OP, I'm with you - I think that that's a hideous wrap job.

My zen/"you're thinking about this too much" take - I find that, whenever I'm working with my hands, it's helpful to be mindful of the material that I'm working with. It's not simply a matter of bending something to your will - the best work is done when there's a give and take. With bar tape, one thing that I find to work well is to concentrate on the spacing/overlap on the outside of a curve, but let the tape/shape of bar dictate the inside of the curve.