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Regarded by many pro and college coaches as one of the finest hitting instructors in America today. Joe Barth has worked with hundreds of thousands of hitters throughout the United States. 
In addition to holding one of the winningest records in HS, Legion and Travel Baseball, Barth has spoken at numerous coaches clinics and accumulated drills from all over the world. This well-rounded expertise gives Barth the ability to diagnose and prescribe corrective measures for each individual player. It has also allowed the “Hit Doctor” to send over 50,000 players onto college baseball as well as over 200 players to MLB,  including Angels great Mike Trout.
If you needed a risky heart operation, you certainly wouldn’t feel confident if your surgeon was scrubbing in for the first time. When it comes to hitting, you want the experience Joe Barth has gained working with many of the top hitters in the game.  He can make your players the best they can be.   As legendary MLB Hitting Coach Rudy Jaramillo says about Joe,  “A lot of people can tell you what’s wrong…but the Hit Doctor can tell you how to fix it!”
In-Season Maintenance Program

In Season Maintenance For Hitters

During the actual playing season we recommend focusing only on three things: See the ball longer Maintain your bat speed Rhythm and Timing Seeing the ball longer means seeing it as early as possible and following it all the way into the hitting area. Seeing the ball...
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Jack Leiter

Arsenal USA Grad is Killing it in Spring Training

Arsenal grad and Vanderbilt All-American Jack Leiter who has been dazzling in his spring training effort to make the Texas Rangers pitching staff. He has been steadily in the 98-100 mph range with exceptional secondary pitches. Coach Mazz and the whole Arsenal USA group is pulling for you!

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Speed Training for Hitters

Speed Training for Hitters

At every level of baseball today pitchers are throwing harder and harder. 95 is the new 90 and the number of pitchers who have touched 100 mph is staggering.  We have even seen a handful of HS pitchers throwing 100 mph. How can hitters adjust to this kind of velocity?...
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Eliminate Outs

Eliminate Outs as a Hitter

Our hitting system is different from any other program I am familiar with. Instead of forcing hitters to hit and move a certain way, we focus on identifying how each hitter makes his outs and then prescribe drills that will eliminate some of those outs. By the time an...
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Weapon

Use The Count as a Weapon

When a pitcher attacks a hitter, he has a lot of things going for him. He has as many as 4-5 pitches he can throw at various speeds and as many as 9 locations. If that’s not enough he has eight other guys besides himself who can catch his mistakes and sometimes he...
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Joe Morgan

Joe Morgan Story

One person I wish I could have talked to when I was playing is the Cincinnati Reds' great Joe Morgan. He told the story of hitting .286 as rookie-of-the-Year for the Houston Colts and again when he was the starting second baseman for the National League in his second...
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Inseason Maintenance

Thoughts on In-Season Maintenance for Pitchers

With the growth in popularity of travel ball and pitch counts, coaches and parents alike are confused as to how much or how little their son should throw. Having sent close to 300 players to MLB and thousands of athletes into college baseball over my 50+ years of...
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Pitching Philosophy #3

PITCHING PHILOSOPHY GOALS FOR A SUCCESSFUL PITCHER #3

There are 3 things a pitcher has to do to throw a shutout and none of them require the ability to throw a certain velocity. When our pitchers work out to add velocity, we really want them to focus on pitching shutouts.

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Pitching Philiosophy #2

PITCHING PHILOSOPHY GOALS FOR A SUCCESSFUL PITCHER #2

There are 3 things a pitcher has to do to throw a shutout and none of them require the ability to throw a certain velocity. When our pitchers work out to add velocity, we really want them to focus on pitching shutouts.

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Pitching Goals

PITCHING PHILOSOPHY GOALS FOR A SUCCESSFUL PITCHER #1

Our goal every game is to have our pitchers throw a shutout. You can’t lose if the other team can’t score. There are 3 things a pitcher has to do to throw a shutout and none of them require the ability to throw a certain velocity. When our pitchers work out to add velocity, we really want them to focus on pitching shutouts.

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The Hit Doctor® USA Baseball

the hit doctor® USA Baseball Training

Winning records, drills from around the world, over 40 years of experience…there’s a reason the Hit Doctor USA® has helped send over 200 players to the Major Leagues. Joe’s experience and ability to perfect your player’s techniques are at your disposal.
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flamethrowers pitching

Control, velocity, movement – we can help improve those pitching skills in a major way. Learn directly from former Pro Pitchers, who have been in your shoes and know exactly what improvements need to be made.
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HDUSA Hitting Camps

the hit doctor® USA Hitting

“Hitting Instruction should be based on what the Hitter does in his games”.  Learn from America’s Premier Hitting Coach’s  Program that has helped thousands of players achieve their goals for more than 30 years.

 

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Catchers & Infield Camps

the hit doctor® USA Catching & Infield

The Hit Doctor USA® Catchers and Infield programs may be our most intense and all-inclusive programs in the country.  When a player participates in a Hit Doctor® USA training program, the player emerges with a workable program he can stay with for the rest of his career.

 

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COACHES CORNER / DRILL CENTRAL

Hitting, Pitching, Catching, Infield, Outfield and Miscellaneous Other Drills from some of the Nation’s Top Coaches

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CAMPS / LESSONS

BASEBALL TRAINING DONE RIGHT!

Whether you are looking to workout your entire team, Private Lessons or would like to attend on of our Elite Specialty / Preseason Camps, nobody offers more training options catering to players of all ages, abilities and budgets.

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RECRUITING
Recruiting
Get the inside scoop on the Baseball Recruiting Game from the experts who helped thousands of players acheive their goals.
College Recruiting
BASEBALL GOAL BOOK
A Daily Diary and Progress System that creates an individual development plan for each player to achieve his genetic potential for baseball over time.
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VIDEO ANALYSIS
Video Analysis
Modern Major League baseball techniques tought by former Major League Baseball Players using state-of-the-art software, equipment and video analysis technology.
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The Hit Doctor, Joe Barth, has sent over 200 player players to MLB thru his Hit Doctor and Flamethrowers programs including Mike Trout and Sean Doolittle.

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What People are Saying

Testimonials

“Most coaches can tell you what you’re doing wrong. Joe gets to the root of the problem. He tells you what you’re doing wrong and how to fix it!”
Rudy Jaramillo

Former MLB Hitting Coach

“Mikes experience with the Arsenal was tremendous. It was during these formative years that he developed his remarkable plate discipline and improved on the finer points of his game.  Under Joe Barth’s leadership and coaches he learned how to work at the game in a professional manner .”
Jeff Trout

Mike Trout's Father

“Joe Barth is one of the most knowledgeable, hardest-working baseball instructors in the country!I’ve been in professional baseball for 21 years… 9 as a player, 12 as a minor league coach and scout, and Joe is as good, if not better than any hitting coach in professional baseball today. In working numerous camps with Joe, I found that he has developed programs that are fun, informative, and individualized to each player. If you want to have fun, and learn the proper way to play baseball at the same time, Joe Barth’s Hit Doctor® Baseball Camps are the way to do it!”
Will George

Former MLB Scouting Supervisor

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Million Dollar Business

Baseball Knowledge

Baseball Pearls

Did you know hitters can’t hit what they can’t see?  MLB players have above average visual skills.  Get yours eyes checked annually. 20/15 adjusted if possible.
55%of all At Bats end up with 2 strikes on the hitter. If you don’t have a quality 2-strike approach you will never be a great hitter

 

If you can’t hit certain pitches (high fastballs or outside curves, etc) don’t swing at ‘em until you have 2 strikes. Learn to foul off nasty pitches when you have 2 strikes.

 

Outfielders should run like a sprinter without a glove. Pump the arms, run full speed and don’t put the glove up until you are about to catch the ball.

 

70% of infield fielding errors go under the glove. Put the glove all the ground and field from the ground up and eliminate 70% of fielding errors.

 

Timing is Rhythm, Rhythm is timing. All great hitters have great timing. Activate your barrel, activate your butt! Get them in rhythm with each other than try to get yourself in rhythm with the pitcher, Time up on him while you’re in the on-deck circle.
Hitters eyes don’t work like a video camera taking one movie thru the entire flight of the ball. The eyes work like a land camera taking picture, picture, etc. through the flight of the ball. If a hitter doesn’t pick it up at release his eyes won’t really see the ball for awhile.
I have had hundreds of MLB players & tons of great hitters & pitchers in my 50+ years of coaching. The thing is every single one of these great players was an original. No two players looked exactly the same. Never let a coach take away your originality.
I miss the old days when we played in the sandlot with older kids running the game & the lil guys playing outfield until they grew up & moved into the infield. Every neighborhood kid played & learned every position. No umps, no parents & we were better coached!
Did you know hitters can’t hit what they can’t see?  MLB players have above average visual skills.  Get yours eyes checked annually. 20/15 adjusted if possible.
55%of all At Bats end up with 2 strikes on the hitter. If you don’t have a quality 2-strike approach you will never be a great hitter

 

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