First things first... every arrow company makes a low end arrow.. they do it for the marketing that everybody cant afford good arrows. Easton does it, gold tip does it and of course carbon express does it. When speaking about quality of arrows don't label a company junk because you shot one one time ten years ago and it exploded. When talking arrows be specific.
What arrow with in gold tip and carbon express line up are you looking at?
The good gold tips are plenty strong and are top notched arrow company... Just like anything else if you buy the rejects from walmart and think they are gold tip quality that come from a pro shop you are sorely mistaken. I shoot carbon express and arguable the most used arrow out there for one thing... THEY SHOOT STRAIGHT. i have hit trees with them and hack sawed the arrow out and spun it and it was completely straight and not a blemish on it.