WHAT WILL I SHOOT? | Candlepin Ball vs. Tenpin Bowling Pins

What happens when you throw a Candlepin ball against a set of tenpin bowling pins?! That's about 37 pounds of pins vs. maybe 3 pounds of ball. This should be fun, what will I bowl for a full game?!?!
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[@weevie833]

After bowling tenpins for 38 years, I switched to candlepins. It's a completely different sport - nothing I knew about tenpin bowling and delivery worked at all for candlepins. I basically had to relearn how to bowl, both physically and mentally. You have to deal with shooting under 100 and throwing NO MARKS for an entire game sometimes, with 6 splits. Brutal. Strikes? Forget it. You might get ONE per night.

[@Pend2027]

This is so funny!! This guy is fun!!

[@Notconceitedjustbetterthanyou]

@@Pend2027ok nobody asked or cares

[@giganerd896]

@@Notconceitedjustbetterthanyou This is an open discussion on KZbin. By scrolling to the comments, opening the first one, and reading the replies, YOU asked.

[@jacobmarley1000]

@@giganerd896 True

[@jaredrogers7863]

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[@michaeljavier2678]

This was a fun video. Your spirit thru out ten frames, got me cheering! Much Mahalo Nick

[@erikthorstensen5185]

Try our game once. Like all small ball bowling. Candlepin especially is much more difficult than ten pin. My candlepin average is around 113. The pros average 125-135. There has never been a 300 game, ever. We in the candlepin community would love to see the PBA televise their pro take on our pros,maybe during their Maine events.

[@stevenboese1480]

I'd love to see ten pin oldsters go up against Tom Olzsta in a charity game Tommy is still playing.

[@mikes1430]

Loved how you wiped the ball off after each shot 😂

[@suttonsplash14]

yesssss lmaoooo

[@captaincarl8230]

The toweling of the ball is absolutely needed due to the oil on the lanes. The smaller ball means more oil on the surface of the ball and the slipperier the grip will be.

[@edb3877]

That was hilarious! Micro-ball vs. Mega-pins. lol You mentioned having only 1 ball. 2 would be better for each frame.

[@HansonBradleyEndrina]

I love the video. When I first try to throw a Candlepin Ball, I throw the ball slowly but increase the ball spin. Hey BrunsNick, have you ever thrown the Brunswick Tenacity before and which bowling balls does this fit between.

[@brunsnick]

It’s been 7 years since Tenacity was out.

[@CliftonDon74]

It is silly but entertaining. Good to see you are having fun. Thanks .

[@plamormick]

You have to complete the hat-trick by bowling against Candle pins with a big ball. I've always wanted to try that!

[@brunsnick]

That’s up next! I have the pins ready.

[@plamormick]

@@brunsnick If it goes well, you might invite Dasha for a fun 1 vs 1

[@justinc0336]

Was looking for a comment like this. I’ve always wondered how a regular ball would do with candle pins.

[@countrycountry6729]

That was fun to watch. Great video. Ahhh,,,, maybe more surface would help. LOLOL. Excellent job.

[@brunsnick]

Never hurts 😆

[@Suldog29]

You're a good sport. Candlepin is hard, as you know. Thanks for the fun!

[@KingOfTVBowling]

😂 This is great! The colors kinda look like the Max Bias

[@scottshiira6551]

Or the Piranha PowerCOR

[@ColemanMulkerin]

"Why more PBA pros are moving to 3 lb bowling balls"

[@GrumpaBaggins]

Haven't finished the video yet, but I'm hoping to see that coast to coast!

[@cindydemanche3839]

My husband was born in NH, bowled candlepin most of his 62 years. We moved to KY and as of last fall he is bowling Tenpin and averaging about 150. His highest average at Candlepin was 107, with his highest game of 187. In candlepin you get 3 balls per frame, and no clearing of the dead pins. Can the rack be rigged not to clear the tenpins in between and do 3 balls per frame? Wonder what your score would be then? I am originally from Cincinnati, started bowling Tenpin at the age of 9, had to stop in my 40's averaging 170 due to bad knees, arthritic back, etc. Now, 20+ years later, at the age of 66 I am back to averaging almost 170.

[@charlespeakjr2168]

That was fun, Nick. I'm glad that you made your goal of breaking 100.🤣🤣

[@GrumpaBaggins]

Definitely might want to try some surface on that thing. 😅

[@brandonferris8934]

Leave the wood on the deck to make it more like candlepin bowling. And 3 balls per frame!

[@bananablaster1234]

Is there an effective difference between symmetric and asymmetric balls, or is asym only used on certain ball types

[@brunsnick]

Yes, there is a difference.

[@randymelissabutton2159]

Looks like fun!!🤣😂🙃

[@rexjohnson1081]

That was fun cool beans way to keep em guessing

[@scottshiira6551]

This was awesome!

[@countrycountry6729]

Great video....fun to watch.

[@rafabonati7757]

I liked what I saw. But why didn’t you try a strike shot from the left side? You were so good from there on your spares!

[@brunsnick]

Didn’t think of it

[@MythicSelkie]

Praise youtube alg for recommending this. Been bowling candlepin since i was 4 and also gotten back to bowl standard more and was always curious how a candlepin ball would bounce off normal pins. This was awsome to see.

[@brunsnick]

It’s like hitting a brick wall lol

[@timscott178]

i was thinking 62 lol nice game for that nonsense hahaha

[@Spare_Parts_Bowling]

i had initially guessed you'd score a 112, then i saw the first frame lol. looks like a lot of fun though

[@brunsnick]

Shoulda thrown a few practice shots first.

[@nathannye4048]

You got the thumbs up in the 5th frame! Good shot!

[@remington1439]

I watched it, and you were surprised. This looks fun and your doing good and the pin action your getting is unbelievable with the duck ball

[@dogelincoln7167]

this is funny to watch the 10 pin approach with a candlepin ball.

[@brunsnick]

@@dogelincoln7167 I don’t know how else to do it 🤣🤣

[@vance836]

This was awesome. Getting to 109 was more than I expected. But quite frankly, I did not expect this video to get done. Glad you did it though because it was entertaining for sure.

[@Pinboy50]

Hey Brunsnick do you remember the Brunswick fury line from the 2007/2008 era?

[@JoeleyPANTS-Okay-ist-Bowler]

BrunsNick, if you ever find yourself in Edmonton Alberta Canada, ill take you 5 pin bowling. Fun fact though, you can hook those balls. That's how I get the 2 corner pins (7 and 10 in 10 pin) and have coached people on how to do it. Maybe I'll record a KZbin video to show the process, though I've been very focused on 10 pin these last 6 months. I even won some money at a torney. You're also holding and throwing the ball wrong. Good effort though!

[@martyweipert5521]

More importantly when do we get to see the Vaporize or Mesmerize reviews? No big deal, just the first time Dynamicore 2 has been used outside a Quantum.

[@brunsnick]

@@martyweipert5521 end of July

[@RobertoFernandez-dy7hi]

Nice one, Nick! How about doing this challenge with Packy?

[@BrentParrino]

LOL @ toweling the ball off after each shot. old habits die hard?

[@brunsnick]

😆 gotta get the most performance possible ya know

[@captaincarl8230]

@@brunsnick The toweling of the ball is absolutely needed due to the oil on the lanes. The small ball means more oil on the surface of the ball and the slipperier the grip will be.

[@danielb5400]

No specto running? 😮

[@Pdasilva0324]

That would be a decent candlepin game

[@gwencrawford737]

The candlepin ball weight is a shade over 2 pounds. You want to go down and in... basically a rocket to the pocket from 1 to 17 1/2 to give yourself the best chance. It's a game of toppling the pins, and doing it in a way that keeps the ball in the pack of pins rather than banking to the channel. When I was a little girl... too little really to do anything but two-hand chuck an 8 pounder on a regulation lane, my father used to take my sister and I to a community rec center, that had the OLD lanes, with full sized pins, and the old manual-actuated pin spotters. For kicks, my dad got a couple of the "ball bowler" machine balls, from a friend of his who owned an arcade machine business, and that's what we'd use. That wound up being 1 pound balls vs the 37 pounds of pins at the rack. Dad could set the pins for us, and sis and I would have a blast trying to knock the pins down, while developing our 4 step approaches. The lanes were never oiled or cared for all that well, beyond getting dust-mopped every so often. So we started off about 15 feet away, and as we got better and older, we moved back, until we were throwing the full length. Even when we started bowling regularly in the bowling enters with full sized equipment, we'd still visit that rec center as we grew up, until the place closed and got razed for development. So... yeah... I got a lot of experience bowling with a small ball vs a full rack. That's also why I'm VERY good with the straight game and spares. Small ball or full size... I can pick any single pin area of the rack at will. That keeps me in the hunt on a lot of games where other bowlers are struggling.

[@richhipkins614]

That was cool! I want to try that

[@stefandieben1141]

Fun video! 6-7-10 is better then a big four which you would have gotten with a normal sized bowlingball. I beleave with duckpin bowling, speed is key. Next time candlepin! And remember, with candlepin you can throw against deadwood, and three times if i'm not mistaken.

[@MakeMoneySolutions702]

Nick so funny, no Flare on the ball. You should challenge Dasha to a game. She might not like it but it’s Fun. Paul

[@MrYuk-lm3xp]

That was enjoyable 😃

[@icecold927]

Nick who you going to challenge to candlepin ball contest with 10 pin bowling pins, mmm maybe duckpins or candlestick pins , can you travel to do your videos, travel to New England states where candlepin lanes are . Love your videos !!!

[@TheToucanCam]

Do toy pins vs mini ball next!

[@lightingnut]

I learned to not use a small ball with full size pins lol. Probable be a good idea to have someone help u so you don't have to walk back and get the ball each time lol.

[@superblitz]

getting your steps in on this video

[@garyloomis4961]

😅 dat were funn...nick @

[@craigpowers2777]

Maximum legal weight for a candlepin ball is 2 lbs 7 oz. They're commonly sold in either 2-6 or 2-7 weights (though nominal 2-7 balls may be a little lighter, my 2-7 balls weighed in at 2-6.8).

[@nfttoedipper5015]

I’ll take credit for this video. lol I think you should’ve used candlepin rules and left the dead wood on the lane.

[@garfieldmudcat]

fun vid

[@TheToucanCam]

Holy crap, you got a messenger with a 3lb ball

[@brendanmullarkey1787]

I used to Bowl with a Duckpin Bowling Ball for Ten Pins . This was at the South Queens Boys Club and they had no mechanical pins setters, and we had to reset the pins by hand in 1974

[@markhendrix745]

does that strike count since the ball went off the side wall and took out the 10? lol

[@StephRenee812]

If i could play as well as I do at Duckpin i would be a professional.. 😂 i think that has something to do with fast-pitch softball pitcher. 🤷‍♀️ although throwing at those pins might be difficult

[@Bowler4Ever]

I really hope the balls survive this! 😅

[@brunsnick]

@@Bowler4Ever time will tell! 😆😆

[@jamisonwiemuth7070]

I think you should have came from the left every time. That looked fun i have to say. Ther must be some weight to the ball the way u threw the head pin into the 10

[@garydiamond9615]

better than "ball reviews" well more fun, anyway....

[@GorgonOfZola]

Candlepin is a humbling sport when going from traditional 10 pin. It plays tricks on the eyes until you get used to it. But you never really get used to it. I threw a lot of gutters...it's embarrassing.

[@IamAkkim]

Candlepin balls normally 2lb 4-7oz - most common are 2lb 6oz or 2lb 7oz - now come try the real sport ;)

[@brunsnick]

I would but nowhere to try it outside of the little bubble it’s in.

[@IamAkkim]

@@brunsnickThat’s why you need to come visit the bubble :) First hit is free!

[@TheDeadeye5]

Pre-watch score guess: 87 ***Edit: I was quite wrong lol. Glad you made your 100 goal. Bet you never thought you'd be so happy for a 109 😂

[@brunsnick]

That’s for dang sure! 😂

[@TheDeadeye5]

@@brunsnick 😂 I can't imagine how difficult that is... skiball with pins. Lol (I suck at skiball)

[@samueldecelles6646]

Your ball got the mini-mushroom

[@ElXiProGamer]

Maybe candlepin pins vs real ball with real bowling rules would also be fun. Hope you read this and give me your opinion!

[@brunsnick]

I have the pins, just need to film!

[@ElXiProGamer]

@@brunsnick Please do it 🤣🤣

[@erikthorstensen5185]

Try this again, but leave the downed pins. In candlepin, the dead wood is in play.

[@blg020]

And you get 3 balls.

[@brunsnick]

Going off the scoring rules for the pins used in this. I’ll do actual candlepins soon.

[@richaky777]

What's the specto

[@captaindoublebear]

Definitely no Paul Berger!

[@TheZotmeister]

I was going to say something about "REAL ball vs. CLOWN PINS" but I'm not sure this is all that easier than actual candlepins. No half-Worcesters, at least.

[@allen78331]

then soon REAL bowling ball vs candlepins lol

[@300revs]

Why wasn't Specto running?? :)

[@cousinjohncarstuff4568]

Throwing the Candle pin ball, you scored higher than Tom Daugherty in the T of C when he bowled against Mika...

[@Poundcakebowler]

I don’t think I’ve ever seen anyone try to curve it in five pin, candle or quack pin Hard and straight at the headpin

[@brunsnick]

Had to try 😁

[@Poundcakebowler]

@@brunsnick always give it a go. Two hours south of south we have a true duck pin center Part of fountain square in Indy High game in quack pin? 83 lol

[@danielgauthier9885]

They weigh between 2 pounds 5 oz and 2 pounds 7 oz.

[@peteg475]

The best candlepin bowlers just throw hard and fast, the game is about speed and straight-line angles. Trying to spin the ball or "hook" it is pointless for anyone who is actually good at it.

[@chasbari]

Can't believe you didn't get a set of candlepin balls so you could have thrown at least two or three shots before having to go retrieve them.

[@waltrogers9770]

Gotta play candlepin rules...3 balls per frame and dead wood stays

[@brunsnick]

When I use those pins I will.

[@suttonsplash14]

hey at least you got a strike!

[@robertmichaud5633]

220 bowler did same, thinking his score was 69

[@brunsnick]

Nice

[@Deadflush]

The only way to make your hands look big...

[@dmo8921]

Let’s see it with a beach ball….

[@matthewcline4001]

its actually crazy how your tilt is virtually identical with a tiny ball

[@mattyhayes3201]

Noice!!

[@blg020]

The ball weighs 2.5-2.7 pounds. Made out of rubber.

[@robertbeacham4314]

Use a 3lb. 12oz Duckpin ball.

[@briancabrera7422]

Drill fingertips in it

[@JasonDotson-x2w]

As a long time Candlepin Bowler, I've always wanted to do this the OTHER WAY ... however, I've yet to find a candlepin house that will let me toss a ten-pin ball at candle pins due to concerns for potential damage to equipment in the candle pin lane pit ...

[@brunsnick]

I’ll be filming that next!

[@JasonDotson-x2w]

@@brunsnick I suspect and easy 300 going that route; however, I could see, potentially, a corner pin standing in sheer defiance.

[@paulmaffeo2835]

130

[@samueldecelles6646]

try to play bowling with a bocce ball please!

[@stupendous1068]

You should have had Specto running.

[@ScottyThompson-lt7wl]

Cool video talk tech bowling ball brunsnick

[@avos5]

Imagine if nick tells us the oil pattern for the tiny ball challenge

[@brunsnick]

Maybe I do since I attempt to hook the ball a few shots 😁

[@blg020]

Candlepin lanes don't have an oil pattern.

[@avos5]

​@@brunsnicktheres a 2011 reno mini display ball c system on ebay 👀

[@ericw6043]

If it’s a tiny ball he’s using, the oil pattern is short

[@blg020]

@@ericw6043 smaller balls make your pin look bigger.

[@ArtikAries]

They look like Candian 5 pin bowling balls.

[@garfieldmudcat]

guessing 67

[@erikthorstensen5185]

Pro candlepin bowlers can throw up to 40+ mph.

[@brunsnick]

That ain’t me 😂

[@jacepogo8]

Hi

[@EricLovesCHRIST]

6:07

[@mikegreen2078]

I watched it lol

[@brunsnick]

@@mikegreen2078 oh you were the one!

[@mikegreen2078]

@@brunsnick yep the one and only ! 70 year old rookie bowler 👍

[@mikegreen2078]

Hey, you often say you are speed dominant. SPECTO speed is from both launch and entry What is your average speed for those points on the lane. I have a few questions about my own speed. I am trying to increase my speed with quicker foot work. My bowling center registers at the entry are just before is where that little box is located. I have noticed my Spare attempts are usual at least 1 mile an hour more . My first shots are usually 15.5 or so with my spares 16 to 16.8 But occasionally I will strike with success at 13.5 I started this bowling 15 months ago when I was 69.5 years of age now I am getting closer to 71 lol My average is 190 plus now, I have so much to learn and not that much time left to learn and apply. I watch and listen to you almost every day . I am bowling ball poor. Thanks for the input I love Purple Hammer Pitch Black too sorry Black widow 3.0 Low Flare Scorpion Hammer Envy Hammer Envy Extreme Hammer Effect Artic Vibe I still have not achieved 300 290 but not 300 yet If you answer this one I will be shocked Please subscribe lol 70year old rookie bowler! Nick you are one of the best at what you do thanks for all your information and work. You have helped me improved immensely over these last 15 months

[@Frankodragon1]

Never played Candlepin but I'm intrigued by all the videos on it. Next time, try giving yourself three tries per frame (box). You can even play the fallen pins (wood) as long as they're in the pin area so don't use the pinsetter. Keep in mind nobody, I repeat *NOBODY* has ever made a perfect game in Candlepin.

[@ultrametric9317]

You totally botched this :) One, there is no oil, and no curving into the pocket. You take the ball and fling it as hard as you can straight at the 1-2 or 1-3 pocket, favoring the head pin. Unlike a regulation ball, the weight of the small ball means it will be deflected much to the side by collision with the initial pin. So it will take a totally different path through the pins. So try again and this time, throw hard!!! Just don't make a lob.

[@samueldecelles6646]

Try to play bowling with a bocce ball

[@jeffs7773]

The ball was too small Nick. Just sayin

[@bowl300ify]

I think you'll bowl 117.

[@bowl300ify]

I was off by 8.