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Judging Ball ‘In’ or ‘Out’

in or out

From the above diagram, you can see there is a fine line for determining if a ball is actually ‘in’ or ‘out’. The rule is that if you can see a gap between the ball and the line, the ball is ‘out’. If you do not see a gap and can’t determine if the ball is out, call it ‘in’.

 

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