ALDILA SIGNS RICH BEEM TO ADVISORY STAFF

SAN DIEGO, CA (January 8, 2003)-Aldila, golf's leading designer and manufacturer of high performance graphite wood and iron shafts announced today the addition of Rich Beem to their company advisory staff.

Beem, 32, a resident of El Paso, Texas was seventh on the 2002 PGA TOUR Official Money List earning $2,938,365 along with two victories including the 2002 PGA Championship. Beem, was also ranked in the top-10 of the official PGA TOUR Driving Distance statistics with an average drive of 292.1 yards.

"Rich has emerged as a major star on the PGA TOUR and we are pleased to have him on our Advisory Staff," said Mike Rossi, Aldila's Vice President of Marketing and Sales. "Rich has been using our Tour Gold Wood and Iron shafts exclusively in all of his clubs for a considerable time, including his dramatic win at the 2002 PGA Championship. His endorsement of graphite use in both woods and irons make's him a perfect partner with our company."

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

Aldila is a publicly traded company on the NASDAQ with a symbol of ALDA.

For further information on Rich Beem and Aldila, please contact Rick Schloss at (619) 682-3407 or visit the company website at www.aldila.com