Does the placement of Ropecaster shots make a difference?

From what I have experienced myself as well as written here it doesn't really matter where you hit the robot. says it will tight down, but not whether placement of the rope effect it.

Ropecaster. Ropecasters fire bolts with ropes attached. When you hit a machine, you fire the other end of the rope into the ground, thereby anchoring the machine in place. We love the ropecaster.

ropecaster. It’s a close range weapon which is good for when your sniping goes sideways and you find yourself going hand-to-hand with a gigantic, angry machine. It pins down machines (though some big ones require a lot of shots),