Nice render Brycetech :) Sorry to hear you are having hair problems, but it is probably your setup causing the problem, not C7. The hair does work much better in C7 and simulations are much more accurate than C6.  A couple of questions/sugguestions -

Are you using guide hairs? Also, when in the brush tool, make sure your 'active hair point selector' is turned all the way up to brush the hair from the ends, if it's turned down, the points are too close to the head for styling.

Here is a render of hair I made in C7 :)