I'll third Chris Helm!
The packing tool I think best is the one Helm uses. Rather than slipping over the eye, as do most packers, which means the diameter of the packer is larger than that of the shank which results in pushing against the hair above the base, his is like a hand sprung clamp and moves the hair back right at the point of contact with the shank.

Having said that, Jeff, yours are much better than my first attempts! Bass_Bug's advice about the amount of hair spin is excellent, though It takes time and practice to handle four pencils worth of hair.

Happy spinning!
Coughlin