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Candlepin Bowling
« on: April 23, 2010, 03:36:45 PM »

Offline Redz

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Pretty good article in the Globe Magaizine.

I'm in a Tuesday Night League at an old alley in Orleans.  Love candlepin!

http://www.boston.com/bostonglobe/magazine/articles/2010/04/25/the_pin_kings/?page=6
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Re: Candlepin Bowling
« Reply #1 on: April 25, 2010, 12:29:35 PM »

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I was just candlepin bowling last night and my friend and I were talking about Jeff (guy in the article). Jeff and I graduated high school together, so it's cool seeing him get some recognition.

Candlepin is hard, man. Out of six games last night my high score was like 82. I even tried bowling left-handed to knock down those pesky pins.
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« Reply #2 on: April 25, 2010, 12:33:38 PM »

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My buddies and I did a weekly league at Sacco's Bowl Haven in Davis Sq. for a couple years back in the mid 00s.  We used to have a blast.  Candlepin is definitely one of those uniquely New England things. IMO, much more difficult than big ball but really fun.

Sadly, I believe Sacco's finally closed up shop and is no longer in existence.  That place had been a staple in Davis since like the 30s or 40s.  Its really too bad. 
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« Reply #3 on: April 25, 2010, 12:48:54 PM »

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Quote from: Donoghus on April 25, 2010, 12:33:38 PM
My buddies and I did a weekly league at Sacco's Bowl Haven in Davis Sq. for a couple years back in the mid 00s.  We used to have a blast.  Candlepin is definitely one of those uniquely New England things. IMO, much more difficult than big ball but really fun.

Sadly, I believe Sacco's finally closed up shop and is no longer in existence.  That place had been a staple in Davis since like the 30s or 40s.  Its really too bad. 
I believe they are smaller, but still open. I went with a date a few months ago. Fun date spot.

Really tough game though. Then again, I am crappy at real bowling too.
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« Reply #4 on: April 25, 2010, 01:13:25 PM »

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I like candlepin more than regular bowling. It is unpredictable. If you watch Professional regular bowling on tv all you see is 80% strikes, its not that exciting to watch.

I miss the candlepin challenge show they used to air on CN8/CSN that show was fun. It featured the best candlepin bowlers from New England Including Jeff Surette. And you would see the same audience each week including a guy that looked just like John Candy!

Here is some info
http://www.candlepingallery.org/challenge.html
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