Some of you folks got to be looking at different anatomy pictures than me. This is the bowhunting forum so I assume you're talking bow. There is a lot of room for error in that area. You want a lot of arteries and veins, they're right there in the middle of the lungs. The lungs are NOTabove the shoulder. If you're shooting from above like straight down, the center of them is behind the shoulder. I've NeVER heard anyone or read where anyone suggested shooting above the shoulders with a bow.