I think Donal hit it closest to why they seem "off" to me. And it has nothing to do with thier placement, I actually think the "where" they are is quite good.
Its the size and shape of em thats of-putting, namely they are all more or less the same size and shape. If he left em in thier same location and made some big ones, medium size ones, maybe a few bitty ones they would go down much smoother I'm guessing.