First off the only stupid question is the one you don't ask. I'll be happy to help.
You will have time. For small squads or if you're up early it may go quick but you have time. Here are some tips that may help.
Get the other things done before. When you leave a stage go ahead and load your mags, zero your turrets, and get your gear ready.
When you get to the stage look at your book and get your yardages so you can get your dope. If it's a pretty square range with little wind I'll do it either at the stage I'm at or when I get to the next stage. If there is wind I will wait to make sure my direction of both fire and wind are correct. No matter if it is a single yardage or mulitple I will go ahead and dial my turret to my first yardage. Now I don;t have to worry about that. I will set my parallax and magnification as well. Once you get your data card filled out spend your time learning where the targets are at and start rehearsing it in your mind. If you can watch a few shooters ahead of you run the stage it may help with your memory. Try to get a simple plan as you may go full potato when the stage starts. Something with a lot of moving parts will fall apart quicker than a simple plan. You will go so much farther if you don;t have to worry about the simple things. Those being:
Not having enough rounds in your mag
You are shooting at the wrong target
You are shooting with the wrong dope
You started a stage with your scope caps on or mag off or something like that
Your bipod not being in the correct place (legs folded or not mounted or such)
Things like that are totally avoidable and will cost you more than other things.
After that I like to work with basic and simple kit. I only carry one bag and bipod and I make it work. I have shot well over 100 matches and don;t need half the stuff most think they do. I also don't have to manage all the extra gear I don't carry. I like an Armageddon Gear Schmedium Sand fill bag for PRS and a normal height range bipod. That along with data will pretty much get it done. I do carry a backup mag thats loaded and on my belt in case something does go wrong but I have never needed it. Get a data card you can reference data on as well.
I hope this helps, please reach out to me if I can help in ANY way.
[email protected] I've been there and remember getting ready and wish I had someone to reach out to those days. Super happy to help a new competitor out!
Best of luck!