Aldila

Aldila, Inc. is a sports equipment manufacturing company based in Carlsbad, California, United States. The company specializes in OEM and consumer golf club shafts, but also manufactures other carbon fiber products.

Aldila, Inc.
TypeSubsidiary
IndustrySporting Goods
GenreGolf
FounderJim Flood
Headquarters
Carlsbad, California
,
United States
ProductsCarbon Fiber products, including Golf club shafts and Archery Arrows
Number of employees
over 1,400
ParentMitsubishi Chemical Holdings Corp.
Websitewww.aldila.com

Aldila manufactures OEM shafts for many of the major golf club manufacturers including Callaway, TaylorMade and Ping, in addition to a range of Aldila branded consumer shafts. Production of shafts takes place outside of the United States, Vietnam, and China, while prepreg production occurs in Poway.

As the global economic downturn continued in late 2008, Aldila reduced its workforce in light of diminishing prospects for the golf industry going into 2009.[1][2]

Aldila, is an Italian word, meaning "the next life", "the after life" or "above and beyond" depending on the context in which it is used.

Aldila sponsors the Aldila Juniors at Oak Tree in the American Junior Golf Association.[3]

Advisory staff

Aldila has contracted the services of many professional golfers on an advisory basis. Players, past and present, who have worked with Aldila are listed below.[4]

Notes
  1. Dorman, Larry (November 18, 2008). "Storms on the Horizon of the Golf Industry". The New York Times. Retrieved 2008-01-06.
  2. "Golf industry in trouble as economy worsens". NBC News. December 3, 2008. Retrieved 2008-01-06.
  3. "Tournament Title Sponsors". AJGA. Archived from the original on 22 April 2008. Retrieved 2008-04-21.
  4. "Stuart Appleby signs for Aldila". Today's Golfer. August 23, 2007. Archived from the original on July 23, 2011. Retrieved 2009-01-10.
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