and that is why you practice practice practice.
what my dad turns and sells now is simply not on the same planet as what he first made.
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I resemble that remark. 
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Hi Shogun, where did you get your rubber tips for your lathe?
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Inspiring!! Very well done and gives me such ideas!!
Thanks so much for sharing!
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I turned the sphere holders out of HDPE cylinders I got off of ebay. I had a few I made out of wood, but I ended up with a lot of friction burns. I am not seeing the cylinders I used for sale right now, but I would bet something like this would work:
(6) 1.91" HDPE DR11 Mortar Tubes for Fireworks | eBay
(6) 1.91" DR11 HDPE Mortar Tube. Orange DR11 HDPE. 11 7/8" length.
One thing to note if you decide to turn your own out of hdpe: The material tends to come off in a single long, thin strip, which is then whipped around by the lathe. This will either flog you or wrap around the chuck. It’s kind of annoying, but manageable.
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If you watch the video that @evansd2 posted the one human is eyeballing with a finished piece laying behind. But if you have a profile drawn, you can set it up in line behind the piece. Then as you take material off you can look “through” your spinning work to use the profile as a guide. If the profile is cut out of say plywood or acrylic you can set it down along your piece to test your progress.
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These would be great for custom bocce balls.
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