I was taught that a quartering to shot in anyway was a no no!! But I was also taught that by the older crowd that did not shoot the faster more powerful compounds or the newer CB's Since being on this site I see alot of post in the regular forum where guys talk about the hunts they had and took a quartering too shot and they have a successful harvest, and in the pics you can see that they have them a arrow hole right smack dab in the shoulder. Then there is a few guys in here that have given me solid info and say they have taken shoulder shots with no problems at close ranges, I would think this can work, but not a far ranges, you need the KE to do it. All this has made me rethink it maybe it was just a no no with the older slower recurves? I do not know, I have not had the pressure to want to doso yet. As far as a pass though goes I would say I am not surprised at all. If you hit high you should have missed the thickestshoulder part of the bone, then only ribs are left.The only time I did not get a pass through was on a direct spine shot, and I have no desire to do that again! I alsodo not see the drawing on a deer as all it is cracked up to be. I have had alot of deer walk up on me and then I need to grab my CB and sometimes stand up with no problems. I have never been busted grabbing my CB which is always hanging. The eight point I shot this year was about ten feet behind me before I seen him. I had to turn around, grab my CB, turn on camera and shoulder the CB all as the deer walked to with in three feet of my tree. It is simple to me, I just move when they step and when they are not looking,never had a problem! Congrats on you hunt and the story!