I was using gravity of 200. I'll try changing the y-direction to 0, and then maybe adjusting to get the hair out of his face. After I wrote the bit about longer last segment, it occured to me I could try using a long-skinny tip object. Those experiments look promising, so far. Might also work for short, kinky hair. I'll have to practice with the wiggle shaders, too; I haven't got a good feel for using those yet.