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Nick 136 2 days ago 0 Comments

It looks like the 2022 Callaway UW uses .335 shafts. But they’re cut to roughly hybrid length (17* and 19* are 41.5″). I’m concerned about swingweight and performance. Would I tip trim the shaft to whatever head weight matched the UW? For example, if it was 222 grams, maybe trim it to 7 wood length? Then when butt cutting down it might stiffen it up more than a typical 7 wood tip trimming because of the shorter length?

I wasn’t sure what Golfworks carries for someone with a 115mph + driver swing speed. Usually I run 70+ gram driver shafts and 80+ gram fairway shafts. Would I be looking at a 90 gram .335? I’ve seen some around, not on Golfworks site and they’re usually special orders or tour models. I usually play with HZRDUS Blue or Proforce V2 in driver/woods. Proforce V2 8F5 or Aldila NV 95 (both tipped) in hybrids and utilities. So, wasn’t sure where those Callaway UW’s sit. They’re funky but I hit the snot out of it. Just need to find a shaft that works a little better and doesn’t balloon as much.

Thanks!

Britt Lindsey Answered question 20 hours ago

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Answer 1 · 2025-10-07T14:25:33+00:00

I don’t have the specific Callaway UW in our data base to confirm the tip is .335, but Ill take your work for it. Based on other models they have in 2022, it definitely could be. As far as trimming, you can trim according to the head weight. Cutting it shorter from the butt will not automatically make the shaft stiffer because it’s shorter. The butt section is the stiffest part of the shaft and you are trimming away the stiffest part of the shaft. Appropriate tip trimming according to the head weight and trimming to a playing length of 41.5″ should be fine and the shaft should play close to the intended flex. Can’t know exactly what it would be, bur confident it would be in a range of what you would want.

We don’t carry many 80+ gram .335 shafts because they simply do not sell very well. We can order just about anything available. That being said, there are several shafts listed as 70’s or 75’s that in the X or TX flex are actually 80+ grams. KBS TD 80 Cat 5 TX (FS0067), Tensei 1 K Pro Orange TX (MR0101), Accra TZ5 Series M5-X (AC0001) are all low trajectory 80 gram shafts in .335. The KBS TD 80 Cat4-X flex is 80 grams and is a low/mid trajectory. Our MPF Pro Series+ FW shaft (MA0402) in X flex is 80 grams and is the least expensive. It’s a low/mid trajectory. Aldila NV 75 (AL0088) in the X flex is actually 81 grams and has bee around for years and is great shaft for the price. It’s considered a low/mid trajectory as well.

That’s about all we have in stock in 80+ gram .335 options. If you think you need to go heavier, let us know a specific shaft or brand you want to look at and we can see if we can order it.

Britt Lindsey