NICK PRICE LEADS U.S. OPEN IN DRIVING ACCURACY, WHILE ALDILA GRAPHITE CONTINUES DOMINANCE ON NATIONWIDE TOUR

San Diego, CA (June 16, 2003)-Aldila, golf's leading designer and manufacturer of high performance graphite wood and irons shafts, including the new NV prototype used by Nick Price at the U.S. Open, continues to gain interest each week on the professional tours including dominance on the Nationwide Tour.

PGA Tour star, Nick Price, who finished fifth at this week's U.S. Open, used Aldila's new NV prototype graphite shaft in all of his woods, while leading the tournament in Driving Accuracy.

In addition, according to the Darrell Survey Company, for past five weeks on the Nationwide Tour, Aldila's new NV Prototype graphite shaft has been the most used graphite shaft model. In addition, for three consecutive weeks, Aldila has also captured the Wood Shaft Manufacturer count.

"Tour usage continues to be the ultimate proving ground for performance golf shafts. We are very pleased with the number of players on the Nationwide and all professional tours putting the new NV Prototype in play. We would also like to congratulate Nick for his great performance at the U.S. Open." said Mike Rossi, Aldila's Vice President of Sales and Marketing. "All we hear on Tour is positives and it's certainly showing by the increased number of OEM's adding this shaft to their product lines."

The NV Prototype, features exclusive aerospace materials and Aldila's unique Micro Laminate TechnologyTM 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 or their other graphite shafts, please contact Rick Schloss at (619) 682-3407 or visit the company website at www.aldila.com