The hardest thing is to go from tenpin to trying to throw the ball strait on candlepin, its just about impossible! There is no oil on the lanes so its not hard to spin that sucker across the lane and into the gutter
I would say 100 average is about the same as a 200 average in tenpin.
The alley in Cambridge Mass has both type of lanes, I've always wondered after a night of drinking if the employees have snuck a couple of 16 pounders down to the candlepin lanes
The thing that struck me funny about that place is the candlepin lanes are on the first floor, the tenpin lanes are on the second, no elevator... Four ball bag for candlepin, 3 pounds max with shoes, 4 pound bag for tenpin, 65 and a sore shoulder