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meet the doctor
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!”
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.
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.
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.
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.
COACHES CORNER / DRILL CENTRAL
Hitting, Pitching, Catching, Infield, Outfield and Miscellaneous Other Drills from some of the Nation’s Top Coaches
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.
RESOURCES
RECRUITING
Get the inside scoop on the Baseball Recruiting Game from the experts who helped thousands of players acheive their goals.
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.
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.
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!”
“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 .”
“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!”
Baseball Knowledge
Baseball Pearls
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.