Shooter Handbooks are important for Shooters and Posse Marshals. At Bordertown, PM’s get one at the walk through prior to the main match. It has space at the bottom of each page to take notes regarding each stage. This helps keep continuity thro’ the match. Each shooter gets a Shooter’s Book at registration. It provides the stages as well as shooting schedules(which is good to know) as well as info on sponsors and vendors. There is a significant cost to provide them but it is well worth the expense.
Is a shooter’s book needed for a monthly match? No - At anything bigger? Yep - it is an important part of a larger match. Will everyone read it - nope! But, they should. There could be important information prominently displayed they need to know about(like the dates of the next year’s match).