Coach Hamish Mackay was quick to point out the club had not had the toughest opening to a season in terms of the draw, but Upper Clutha has not managed a start like this for several years.
It has opened the season with wins over Matakanui Combined, both Wakatipu sides, Upper Clutha B and Roxburgh.
''I feel as though we're only running at 70% at the moment,'' Mackay said.
''Our first goal is to make top six and then we'll sit down and reassess.''
Mackay is certainly happy with the way his side is playing, though, and puts it down to several factors, including training.
There is a large group of about 40 players each Thursday with the help of former All Black lock Isaac Ross.
''We tend to work very closely with our B team. The B team is what makes our premier team.''
Players from the B side were keen to put their hand up to play for the premier side whenever there were injuries or players unavailable, and that was a positive thing, Mackay said.
He also believed having a core group of players that had been at the club for a long period of time had made a big difference.
''There's experience there now, you know. Guys like Teddy [prop Nick Thompson] and Huddy [lock Tom Hudson].''
Centre Alan Dunn, fullback Ben Purvis and captain Shaun McCarroll were also key players in that core group.
Upper Clutha will look to make it six wins on the trot this weekend when it hosts Cromwell at Tarras for both the Neil Purvis and John Scott memorial trophies.
The day will also feature Upper Clutha B playing Alexandra, and a golden oldies match involving the ''Wrinkly Rams'' following the main game.
Other matches tomorrow are the big White Horse Cup encounter between Maniototo and Arrowtown at Ranfurly, and a doubleheader in Queenstown where Roxburgh plays the Wanderers and Matakanui Combined takes on Wakatipu.
