Larry Imperiale

Larry Imperiale is one of the legends of freestyle. The 2002 FPA World Pairs champ with Joel Rogers, "Laerbs" has been winning World Titles for 20 years yet is still among the top players.

Larry earned the prestigious "2002 Men's Player of the Year" Skippy Sez Award. According to Skippy Jammer, "It's unbelievable what Larry is doing. He continues to astound and amaze and seemingly gets better with age. There is probably no quirkier or identifiable style of play than his.

The cornerstones of his game are brushing, scarecrows, rolls & gitis, all in large amounts. An interesting element to his game is he rarely uses fake fingernails like almost all other competitors do.
His win in Pairs at the 2002 FPA Worlds continues to solidify him as one of the greatest freestyle competitors of all time. Think about this: he's tied for the most major titles with Joey Hudoklin. He's won tournaments in 4 decades and Major's in 3 decades. His list of partners reads like a "Who's Who" on the all-time list. His influence is felt throughout the world due to his "Ambassador" status. When he hits a routine like the one in Boston 2002, it's like another day in the office for the pride of the Chico Airheads."

According to Laerbs: "...it was a revelation once I realized I couldn't do all the moves others player could, because I couldn't even touch my toes. So I really started having fun with freestyle when I did what was fun for me - airbrushing and running after the disc more. That puts me on the edge of control & good things usually happen."