How to Use SIGHTRIGHT for a Follow-Shot Setup Check

Separate the follow decision from the setup check

A follow shot is more than a label. You select the object-ball direction, decide where the tip is intended to contact the cue ball and choose an approximate pace for the layout. The cue path, speed, cloth, balls and impact then affect how the cue ball travels. SIGHTRIGHT does not calculate those variables.

Its role is narrower: after you have selected the direction independently, it can provide a stable visual reference for a short no-hit setup observation. Use the sequence choose, observe, remove, play. Do not move the trainer while you are still changing the shot line, and do not treat a left, centred or right view as an aiming instruction.

Begin with a familiar layout that leaves clear room for the cue, bridge hand and body. Avoid combining follow with side spin, a difficult reach or a demanding pace in the first block. Fewer moving parts make the result easier to describe.

Build a stable no-hit baseline

Place SIGHTRIGHT only after the direction has been selected. Keep the silver centre line and raised reference planes visible, and arrange the trainer, cue ball and cloth safely. The reference-plane placement guide explains the curved notch and visual planes; use it instead of copying an apparent angle from an unrelated photograph.

For the baseline, use a comfortable centre-ball intention. Start from your normal upright position, walk in, settle without feathering and describe what you see as left, centred, right or unclear. Note balance, bridge stability, breathing and cue clearance. A comfortable repeatable view is useful even when it is not centred.

Stand fully upright and step away after every observation. Three to five complete resets are enough for an initial pattern. If the trainer moves, the cue or hand touches it, or you cannot approach naturally, stop and rebuild the layout with more space.

Add one follow intention without striking

Keep the cue-ball position, selected direction, SIGHTRIGHT placement, starting area and general bridge length unchanged. Now add one clearly worded follow intention. The intention belongs in your notes; it is not something the trainer can verify.

Make another three full-reset entries. Let your normal routine create the settled position. Do not slide the cue sideways, force the head over a preferred label or adjust your feet after you are down. Record whether the view stays understandable and whether balance, bridge and cue freedom remain comfortable.

Keep follow-specific mechanics outside the observation. The trainer cannot show whether the tip will reach the intended contact point, whether the cue path is straight, how much pace the table needs or how far the cue ball will travel. Those questions belong to the trainer-free shot.

Stop immediately for discomfort, restricted cue movement, loss of balance or visual discomfort. Do not force a body position to chase a centred view. SIGHTRIGHT is not a medical or vision-correction device.

Remove the trainer before feathering or striking

Lift SIGHTRIGHT from the cloth and put it where the cue, balls, bridge hand, clothing and any rest cannot contact it. Removal comes before feathering, practice strokes and every strike. Rebuild the selected line with your ordinary pre-shot routine.

Start with a few slow cue movements, then play a small number of comfortable follow shots. Keep separate notes for intended contact, observed tip mark if safely visible, cue delivery, speed and cue-ball response. A made ball does not prove every part was correct, and a miss does not automatically invalidate the earlier no-hit observation.

If you later compare a stun intention, use the stun-shot setup guide as a separate block. For a draw question, use the draw-shot setup guide. If side spin is added, follow the side-spin setup guide so only one new intention is introduced at a time. The post-SIGHTRIGHT practice guide gives a gradual path back to independent play.

Review only what the check can show

Compare the baseline and follow-intention entries only when the chosen direction and trainer placement stayed stable. Ask whether the walk-in remained comfortable, balanced and free of contact. If the labels varied, first review placement, lighting, full resets and fatigue before changing technique.

Judge the actual follow shots as complete shots. Tip contact, cue path, pace, cloth, balls and impact can all change the result. The trainer cannot certify aim, a contact point, speed or cue-ball outcome, and it cannot guarantee accuracy.

For current photographs and confirmed details, visit the SAILY CUE SIGHTRIGHT product page. End the device check when its narrow setup question has been answered, then give the rest of the session to normal cue-sports practice.