SAN DIEGO, CA (September 5, 2000) Aldila, golf's leading designer and manufacturer of superior performance graphite wood and iron shafts, announced today the release of their latest offering, HM 2000 Tour.

"Our new HM 2000 Tour wood shaft features a precise blend of optimum frequency, torque, balance and flex design creating the ultimate in distance and accuracy," said Mike Rossi, Aldila's Vice President of Sales and Marketing. "Considerable attention was paid to the ratio of tip stiffness as a percentage of the shaft's total flex in order to produce the penetrating ball flight preferred by the world's finest professionals, such as Nick Price," Rossi added. HM 2000 Tour is available in two weight ranges, multiple flexes and tip sizes in order to satisfy the demands of serious players worldwide.

In addition to outstanding performance, HM 2000 Tour graphite shafts feature state-of-the-art cosmetics resulting in a shaft that looks as good as it plays.

Aldila, the leading graphite shaft manufacturer among consumers and on professional tours worldwide, supplies leading manufacturers, distributors and custom clubmakers throughout the world with high quality graphite shafts for golfers of all abilities.

Aldila is publicly traded on the NASDAQ with the symbol of ALDA. For further information on Aldila's new HM-2000 graphite shafts please contact Rick Schloss at (760) 942-6501.