It seems that bowlers who live in different areas around the world, including in the United States have their own opinions about the types of bowling they they all grew up with. I hear that people who bowl candlepins, and duckpins claim it's better. Because it's challenging, and competitive. But what good is that, if nobody can ever play a perfect game in candlepins, or duckpins? Doesn't any bowler wants to score 300 in their favorite type of bowling? And those who live in New England that rejects ten pins, thinks the balls are too much for them (Or even too big and heavy), and it may be too stressful for them. And thinking that the small ball bowling is easier to handle. But small ball bowling is a minority type of bowling in the world. And the major type of bowling in most places in the U.S., and around the world is ten pin bowling. And people who live outside New England that bowls, bowls the ten pins. Even little kids too. And they all like it. And there are some people that I knew who I bowled the ten pins with in Massachusetts, who thinks that candlepins, and other small ball bowling are sissy, and some thinks that they're hard, and find them no fun. And one person that I know who bowls ten pins, thinks the small ball bowling bothers his arm.

But one thing that I do not like, are people ridiculing other types of bowling that they did not grew up with. And they are also prejudice about them. And it's not nice. I even worry that Americans would think that Kegel 9-pin bowling is "retarded" just because it doesn't exist in North America, and it is only played in Europe, and Australia. That's also very ugly.

What's also very ugly, and sad, are some Americans making fun of 5 pin bowling, and rubberband duckpins. Just because they're played in Canada now. But some Americans like those two types of bowling. Like me. And rubberband duckpins were invented in Maryland, and then spread out in Pennsylvania, before they moved up to Quebec. But now, they've died out in America now.

I heard that duckpin bowling is a major bowling now in the Philippines. And I'm sure Filipinos are proud of bowling them.

Candlepins are generally played in Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Maine, in a few areas in Vermont, in a place in Wyoming, Ohio called "The Civic Center," and in New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia, Canada.

Ten pins are easier to knock down, and maybe less challenging, and competitive. But neither that type of bowling, or any other type of bowling are better than any other type of bowling. Not even 9-pin skittles. The British love to bowl the skittles in the U.K.. And no type of bowling are considered not bowling either. Like some people say that Catholicism is not a Christian religion. All types of bowling is bowling. No matter what. Different strokes for different folks on bowling can be very sad. If there are people who refuse to bowl different types of bowling that they did not grew up with.

I think people should try to bowl a different type of bowling.

I fail to see why other types of bowling are "sad" or "ugly" or why people make fun of them.

I fail to see who is saying these things, or why you have to keep bringing this garbage up on this site. Stop your crying and go play what ever game you want, nobody cares. If you like it support it, more power to you.

Who the heck is this guy? Who dissed candlepins or duckpins? Nobody on this site, as far as I know.

I have never heard anyone make fun of other types of bowling. To be honest most people don't even know other forms exist.

I got all amped up to read this....and then didn't...

Did you post a duckpin video on youtube and get a bunch of stupid comments?

With any sport the more you understand it the more you appreciate it, the less you know the less you care and the easier it is to mock.

I was sharing these types of bowling only on YouTube with candlepin videos, and a couple of Candlepin websites located in Massachusetts. And a lot of its people them jumped on me. But this was only happening by internet viewers in Massachusetts. Only in, and near the Boston Area. But I've never seen anyone behaving like this before in my entire life. I've never heard of people being odious about different types of bowling that are not candlepins. It's like Red Sox fans heckling the Yankees, and other outside state home teams that are not the Sox, Patriots, Celtics, or Bruins. I know I take things personally sometimes. But this is still brand new to me. And I know that nobody on BowlingFans.com ever criticized me about different types of bowling. And I am so glad for that. I only wanted to share this with you, to try to let you be aware of this. And to see what could happen to you if you try to share your favorite type of bowling with people living in different areas with those types of bowling that don't exist there. That all. Maybe in time, I'll overcome this.

No one here doubts your passion. Just remember that people are entitled to their opinion, just as surely as you get to express your opinion.

Sadly, not everyone understands the meaning of empathy, otherwise no one would ever criticize our ideas. And, it's easy to belittle what we don't understand, out of fear and ignorance.

When you let 'those' people get to you, you are letting them win. Don't let them win. Stand firm with your beliefs and learn from it. Don't complain, since complaining only holds you back.

I sometimes get critiqued because of my passion for ten pin bowling. They look at me like I'm nuts sometimes. Some people just don't understand what drives an individual. Some people like to "scrap book". I don't,.. but I don't begrudge someone who does. Just take it with a grain of salt. Having passion for something is great, but don't try to push your love for something on other people. They either get it,..or they don't.