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Most occasional bowlers are not aware that the there are various bowling pins used in bowling. The various types of bowling are used in different set-ups, games and shapes of the pins. The differing pins are used in different locales. Some examples of different pins are:
• Tenpins – the most common bowling game using ten pins. Ten pins are 4.75 inches wide at their widest point and 15 inches in height. They weigh 3 lb, 6 oz, although 3 lb, 10 oz are also approved.
• Five-pins is a bowling game only played in Canada. Many Canadian bowling alleys offer it along with tenpin bowling. The balls in five-pin bowling are sized to fit in the hand and so they don’t have finger holes. They have a heavy rubber band around the middle and the actual bowling pins are arranged in a V shape. Five-pin bowling utilizes a different set of rules than traditional tenpin games. Five-pin bowling also uses different terminology from tenpin bowling.
• Duckpin bowling is popular along the eastern coast of the United States. Duckpin bowling pins have a shorter and squatter shape than tenpin pins. The regulation measurements of duckpin bowling pins are 9 13/32 inches tall, maximum diameter of 4 1/8 inches at the base and a minimum diameter of 1 3/8 inches wide. The balls are small and fit in the hand with a maximum diameter of 5 inches and maximum weight of 3 pounds, 12 ounces.
• Candlepin bowling is a form of bowling played in the New England states and also in New Brunswick and Nova Scotia along with a few isolated candlepin bowling centers in other areas. Candlepin bowling pins are 15 ¾ inches tall and have identical measurements at the top and bottom ends, almost three inches in diameter at the center. The bowling balls are four and half inches in diameter and do not have finger holes. The lanes also have specific measurement and requirements in candlepin bowling.In all forms of bowling, knocking bowling pins down is the manner by which a player scores. The various types of bowling are determined by differences in amount, size and shape of bowling pins and bowling balls. The most popular and widely used form of bowling in the United States today is tenpin bowling. Tenpin bowling utilizes the most recognizable configuration of ten bowling pins.
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