My dad has a horse shoe which he buzzes down to a 0.5. My step brother from my fathers first marriage is nine years older than me and has a head full of really thick shiny black hair. One of my maternal uncles is receding with nothing in the middle. He shaved his head once. It looked good but it was only for the summer. He's 54 and comes from a generation where there is a stigma attached to being bald. I think he is looking to have plugs put in. My other maternal uncle who is ten years older than me has a head full of thick hair. My maternal grandfather (God rest his soul) died before I was born. My mother always recalls that he had very thick hair.