Question on pruning tall plants when you have limited bottom growth

[DavidU]

My Prosperity grew and grew and grew this year.  I had the plant indoors next to a large window.  The plant grew two large stalks which grew up to about 5-6 ft. and eventually developed a couple of side branches.  How the plant was situated in the window there may have been less lighting at the base which I'm assuming caused a limited amount of bottom growth.  My goal is to turn this CV into a more compact blooming bush along with multiple branching, so I pruned it back significantly.  The picture below is what the plant looks like after pruning. This is my first year where I have pruned really large CV's down so much, so I am just seeking comments from more experienced pruners on how I did.

Also, I realize that some varieties grow really tall before blooming but ideally I would like to have smaller, bushier plants as opposed to really tall plants that begin blooming once they are 4-5 feet tall (or more).  Will this method of pruning help me accomplish this goal with most CV's as they get older, or is that just how some CV's are no matter what? Thanks in advance.

[Kyle]

David,
I think you did a fine job of pruning this.   I likely would have pruned it similar.   In a few weeks or months you can go back and pinch off the tips of the new growth at the top to try and wake up the stubborn growth at the bottom.   
Sometime when I see nodes or new growth pointing down or in the wrong direction I totally remove the growth to help with the shape and direct power to areas I want to grow. 
Better to prune it now because if you waited another year the bottom older stems could get completely bare and  make things even worse.  Just depends on conditions, light, and health of the CV.
Wake up spray will help pull the new growth out.   You can spray it on bare wood to encourage new growth.
Kyle

[DavidU]

Thanks as always for your feedback Kyle - much appreciated.  We're on the same wavelength yet again as I just found some leftover wake up spray and recently applied to this pruned bush right before I saw your post.

Here's a photo update from today.  I am especially happy to see that some of my pruning on horizontal branches has resulted in upright growth as you can see best in the second photo.