Both are great to play and I miss playing.

[@JosephD]

haha. You'd get the hang of it eventually.

[@Sleepingknight77]

As a bowler from Rhode Island that “five-pin” ball is what we call a duckpin ball down here.

[@ThatDamnPandaKai]

Duckpin is completely different though, it's got 10 pins which are smaller than 5-pin, though they do share the 3 bowls per frame and same sized ball

[@mrec8562]

This is a really good video and being American I loved to give 5 pin bowling a try. I wish there were bowling alleys in the united states that had this as an option of play.

[@JosephD]

Thank you!

[@KeatonDee]

The key to 5 pin is bowling as straight as possible. Hit the centre pin on a bit of an angle to get a strike.

[@idcraw]

You should try candle pin that's even weirder than 5 pin it is a east coast thing

[@matthewhare1048]

As someone who plays 5-pin semi competitively, i love seeing how much traction 5 pin is getting

[@kimarsenault8059]

I enjoy both but I grew up with 5 pin and belonged to a league when I was a kid. Watching this video makes me want to go bowling.

[@davidspinney2664]

I have played 5 pin a few times it is tricky. I was more into 8 ball pool.

[@joanb4456]

Great to see you guys back in action!! Pellicanos sells peameal.

[@ritska13]

Aaaa 🤪 so funny) I learn English with your video 🤩 thank you 🙏

[@marclevy1506]

Born and raised Canadian here. Still never tried 5 pin….

[@JosephD]

do it!!

[@ShaunBMcKinnon]

Great video! To me, Peameal bacon IS Canadian bacon.

[@Roof_Pizza]

Exactly.

[@gruntalltimes]

Loved the video!!! I also grew up playing 5-pin bowling! I find 10-pin hurts my arm and fingers too much. And here in the West, we call it bowlers butt, the sore muscles you forgot you had! Keep up the fantastic work!!! :)

[@JosephD]

haah ya i was hurtin for sure!

[@Bindi111]

You could’ve used the bumpers 😃😂

[@JosephD]

😂

[@thecraftychemist]

I didn't realize that candlepin bowling is only a Maritime thing!

[@RichBass7]

So I'm from Massachusetts and am of a French Canadian descent. We have family outside of Montreal. On top of that, I am a Blue Jays fan! So thankfully I randomly came across your page a few months ago. Never commented or anything. Just wanted to say thanks for having a kick ass channel and keep up the great content! We have 2 "versions" of your 5 pin. 1 is CandlePin and the other is DuckPin. They are played with 10 pins and the rules are basically the same as typical 10 pin. However the ball is small like Canadian 5 ball as are the pins. Hence "CandlePin" or "DuckPin". Definitely agree with it being VERY frustrating, Especially if you've grown up with the typical 10 pin w/larger ball!

[@louiscarthurjr1990]

i have played five pin before it is fun i love the video because even tho you said American friend you both are north American love this one made me subscribe

[@JosephD]

Thanks so much!!

[@davidmckesey7119]

Who do you think you am?! I am!!. I laughed at that reference lol

[@JosephD]

hahah! yes!!

[@geofffalbo5900]

5 pin bowling is a great way to introduce young children to bowling.

[@autumnsylver]

I think a better punishment for him losing after doubling down would be for him to drive around his neighbourhood with a Canadian flag on his car.

[@JosephD]

😂you’re right

[@scottscaneh]

Definately 5 pin more skill is needed

[@strangefolk666]

Ha 🤣

[@laurataylor8717]

I have never heard of this game. Do Canadians have your own version of everything?

[@1bytesnack369]

It's unlikely you'll get an answer. We also have our own version of the youtube comment section.

[@JosephD]

Ya! 😄

[@JosephD]

@@1bytesnack369 🤣

[@Roof_Pizza]

When we duck under our school desks it's for fun.

[@DjFIL007]

Here out west (BC) I'd say it's 50/50 what you find for 10 pin or 5 pin alleys... I grew up playing both, 5 pin is way more challening.

[@christinedarrah1219]

Not sure how wide spread it is in Ontario, but If you guys ever come east, try Candlepin Bowling. 10 smaller pins and the same small ball you were using today.

[@colinmacvicar2507]

The sign actually says Burlington owl.

[@JosephD]

hahahaha

[@Cornerdweler]

Every time I see an American play 5 pin for first time they try to curve the ball.

[@GoodnotGreat88]

As an American whos never seen or heard of 5 pin bowling before, and barely plays 10 pin either, I am pretty confident I could do better than this

[@easternns1]

Come to Atlantic Canada and play CANDLEPIN bowling!!! That is what I grew up on

[@kevjo13]

I have played 5 pin, candel pin and 10 pin bowling. Candel pin is by far the hardest. And 10 pin is more enjoyable. 5 pin is fun.

[@brandonevans4142]

It's pretty easy to throw a gutterball when you're wearing a shirt that's way too small 😁

[@goluftwaffe]

In Quebec it's still 10 pins but with the 5 pins ball

[@Jere616]

Jason got stuck in the learning curve

[@ronald2828]

I bowled candlepin, duckpin , 5 pin, and picked up 10 pin few years back and am still active in both 5 pin and 10 pin leagues. I believe a 5 pin bowler will adapt better to 10 pin then a 10 pin bowler to a 5 pin. 5 pin bowlers are great spare shooters in 10 pin well me anyways .

[@stopsign515]

welp i should go bowling now, didnt know burlington had a 5/10 pin

[@JosephD]

yep!!

[@Josh-lq9ii]

In Canada, do you call a gutter ball an evestrough ball?

[@mountainmischief3828]

Played 10 pin all my life, never played 5 pin but it looks WAY harder.

[@BullyThaKidd]

Hahahah who do you think you are... I am ... niiiiccceeee

[@exile220ify]

According to Merriam-Webster, “The concept of the five-hole likely originated with Jacques Plante, NHL goalie and author of the 1972 book On Goaltending. Plante numbered five 'holes' in the net that goalies needed to protect: four at the corners of the net, and the hole between the goalie’s legs. Though there is some debate about how to number holes one through four - Plante lists one through four as stick-side low, glove-side low, glove-side high, and stick-side high - all sources follow Plante’s lead when it comes to the five-hole. Though no one uses one-, two-, three-, or four-hole when referring to shots or saves, five-hole has stuck for shorthand for ‘between the legs.’ ”

[@JosephD]

This is cool I’ve read different versions of the origin including the bowling version😅.

[@exile220ify]

@@JosephD I think (and this is just my opinion) that bowling borrowed it from the Jacques Plante model, and it makes perfect sense. The bowling "5 hole" closely resembles the Plante "5 hole", so my guess is that the former borrowed it from the latter. The fact that the pin is worth 5 points is thus a coincidence that just really worked out nicely :)

[@brandonpuga3310]

I grew up on Duckpin bowling. Same ball as 5-pin, same weights. Sylvian Bercier, a Canadian 5-Pin bowler comes down time to time and bowls in Duckpin tournaments in the states.

[@icecold1780]

5 pin you need to keep a straighter arm and not do so much spin

[@JosephD]

He eventually learned this ha

[@Juan-ll6sf]

Ten pin bowling is easier than five pin. But be careful with heavy bowling balls.

[@littlesmitty]

I'm sure there's worse lanes in Ontario. Somewhere... Right?

[@antoniocasias5545]

I don’t think that this is a Canadian vs American thing. They have 5 pin there too. And we have 10 pin as well.

[@ToGiveLifeMeaning]

Candlepin is actually the way to go.

[@junzam]

Video Idea Olive Garden Vs East Side Marios

[@JosephD]

love it

[@ChattieCathie]

I remember when Toronto had an Olive Garden. I miss it! I like ESMs too

[@Tipper1941]

It’s Bowling For Dollars! It kills me that I actually watched some of those shows. Introduced me to Buffalo, NY.👍🏻😎

[@HelloMyNameIsZON3]

I think 5 pin is harder than 10 pin but both are equally as fun

[@sanangelo7926]

5 pin looks like something a toy company would come up with for toddlers.

[@BrettHornby]

Great to see a video comparing the games and bringing an American who never played it along. Played 5 pin growing up and would say 5 pin requires more skill to be good at it and is less forgiving than 10 pin because of less pin action. Like to see both do duckpin and candlepin bowling which I understand is more difficult than 5 pin and only in Eastern North America. All bowling is great.

[@Liggie55821]

I’ve seen duckpin bowling in, surprise, the Philippines. I would like to try five pins next time I’m visiting BC.

[@gsmith7309]

Burlington Bowl used to have some really good food. :-) :-)

[@jimmyd388]

Interesting! Where I’m from in Canada we have the smaller balls but not 5 pin

[@Juan-ll6sf]

Don't curve in five pin. Aim at the center mark. Have fun.😊

[@watson956]

I grew up in Windsor, ON, and played 10-pin almost exclusively. I even played in tournaments in Michigan (not in the top flight, but still very fun!). I've found switching to the 5-pin game very difficult, but it makes sense because controlling the small ball isn't easy. Hooking the ball in 5-pin doesn't help very much, and I think your fingertips can put a hook on the ball that you don't anticipate. They're very different games - and so are candlepins and duckpins (which don't exist in Ontario AFAIK).

[@CeltTim]

What a fun video! I didn't know 5-pin was a thing. Man, do I wish I had Jason's bowling form!

[@sheilaenglish3293]

I can’t bowl to save my life so I really enjoyed watching you two😆. Based on your demonstrations I think the best game would be a 10pin setup ( more pins) with a 5 pin ball ( lighter weight). 😁 Great editing job by the way.

[@JosephD]

Thank you Sheila!!

[@Berthiaume001]

I am a Canadian and I didn’t knew this existed

[@JosephD]

ohh😅

[@paulsheehan5010]

We don't have 5 pin bowling, in U.S.

[@TheAmtwhite]

5 pin is an excellent game for a family fun night out. Even little kids can bowl.

[@KC9UDX]

Same with 10 pin, eh.

[@TheAmtwhite]

@@KC9UDX Isn’t a 10 pin ball too heavy for little kids?

[@KC9UDX]

@@TheAmtwhite at 6#? No. My kids were bowling at 2. I've seen smaller kids bowl by just rolling the ball on the floor. I've also seen ramps used by people (with disabilities) who couldn't throw the ball.

[@KC9UDX]

@@TheAmtwhite this guy is 4 kzbin.info9ty6XbDSQ2s?feature=share

[@montrealsports29]

The 5 hole is called the 5 hole because the 4 other holes are the 4 corners of the net: stick side high and low and glove side high and low. But we can pretend that it got its name from 5-pin bowling.

[@JosephD]

Maybe maybe

[@tyfrank3427]

According to Wikipedia, the 5 hole terminology did come from 5 pin bowling. Specifically what happens when someone punches the headpin.

[@IQ_155]

Actually laughed out loud at the Urlington gag. Thanks guys ... and an especially big thanks for the AmeriCan shirts and hat.

[@JosephD]

😄🙌

[@autumnsylver]

I tried 5 pin bowling when I was a kid, and I hated it. The ball either kept going right between the pins without hitting any, or if it hit any, it only knocked over one pin.