Lakeland Defensive Pistol Club

We are an IDPA club located in Fort Meade Florida. Our matches are held on the 3rd Saturday of every month. We welcome shooters of all skill levels to come out and compete in a safe controlled environment. If you are new to IDPA, please view the videos on our Media page and arrive no later than 8:00 am. A new shooter orientation class will be held in Bay 2 at 8:30 am.

If you plan on attending on a regular basis, please consider joining the ( IDPA ) International Defensive Pistol Association. You may also want to join the Lakeland Defensive Pistol Club to receive a reduction in your monthly match fee. Competing in IDPA is a lot more fun than going to a public range and dumping expensive ammo at a static target. Put your skills to the test and join us for our next match.

A lifelong Polk County native, I was born and raised in the Kathleen / Socrum area. I retired as a Lieutenant from the Polk County Fire Department, after 25 years of service, in Dec. 2010, and as Fire Chief of the City of Lake Alfred Fire Department in Feb 2020, after 13 years of service, nine of which as chief. From 1999 to 2008 I was an Auxiliary Trooper with the Florida Highway Patrol. This is where I was first exposed to defensive pistol shooting. I also served as the Secretary / Treasurer for the Polk County Fire Chiefs Association for several years until my retirement. For about a year of the time I spent as Secretary / treasurer, I also filled the roles of the President and Vice President as there were several retirements in the fire service in Polk County. I started in IDPA and the Lakeland Defensive Pistol Club in August 2018 in the SSP division, I have been shooting in CCP since October 2019. I have aspirations to shoot in BUG and PCC. I look forward to serving as the President of the Lakeland Defensive Pistol Club.

IDPA member since 2012 and Match Director of LDPC since 2015 and the Florida State IDPA Championship since 2021. Master in ESP/CCP/SSP/CO divisions. Father of five (2 active duty military and 1 LEO).