PETER KOSTIS JOINS ALDILA ADVISORY STAFF

SAN DIEGO, CA (January 28, 2003)-Aldila, golf's leading designer and manfacturer of high performance graphite wood and iron shafts has named TV commentator and renowned golf instructor Peter Kostis to their Advisory Staff.

Kostis joins PGA Championship winner Rich Beem to the 2003 Advisory Staff, along with longtime PGA Tour star Nick Price.

Kostis, considered a "swing guru" has worked with more than 125 PGA, LPGA and Senior PGA Tour professionals, including Jack Nicklaus, Steve Elkington and Mark Calcavecchia to name a few. In addition, Kostis is a partner with Gary McCord in the Kostis/McCord Learning Center located in Scottsdale, Arizona.

"Peter brings a wealth of golf knowledge to our company. His input on new graphite shaft designs will certainly be a benefit to our engineering staff and to golfers who use Aldila products,"said Mike Rossi, Aldila's Vice President of Marketing and Sales. "Peter is a recognized golf leader throughout the world and we feel his association with Aldila will be an extremely positive partnership for 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 Peter Kostis and Aldila, please contact Rick Schloss at (619) 682-3407 or visit the company website at www.aldila.com