My son was at a camp recently and one of the instructors was telling him he should field slow rollers with two hands that it was faster? It seems like it makes you off balance. How do you guys teach it. The coach was pretty old school he taught funneling on routine grounders instead of making the exchange right out of the glove below the knees.

I teach three ways to field slow rollers:

1. Two Hands
2. One Hand
3. Bare hand (for slow rollers hugging the ground)

I feel two hands is better for the more my shorter players. IMO, they are both about equal in quickness.

The two handed method involes one less step, but won't get as much on the throw.

The one hand method takes one extra step, but fielders seem to get more on the throw with the extra momentum.

It is mostly a matter of what the fielder feels the most comfortable with.

brooks robinson was notorious for fielding slow rollers/bunts with both hands. i usually see third basemen playing to deep thus making them having to barehand the ball, esp. with the slow footed 3rd basemen of this era. when was the last time you saw a third baseman throw a runner out on a bunt. robinson did it all the time and this was before espn.
make sure on you're approcah to step past the ball, near your left instep. this allows the fielder to get his body simutaneously into throwing position so ball transfer can go from the left instep to a side arm throw. obviously is you have the time to right your body you could throw over the top. occasionally you may have to "circle" the ball to allow an easier throwing lane or position.

If I remember right, Brooks fielded the ball on the inside of his left foot at the instep and made his transfer to his throwing area as his right foot came down and was able to get his throw off in two steps. Really tough to accomplish for younger players. Most will still need the extra step to complete the move. I don't mind young players using the one handed approach because they can remain aggressive and not have to be real flexible and still get a good throw off.

man you're good. that exactly what i'm talking about. hard to teach possibly but if taught with patience by the time their 12 or 13 they could begin to master it.