Editing Sport kite (section)

===Modern dual-line sport kites===
[[Image:SportKiteFlying.jpg|thumb|Dual-line sport kite shown from below. The control lines, standoffs, and 3D shape are more visible from this vantage point.]]In the 1990s sport kites saw a design change which transformed sport kite flying. Rather than requiring wind to provide billowed sail shape to catch the wind, designers formed the kite into a 3D shape allowing it to catch the wind at any angle, even when slack, drifting backward, or lying on its back. As the kite was no longer relying on wind pressure to hold its shape there were pronounced gains in competitive precision flying (especially in light winds) and creation of an entirely new branch of slackline trick flying. The major defining factor in modern kites are standoffs, which provide a 3D shape to kites even when not billowed from wind pressure. Modern kites may have additional features like yo-yo stoppers for catching the line on tricks, ballast weights to improve stability or increase instability, tapered spars to allow twisted or curved shapes, multiple horizontal spreaders to introduce curved or recurved leading edges, and battens to further modify or reinforce the shape. The size, aspect ratio, billow, camber, balance and similar design factors all affect how the kite performs.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://kitelife.com/forum/topic/5539-single-standoff/|title=Kitelife Forum - Single standoff.|website=kitelife.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.iannewham.com/kitedesign/design.html|title=Sport Kite Design - Effects of different design elements|access-date=14 April 2022}}</ref>
 
Kites favoring '''team''' or '''precision''' flying tend to move with more precision and stability, often with a feeling of weight, that taken together make it easier for a team to fly in uniform formation. This style of flying is about demonstrating control of the kite, through flying in preset patterns, in ballet choreographed to music, or through similar complex or precise maneuvers. Kites favoring '''trick''' or '''freestyle''' flying tend to prefer agility and dexterity, sometimes described as feeling 'floaty', for improved ability to perform 3D '''slackline''' maneuvers. This style of flying can push kites to their limits with the kite flipping and rotating in extreme, acrobatic ways.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.stack-uk.epizy.com/about-sport-kiting.html|title=STACK > About > Sport Kiting|website=STACK UK}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://fracturedaxel.co.uk/wiki9/tiki-index.php|title=Fractured Axel Tricky Wiki - HomePage|website=fracturedaxel.co.uk}}</ref>