rubber-band duckpins

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Rubber-band duckpins is a variation of the bowling game duckpins. In duckpins, players use smaller pins and balls than in traditional tenpin bowling. The pins are shorter and wider, and the ball has no finger holes and is lighter than a tenpin ball.12

In rubber-band duckpins, the pins are the same height but have a rubber band around their middle, which increases their rebound action when struck. The ball is also similar in size but may be slightly lighter than in standard duckpins. Players bowl two balls per frame in this version of the game.1

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…variation of the game is rubber-band duckpins. In this version, the pins are the same height as in duckpins, but there is a hard rubber band about the belly of each pin, giving it greater rebounding action when hit by a ball. The ball is also the same size as…
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…variation of the game is rubber-band duckpins. In this version, the pins are the same height as in duckpins, but there is a hard rubber band about the belly of each pin, giving it greater rebounding action when hit by a ball. The ball is also the same size as…
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