The simplest version involves having three balls, with two going up simultaneously on either side, followed by one going up in the middle.

The hand juggling the center ball can alternate with each repeat to make the pattern symmetric.

The two balls being thrown and caught simultaneously may also be moved, for example crossing them over in the air, so that they do not land in the hand which threw them.

The hands holding these balls may also cross or uncross at any time during the pattern.

[7] Another common variation is to carry one of the two outside throws up and down rather than throwing it,[8] which may be called the Dummy pattern,[9] or "fake columns" (siteswap: (4,2)),[10] which may be interpreted as adding a carry to the "lone" hand during the two-in-one.