Hi
I'm fairly new to this as well and have the HEQ5pro. First thing you need to do is get a decent inclinometer, dont trust the scales on the scope because they are out, crazy but true. I got a really good one from bunnings it cost me $40 but it fits perfectly on the polar scope shaft, and from what I can tell is very accurate.
http://elraco.com.au/product_info.ph...9a6ecf8f09e572
Another thing I found is that both compasses that I have arnt very good either and my readings were always out, unbeknown to me. Basically take what your instruments are telling you with a pinch of salt.
I know that you dont need to drift align for visual but there no better kick than coming back to your scope in 20 min and the star is still in the center.
Check this site out for a really good explination on drift alignment, but the best thing about this site is that it has a simulator you can practice on.
http://www.petesastrophotography.com
Scroll down to the tutorial section and look for drift align.
One thing that had me beat with drift alignment figuring out where the intersection of the Meridian and the celestial equator. I used Starry night to give me the altitude for my location (64 deg for sydney). Then I adjusted using the tutorial it gave you up there.
I cant tell you what a pleasure it is to have a mount that is accurate, before I figured out how to drift align my goto's were never very accurate and I would get alot of failed alignments with 3star align.