Casey, Is that hairy picture really 'hiding' some major receding MPB? It looks like the hair is coming from way on top of your head. I've seen that look before, and you definitely made the right choice... good for you!
Honestly i've no idea stu. I've always had a really high forehead and i didn't notice any mpb until over a year after that pic, but yeah i'm sure it had started, definitely not "major" though.
K.... here are some pics from 16, you can tell the hair starts pretty high up on my head.... It's probably also thicker not that i ever noticed.

This one you can tell that it's thicker, but it was probably also recently combed as i combed incessantly at that age.
Welcome to SBG's casey, good to have you join us.
Nice to see so much confidence from a younger guy. Way to go!

Keep it smooth, bro.