TaylorMade offers a Rescue Fairway, which is made like a regular fairway wood (.350" hosel), yet the clubs labeled as 3, 5 and 7 are made shorter than the 3, 5 and 7 woods in their V-Steel line. This leads us to our next question, how would you tip trim the shaft? Not only do you need to be concerned with the tip diameter, but also what the weight of the head. Chances if a utility wood is manufactured to a shorter length than a typical fairway wood, then the weight would be heavier to achieve a normal swingweight. Thus, in order for the shaft flex to be as designed, then the shaft tip needs to be cut based on the weight, rather than the number or loft.

Next page is a chart to help determine which type of shaft to use and how to properly tip trim the shaft, based on the tip diameter and weight of the head.