My full caps always have the ventilation so that the hair goes forward at the temples, just like JRob said. I request freestyle but this is what I get back. I don't know why they do it like that. When I used to request flatback, sometimes I didn't get a true flatback anyway. I don't really mind that the hair goes forward because the "hairline" is incredibly long in a lace full cap---it goes from one ear to the other ear. That's several times longer than a topper's hairline. To style backward means that you have to be aware of possible lace lift in a very large area. As it is, I have problems with lace lifting. I didn't have this problem with toppers, but the hairline didn't have all the curves that it has with a full cap. So for now, I welcome the hair going forward just a bit.