I think the photos of the "tongue" are a bit deceiving because of the angle they are taken from .


If you look at the following photo , although it is hard to tell because of the sheet across the playfield , you will see that the tip of the tongue comes past the Lite Lock inserts which you can just see the tip of above the sheet :

http://images.tapatalk-cdn.com/15/05/18/7cac92317127cfdde15234bb338307f9.jpg


Then if you look at this image and take note of the Lite Lock inserts you'll see that the tip of the tongue must end around the middle of the Demon artwork/insert . Looks as though there is plenty of room under the tongue to get the ball past .

http://images.tapatalk-cdn.com/15/05/18/173e850b34712c6c523aaa1ddeda7d2b.jpg

The first photo above is taken from an almost straight down perspective which throws it out a little I think .