ALDILA'S NEW LINE OF GRAPHITE SHAFTS TO BE OFFERED
WITH NIKE GOLF'S FORGED TITANIUM DRIVERS

San Diego, CA (August 14, 2002)-Aldila, the leading designer and manufacturer of high performance graphite golf shafts has developed a proprietary new driver shaft for Nike Golf.

"We are very pleased that Nike Golf has selected Aldila as one of the companies to provide shafts for it new drivers," said Mike Rossi, Aldila's Vice President of Sales and Marketing. "Our engineers worked hand in hand with the club team at Nike Golf to develop this new shaft and both parties are elated with the final product."

Nike Golf forged titanium drivers with the new Aldila shaft will be available at golf specialty shops and sporting good store in Fall 2002.

Aldila, the number one graphite shaft manufacturer among consumers and on professional tours worldwide, supplies leading manufacturers, distributors and custom clubmakers with quality graphite shafts for golfers of all abilities. Aldila is publicly traded on NASDAQ with the symbol ALDA.

For further information on Aldila and the new Nike graphite shaft please call (858) 513-1801 or visit the company website at www.aldila.com