Here is a great post from the USA pickleball Refs
https://www.facebook.com/share/p/cd1VjoXwvjuJRHC5/?mibextid=oFDknk
Applying 6.C.6. gap requirements to OUT calls for serves. Are all the following numbered statements true? (Edit: both balls represent serves intended for the right service court. The server if visible would be at the top of the photo beyond the net).
6.C.6. "Players shall not call a ball “OUT” unless they can clearly see a SPACE between THE LINE and the ball as it hits THE GROUND".
1] "The line" in rule 6C6 refers to the exact edge of the 2" lines that mark the boundaries between IN and OUT territory.
2] For serves, the 6C6 "line" for three sides is the outer edge of the centerline, baseline, and sideline. The line itself is IN for those three sides.
3] For serves, the fourth 6C6 "line" is the rear edge of the NVZ line that abuts the service court. The line itself is OUT.
4] "the ground" referred to in rule 6C6 for OUT calls is always in OUT territory, meaning for serves, the OUT territory outside the service court.
5] "space" in 6C6 refers to a visible gap between the "the line" (the IN/OUT boundary) and the spot where the ball hits "the ground".
6] The white wire in the photo approximately locates 6C6 "the line", the IN/OUT boundary for serves.
7] Both balls in the photo are shown to be in OUT territory for serves.
8] The red pencils approximately show where a required 6C6 "space" gap might be seen for OUT serves falling near the centerline and on the NVZ line.
9] For short serves, the smallest 6C6 space gap will be located on the NVZ line.