With my G11 and Gemini GO-To it is recommended that one builds up a pointing model, this is OK if one dose not wish to ever undo the clutches and move the mount manually.
Although I do have a permanent set up on a pier, in my Observatory, I don't bother with this.
I know it is nearly spot on in South alignment so I just find a star at the beginning of the evening, center it, and sync it, and the rest is history, it will find any object for that evening.
I do this most nights, unless i need to image the same object the following evening, and then I do a warm restart and it hits it, right on target.
Leon
