LP, if you have gone from a wider all mountain ski to the Head SS and you haven't had a breakthrough with your skiing and carving IMO it is one of two things. Either you are already a rocking skier and carver or you have not done the drill work enough and or correctly enough. I can tell you my skiing absolutley soared when I got my SS's (it also soared the season before when I got my ISL chips, a great ski as well). as well as the drills there is no substitute for a great PMTS coach whether it be Harald, Diana or Jay and others.
As for Head skis versus other brands, I can say the same as Max. Head has made some great skis and the SS and the IM 78 are two of the best skis I have ever skied on. We can add the ISL RD, the I Speed and the TT 80 to that list as well. I have skied and owned many Fischer Skis and at one point the Fischer Progressor (original later renamed the 9+) was one of my favorite skis. But for the last ten years in front side and 80mm and under all mountain skis, the Head offerings have been better than Fishers and Elans by a good margin in my opinion. I think this is the main reason that Harald skis Head. He loves the skis. It's the same reaosn I own a lot of Head skis, as they rock.
I will say that they have yet to come out with a Powder ski that I would buy or own and they have not had a competitive offering here in years. I think it's obvious what they do well and it isn't wide boards.
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