TOM CARTER WINS NATIONWIDE CANADIAN USING ALDILA NV PROTOTYPE AND ALDILA ONE SHAFTS, RICH BEEM GETS SECOND AT WESTERN OPEN

San Diego, CA (July 7, 2003)-Aldila, golf's leading designer and manufacturer of high performance graphite wood and irons shafts, had a win at the Nationwide's Samsung Canadian PGA Championship event with a Tom Carter's victory and a second place finish at The Western Open by Rich Beem, according to the Darrell Survey Company.

Carter, used the Aldila One graphite shaft in his driver and the NV Prototype in his 3-wood, winning the Nationwide event in one hole playoff over Jason Bohn. In addition, current PGA Champion, Rich Beem also played with the NV Prototype in his woods, during his runnerup performance to Tiger Woods.

"Tom Carter has been playing Aldila graphite for a number of years now. We're happy to see that the new NV gave him the extra performance he needed for his first tour victory,"said Mike Rossi, Aldila's Vice President of Sales and Marketing. "Tom and Rich are both outstanding players and we are all proud to be part of their success."

Once again, the NV Prototype was also the most played graphite shaft model on both the PGA and Nationwide Tours this week.

The NV Prototype, features exclusive aerospace materials and Aldila's unique Micro Laminate TechnologyÔ that provides the player enhanced power, consistent flex and precise feel. The NV Prototype has a range of weight options ranging from 65-105 grams in 10-gram increments.

Aldila is publicly traded on NASDAQ with the symbol ALDA.

For further information on Aldila's new NV prototype graphite shafts, please contact Rick Schloss at (619) 682-3407 or visit the company website at www.aldila.com