Mike,
You grow a great looking beard. You also have very good coverage/density and should have no problem growing a long beard. You will find that in the first 3 months your beard will do more filling in and gaining bulk (getting more 3D) rather than gaining length. You simply need to be patient and let it grow. It takes about 1 month to grow 1/2 an inch of hair. I think you'll be surprised by how big your beard can get if you just give it a chance. Do you have a goal for length? Any celebrity beard examples?
Good luck,
- Fred

You either live life -- bruises, skinned knees and all -- or you turn your back on it and begin dying - Christopher Pike paraphrasing Dr. Philip Boyce (Star Trek - "The Cage")

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