How to Use SIGHTRIGHT If You Wear Glasses

Keep the eyewear you normally play in

The useful question is how a familiar playing setup feels—not which pair produces the most appealing label. Wear the glasses you normally use for cue sports, including your usual fit and cleaning routine. Do not change the prescription, tilt the frames down your nose or add a second pair to make the reference look clearer.

Before placing the trainer, choose a simple direction and table layout independently. SIGHTRIGHT follows the selected line; it does not calculate aim, assess your prescription or correct eyesight. A pair of glasses that is comfortable for ordinary play is the relevant starting condition. If your eyewear is new, damaged or causing everyday concern, pause the training question and ask a qualified professional about it.

Prepare lighting, space and placement

Choose a short, straight line in an open part of the table. Place SIGHTRIGHT securely with enough room for your bridge, cue and hands, then check that the cue, sleeve and clothing cannot touch it. The SIGHTRIGHT placement guide covers the curved notch, silver centre line and two raised reference planes.

Glasses can reflect overhead lamps or show a frame edge when you lower toward the table. Record the actual conditions instead of guessing why a view changed: note the light direction, glare, frame edge and whether either reference plane remains visible. If the picture is poor, improve the safe setup or use a simpler area. The new-table lighting guide offers a practical way to separate table changes from personal assumptions.

Do not move your head toward a preferred view. Normal, pain-free comfort matters more than making both planes look identical on every repetition.

Run a short, static no-hit check

Stand fully upright behind the selected line, pause, and walk in at your normal pace. Complete three to five entries without moving a ball or cue. At address, describe the reference as left, centred, right or unclear, then add two neutral notes: was the head and neck comfortable, and could you see the planes without chasing a reflection?

Keep the glasses on throughout the block. Repeatedly taking them off and putting them back on changes the conditions and makes the comparison harder to interpret. Likewise, do not push the frames, squint, raise your chin or twist your neck to create a clearer label. The safe-head-position experiment explains how to observe comfort without prescribing a new posture.

If entries vary, first check whether the trainer moved, light changed or the reset was incomplete. A mixed label is an observation about this setup, not a diagnosis of eyesight or proof that your stance is wrong.

Write down what the glasses and table changed

A useful note can be brief: date, table location, eyewear used, lighting, visible frame edge, head comfort and whether the reference was clear. Add the starting area and whether the trainer stayed secure. This record helps you repeat the same question without turning a single visual impression into a body instruction.

If the frame edge appears only at one head angle, do not force that angle. If a reflection appears only under one lamp, change the safe lighting rather than changing your glasses. If the view remains unclear, stop the check and choose ordinary practice, coaching or another suitable method. SIGHTRIGHT cannot separate reflections, prescription needs, aim selection, delivery and table response on your behalf.

For limits and situations where another method fits better, read when not to use SIGHTRIGHT. The trainer is an aluminium-alloy practice accessory, not a medical or vision-correction device.

Remove SIGHTRIGHT before any cue movement

Once the static observation is complete, lift and store the trainer away from the playing area. Removal comes before chalking, feathering, practice strokes, warm-up strokes or striking. Rebuild your ordinary address with your glasses still in their normal position and let cue movement remain free.

Play a few comfortable shots without trying to recreate a label. A clear reference does not guarantee a pot, and an unclear reference does not explain every miss. Aim choice, tip contact, delivery, speed and table conditions remain separate practice questions. Stop for pain, dizziness, headache, eye strain or other visual discomfort, and consult a qualified professional for health or vision concerns.