Driver shaft in 5 wood

All 3 & 5 wood shafts started out as driver shafts

I play Titleist TSI2F 3, TSR1F 5 and TSR1H 20/23 hybrids. Have been fitted for each of them and each have their own correct length shaft. You can go online a purchase a correct length shaft for a 5 wood. My fitter would never cut down a shaft to fit another style.

If it works for you, that's all that matters.

Wood shafts are fairly interchangeable. The conventional wisdom is a driver shaft would be about 10 g lighter than a fairway and a hybrid would be about 10 g heavier.

Graphite fairway wood shafts all start out as driver shafts (almost all, anyway). They’re then tipped for the additional head weight of a fairway way (vs driver head) and butt trimmed to desired playing length. Your shaft isn’t a driver shaft anymore, it’s a 5w shaft (presumably, since I don’t know the tip/trim specs, but I’m guessing it doesn’t play 45”+).

If you were buying a new, uncut shaft for your D/3w/5w/etc., the same shaft would arrive for all of them. Raw length around 46”. It’s usually best to check with the shaft manufacturer for specific shaft tipping instructions.

First thoughts for me are, 1. Cut to 5 wd length from the tip, then butt trim to length, or 2. Trim to length totally from butt end (ends up a softer flex). There are some graphite shafts that are not driver or fairway specific as well as the specific discrete shafts for each purpose.

Sometimes, what works isn't 'stock'. I trust my Titleist fitting professional to put the proper series of shafts in my hands for me to try. I don't look at the labels, just hit the ball and provide feedback. We'll discuss results and my questions at the end before deciding upon order specs.

Hit it well, get good results, and maybe just accept it for what it is!

Thank you all for the responses, very helpful. You learn something every day.